new 125 gal. tank.. help??

[libby_lu]

hi guys, im expecting a new 125 gal. tank soon, and i wanna know what ya'll think would look nice... i want to have some pretty cichlids in there, but im not familiar with which cichlids can be kept together.. if anyone can fill me in with that and give me some ideas that would be awesome!! thanks!

[CichlidFan]

I would advise you to follow your instincts, do you like sand or rock....or both...do you like clutter or emptiness.....fake or real.....you might want to browse thru the gallery here and other sites to get ideas in picture form????

Have fun, and remember, you can always change it if you don't like it.....

CF

[Somefishguy]

There are defiantly a lot you could do with that size tank, but that also mean there are plenty of cichlids you will need to choose from. If you want pretty then ide go for colorful bunch, which inclines me to African cichlid.

check out this site http://www.cichlid-forum.com/article...rence_list.php

It gives info on cichlids, and you can make look at the 75 gallon cookie cutter setup, and make a few more additions to it.

[billansor]

Congragulatons
Will this be a six footer or a five footer??

Somefishguy made an excellent suggestion about African Cichlids... I would suggest that you stick with just the Malawi types for the time, until you get more experience with these guys.

If you start out with African Cichlid juvies or fry, you will have a better harmony type tank. Many times you can get a group of about a dozen fry for the same price as a full grown trio of adults...

With African Cichlids, the more of a group you have, the better it will be for the most part.. As they grow, you can thin out a group..

For example; you may want to start with say a dozen red top Labeotropheus Trewavasse.... When they get bigger you can keep two males and the rest females.. and the same with other similar type Mbuna.

An example of stocking might be
Lab Trew (the ones up above)
Red top powder blue pseudeotropheus Zebra
Idotropheus sprengye
Acei
Lab blues or yellows
cytacora moori or blue dolphins..

Those have worked well for me..

Hope this helps..

Bill

[Rico]

i can show you at the store