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yourwinter
05-13-2005, 6:58 PM
I am thinking about starting a predatory tank. I currently have a 55 gal. I have always had pretty tame fish, so I am now looking for more of an aggressive, fish eating, tank. Any suggestions???
Too many choices, 1 fish or several? Mean or just munch master?
way too many choices, your best bet is to visit your local fish store and see what's available. ;)
moved to General Aquaria Discussion.
Daddyo72
05-13-2005, 10:02 PM
Too broad of a question.
yourwinter
05-14-2005, 9:15 AM
I would like to have several fish. The same species, or different...that doesn't really concern me so long as they can house together. They don't have to to be totally aggressive, just 'munch monsters' I guess. '
Embowe
05-21-2005, 9:00 AM
You could go with a shoal of 3 or 4 red bellied pirahna....
piranha45
05-21-2005, 9:03 AM
african malawi haplochromis fish would make things interesting, prolly wouldn't be able to eat goldfish till they approached adult size, for the smaller species anyway. Most would happily devour guppies and ghost shrimp at any size though.
WckedMidas
05-21-2005, 2:40 PM
pair of salvini
Nothing can beat tiger dats. :D
cenecker
05-27-2005, 9:05 PM
two or three senegal bichirs, of course, as they mature they might fight in that small a tank
PredatoryFishMagazine
05-29-2005, 5:34 AM
The only aggressive fish I can think of off the top of my head that would be able to live thier whole life in a 55g would be african butterfly fish. They stay small, but they are aggressive. I have three of them in my "oddball" tank, and they'll swim over and bite my hand whenever I do water changes or reach in the tank at all.
Know that I think of it you could also do small cichlids, small knifefish (ones that stay under 10"), or you could just use it as a grow out tank and get something bigger that gives you more space. When it comes to agressive fish, most of them just get to big to be kept in a 55g.
clairefish
05-29-2005, 9:30 PM
I think oscars are very cute and lovable if you keep your fingers out of the water!!!
claire
Phtstrat
05-30-2005, 11:35 AM
A 55 gallon tank is kind of hard to house any large pred fish in because they are only 12" wide. Most species that would be worth keeping would need at least 18-24" in tank width, so you might consider getting a standard 75 gallon or something of the sort.
rayman45
05-30-2005, 12:31 PM
dwarf snakehead