I'm still struggling on stocking my 8ft. tank (250+). I just redid it from a planted discus tank to a sand bottom tank (pool filter sand), with several 50-60lb. white boulders.
I'v struggled with my list. I figure big tank, go with big fish. The contenders top around 16 inches (F. rostratus) and smallest , 6 inches (O. lithobates- though I've raised some 7 inchers).
I've selected contenders that have a fast sleek shape, color, and mildly agressive conspecific tempermant (so I can keep multiple males). I'm going with either one species or 2 species. I think it may be difficult to get some of these like Protomelas sp. "Spilonotus Likoma". Help me fill this tank.
my wife wanted to kill me). The ones in the pic are Molliro fire cracker reds 4inches each, and Duboisi white band 4 inches and one old 6 1/2 inch male who would attack me and the net. He killed 20 other tropheus ( one bite to the head). He also ate most of the fry. I had him a net for 2 weeks, till he bit out of it and it still didn't calm him down. He also killed off 4 of my 10 inch synodontis cats. He would pull them out of the rocks by their tails and eat them. Some how I could not bring myself to get rid of him. He finally met his end when he jumped out of the tank at my face I dropped rock on him (accident) I was putting into the tank. Then another alrge male took his place and went on a killing spreefor the next few days. I lost 10 more fish. I finally had it, and took them to my friend Louis. He recently told me they are doing well.
