AGAqua's 125 Gallon Aquarium

[Rfinner]

You all probably think its done, but I just picked the 125 from petsmart today. I will post updates as it goes along. I already made another thread about stocking, but I might as well ask here.
I was going to heavily plant it. I wanted Angels but I don't know what bottom feeders I want. I don't want bottom feeders of fish that will eat and destroy my plants all the time. Also the tank isn't staying there I'm moving it to my room soon

 

[Gouramiwhisperer]

I have a school of 7 Cory catfish in my 60 gallon and I love them. They don’t get very big (only about an inch or 2) and I’ve never had problems with them picking up anything. In that size, you could have quite a big school of them, which they love

 

[A201]

Nice tank. Look at smaller Botia Loaches. I like the Yo Yo's & Zebra Loaches. Loaches are great scavengers & won't harm plants.

 

[Dennis57]

School of Corys, Plecos, Clown Loache are all nice. Have them in my 125

 

[Rfinner]

I'm thinking of doing maybe 15 cories, I think that would look really cool. My pleco is always eating my plants, but maybe its his personality. Id love to get a pair and have them breed. What other suggestions do you guy shave. All I have so far is

15x Cories
4x Angels

 

[Gouramiwhisperer]

I’m actually working on an angel tank myself and I saw an all angel tank with just some bottom feeders and it was beautiful!

 

[Rfinner]

I’m actually working on an angel tank myself and I saw an all angel tank with just some bottom feeders and it was beautiful!

My favorite angels are platinum angels. I can't wait to set it up

 

[Nobote]

Is that a boat?

 

[ProudPapa]

I'm thinking of doing maybe 15 cories, I think that would look really cool. My pleco is always eating my plants, but maybe its his personality. Id love to get a pair and have them breed. What other suggestions do you guy shave. All I have so far is

15x Cories
4x Angels

What variety?

 

[Gamer]

I’m definitely in to follow this.

centerpiece fish (4-6 angels) and one species of 12-15 Cory would look amazing. No need for a schooler of say tetras.

 

[MissNoodle]

Be choosy with your cories with angels. Since angels need 80F and most cories don't do well with warm water (most need well below 75).

Bronze/albino or sterbaI would be your best choices for that temperature range.

Itd be easier to go with loaches.

 

[Gouramiwhisperer]

Be choosy with your cories with angels. Since angels need 80F and most cories don't do well with warm water (most need well below 75).

Bronze/albino or sterbaI would be your best choices for that temperature range.

Itd be easier to go with loaches.

Well I didn’t know this! I have green emerald cories and my tank is kept at 79 degrees

 

[MissNoodle]

Well I didn’t know this! I have green emerald cories and my tank is kept at 79 degrees

Emeralds are good too in that temp range theyre also brochis rather than corydoras

 

[Gouramiwhisperer]

Emeralds are good too in that temp range theyre also brochis rather than corydoras

Wow I really didn’t know that!! And I’m glad I was starting to freak a little bit!

 

[MissNoodle]

Wow I really didn’t know that!! And I’m glad I was starting to freak a little bit!

Theyre good with 72-82F so you're all good I tend to forget about them when I think about cories.

DollyDolly emerald cories would be a good contender too with the angels. They also get bigger than a lot of cories so theyd be a nice fit.

 

[Gouramiwhisperer]

Yes I noticed they do get bigger than my other cories in another tank! They are my favorite of all of them I’ve had! I definitely recommend them! They’re very active and always come up to the front of the tank when I’m in front of it

 

[Rfinner]

Be choosy with your cories with angels. Since angels need 80F and most cories don't do well with warm water (most need well below 75).

Bronze/albino or sterbaI would be your best choices for that temperature range.

Itd be easier to go with loaches.

What loaches do you recommend

Theyre good with 72-82F so you're all good I tend to forget about them when I think about cories.

DollyDolly emerald cories would be a good contender too with the angels. They also get bigger than a lot of cories so theyd be a nice fit.

Ok cool thansk

I want to have another fish besides angels and cories, maybe a schooling fish. I have 7.8 ph and my LFS has the same ph. Not using driftwood to keep a steady ph

I am also getting sand tomorrow and moving the tank into my room

 

[MissNoodle]

KuhlI loaches
Java loaches
Zebra botia loaches
Yoyo loaches

Theyd do nice id think. There could be others but these are the ones from the top of my head.

 

[Islandvic]

In our 75 gallon community tank, we have the following bottom dwellers. They don't eat the plants and don't mess with other fish either:

2 Peacock eels
15-18 Corydora's
4 Clown Plecos
10-12 KuhlI Loaches

The peacock eels eat blood worms I hand feed them 2-3x a week. The others eat whatever flake or pellets that fall to the bottom.

