Well..its like my title says any good stocking ideas? My friend has a tank i can have for free and its a 55 Gallon long..but i dont know what to put in it..so any ideas? 
55 Gallon Aquarium Idea for Stocking?
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stocking ideas
idea (1) 1 pair of oscars with good filterasion
idea (2) 2 convicts 2 severums 1 blood parrot
idea (3) 2 ornate bichiers 1 red devil
idea (4) 1 black rhom
idea (5) 3 red bellied piranhas
idea (6) 3 Assorted Apistogramma 2 Cockatoo Cichlid 30 cardinal tetras
idea (7) 5 discus 7 corydoras 20 runnie nose tetras 20 head and tail glow lights
idea (8) 2 needle fish 1 butterfly fish 2 cigar sharks
idea (9) salt with 1 snow flake eel 1 pair of panther groupers
idea (10) salt with a community of small marine fish such as clowns gobies
this are just some ideas theirs loads
idea (1) 1 pair of oscars with good filterasion
idea (2) 2 convicts 2 severums 1 blood parrot
idea (3) 2 ornate bichiers 1 red devil
idea (4) 1 black rhom
idea (5) 3 red bellied piranhas
idea (6) 3 Assorted Apistogramma 2 Cockatoo Cichlid 30 cardinal tetras
idea (7) 5 discus 7 corydoras 20 runnie nose tetras 20 head and tail glow lights
idea (8) 2 needle fish 1 butterfly fish 2 cigar sharks
idea (9) salt with 1 snow flake eel 1 pair of panther groupers
idea (10) salt with a community of small marine fish such as clowns gobies
this are just some ideas theirs loads
monsterberry;4391175; said:
probably half of these arent good choices..
manlyfish;4391188; said:
yea i know
why are a lot of this choices realy bad
1 oscar needs 55g 2 oscars need 75g if you are overfiltering your aquarium why cant you overstock a bit a 48"x18"x18" can hold 1 12" fish if you do extra maintanance a pair of oscars can live together in a 4ft
convicts grow 5" x2 10"
severums grow 10" x2 20"
blood parrots grow 8" total inches 38" a 55 can hold 40"-50" of fish
ornates grow 24" x2 48"
red devil grow 12" total 60" a ornates will aventialy need moving on
black rhom 18-20" im not saying have a 18" fish in a 48" aquarium it could be traded in when it out grows but would be ok for a while
red bellies grow 12" x3 36" not over stocked
snow flake eel 24"
panther groupers 12" x2 24" not over stocked panthers would need moving on
i dont no if you get my point but only about 2 of my set ups are over stocked
this were rougth ideas i didnt say go put a 24" snow flake and 2 12" panthers in a 48" tank
didnt mean to ofend any one but i have a few salt water aquariums my self and there all fine ( i keep up with maintanance 2 40% water changes weekly) overstocking isnt just what kills fish lack of maintanance does
1 oscar needs 55g 2 oscars need 75g if you are overfiltering your aquarium why cant you overstock a bit a 48"x18"x18" can hold 1 12" fish if you do extra maintanance a pair of oscars can live together in a 4ft
convicts grow 5" x2 10"
severums grow 10" x2 20"
blood parrots grow 8" total inches 38" a 55 can hold 40"-50" of fish
ornates grow 24" x2 48"
red devil grow 12" total 60" a ornates will aventialy need moving on
black rhom 18-20" im not saying have a 18" fish in a 48" aquarium it could be traded in when it out grows but would be ok for a while
red bellies grow 12" x3 36" not over stocked
snow flake eel 24"
panther groupers 12" x2 24" not over stocked panthers would need moving on
i dont no if you get my point but only about 2 of my set ups are over stocked
this were rougth ideas i didnt say go put a 24" snow flake and 2 12" panthers in a 48" tank
didnt mean to ofend any one but i have a few salt water aquariums my self and there all fine ( i keep up with maintanance 2 40% water changes weekly) overstocking isnt just what kills fish lack of maintanance does
What are your tap water perameters (PH at least)? We can help you try to fit your stocklist around what your water source consists of. Hard water, go africans cichlids, soft water, go south American cichlids etc.. (<< only rough examples)
