toume said:
Are you going for all male? Otherwise, I think you have too many species, even for a 5ft long tank. . . If you're going all male, you should remove an OB peacock, one of the lithobates, and then add a bunch more--one of each species. Aim for no females--if you have even one it'll cause an uproar in the tank.
Yes, I'm going for all male. The lithobates are really peaceful, but one of the OB is chasing almost everybody around, even a livingstonii that's bigger than him, but this behavior started about a week or two ago.
With the fish I have, once they grow, and if they grow to their maximum size, that I exaggerated a bit just to be sure, it came out to 65 inches of fish in a 120 gallon.
The bacteria is pretty good at handling the bioload and the filtration is done by a wet/dry sump.
I know we cannot go for the 1 inch of fish per gallon rule because it depends on the type of fish, filtration, length of the tank, etc. etc. but it's still a good base to know where you stand.
I was thinking about adding a blue dolphin, a Malawi eel (if I find one), a catfish from Malawi, and maybe some snails. Then in the future I probably add some plants that are compatible with cichlids such as Java Ferns, Vallisneria Spiralis or Anubias. My fish tank looks a little empty right now because I just have 9 fish that are still under 5" (3 in Avg.), sand and rocks.