New tank setup.( got ideas?)

[hotsauce48]

I was thinking abot geting a 120 gallon tank.And I wanted to put in.

: plenty of amazonian plants like amazon sword,radican,micro,rangeri,ruffle am.compacta.(ect.)
:Amazonian fish as
bristlenose pleco (1)
pitbull plecos (3)
zebra otos (5-6)
south amer.bumblebee cat (1)
neon teras (9-15)
glowlight tetras (9-15)
cardinal tetras (6-11)
silver-tip tetras (7-11)
rummynose tetras (8-11)
( + some kind of corydoras )
:amazonian driftwood ( lots of it )
:natural gravel,rocks and sand

What do you think? will it be succesful.( respond yes or no) give details why or why not)

[MatsP]

The only fish in that list that stands out is the Rummy nose tetras - I'd expect them to want slightly warmer temperature than the 25'C that the majority of the fishes are expecting to have.

I would also try to keep ONE form of algae-eater. Competition between common bristlenose

Ancistrus cf_cirrhosus

,

Otocinclus cocama

and

Parotocinclus jumbo

is likely to leave one species the winner, and the rest starved to death. It is POSSIBLE to have a setup where all live happy together, but I would recommend that you stick to one of these three species.

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Mats

[hotsauce48]

What if I supply them with their own wafers,worms and flake individually?

[MatsP]

What if I supply them with their own wafers,worms and flake individually?

The problem is that it's very hard to feed ONE fish (or one species) without the others at least TRYING to get in on the feeding. And the fish that is the strongest/toughest/nastiest will win that fight.

Fish that eat different things are slightly easier - but there's still a bit of a problem with that, since meat-eaters often have to compete with herbivores that take the oppurtunity to eat some meat - in nature, they often live in places where there isn't much meaty products available. In an aquarium, it's easy for herbivores to overeat on protein rich-food, if care is not take to ensure that they get enough vegetables.

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Mats