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May 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Made over the 120gallon and stocked it!!
Hey all, 
Good news....I redid my 120 gallon and finally stocked it.  I transferred my 4 Angelfish and 3 cories over. It will be a community tank. I'm going to get 5 more cories and I'd like a large group of a smaller schooling fish in there. Any suggestions??..Other then that I have no ideas yet...I have a ton of room to play with so any ideas on stocking would be awesome. I'm sooo glad I finally decided on what to do with this tank, I'll be getting a ton of live plants in there to fill it out and take all the fake ones out. It's not great yet but I def have a good start. Here are some pics and I'll keep them updated as I get plants. What do you all think?? | 
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May 3rd, 2009
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| Cesch that's so exciting! It's about time you stocked this tank girlie  It looks great so far, and I can't wait to see it when you get it fully planted. I would suggest adding some dwarf neon rainbows and some bolivian rams  Keep us updated with pics! | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| I like the dwarf rainbows..I've actually never heard of them, I just googled them though and they are a beautiful fish...
Thanks for the suggestions. I can't wait to get some plants in there..I guess it will come in due time. | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| aw yay, i'm so excited!!!
there are so many things i could do with 120 gallons...BR parrots, hatchets, german blue rams, keyhole cichlids, blue wag platies.... | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| I know..lol...It's going to be allot of fun stocking this thing..Do you think the BRP would get along with my Angels?? | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| Wow, 120 gal! I would be overwhelmed. But then I thought I would be overwhelmed with 55 and it's now full and I want MORE! haha You've got so much room, have fun with it! As for stocking, I think more angels would look incredible! | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| I am overwhelmed..lol..I've had this tank since December..lol. I'm getting there though..Soon enough I'm sure it will be full. | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by MissMTS  Cesch that's so exciting! It's about time you stocked this tank girlie It looks great so far, and I can't wait to see it when you get it fully planted. I would suggest adding some dwarf neon rainbows and some bolivian rams Keep us updated with pics! | Yes it is about time...lol...But..now I have a empty 55gallon..lol.. 
It just never ends around this house...I'm going to have to rehome my Birchardi's to seperate places because the bigger one decided to attack the smaller one and ripped him up pretty good. I'm just healing up my little guy and spoiling him then I'll find homes for them..Evidently they are both males. 
But then I'll have my 16 gallon empty too...that might just be a grow out tank though. | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| Looking good CH! | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| im a huge fan of endlers these days, im not sure how they would fare with angels, but you could drop a couple of pairs in and you would have a tank full of endlers in just a couple of months lol. they are however a little on the small side so until your tank had a large number of em they would almost appear non-existant | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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Originally Posted by CHoffman I know..lol...It's going to be allot of fun stocking this thing..Do you think the BRP would get along with my Angels?? | Your tank is looking great! I love your driftwood piece.. 
I have my two year old Angel in with my BRPs and have no problems, so I would have to say yes to being able to add them together in a tank. | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| That looks awesome! Can't wait to hear about updates!  | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| Cesch the tank looks great! It's taking me forever to stock my 30, a 120 would boggle my mind! lol
I can't wait to see how it progresses. | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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Originally Posted by CHoffman I like the dwarf rainbows..I've actually never heard of them, I just googled them though and they are a beautiful fish...
Thanks for the suggestions. I can't wait to get some plants in there..I guess it will come in due time. | I would deffinately suggest the Dwarf rainbows, i have 3 in my tank and they are the most active fish in thinking of adding more to make the school larger. | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| awesome job cesch!! im with kate...the parrots will be fine with your angels...I have 2 with mine big leafy plants are a must also ...angels LOVE to spawn on them ..hint hint  | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| Thanks guys!!. I like the way it's turned out so far.
I'll look into BRP. I love them but kinda leary of big fish ya know..lol..I know I'll have to get over it eventually so BRP might just be that opportunity.
What kind of plant would you recommend Shawnie...It Java Fern big enough. I have low lighting so that's always a problem. | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| I love BR parrots, i love what they look like and love their personality.
What kinds of plants are you looking at? And what kind of lighting?
AND..... if it's really so overwhelming, I'd be more than happy to take the chore off your hands
Beth | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| Cesch, there are some sword plants that do well in low light. What is your WPG?
