herperjosh Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 (edited) Hi AllI am now able to set up a 400 litre tank that is 135 x 60 x 50 and was wondering what to stock it with. The only fish that i am set on getting is a delhezi bichir and a butterfly fish. Other fish i have an interest in are leopard ctenopoma, banjo catfish, datnioide, striped leporinus and flag tails. Let me know if these are incompatible or need a larger tank. Are there any other fish that would be more suited to a tank this size with a delhezi bichir? I don't want any fish that are not captive bred.Thanks Edited September 20, 2015 by herperjosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herperjosh Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Have got a list of the fish i have considered and put through a fish compatibility website in regards to tank size and tank mates. I'm not sure how reliable it is. Will be running to aqua one cf1200 as filtration.Fish:1 x Delhezi Bichir (Polypterus delhezi)1 x African Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi)1 x Siamese Tigerfish (Datnioides polota)1 x Elephantnose Fish (Gnathonemus petersii)1 x Banjo Catfish (Bunocephalus coracoideus)1 x Banded Leporinus (Leporinus fasciatus)1 x Silver Prochilodus (Semaprochilodus taeniurus) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 The main problem I see with your stock list is that the banjo cat will eventually get eaten, probably by the poly, or the dat.Also depending on the temperament of the dat it could bully your butterfly fish, and elephant nose to death. As far as filtration goes, I used to use aqua one canister filters, but since buying a fluval/Eheim filter I have never looked back, and would always personally save for a bit longer so that I could get a better filter. herperjosh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herperjosh Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) The main problem I see with your stock list is that the banjo cat will eventually get eaten, probably by the poly, or the dat.Also depending on the temperament of the dat it could bully your butterfly fish, and elephant nose to death.As far as filtration goes, I used to use aqua one canister filters, but since buying a fluval/Eheim filter I have never looked back, and would always personally save for a bit longer so that I could get a better filter.The Banjo cat is a bit of an after thought so ill just drop that. As for the Dat i'm not too sure about getting one as i have heard they are only wild caught and i don't want to buy any that are. Butterfly is the closest ill get to an arrowana and elephant nose fish look so unique so i think ill just drop the Dat. Are there less aggressive Dats we can get in New Zealand? Or is the a similar large fish that isn't as aggressive? How are the Eheims better? I already have one cf1200 but i don't mind paying a little extra for an eheim if it will make a large difference.Thanks for the reply Edited September 22, 2015 by herperjosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 The aggression of the dat as with a lot of large fish depends on the individual, you could get one that is mellow as, or one that is super aggressive, there is no way of telling.If you remove the dat from the list going to a more peaceful community it will probably make your life easier.They provide better filtration, better water movement, and use less power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herperjosh Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 The aggression of the dat as with a lot of large fish depends on the individual, you could get one that is mellow as, or one that is super aggressive, there is no way of telling.If you remove the dat from the list going to a more peaceful community it will probably make your life easier.They provide better filtration, better water movement, and use less power.True, well ill take the Dat off for now but ill keep it as an option guess ill be saving a bit for an eheim then. How large of a tank do Jardiniis require i'm curious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculator Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 They grow to about 60cm in length, and are know for snapping and going on a killing spree when they hit about 30cm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herperjosh Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Butterfly fish it is. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Re the filtration - the CF1200 won't put through nearly enough for a tank that size. Minimum flow is 4 x the volume which would be 1600 litres per hour. You would require at least two CF to get near enough filtration. Perhaps the CF you already have and something else with quite a bit more volume. It doesn't have to break your budget though I have just sold my sun sun 1400lph which was absolutely brilliant and was only $85 brand new a couple of years ago. Pay more, perhaps less breakages - that I really cant comment on as no experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herperjosh Posted September 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Re the filtration - the CF1200 won't put through nearly enough for a tank that size. Minimum flow is 4 x the volume which would be 1600 litres per hour. You would require at least two CF to get near enough filtration. Perhaps the CF you already have and something else with quite a bit more volume. It doesn't have to break your budget though I have just sold my sun sun 1400lph which was absolutely brilliant and was only $85 brand new a couple of years ago. Pay more, perhaps less breakages - that I really cant comment on as no experience.I was planning to have two canister filters so just deciding on which brand the second one should be Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Yes there are a lot of options out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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