Stocking suggestions for a 110 L tank.

I hope to have my 110 L tank next to empty for a new face lift next week. I would like some advice on what
Stock to put in the tank.
I love lots of colour could I keep some of these or would they grow to big?
loach fish
african cichlid fish
frontosa fish

Any help or ideas for my 110 ltr tank will be great.
Thanks

Irish-zx10r

Hi I think fronts wouldn't be a good idea they get rather big,
Even if you got one you may run into trouble because I think there kept better in shoals!
Ive kept 4 or 5 Malawis in a 180ltr a male and 4 females and even then the male will harass females and you can have stress problems!
Not sure about loaches tbh!
Hope this helps!
Tbh I would look at dwarf cichlids in a 110 ltr but thats just me!

I'd second all of that. For colour and activity, I think it's hard to beat livebearers, though maybe that's a little more simplistic than you're looking for

LemonJelly wrote:

I'd second all of that. For colour and activity, I think it's hard to beat livebearers, though maybe that's a little more simplistic than you're looking for

I will try anything I like the idea of a planted tank
Please keep your ideas coming and maybe I will go with one of yours.

You should have a look at your water parameters and see what type of water you have available,
I.e soft hard,kh and so on and then make your decision from there.

Shoals of Espei Rasbora (Trigonostigma espei) look great in a planted tank as do cherry barbs (Puntius titteya).
On the dwarf cichlid end try Bolivian Rams (Mikrogeophagus altispinosus), these look great with a shoal of Cardinal tetras (Paracheirodon axelrodi), or some pencils i.e. Nannostomus beckfordi. And don't forget your corydoras for the bottom they're hard to beat.

Deaglan wrote:

Shoals of Espei Rasbora (Trigonostigma espei) look great in a planted tank as do cherry barbs (Puntius titteya).
On the dwarf cichlid end try Bolivian Rams (Mikrogeophagus altispinosus), these look great with a shoal of Cardinal tetras (Paracheirodon axelrodi), or some pencils i.e. Nannostomus beckfordi. And don't forget your corydoras for the bottom they're hard to beat.

Thanks keep your ideas coming.

My water is around
Ph 7.6
Ammonia 0 0.25

if you go planted, be prepared to take your time with it. by that i mean that right now, maybe fish would be a secondary concern. i have a 180l tank with only tetras in it at the moment, and not many. i've startred planting it up but it's going to be pretty empty for at least 3 months i'd say

LemonJelly wrote:

if you go planted, be prepared to take your time with it. by that i mean that right now, maybe fish would be a secondary concern. i have a 180l tank with only tetras in it at the moment, and not many. i've startred planting it up but it's going to be pretty empty for at least 3 months i'd say

Dont think i be patient enough to wait for 3 months

i like most of the ideas for my stock but i am trying to get away from small fish and try out a few bigger fish.
i am also thinking about getting a 400 ltr tank,
I just have to get more money to fund my next adventure

hey man have a look in the photo section at my tank juwel 125 but only has around 100ltr cause of the background i keep 12 small africans in their and its perfect lots of colour and plenty to see once you have a good filter its grand my filter is for a 300 ltr tank but its eheim so its not like a washing machine in the tank

the tank is to small to house these fish to their full size but il get a year to a year and a half out of them and then return them to the shop for small ones again

i will look them up thanks

after lods of advice i think i know what i want and i think i am going to keep the 110 tank and just move some fish to another tank and make space for some new fish

here is the stock at the minute and i hope to add to this.

1 black Molly fish
1 gibbicep Pleco (move to new tank)
2 angelfish
2 sailfin mollies
1 Bala shark
2 red tail black sharks (move 1 to new tank)
2 serpae tetra fish
4 zebra Danio
4 Penguin Tetra

new fish i like
cory panda catfish
german blue ram
dwarf cichlid kribensis
Thomasi cichlids

would these be ok in the same tank and would the tank be big enough for them or would it be over stocked ?

irish-zx10r wrote:

i will look them up thanks

after lods of advice i think i know what i want and i think i am going to keep the 110 tank and just move some fish to another tank and make space for some new fish

here is the stock at the minute and i hope to add to this.

1 black Molly fish
1 gibbicep Pleco (move to new tank)
2 angelfish
2 sailfin mollies
1 Bala shark
2 red tail black sharks (move 1 to new tank)
2 serpae tetra fish
4 zebra Danio
4 Penguin Tetra

new fish i like
cory panda catfish
german blue ram
dwarf cichlid kribensis
Thomasi cichlids

would these be ok in the same tank and would the tank be big enough for them or would it be over stocked ?

this is all for a 110lt ? way overstocked if so , like over the hill and rollin .. also big compatiblity issues

The tank looks empty, all the fish are tiny apart from the Pleco. I am aware they will grow and I am always upgrading tanks
Can I add anything to my list even with some fish moved to a new tank?

im not too sure what you are tring to do , but even with say Balas and red tails , balas get pretty big and red tails can be pretty narky !

red tailed shark will harass the bala shark! believe me i know what its like to want loads of cool stuff bala shark will grow to over a foot. if you pick a theme and stick to it, like if you want colour African cichlids are great but your tank is 2 small so look at pics of other tanks and i'm sure inspiration will come.
jim

bmcg38 wrote:

im not too sure what you are tring to do , but even with say Balas and red tails , balas get pretty big and red tails can be pretty narky !

