New guy looking for an entertaining fish for my 55g

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Pitbull14218

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Hi, this isn't my first tank, i'm interested in fish like the wolf fish, sabretooth(vampire tetra/ scomb)?? Birchir?

I want a fish that is entertaining to feed, something that tears up the feeders, I'm ok with having only 1 fish in my tank, although it would probably be nice to have a pleco or something to clean up a little

Any recommendations? I have searched, and googled, but I'm still having problems deciding. I'm about to leave my house now to go to our LFS that has all the good aggressive fish. EXCITED :)
 
A red wolf would work ok in a 55 , they tear up feeders , or one of the dwarf snakeheads if your not in the US , again they will chase feeders but not as aggressive as wolfs
 
For bichirs, you're pretty much limited to the Senegal but albinos and normals are common so that won't be a problem or even a group of ropefish. You can even keep a couple hujeta gars for the top. Mine attacked feeders voraciously but I switched them over to floating sticks and that was still pretty entertaining to watch how they attack them. I agree with the red wolf fish being a good choice. As for payara, you're limited to a single scomb but I loved the group I had. I think a cool mix for ya would be the Senegal bichir, a few ropefish, hujeta gars and an African brown knife. Make sure to have a lot of filtration though because they make a mess when they eat


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Aw3s0m3 said:
For bichirs, you're pretty much limited to the Senegal but albinos and normals are common so that won't be a problem or even a group of ropefish. You can even keep a couple hujeta gars for the top. Mine attacked feeders voraciously but I switched them over to floating sticks and that was still pretty entertaining to watch how they attack them. I agree with the red wolf fish being a good choice. As for payara, you're limited to a single scomb but I loved the group I had. I think a cool mix for ya would be the Senegal bichir, a few ropefish, hujeta gars and an African brown knife. Make sure to have a lot of filtration though because they make a mess when they eat


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How are the scomb or sabretooth tetra or payara when it comes to feeding and general maintenance? Are they all the same species?

I really like their teeth.

So are you saying that I can have one of each in a 55g?
 
Also can I buy these fish online? Or how do I get them, because my LFS didn't have any of these, except a some bichir but I don't know if I should get one, someone told me they don't eat like the others.
 
Pitbull14218 said:
How are the scomb or sabretooth tetra or payara when it comes to feeding and general maintenance? Are they all the same species?

I really like their teeth.

So are you saying that I can have one of each in a 55g?
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No way you can keep any of those fish in a 55.


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