Right now I am contemplating what to put in my 55 gallon. I am having a hard time making my mind up. I do have my heart set on cichlids but I do not want anything that will out-grow the tank. I am planning on doing a 3D background with sand as a substrate. What do you guys think? If you were setting up a 55 gallon right now, what would you put together? How many fish of each would you stock it with?
What to put in my 55 gallon? Ideas?
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Do some eartheatters! I personally like the Gymnogeophagus species or smaller Geophagus such as "Orange" or "Red" Heads
angelfish would work best IMO.
with a 3D background you will be taking out some space in the tank. average of 2-3 inches of width, so you're limiting yourself to the smaller types of cichlids. with this setup you can perhaps put in a jack dempsey but he may have a hard time turning around when hes fully grown. the angelfish will also allow you to have more than one, say a school of 6. plus they are peacefull enough to make a community tank.
with a 3D background you will be taking out some space in the tank. average of 2-3 inches of width, so you're limiting yourself to the smaller types of cichlids. with this setup you can perhaps put in a jack dempsey but he may have a hard time turning around when hes fully grown. the angelfish will also allow you to have more than one, say a school of 6. plus they are peacefull enough to make a community tank.
would geophagus, gymnogeophagus, angelfish, festivums, keyholes, cory cats, and a pictus cat all work together? would they all be good tankmates? i would probably be overstocking but what would you think would be the best combination of those fish together? how many of each fish so I do not overcrowd the tank? thanks for the ideas by the way.
definitely my choice would a male ex-cixhlasoma istlanum red if you can find them if not id do a green terror male
+1 - Angels now come in a variety of gorgeous colors - this could be an amazing setup.
Male GTs grow too large for a 55g.
well if you end up getting a super beast green terror uyou could always upgrade but youd be hard pressed to find them over ten inches but they do grow larger sometimes just like doviis grow to 30 inches in aquariums