just had a thought

I'm just having one of those late night fish thoughts and putting together a great tank in my head I want to hear your opinions on it lets say I can get my hands on a 6 foot 150 gallon would This stock work long term
5 bala sharks
4 blue loaches
1 black spotted eel

 

I think your chosen fish can get pretty big. I'm not sure if this mix works well in a 150 gallon tank.....but surely others know.

 

yeah I mean it was just a thought the balsa are big fish for sure I just love them we will see what others thing I mean this is by no means a final thing haha one day I will 100 percent get that eel he should max out at 20 inches

 

What species are blue loaches?

 

Bala Sharks get up to 14"
I personally wouldn't keep them in a tank that has less than 24" in it's narrowest direction, and even then probably not. They're pretty active fish. They belong in massive aquariums or ponds imo.

Have you ever been in a house with super narrow hallways (under 30")? Would you want to live there if you had an option?

 

Alright look I just figured bala sharks might be feasible obviously I was wrong a 150 gallons would be much better then their usual doom a 20 gallon tank. But what other larger schooling fish are there and not tinfoil barbs I hate them. Blue poached are. Rarely seen loach with a max side of 8 inches they are also called blue botia and red tailed blue poach

 

How about humphead glassfish?

 

Maybe a few threadfin heckelI or a few pindare

Not so much a schooling fish but you get a few together and they get really nice colours. Peaceful too

You can even add bosemanI rainbows and/or Denison barbs. Both have great colour

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