dave349 wrote:
would convicts,german rams and balas go together? along with a bristle
nose pleca
dave349 wrote:
hey im a newbie here, and i'm thinking of starting a new community in a
45 gallon tank i was given quite awhile ago but has been sitting around
for a few years. i have a couple ideasfor species for the tank, but not
sure how many, and also what other types would be good.

- bala shark (at least 2, i know they like to be in pairs)
- freshwater angelfish
- some type of pleca (i don't know much about these but i heard they
eat algae, correct me if i'm wrong please, alsomore info on them)
- and maybe another type of Cichlid

thanks in advance for your help,

David

I still think even a 75g is going to be too small for Balas. I have a
75g and I wouldn't think of putting even one in there. They really get
large and being the type of fish they are, they need a lot of space for
swimming. LIke now that you have Danios...you see how they swim back
and forth, back and forth all day long....Balas need to swim too...and
a fully grown Bala isn't going to have enough room, even in a 75g.