Need help with stocking list

[Ken B]

Acaras and firemouth would probably work but I sometimes approach this delightful problem another way. I would just leave the tank as it is for a little while and just keep looking at different ideas. See, once you fill up the tank you might come across something you really want and have no room left in the tank. So you don't have to be in a hurry to fill up the tank. Go to the auction on Sunday and see what fish are there.

[frusterdated]

Severums and geos are too big and too active to house angels with them. They might or might not pick on the angels but they will make the angels uncomfortable with their activity level.

ok. could you recommend some other fish that i could go with? Maybe a blue acara and a firemouth?

[Ken B]

Severums and geos are too big and too active to house angels with them. They might or might not pick on the angels but they will make the angels uncomfortable with their activity level.

[frusterdated]

Angel's would be top, bottom, and all over. Hatchet Fish will fill the top.

Hatchet arent very appealing to me. Would angels fit ok with my tank inhabitants?

[troy tucker]

Angel's would be top, bottom, and all over. Hatchet Fish will fill the top.

[agamberutti]

Hatchet fish

[frusterdated]

Allright guys I have now the 2 red severum, 11 serpae tetra and 5 geo tapajos. The geos are definately the best addition, theyre so active and fun to watch. Only issue as there is really not much activity at the top of the tank. Even the tetras swim mid to bottom of the tank looking for food usually with the geos. What other fish do you think help fill out the tank? Would angels work?

Thanks guys

[ptran]

Would also hold off on the feeding for couple days.

[ptran]

i dont :/

he hasnt been sitting on the bottom in the corner since i did the water change and left the lights off. they actually started hanging out together again.

:emt_thumbs::emt_thumbs::emt_thumbs: Best of luck bro!

[Ken B]

You might want to wait until your tank is fully cycled. You are almost there. I don't remember how it goes but something like this. Ammonia will spike, then nitrites and then nitrates as the bacteria grows and begins handling the ammonia. But I would wait until you know the tank is fully cycled. Don't take a chance with more fish until you know the cycle is stable. Now if you decide to set up another tank later it will be easier. You just run the new filter on the already cycled tank for a week or so, then use some water from the cycled tank in the new tank and you have instant cycled tank.

[frusterdated]

Maybe hold off. But test the water in the morning and see how it looks. Do you have any other tanks set up?

i dont :/

he hasnt been sitting on the bottom in the corner since i did the water change and left the lights off. they actually started hanging out together again.

[Ken B]

Maybe hold off. But test the water in the morning and see how it looks. Do you have any other tanks set up?

[frusterdated]

I had originally planned to add a couple geo tapajos tomorrow, do you guys think i should hold off on that?

[morpheus]

keep monitoring the params daily and do WC as necessary. first time with fish in the tank, you will get spikes. severums are a little more sensitive and do take time to adjust to their new home.

the type of lights should not make a difference, its probably more so the stress from the move and getting used to things.

[frusterdated]

did a water change after i posted, he got curious and and swam around to see whats going on but hes back to sitting in the corner.

could the lights be affecting them? I have led lights on the tank and now that they are off they are moving about.