I wanna make the best 55gallon tank out theere. It will be planted. But what do you guys think about stocking it? I want to make it so great you cannot take your eyes off it and you never wanna look away. I want the stock to be colorful active fun and extrodinary I want you to cry when your looking at this tank. What do you guys think will make the stocking extrodinary. I want it to be a community tank.
55gal spectacular
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hmm im thinking mabe some angel fish some hatchets. or some killies. im not one to keep comunity but if i were then this is what i wuld keep.of corse ya know when this is done ya have to post up pics.
This will vary greatly by person.
Channa Assam blue sp. would do it for me.
Lots of plants and ultra-clear lighting and spotless water.
To be fair: It's not what you keep, it's how you keep it. You could probably make a black molly look totally pimp in a 55g if you gave it the right background and decor.
Channa Assam blue sp. would do it for me.
Lots of plants and ultra-clear lighting and spotless water.
To be fair: It's not what you keep, it's how you keep it. You could probably make a black molly look totally pimp in a 55g if you gave it the right background and decor.
Hey, good luck on this project just a few things to point out-
For a start i would recomend you do lots of research on planted tanks. You may want to look around a little on this link for basic ideas. Once you've decided your basic plan, you can fine tune it a bit. Some thing to think about-
- Substrate. Personally I would choose a plant-friendly substrate such as fluorite, then add a more aesthetic substrate over that, such as dried oak leaves or smooth/tumbled rocks.
- Background. If the tank is heavily planted enough, you may not even want to worry about a background, but it will take a while for the plants to completely cover it. You can look around for a good 3-D background, make one yourself, paint a background, or use a pre-made sheet background.
- Lighting. You'll want to buy lighting according to the plants you choose. You may also want to consider using actinic light, moonlights, etc.
- Plants. Since this is a planted tank, you'll need plants. Their are some stickies in the planted section about different plants, this link also has a list of a bunch of plants. You'll want to decide on a foreground, mid-area, and background plant type. It will make for an interesting tank to use different colored plants, such as red ludwiga, etc. Another interesting technique is to get dried fern and paint it to a desirable color, make sure whatever you use to paint it with won't wash off or hurt your fish.
- Filtration/Co2. As for filtration, you'll want something easily concealable but also effeciant. Eheim's classic canister filters would be my first choice. As for a Co2 system, this will require some research on your part. Some people don't use any at all with good results, others swear buy it. Again, this is up to you. You may want to consider a UV bulb, if your willing to spend the extra dollars. This will make your water clear and remove unwanted algae.
Hope this helps.
Blackshark11k
For a start i would recomend you do lots of research on planted tanks. You may want to look around a little on this link for basic ideas. Once you've decided your basic plan, you can fine tune it a bit. Some thing to think about-
- Substrate. Personally I would choose a plant-friendly substrate such as fluorite, then add a more aesthetic substrate over that, such as dried oak leaves or smooth/tumbled rocks.
- Background. If the tank is heavily planted enough, you may not even want to worry about a background, but it will take a while for the plants to completely cover it. You can look around for a good 3-D background, make one yourself, paint a background, or use a pre-made sheet background.
- Lighting. You'll want to buy lighting according to the plants you choose. You may also want to consider using actinic light, moonlights, etc.
- Plants. Since this is a planted tank, you'll need plants. Their are some stickies in the planted section about different plants, this link also has a list of a bunch of plants. You'll want to decide on a foreground, mid-area, and background plant type. It will make for an interesting tank to use different colored plants, such as red ludwiga, etc. Another interesting technique is to get dried fern and paint it to a desirable color, make sure whatever you use to paint it with won't wash off or hurt your fish.
- Filtration/Co2. As for filtration, you'll want something easily concealable but also effeciant. Eheim's classic canister filters would be my first choice. As for a Co2 system, this will require some research on your part. Some people don't use any at all with good results, others swear buy it. Again, this is up to you. You may want to consider a UV bulb, if your willing to spend the extra dollars. This will make your water clear and remove unwanted algae.
Hope this helps.
Blackshark11k