55 gallon tank ideas

[PaulieWallnuts]

Hi, I have an empty fifty five gallon long. Wanted to get ideas for what to put in it, I think Cichlids are cool have zero experience with them, I want one big "show" fish then a bunch of little cichlids.

 

[mpr163]

i'd do a vc10, a venustus, or a frontosa for your show fish. with the vc10 i'd do some mbunas, with the veustus i'd do some smaller peacocks, and with the front i'd do calvus's or brichardis.

 

[signde]

no way. venustus and fronts get way too big for a 55 gallon. both of those fish get over 12" which is wider than that tank.

i'd go with all mbuna personally. very active and very colorful. labs, zebras, afras, rusties.

 

[Peacock Rey]

yeah mbunas would be better for a 55 g.

 

[warmouth]

I would do some Jewels .

 

[jah29]

i would do a colony of demasoni

 

[duipo]

A few Discus? With the tank heavily planted and good lighting with some drift/bogwood it would look stunning

 

[jclyde13]

no way. venustus and fronts get way too big for a 55 gallon. both of those fish get over 12" which is wider than that tank.

i'd go with all mbuna personally. very active and very colorful. labs, zebras, afras, rusties.

I agree, there isn't much in the way of large African cichlids that would work for a 55 gallon.

To the OP: if you want a larger show fish, you'll be better off going with SA or CA cichlids like an EBJD or a severum, but nothing that will get to over 10".

 

[duipo]

So what did you go with?

 

[signde]

if you want some ideas for cichlids in a 55 gallon there are a bunch of guides available

google "55 gallon cichlid cookie cutter"