Best lone (or pair) cichlid for a 55/75

[Eläköön]

but black nastys also have the reputation for dying early on.
i read somewhere on this site that a guy had to buy 5 or 6 juvies and only one made it above the 4-5" mark. so yeah id go with the devil or robertsoni

 

[fishluvr12]

get a single black nasty dont see those often

55 is too small for the Black Nasty.You could try the RD,a Cuban or a RTM

 

[cornbread_5]

a female true red terror

 

[bluegryffin]

I'm leaning towards the RD, but I'm having second thoughts about moving fish to my 75. A friend of mine stocked his tanks super-heavy like the 75 would/will be, and his fish were fine. He just over-filtered, watched how much they ate, and did healthy water-changes. Anyone else say RD? IT would probably be a petsmart RD.

 

[Tug]

I'd say Midas, for this reason right here.... Now thi isn't a midas but you get the idea. Amphilophus in a single specimen tank are awesome
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/moonbug139/?action=view&current=MOV01907.flv

 

[bluegryffin]

Yeah, I just have to figure out how to fit my other fish together. I love barred midas, but I don't want to spend the cash to order one.

 

[---XR---]

green terror, grammodes or istlanum for single 55.

 

[dlp40]

RD Just try to get a female if it's for the 55 / or get ready to move a male to your 75 in about 10 months +/-. But my vote is RD