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ok my 300g 7' x 2.5' x 2.5' clering inhabitants in a week and
lookin for a restocking plan.

Im planning on takin it down a notch was hyper aggressive now im gonna go for passive aggressive. So my plan so far 3 o's 2 jd's my jag (he is a big softie)

and im not sure what else i have my syno's in there 2 1 decorus 2 featherfins what you reackon can i fit a few more?

oh yeah not just cichlid's either anything compatable id like to see some choices

Last edited by und666 at 23-Jan-2005 02:34

a huge sailfin pleco. these guys are the ugly ducklings of plecos. they become so nice and gracefull once they get to be large. adn they wont be pushed aroudn by big ol' cichlids like you got in there allready.

hmmm... I would say throw out everything and get an......OSCAR! But thats me, and I'm kinda wierd about big fish. Anyways, yeah a pleco sounds cool and mabey you could try those rare-like strangish fish.

Discus! Or angels! Or convicts! Or blue acaras!

you missread his plan. hes planning on 3 oscars

The Sailfin is nice but do you think he will be ok with my syno's they kinda rule the floor with and iron fist. I do need an algea eater tho. The blue acara is awesome i was looking at a gt too they seem cool how bout

3 Oscars
2 Jack Dempsy's
My jag
a blue acara
a green terror
a marble sailfin

how big is your jag? I'm wondering if it has reached maturity yet because being a big softie is not typical jag behavior. even if it is mellow for a jag, adding new fish might upset things.

your setup should work with the possible exception of the jag. Personally, I'd go ahead and leave out the green terror and add a nice school of tinfoil barbs. you actually have a tank large enough to accomodate a decent sized school.

as for the sailfin, I'd be really surprised if those 3 syno's wouldn't allow a sailfin in such a large tank. just provide plenty of caves for them to hide out in and claim a territory and they should be ok. sailfins themselves can be a bit territorial so I imagine once it puts on some size it could handle itself.

ya sailfins arnt pushover by any means. dont get me wrong i got one thats a real softie when it comes to fish half his size takeing food right out of his mouth. but put a larger fish in there with him and have them try it, not a chance. ive seen him chase an oscar around a tank till the oscar dropped his algae disk.

he also allows intruders into his cave as long as they dont cause a ruckus lol. 3-4 cories pile in for shade he couldnt careless. 12 cories bouncing around in there and you see a dozen cories fly out like a bunch of clowns in a clown car but the car is on fire lol.

my jag is goin on a foot and getting schooled by a smaller oscar who he was dominant over a few inchs ago he's not much of a risk imo (but i know what jags can be like) thats cool the sailfin is in im not really a fan of barbs why would you leave the gt out would he be too mean or just your preferance?

thanks andy

how about one of the jags lil brothers any that would be more suitible i really like managuense/mota so anything similar that would fit the bill because my brother has offered him a home in his 6foot with his O (my jag i mean)

Last edited by und666 at 23-Jan-2005 22:57

Last edited by und666 at 23-Jan-2005 22:58