My New 125 Gallon Frontosa Tank Setup Thread-Updated Pictures!

[wesleydnunder]

Personally I think u should keep what ever u want and how many u want bc it all comes down to how much filtration u have and the more filtration u got the more fish u can keep just keep ur tank in clean waters and u should be fine

To go with that, the more fish you keep, the more maintenance you're gonna do to keep them alive.

Mark

[wesleydnunder]

Mark: in your opinion. Do you think I could just keep one blue dolphin or will that be bad for the fish? I really REALLY wanted one/some. Or should I not keep some of the others that I listed so I can?

According to the experts, you can keep all of what you plan. I'm much more conservative in my approach. I've kept heavily-stocked tanks with various forms of filtration over thew decades. In those tanks, when things go south, they do so in a hurry. When Ike hit I had 10 tanks going. My power was out for two weeks. Had my tanks been stocked as heavily as what you plan, I'm confident that I'd probably have lost everything. As it was, I lost one green fire tetra in my 125 gal discus tank. That was it. That tank also housed wild green discus, one of which is in my av. Every other fish in the house survived. Keeping one moorii probably won't break the bank. Like I said, it'll be a while before you have adult waste loads to deal with.

Mark

[Ballinxalex]

Mark: in your opinion. Do you think I could just keep one blue dolphin or will that be bad for the fish? I really REALLY wanted one/some. Or should I not keep some of the others that I listed so I can?

Personally I think u should keep what ever u want and how many u want bc it all comes down to how much filtration u have and the more filtration u got the more fish u can keep just keep ur tank in clean waters and u should be fine

[Kelli]

Mark: in your opinion. Do you think I could just keep one blue dolphin or will that be bad for the fish? I really REALLY wanted one/some. Or should I not keep some of the others that I listed so I can?

[wesleydnunder]

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. Wet/dry is not a panacea. If almost 45 years of fishkeeping has taught me nothing else, it has taught me that disasters happen suddenly and fewer issues arise with conservative stocking densities. I've used wet/dry filters and agree they do a good job. With that said, IME and IMO I wouldn't load that tank up that much.

Mark

[SunnyHouTX]

High is a relative term Mark. I disagree with you based on the filtration she has and what she intends to have when fish are full grown. It's amazing how many fish you can have in a tank with a wet/dry filter, IME.

[wesleydnunder]

So here are the plans for the stocking the tank.

6 Mikula Frontosas (I will start with more 1" fry and grow them out to 6) (1 male, 5 females)
3 Blue Dolphins (1 male, 2 females) (2" fry)
1 Severum (Possibly) (1 male)
2 Compressiceps (1 male, 1 female)
2 Calvus (1 male, 1 female)
5 Leleupis (Not sure the ratio I should have)
2 Julies (1 male, 1 female)
4 Loaches (not sure what kind I want yet)
2 Catfish (not sure what kind I want yet)
4 Gold Ocellatus Shell Dwellers

As the fronts grow larger, I will move the shellies to another tank. Do you think I have too many fish for the tank? Do you think I could fit more? I will have a wet/dry, a canister filter, and a hob filter. Let me know if you have any suggestion of fish or changes I should make to the stock or the female to male ratio on anything.

I think your stocking density is high. At first, with juvie fish it won't be, but as they grow to adult size it'll take a lot of work to keep the water pristine. I would leave out the sev and blue dolphins and keep it a Tang tank. I wouldn't put shellies in this tank either.
For catfish I'd suggest synodontis multipunctatus or petricola.

Mark

[Ballinxalex]

Just make sure u do a water change a lot to keep waters clean but it should be fine with all that filtration but good luck on ur front tank

[Kelli]

Thanks Sunny! I appreciate your input! You have been so helpful! Anyone else have any suggestions?

[SunnyHouTX]

Nice stock list Kelli! Nope, that's not too many fish with proper filtration. You'll be fine. And the fish too

[Kelli]

So here are the plans for the stocking the tank.

6 Mikula Frontosas (I will start with more 1" fry and grow them out to 6) (1 male, 5 females)
3 Blue Dolphins (1 male, 2 females) (2" fry)
1 Severum (Possibly) (1 male)
2 Compressiceps (1 male, 1 female)
2 Calvus (1 male, 1 female)
5 Leleupis (Not sure the ratio I should have)
2 Julies (1 male, 1 female)
4 Loaches (not sure what kind I want yet)
2 Catfish (not sure what kind I want yet)
4 Gold Ocellatus Shell Dwellers

As the fronts grow larger, I will move the shellies to another tank. Do you think I have too many fish for the tank? Do you think I could fit more? I will have a wet/dry, a canister filter, and a hob filter. Let me know if you have any suggestion of fish or changes I should make to the stock or the female to male ratio on anything.

[cu0ngsayz]

Man you're gonna hate maintenance and it's gonna steer you away from the hobby because of that stand.

[Kelli]

Just a note prior to setups, might wana make sure stand is made accessible for easy filtration maintenance. For both my tanks, 55 and my 100 i made my stands and put in wider doors than you'd normally see. Makes the weekly service and storage a bit nicer. That and its fun to just break out the tools and make something

I now know for next time.. :) you are definitely right about that!

[Kelli]

Nice! Did that tank clean up really well for the second pic or are those two different tanks?

That was the same tank and stand. :)

[crazy42bmx]

Just a note prior to setups, might wana make sure stand is made accessible for easy filtration maintenance. For both my tanks, 55 and my 100 i made my stands and put in wider doors than you'd normally see. Makes the weekly service and storage a bit nicer. That and its fun to just break out the tools and make something