Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Zach on December 02, 2014, 04:10:44 PM

Title: 75g tank - which fish to get?
Post by: Zach on December 02, 2014, 04:10:44 PM: Hey everyone I just purchased a 75 gallon fish tank setup and i can't decide which fish I should stock it with...ideas?!

I'm thinking I want to do a themed tank...either Lake Tanganyika cichlids or Lake Malawi only. Which do you like best?

Which is your favorite fish that I should stock with? Names/pics would help!

I'm hoping to stock my tank with Frontosa Fry in the future...if I can snag a good deal at next years auction but until then I want some quality, beautiful fish! (Thinking of getting some beauty's at Fantastic Fins as well :) )

I also wouldn't mind if a pair or two bred in that tank...I would separate fry into separate tank until they grow up a bit...maybe sell a few :)

Anything and everything is welcome!
Title: Re: 75g tank - which fish to get?
Post by: Ron on December 02, 2014, 06:06:39 PM: I keep trying tang community tanks every few years and keep going back to malawian cichlids instead. I still enjoy some of the tangs, but typically in a species specific setup. The malawians are hard to not always enjoy though. My vote is for a nice mbuna setup or a variety of small to mid-size haps.
Title: Re: 75g tank - which fish to get?
Post by: Zach on December 02, 2014, 06:38:30 PM: Nice man. I wouldn't mind a hap or mbuna species tank but recently have been interested in getting a few of the really cool tangs...like the Julies, Goby cichlids, and Moori...they are so cool. Still not set on what I want.
Title: Re: 75g tank - which fish to get?
Post by: jcunningham0295 on December 02, 2014, 06:44:01 PM: I would go tangs. I can get you Julies, calvus, and cyps. Great combo. That is what is in my display tank upstairs. Fronts in my opinion need a 6' tank.
Title: Re: 75g tank - which fish to get?
Post by: Zach on December 02, 2014, 06:47:50 PM: Sweet! Do you mind showng me some pics of your tank and fish? (PMed you)
Title: Re: 75g tank - which fish to get?
Post by: jcunningham0295 on December 02, 2014, 07:02:05 PM: Quote from: Zach on December 02, 2014, 06:47:50 PM
Sweet! Do you mind showng me some pics of your tank and fish? (PMed you)

Best think it too check out my Facebook page and website. I have a lot of pics of different tanks and fish that I keep and breed.
Title: Re: 75g tank - which fish to get?
Post by: Zach on December 02, 2014, 07:09:39 PM: Link to FB page?
Title: Re: 75g tank - which fish to get?
Post by: jcunningham0295 on December 02, 2014, 07:31:56 PM: https://facebook.com/CunninghamCichlids
Title: Re: 75g tank - which fish to get?
Post by: Cat(fish)lady on December 02, 2014, 11:34:51 PM: I keep both Mbuna and tangs, I keep catfish with all of them!

In the future, I'm looking at getting a 75 or 90 and stocking it with shellies and paracyprichromis!

You really could go either way, esp with some smaller species!
Title: Re: 75g tank - which fish to get?
Post by: mightieskeeper on December 05, 2014, 02:34:37 PM: Leave the Africans and try some centrals--- Hrps, cons, cutters, carpintis, maybe a midas/ red devil. There are lots of cool cichlids south of the boarder.