The clown plecos grow to about 3-4". They also like cucumber slices.

The peacock eels and kuhlI loaches are very amusing to watch. Although they have lots of cover, they are visible during most of the day.

I don't have angelfish though, so can't comment on their compatibility.

 

[altwitch]

Have a 125 and went with 3x schools of Cory cats @ 5 each. The different species don’t tend to school together so different groups do their own thing in different parts of tank.

 

[H Farnsworth]

I’d go with 5 or 6 rainbow sharks, some crayfish and like 100 ember tetras.

 

[Rfinner]

In our 75 gallon community tank, we have the following bottom dwellers. They don't eat the plants and don't mess with other fish either:

2 Peacock eels
15-18 Corydora's
4 Clown Plecos
10-12 KuhlI Loaches

The peacock eels eat blood worms I hand feed them 2-3x a week. The others eat whatever flake or pellets that fall to the bottom.

The clown plecos grow to about 3-4". They also like cucumber slices.

The peacock eels and kuhlI loaches are very amusing to watch. Although they have lots of cover, they are visible during most of the day.

I don't have angelfish though, so can't comment on their compatibility.

I had a peacock eel and he was my favorite fish, when the light was on he never dug but rested ion the leaves and at night he went and explored. Until one night he got sucked into my filter and died. Id love to get one of those again, but I need to make sure everything is safe for him. I am going to use an FX4, any suggestions on how to prevent him from getting hurt or killed?

 

[Islandvic]

So I also have an FX4 on our 75 gallon that the Peacocks and kuhli's are in.

I've always used some sort of a sponge pre-filter on the intakes of my HOB's and canisters.

I prefer the "ATI" brand and their "Filter Max III" . It comes with different adapters and fittings to it can be used with almost any round intake tube.

I just pulled off the FX4's strainer and slipped the Filter Max III onto it. I did wrap some plumber's teflon tape around the I take tube first, to give it a snug fit.

The Filter Max III uses a coarse foam, so water flow isn't impeded.

A tip on cleaning any type of pre-filter. Turn off the filter and use a gallon sized ziploc bag to reach into the tank and slip the pre-filter into the bag. Then slip it off the intake tube and pull it out of the tank while in the ziploc bag. This method will contain all the muck that comes off the foam sponge and keeps it from floating around the tank.

I also use the ATI pre-filter on our Aquaclear 70 and 110 HOBs.

In my opinion, they are very effective. I buy ATI products from the Ken's Fish website. Free s&h and no tax on purchases over $49. Sometimes you can find 5%-10% off coupons as well. On a side note, Ken's house brand of fish food is awesome and very economical. My fish have been on his food for over a year. They love it.

Other places for ATI products is the Jehmco and Aqua Cave websites.

 

[Rfinner]

thanks for the advice

So I also have an FX4 on our 75 gallon that the Peacocks and kuhli's are in.

I've always used some sort of a sponge pre-filter on the intakes of my HOB's and canisters.

I prefer the "ATI" brand and their "Filter Max III" . It comes with different adapters and fittings to it can be used with almost any round intake tube.

I just pulled off the FX4's strainer and slipped the Filter Max III onto it. I did wrap some plumber's teflon tape around the I take tube first, to give it a snug fit.

The Filter Max III uses a coarse foam, so water flow isn't impeded.

A tip on cleaning any type of pre-filter. Turn off the filter and use a gallon sized ziploc bag to reach into the tank and slip the pre-filter into the bag. Then slip it off the intake tube and pull it out of the tank while in the ziploc bag. This method will contain all the muck that comes off the foam sponge and keeps it from floating around the tank.

I also use the ATI pre-filter on our Aquaclear 70 and 110 HOBs.

In my opinion, they are very effective. I buy ATI products from the Ken's Fish website. Free s&h and no tax on purchases over $49. Sometimes you can find 5%-10% off coupons as well. On a side note, Ken's house brand of fish food is awesome and very economical. My fish have been on his food for over a year. They love it.

Other places for ATI products is the Jehmco and Aqua Cave websites.

 

[Rfinner]

Got the tank in my room. I got a 100 LBS bag of silica sand, and soon I'm ordering a 72 inch 10000k beamswork light (or 6500k but still good). The aqueon LEDs won't do. I am also probably getting some seiryu stone and dragon stone to separate the layers. I wish I could draw to show you guys but I am am trash at drawing. I will keep posting updates!

 

[Rfinner]

Oh also I'm looking to use a fert of some sort that will last me a while? Root tabs maybe? Liquid? If I got root tabs how many would I need and I know I need to replace em about every 3 months. Whats a good liquid fert I can use?