Suggestions for a 125 Gal. Freshwater tank.?

Question

No Goldfish or African Chichlids.
Just want to get idead of what kind of fish i could put in there to make a great community tank.

I own 5 Different tanks in one year. 1) 10 Gallons - Male betta and a Pleco. 2) 10 Gallons - Babies; Mollies, Platties, Swordtails, Guppies and Snails. 3) 20 Gallons - Guppies, Tetras, Gold Nugget Pleco and Snails. 4) 30 Gallons - Rainbows, Mollies, Platties, Swordtails, Dwarf Gourami, Angelfish, Clown Loach, Rainbow Shark and a Pleco. 5) 40 Gallons - Goldfish: 6 Orandas, Black Moor and Regular (feeder) Goldfish and a foot long Rhino Pleco. And I'm Saving for a 125 Gal. Tank Freshwater and a 55 Gal. Saltwater.

My tanks are fine, not too overcrowded, i got a bout an inch of fish per gallon.

I am planning to sell all my tanks but the 40 Gallons to raise money for it. I might want to keep most of my fish in the 125 Gal. but I might giveaway or sell some. Not the betta, will wait until it dies. I wil be keeping all my plecos, they're the best I think.

Answer 1

One of the most beautiful 180 gallon tanks I ever owned was built around an extensive collection of Rainbow fishes. Yep, I even had white clouds in it. Then there was a school of Queen Annes, some Celebres and Hybrides, Rusts, several of the various "lake or river whatever" varieties from New Zealand and Australia and some I have forgotten because I haven't kept fish for years now. The tank was planted with several Swordplants, Aponogetums (that bloomed!), Valesneria, Cryptocoryns, some bunch type plants actually rooted as individuals in clumps and various Java mosses. I also had 20 clown loaches ( I bought when about 1/2" long), a couple of Pakistani loaches, a couple of Red Tail Botia and a couple of other timid oddballs for amusement. There were even 4 African cichlids of the dwarf sort. One was the bright yellow one that was called leluepi at the time(African cichlid classifications change every few years), and the other was the pinkish one (both from Lake Tanganyika, I think). All of them spawned repeatedly and I removed the fry with a slurp gun. I almost forgot--also 100 neons (about 75 grew to adult size) that traveled in 2-3 (and sometimes one big) shoals. All did well for several years but the tank separated at a corner and I never restarted that one. This tank was a deeper variety of a 125 gallon but all that survives is abot an hour of video. It did not have the one piece plastic edge top that gives big tanks today more stabilty. I had undergravel filtration all across the bottom, about 4 inches of gravel, several large pieces of cured driftwood and some slate formations. There were two large power filters hung on the back and a Diatom. I think the problem was the large Diatom filter that I hung on the back and ran continuously. A combination of its vibrating at some adverse resonance and its weight eventually pulled the silicone loose, I think. It was a showplace tank when it was operating. A 125 with those specimens would be lovely. Oh, in addition to 2 2 lamp flourescent hoods with Grolux lamps I had 2 250 watt Grolux floodlights over this tank. I put those up and grew a tropical water lilly that blossomed and filled the house with a great fragrance. Our house stayed at 70 degrees year in and out and I never had a heater in this tank. In fact, in temperature controlled areas I never put heaters in large tanks (over 55 gal) and never have had any problems. There is so much mass that such tanks heat up during a 16 hour light cycle enough so that it doesn't cool off and adversely affect the fish when the lights are off for 8 hours or even longer. I hope you can save for that tank and have good luck with it. Fish do much better in large tanks because the fluctuations in their environment (mainly temperature) are less.

Answer 2

I would get two plecostamous, 15 pearl sided angels, four apple snails 20 neon tetras, four clown loaches, two miniature albino catfish and lots of hiding places, made by ornamental "castle" or facsimile. Lots and lots of Live plants too!! Ideal! get a power filter and a bottom plate bubbler. Yes, that's what I'd do if I had a big nice tank like that! I'd put a mirrored sides and ocean bottom scene decal on back for effect, is nice.

Answer 3

Think of a species for each layer in the water column, from in the sand/gravel (loaches), substrate floor (cats, sharks, etc.), midcolumn (many) and surface skimmers.

Answer 4

Elephant Noses- we had some but you gotta be careful that they don't jump out as they can fit though the smallest of holes. But they are really cool they look like dophins, they eat bloodworms which you can buy at any petstore.

Answer 5

Whoa, first of all your tanks are VERY VERY VERY overcrowded.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/categ.cfm?pcatid=830

Those are the kind of fish you should get. And to raise money, sell some of your fish. The tanks are too overcrowded.

Answer 6

There is nothing more beatiful then a school of Neons!