If you had a 150 gallon freshwater tank and could put anything in it??

Question

I'm getting ready to purchase a 150 gallon freshwater tank and just wanted to get some different idea of some fun fish I can put in there. I want community fish that will work with tetras and angel fish. So what would you put in there?

Answer 1

i woulds set it up to be an amazonian community tank with tons of tetras and schooling fish the fish i would add: 3 pair of adult angels various colors, 3 pair of german blue rams, 10+ hatchet tetras, 10+ rummy-nose tetras, 10+ cardinal tetras, 8 otocinclus catfish, 5 pair of mxed cory cats, 2 gold nugget plecos and 2 royal plecos, 4 spotted raphaels cats. maybe some black skirts for some size and bleeding hearts, glow light tetras, buenes aires tetras, red skirt tetras, red hook silver dollars(if there are no plants) black neons,diamond tetras,head and tail light tetras, blue and red columbians..... also i would add plenty of driftwood to keep your plecos alive and for decor and maybe some hardy plants like amazon sword and anubias nana,ozelot sword,wisteria,cabomba,ludwigia.......... and get a good wet/dry filter or sump remember the more total water the easier your tank will be to maintain..............good luck................frank................go with a mix of dark and light natural gravel and who knows you might have a great chance of breeding your tetras,cats,and cichlids(angels,rams)

Answer 2

I have a feeling yes the stress of the move may potentially have killed some of the fish but definetly not all... (unless you stuck them in a container and gave them a good ol' shake) which i highly doubt. It all depends on how much of the old fish water you used in the new tank and how long your water was sitting without filtration. Good bacteria in the water needs oxygen as much as the fish and the bacteria dies of if it doesn't have air. You most likely got an ammonia spike which killed all your fish, especially if you added completely new water to the tank as well as filter medium and all that on top of it. All that said and done... Cichlids are great yes, I like discus a lot so that could be an avenue you might like to look into. Steer clear of angel's that are the biggest pain ever... goldfish are great, i have a huge 160 gallon goldfish tank, they get smelly pretty quick and are extremely dirty and messy so I wouldn't reccomend them over tropicals. Maybe some Discus and Tetras or something like that. Saltwater is great and has so many more variations than freshwater, down side is expense as they cost a lot to set-up and keep functional. If cash is easy for you then this is certainly a good road to travel. Basically i would sell your 150gall and get a purpose built marine tank as conversion for standard tanks if expensive, well worth it though as you can get much larger tank sizes, generally purpose builts ones are rather on the smaller size. Salt water is easy enough to care for once you've got the process down to pat. I'd reccomend Oceanic Clowns as they are awesome also Cardinals and Yellow Tangs with a nice array of anemones and live coral. It looks fantastic. Once again this all costs money. If you wanted to stick with easy to care for freshwaters then I'd consider Discus and a few varities of Tetra such as the Cardinals, Serpae etc. For the best advice I'd go into a highly acclaimed local aquarium shop and see their range and hear what they reccomend.

Answer 3

You would not be able to put every freshwater fish as some are not "community" type fish. I had a 55 gallon with an alligator gar, a large oscar, a couple dempseys, and a large catfish. I wouldn't have put a tetra or angel fish in there unless I was looking to buy expensive feeder fish. Your local pet store should be able to provide some of the basic information but I would recommend a decent freshwater aquarium fish book that describes the fish in more detail than the average Petco/Petland employee could handle.

(1x55 gal marine; 1x55 gal fresh; 1x20 gal fresh; 3 turtles; 1 hamster; 1 gerbil; 1 dog) (oh, 2 kids...do they count as pets too...j/k)

Answer 4

If I had one, I'd get a bunch of gouramies or some oscars. I don't think either would work well with tetras or angelfish, though. Or some bala sharks, or a true gouramie. The pet store we go had one that was about 1 1/2' and 25 years old. They're pretty cool. They are pink and really bulky. I wouldn't want one. How about something really big and impressive. Or half a million guppies? Whatever you choose could you send me a pic?

Answer 5

if i had 150 gallons well i just got into Albino African Clawed Frogs they take 10 gallons a peice and are sooooo cute and funny to watch but take alot of work

i would love to get a bunch of Schooling fish like tetra or Rasbora i got a smaller tank with them in and they are sooo active and with 150 galllons you can probally get 75 and an algea eater or two they got the cuttest little algea eaters they dotn get no bigger then the rasbora and alot of fake plants for them to swim around i always thought that would be beautiful with all the colors they come in just be sure to read up on them alot of different temps but there are several with the same temps and requirements but watch the sizes or one fish might be having another for snack here is a website you can check out its got pics and every thing you need to decide http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/categ.cfm?pcatid=830

PS the little algea eater i got with my Golden Harlequin Rasbora is an Otocinclus Catfish i thought it was soo cute and it almost looks like the rasbora

Answer 6

angles are pretty but grow Large within a year or two and are Semi Agressive. most species of tetra are also semi agressive.
If you want a nice balance of community fish....
Danios are schooling fish and greaty fun to watch go in groups with quick change directions (though some are more sensative fish)
Any live bearing fish, plays, mollys (moillys have individual personalities and will come to top and hit at your finger if you touch the water), guppies...do well in community (downside is they BREED like bunnies and you have to put mom in a breeder box or net or let the fry be food or take their chances.
algie eaters and cory cats are good bottom feeders and algies will "help" to clean the glass.
some suggest snails to clean...fun to watch but will reproduce too. if you do and get too many little snails, most fish will eat them (squish on side of tank to help break the little shells.)
Painted fish are pretty to look at but they get that way because they are injected with color which KILLS the fish
good luck and happy fish watching

Answer 7

I have a 125 gallon tank and have various cichilds and 6 tinfoil barbs.

If you are wanting fish that get big but are friendly, go with tinfoils....granted if a fish is too small, they will eat them

Answer 8

I love glass fish - the kind you can literally see through? I'm not sure if they are compatible with tetras, though.

Enjoy your tank - I'm sure whatever you decide on will be lovely!

Answer 9

Talk to the sales guy at the fish shop. They measure it by inches and tell you how many fit comfortable and who gets along with whom.

Answer 10

African Cichlids all the way....Beautiful colors, interesting behaviors, many varieties, not too expensive, live in large groups naturally, hardy.