Another couple fish to consider:
Torpedo Barbs (Roseline Sharks)
Gold Nugget Pleco
Blue Acara
Rainbow Cichlids
Apistogramma Cichlids | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| Loaches! You need a large school of Dwarf Chain Loaches, at least 10-20
There are larger loaches that would love your tank but with the chains you could have a larger school because of their size. They won't harm your angels either.
Dwarf Rainbows are awesome. Also Threadfin Rainbows( Iriatherina werneri) are nice in a large school(and they do school). I have six and just love them. | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| Awesome tank!! Would look beautiful with a school of Celebes Rainbows in it, or some Threadfin Rainbows. | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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Originally Posted by Butterfly Loaches! You need a large school of Dwarf Chain Loaches, at least 10-20
There are larger loaches that would love your tank but with the chains you could have a larger school because of their size. They won't harm your angels either.
Dwarf Rainbows are awesome. Also Threadfin Rainbows( Iriatherina werneri) are nice in a large school(and they do school). I have six and just love them. | Or some botia striata! =D
Also, I'd have at least 12 corys in a tank that size.. depending on the size of the cory that is. 8 cories, I think, will get lost in the massiveness of the tank. That's just my opinion though. You have a large enough footprint that tehre is plenty of room for a decent shoal of cories and loaches. I've found my striata tend to be messy eaters, behind my CA's, and then the plecos come in behind them and clean up. Cories would probably work better in the clean up crew there behind the loaches and CA's but my tank just isn't big enough.
I'm stoked to see what you end up with though If you look in to a different group of cories then what you have already, the schulztie(think I spelled that right) are absolutely beautiful. they are black with hints of yellow on them, I believe. I'll see if I can find some.
Found a pic finally: 
Last edited by FL CommunityFans; May 3rd, 2009 at 03:48 PM.
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May 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by MissMTS Cesch, there are some sword plants that do well in low light. What is your WPG?
Another couple fish to consider:
Torpedo Barbs (Roseline Sharks)
Gold Nugget Pleco
Blue Acara
Rainbow Cichlids
Apistogramma Cichlids | Ok..Honestly I have no idea..I can't figure it out. lol..I can on all my other tanks but not this one.
Maybe you'll know.
I have 30.5 inch lights. The bulbs themselves are 24" but have the light fixture of 30.5 each. I have two of those and this too. The Coral life bulbs are 21.5 inches long...I can't find wattage anywhere on these but maybe the pics will help. I have 2 of the first pic.
Edit: I changes the length of the Coralife. I guess I was in la la land.
Last edited by CHoffman; May 3rd, 2009 at 08:58 PM.
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May 3rd, 2009
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| Thanks for finding those Carol I was in the process of looking them up, but then realized that you beat me to it | |
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May 3rd, 2009
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| I must be a goon...lol..I'm soo confused. The first one (eclipse) doesn't have the right length of mine for mine and mine actually has two different bulbs in there. they are not both 10k. I dont' know what the Acintic is for or what wattage it is.
On the second link I can't find the natural day light one....I'm sure it's because I'm a ding dong when it comes to lights. | |
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May 7th, 2009
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| Just ordered some plants for my tank!!! Yippee
I thought it was a pretty good deal. 10 bunches of 10 leaves each. http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...ants1241920203
I'm going to be buying some Jungle vals and a couple of other plants too..Can't wait to get them in there.
Last edited by CHoffman; May 7th, 2009 at 11:24 AM.
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May 7th, 2009
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| Thats a good deal Cesch.
Carol | |
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May 7th, 2009
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| I thought it was too...I hope they arrive ok..They are being shipped internationally..I've never done this before so we'll see. At least they are not fish..but for some reason I still would feel really bad if they didn't make it..lol..I know it's just a plant but it's living..lol..My husband thinks I'm a dork, which I don't argue with, I guess it's a girl thing. I hadn't really thought about it then the seller mentioned that he would guarantee them if they were DOA and it kinda made me sad..lol...Ok...I'm done being weird now.
Carol I know you have BEAUTIFUL planted tanks so maybe I could talk you into giving me some advice on how to plant and attach these Java Ferns...  | |
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May 7th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by CHoffman
Carol I know you have BEAUTIFUL planted tanks so maybe I could talk you into giving me some advice on how to plant and attach these Java Ferns... | Whatever I can do to help
Carol | |
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May 7th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Butterfly Whatever I can do to help
Carol | Thanks Carol.  I have no clue when it comes to plants. Java moss is as far as I've gone so far so this will all be very new to me.
What do you use to attach java ferns to driftwood or rocks?? | |
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