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    Hello,

    I am looking for stocking suggestions for a 6 ft x 18deep x 22high, looking for a single fish. Please give me your ideas, some I have thought of are;

    1)green terror (pair)
    2)flowerhorn
    3)some type of snakehead

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    how about my Temensis Peacock Bass at 14+inches...

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    Thought of the bass, but wouldn't it outgrow it soon??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gone Fishy View Post
    Thought of the bass, but wouldn't it outgrow it soon??
    the temensis would but monos would be good.

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    maybe some geo's from charles..they are some real nice fish i think. 5 would look great.
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    You mean you just want to have 1 fish in the tank or one type of fish. Personally, if I had a tank that big I would do frontosias, always wanted to try it.
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    For a single fish, I'd do an Arowana. If you want a group of large fish, I'd do Geos or Discus.
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    if its just one fish I would do one of those wolffish

    or vampire tetras (tho i read you will need more then one)

    ooooh or a lungfish .. its like a dog.. super cute
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    lungfish (australian, if you can find one) or an emperor snakehead or some other biggies.
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    mind you some of the biggies might out grow a tank that narrow
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