Stocking a new 100 gallon tank ideas?

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Recently we've decided to revive an old 100 gallon tank that was just taking up space. While we're waiting for the tank to cycle, we're looking for large fish with great personalities that have minimal aggression.
So far we're thinking NW Cichlids like oscars and jacks but we are NOT going to feed live foods so as not to promote aggression. However, We are open to any suggestions. As always, inexpensive is best.
Again, we want Large, Impressive but peaceful. (as possible)
Also, We're not looking for African cichlids because they need buffering and are not available locally.
Thanks.:)
 
I vote for discus! If you have the PH to promote them they are beautiful, large, and generally peace fish to keep. they tend to thrive in lower PH environment (my PH is 6.4 and its apparently ideal for them). I have considered actually adding a couple to my peaceful community tank (im broke atm though). You can even keep some smaller schools of fish with them. Good luck!
 
Thanks for the quick reply. The Discus are a bit pricey. $60 and up. I'd rather go cheaper. Lets say $20 per fish is the limit. Thanks for the great suggestion though. Discus are Beautiful and if price was not a factor, I'd be all over 'em. :)
 
I'm a huge fan of a Black Ghost Knife. A 100 gal is almost ideal for one, and you can train it to eat our of your hand. Plus, they are beautiful.
 
Hmmm there are so many possiblilities. I think a school of a 100 plus killifish would be amazingly awesome! And if you need killies check out my clasifieds
 
How about 1,000 neon tetras? OOPS you said big!:grinyes: I don't consider JD or Oscars to be friendly. Discus, Severums, Silver Dollars, Angelfish all get to be 6+ inches. SD's are real skittish but fun to watch. Angelfish are NW Cichlids and get territorial if mating.

I have an SD with my Oscars with no problem as they are too fast for the O's. He also help to clean up the waste shooting out the O's gills at feeding time!
 
Are you in the US? If so, consider centrarchids such as Lepomis sunfish and Ambloplites basses. These guys are similar to cichlids in size, personality, and appearance, are readily available in the US, and are different from what most fishkeepers have. Here are some examples:

Longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis):
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Dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus):
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Shadow bass (Ambloplites ariommus):
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These guys are readily trained to pellets and frozen food. There can be aggression problems if you have multiple individuals of the same species, but a mixed species group (one of each) and a well-structured tank usually eliminate these problems. If you are interested I can provide the names of some vendors. Depending where you are in the US, you may be able to catch many of these fish in your local waters.
 
Silver dollars grow big and are very peaceful, even toward the skittish side.
 
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