Debating Where To Go With My Stock List
#1 Guest_AMcCaleb_*
Posted 11 December 2013 - 04:57 PM
#2
Posted 11 December 2013 - 05:24 PM
What I see that your tank is missing is maybe 3-5 growing Nocomis... its a bad picture but for size comparison look at this gallery archive pic at full resolution and pan around.
http://gallery.nanfa...ageViewsIndex=1
Nocomis don't eat fish (at least not blueheads in my experience, but you should get a Fishes of book and read up on your local Nocomis). I have five or so in my 75 with a huge school of yellowfins and I like the what the difference in size does to the dynamic of the tank.
I would also recommend maybe a jumprock sucker but I don't think it would do well with your gravel size... they really seem to need a sand bottom to filter feed enough to actually grow.
Another idea just for variety would be a group of Fundulus (again, whatever is local to you that makes sense). They might enjoy taking up residence in that upper right area where the plants are nice and tall and provide the kind of cover they are used to. I say a group, but you might have to settle for a pair... depending on the species some of the males can get kinda nasty to each other.
#3 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 11 December 2013 - 05:55 PM
#4 Guest_AMcCaleb_*
Posted 11 December 2013 - 06:12 PM
#5 Guest_BenCantrell_*
Posted 11 December 2013 - 06:30 PM
carmine shiner
red shiner
spotfin shiner
red shiner x spotfin shiner hybrid
steelcolor shiner
southern redbelly dace
greenside darter
rainbow darter
orangethroat darter
mud darter
banded darter
#6 Guest_AMcCaleb_*
Posted 11 December 2013 - 07:03 PM
#7 Guest_BenCantrell_*
Posted 11 December 2013 - 09:40 PM
#8
Posted 11 December 2013 - 11:20 PM
I'm thinking Blueheads are too far south for you... but you must have river chubs or some other local Nocomis... keep working that Petersons...
#9 Guest_BenCantrell_*
Posted 11 December 2013 - 11:36 PM
It would be really cool to recreate a hornyhead chub nest with a big school of colored up carmine shiners. Striped shiners and orangethroat darters would complete the scene, but that would require a fairly large aquarium.
#10
Posted 12 December 2013 - 10:45 AM
#11 Guest_BenCantrell_*
Posted 12 December 2013 - 11:32 AM
hornyhead chub - 1 or 2
carmine shiner - 20+
striped shiner - 2 or 3
orangethroat darter - a couple
greenside darter - a couple
rainbow darter - a couple
#12
Posted 12 December 2013 - 11:44 AM
And the big Luxilus like chub mounds too... would be interesting to have 2-3 chubs and 3-4 shiners to add to the fish that he has. That would really add some different action and body shape to the environment/habitat.
#13 Guest_AMcCaleb_*
Posted 12 December 2013 - 01:22 PM
#14 Guest_Orangespotted_*
Posted 12 December 2013 - 05:14 PM
#15 Guest_AMcCaleb_*
Posted 13 December 2013 - 03:54 PM
#16 Guest_Dustin_*
Posted 13 December 2013 - 05:08 PM
#17 Guest_AMcCaleb_*
Posted 13 December 2013 - 07:13 PM
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