125G Stocking ideas

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So I have a 40L with about 9 Orange laser cories, 1 lone cardinal tetra, and a male blue ram. Everyone else did not make the move....oh and some plants. I am cleaning up the basement tonight and hopefully tomorrow setting up the 125. Its a sump, titanium heater, and a emp 400 on it. I was originally planning on a planted tank. I am now having second thoughts. Plants are not really my forte....I have managed to be able to keep low lights alive though. So now I need some suggestions. FYI im a sucker for colors.
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A. Keep current stock add more orange laser cories, a school of cardinals, and a female blue ram. Maybe a cool pleco or any other compatible fish?

B. Something new world but with a little more size then my current feeder sized fish.

C. Something old world. Cant be malawi since that is what I was doing before.

D. Something odd ball. I love gars and pbass but I do not think this tank would not be suited for it long term.
 
ddavila06

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do not be afraid of plants! have you concidered crypts??? i had my 125 filled with them everywhere, different species like : wendtii (red, green, bronze, florida sunset...) becketii, walkerii, walkerii x usteriana, usteriana, pontederiifolia, cordata, parva, nurii, balansae (green, red) ....you have basicly have foreground, midground and back plants and your tank will look killer! =)
 
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Geos aren't bad at all...

... they do however like to rearrange things to put it mildly. Biotodoma cupidos rock - mellow, striking and will eat from your finger if you so desire. +1 on Tony's plant comments - right spectrum bright light and the right species makes for a lot you can do with out any bells and whistles. You could also stay small and go for a few types of dwarf cichilds all at once - Nanacaras, Apistos and Dicrossus - sort of like the 'jewel box', i.e., lots of small pretty things. Tank that large you could probably spawn 4 species at more or less the same time if you hardscaped it so as to give all of them their own territories/spawning areas. Twas me I'd do both - Cupid ciclhids for size, the rest to gild the lily, or forget the Cupids and go get 30 of Jeff's neons. It's a 125 - go for it.

What fun.
 
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I'll have to do some research on geos. They seem interesting. Tank is almost ready should be filled tonight! Any more ideas?
 
hollyfish2000

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You want stocking ideas for the 125 or the 40L? Sounds like your 40L needs work to me!;) I'd pull the blue ram (yawn) and add a pair of rainbow cichlids. Keep the cories, add plants, add a nice ABN from Tony and then add a group of rasboras or smaller tetra maybe rummynose or green fires. Or just get more friends for the cardinal . . .

I have a tank something like that and it's very satisfying.
 
mchambers

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Biotodoma cupidos

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... they do however like to rearrange things to put it mildly. Biotodoma cupidos rock - mellow, striking and will eat from your finger if you so desire.
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Where does one find Biotodoma Cupidos? Don't think I've ever seen them at a LFS, but they do sound nice.
 
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