Stocking ideas for a 60 gal?

[aquashelle]

I have fish in a temporary tank, and am wondering what else I could add if i upgrade to our 60...

Right now I have the following:

2 nicaragua cichlids (pair)
1 demasoni
2 Orange blossom Fuellborni(sp?)
1 male convict
1 pleco

any other ideas? Perhpas some haps or peacocks? Any ideas are greatly appreciated!

[aquagirl02]

Re: Stocking ideas for a 60 gal?

did cobalt die?  :(

[Zulaab]

Re: Stocking ideas for a 60 gal?

Aquashelle.. can you keep both tanks ?
I would setup the 30 as a planted river tank, leaving your 2 nicaragua cichlids (pair) in there, with the pleco and possible the male convict.

For your 60 I would setup a heavily rocked landscape for your Demasoni and your orange blossom Fuellborni.
I would add another 3-5 more Demansoni to the tank, and then add another some yellow labs and peacocks.    A total about 15-20 fish should be your maximum.  I would stay away from haps simply they need more open space to swim and open up.  Your Demansoni and Fuellborni are both fish that like the rock works.  Peacocks too want some open area to swim over.  Right now I have a tank of just Peacocks and Yellow Labs.
I would make sure that the substrate in the 60 is some sort of sand style substrate, such as pool filter sand / play sand / sugar sand / something that allows your fish to dig like in their natural habitat.

[Hanson77]

Re: Stocking ideas for a 60 gal?

I will take a few pics of my 60 tonight that I just scaped and maybe it will give you some ideas.  Shoot me an email address because they always come out too large to post on here.  I got all the lace rock in mine from the landscaping place on 646 up close to 45.  He seems to have really good prices on all of his rocks and slate, you might want to check him out to get some more ideas.  40lbs of sand is the perfect amount to give you a decent sand bed, I used the black Tahitian Moon in mine and it took me two bags.