msvicki68

Hello all,
I bought another tank, defiantly have MTS. When my family asked what I was going to do with my other tanks I was like what do you mean "do with them", keep them of course.
So I am reaching out to all of you so very nice and helpful people as to what I should put in this tank. I already have a community-75 gal and the kribs-29gal.
I have always wanted a black ghost but haven’t gotten one because I think my 75 is too small, is it?
I also like cichlids like the salvini, firemouth, and green severum. I am also going with sand in this one.
All thought and suggestions welcome...

susitna-flower

MsVicki, if it were me, I'd do another big community tank with a spectacular pair of angels, like pearl scale platinums...and yoyo loaches, like 9-15 of them.....If you want a Black Ghost Knife, this would go along with the black & white theme, but you won't see him much....5 or so black cories if you can find them.....

Do this with white sand, and black round river rocks.....plants and driftwood...

sirdarksol

Welcome to Fishlore (I know this isn't your first post, but I don't think I've said "hi" to you)

As for what to do with that 180g, you can just drop it off at my house (I live in MN, so it shouldn't be difficult). You don't really want anything that big, do you? I'll take good care of it for you.


Okay, seriously, now.
It looks like you've taken a shine to a number of South American fish. All three cichlids you mentioned, as well as the ghost knife, are from South America. It seems like they appreciate similar water qualities, which will help. I do not know a lot about cichlids, but I know that they can be aggressive, particularly when breeding. You could do a community tank, but I would suggest providing plenty of hiding places (the knife will need those, anyway). Lots of plants and driftwood can help break up sight lines. Some aquarists have had luck with larger tetras and cichlids. The tetras are fast and small enough to dive into smaller hiding places if attacked. The skirted tetras might work well for this. They're generally pretty uppity themselves, so they might do better with the stress of other aggressive fish.