I am learning everyday what should and shouldn't be in the tank.
I know about the bala and the red tail
I am trying to stock the tank with small fish
and I am wondering if I could add some fish to my list.
Am I going in the right direction?
or what changes should I make to have some of the fish on my list?

is this list currently in the tank ?

1 black Molly fish
1 gibbicep Pleco (move to new tank)
2 angelfish
2 sailfin mollies
1 Bala shark
2 red tail black sharks (move 1 to new tank)
2 serpae tetra fish
4 zebra Danio
4 Penguin Tetra

ok from what i know which you could write on the back of a small stamp is, bala shark should be in a shoal but can live alone but needs to be in a big tank angels grow too big for your tank, Penguin Tetra narky lil bullies, serpae tetra also can be nippy i would imagine them kicking black molly's and sail fin mollys ass look up aqadvise.com and but in your suggestions and see what it says i think it gives good guide lines.
jim

bmcg38 wrote:

is this list currently in the tank ?

1 black Molly fish
1 gibbicep Pleco (move to new tank)
2 angelfish
2 sailfin mollies
1 Bala shark
2 red tail black sharks (move 1 to new tank)
2 serpae tetra fish
4 zebra Danio
4 Penguin Tetra

yes this is what i have now.

The reason for only one shark being moved is the other two are very peacefull and never bother any fish
but when they grow they will also be moved. if you look back to the start of this post you will also see i am thinking about buying a 400 ltr tank but this wont be till the summer.

irish-zx10r wrote:

bmcg38 wrote:

is this list currently in the tank ?

1 black Molly fish
1 gibbicep Pleco (move to new tank)
2 angelfish
2 sailfin mollies
1 Bala shark
2 red tail black sharks (move 1 to new tank)
2 serpae tetra fish
4 zebra Danio
4 Penguin Tetra

yes this is what i have now.

The reason for only one shark being moved is the other two are very peacefull and never bother any fish
but when they grow they will also be moved. if you look back to the start of this post you will also see i am thinking about buying a 400 ltr tank but this wont be till the summer.

ok , well i would say you are currently overstoced for a 110 .. however if you feel its working out for you go with it .. If you really think it looks empty maybe add to the tetras or danios

newbejkjimk wrote:

ok from what i know which you could write on the back of a small stamp is, bala shark should be in a shoal but can live alone but needs to be in a big tank angels grow too big for your tank, Penguin Tetra narky lil bullies, serpae tetra also can be nippy i would imagine them kicking black molly's and sail fin mollys ass look up aqadvise.com and but in your suggestions and see what it says i think it gives good guide lines.
jim

lots or warning going on there think i will have to change nearly everything in the tank and i only have half the list typed in lol great site though going to be a busy night seen what will and wont work.
It would be great to here your ideas and thanks for all the help lads
When i first started keeping fish i started on the wrong foot and got some terrible advice from my lfs i even think they told me to get a group of rtsharks instead of bala sharks and they said they were only small so i have plenty of time to get a new and bigger tank. Its the advice from here thats putting me on the right track and hopefully soon i will have the right setup.

thanks
James

irish-zx10r wrote:

newbejkjimk wrote:

ok from what i know which you could write on the back of a small stamp is, bala shark should be in a shoal but can live alone but needs to be in a big tank angels grow too big for your tank, Penguin Tetra narky lil bullies, serpae tetra also can be nippy i would imagine them kicking black molly's and sail fin mollys ass look up aqadvise.com and but in your suggestions and see what it says i think it gives good guide lines.
jim

lots or warning going on there think i will have to change nearly everything in the tank and i only have half the list typed in lol great site though going to be a busy night seen what will and wont work.
It would be great to here your ideas and thanks for all the help lads
When i first started keeping fish i started on the wrong foot and got some terrible advice from my lfs i even think they told me to get a group of rtsharks instead of bala sharks and they said they were only small so i have plenty of time to get a new and bigger tank. Its the advice from here thats putting me on the right track and hopefully soon i will have the right setup.

thanks
James

redtails are great , we used to have one , he started off small and humble , ended up big bully tank owner , kids called him sarge

glad you find it useful it a good rough guide for starting out.
jim

After looking at the link Jim posted it says a lot of the fish I was thinking of mixing are not suited .
Can a Synodontis euptera Catfish and gibbicep Pleco be in the same tank as cichlid fish ?