55 gallon

[native]

Hello everyone I will soon have an empty 55 gallon, I was wondering what to stock it with. I was thinking a jd or 2 and some corydoras and dithers or a green terror and some corydoras or pictus. What do you all think? Feel free to give any criticism or suggestions. Thanks

 

[Garrett.turbo]

severums would be nice gts can possably out grow the 55, jd's are slow growers and i personally think severums colors are prettier

 

[native]

Ok I'll consider the severum. How many would I be able to have in a 55g though?

 

[Warborg]

Seems JD/Green Terror will kill the cories

 

[native]

Ok what about a pictus or Raphael? And would a pair of jd be good in a 55g for life?

 

[Garrett.turbo]

you could keep a pair of sevs in it with other fish, and i heard sevs arent as aggressive towards other fish so you could get the corys and that too

 

[Tayler]

You could have both in a 55 gallon for a long time. GTs take forever to grow out to 12", it takes years.

 

[native]

Ok I'm thinking either a pair of sevs or a pair of jack dempseys now. What would I be able to keep with them in a 55g if any?(Bottom dwellers, dithers, algae eaters and the such)

 

[Garrett.turbo]

sevs would be anything, jd's depending on aggression would prolly kill everything smalled and less aggresive then them

 

[Jmart159]

I think a pair of JDs would be great. That is what I keep in my 55 gal. and they are the strongest bonded pair of fish I've ever had. I've heard of some people having the same pair for up to 8 or 10 years. As far as tank mates go, you may be out of luck. They can be pretty territorial. A raphael cat may be alright. They are pretty tough and tend to stay hidden most of the time. Good luck with what ever you decide to do.