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DMD123,
210 gallon tank is a bunch of tank space to fill up with medium to small schooling fish. But having 2-3 different shoals would be interesting. I just did this in my 140. Although in my 140 all my fish are on a dwarf scale to me it's the same idea as yours. I have a couple center fish, like you have. Then I have 7 feet of tank space. On a whim, and a few weeks of thinking I picked out 3 species of shoaling fish. So now I have a total of 4 schools of fish. They all kind of stick to their own species, mix up a bit, then head their own way. I would have to agree it does keep the tank more interesting with my prize fish just drifting around seeing what's going on.
I see Roseline Barbs on your list. I've seen these as full grown adult fish. If you had a school of 6-8 in your 210 they would look spectacular. There are larger type tetras in the 3-4" range, (I don't know how your cichlid would do with them) but it might be cool to research if interested. Rainbow fish is a good default for larger wondering fish but Minnow fish like the Denision Barb are more interesting if you ask me. They do more darting around. My personal favorite Rainbow fish is the Madagascar Rainbow fish. This fish is more "minnow" type and darts around and packed full of colors like gold in body with greens , blues and reds in the tail. Both these fish reach about 6-7 inches. Adult Congo tetra get about 3.5 inches and are absolutely gorgeous and have these teeth that remind me of mini piranha . All 3 of these fish I have owned with larger cichlids such as Festae and JD. As long as the cichlid will be okay with them they will be okay with the cichlid.
On a larger note. Adult Bala Sharks look pretty darn cool.
Idk, just throwing ideas out there...
lloyd378, WOW - nice tank!!
210 gallon tank is a bunch of tank space to fill up with medium to small schooling fish. But having 2-3 different shoals would be interesting. I just did this in my 140. Although in my 140 all my fish are on a dwarf scale to me it's the same idea as yours. I have a couple center fish, like you have. Then I have 7 feet of tank space. On a whim, and a few weeks of thinking I picked out 3 species of shoaling fish. So now I have a total of 4 schools of fish. They all kind of stick to their own species, mix up a bit, then head their own way. I would have to agree it does keep the tank more interesting with my prize fish just drifting around seeing what's going on.
I see Roseline Barbs on your list. I've seen these as full grown adult fish. If you had a school of 6-8 in your 210 they would look spectacular. There are larger type tetras in the 3-4" range, (I don't know how your cichlid would do with them) but it might be cool to research if interested. Rainbow fish is a good default for larger wondering fish but Minnow fish like the Denision Barb are more interesting if you ask me. They do more darting around. My personal favorite Rainbow fish is the Madagascar Rainbow fish. This fish is more "minnow" type and darts around and packed full of colors like gold in body with greens , blues and reds in the tail. Both these fish reach about 6-7 inches. Adult Congo tetra get about 3.5 inches and are absolutely gorgeous and have these teeth that remind me of mini piranha . All 3 of these fish I have owned with larger cichlids such as Festae and JD. As long as the cichlid will be okay with them they will be okay with the cichlid.
On a larger note. Adult Bala Sharks look pretty darn cool.
Idk, just throwing ideas out there...
lloyd378, WOW - nice tank!!
