One big fish for a 55 long?

[Racersk]

I don't think you will get the 'puppy dog' response from a BGK- they hide during the day and are really only active at night.

The JD or Red Devil idea is cool, or maybe a jag or midas? Even a fancy GF of some sort would be pretty cool...

My wifes 'little' pearl scale fancy (Fido) is going on baseball size now in a little over a year!

 

[Kaybear]

Yea, I have heard some people having a very personable black ghost knife but I know my chances will be better with something else. I think he's just looking for something different, if not different looking then colorful. Another reason why I was looking at the flower horns. I will have to have him look at pics and decide what he wants. Hopefully my lfs will have what he wants so I don't have to have one shipped in.

 

[zippo300z]

How bout an electric blue jack dempsey and some clown loaches....they both grow extremely slow. Or some senegal bichirs if he wants something different.

 

[Freezekougra]

I would put a GT in there, although some people may argue that min. should be 75 and not 55.

 

[littlewangzfan]

My post might not be related to this thread but coming across a couple enjoying the same hobby puts a smile on my face. I'm happy for you and GL.

 

[Kaybear]

Thanks, he's just getting into fish because of me. He still looks at me weird when I try explaining the fishless cycling process and why I'm doing what I'm doing. His sister in law thinks I'm weird when I start my "fish talk" as she calls it, I just take it as her being jealous because I know my stuff
GT meaning green terror? I was looking at terrors last night and found a few colorful ones, are they the same thing, mislabeled or more of those poor fish being subjected to a dying or hormone process?
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT0OwDLfj3Z9bG_iONEEtkFFVBbqxwtfbbMMJVA3Oq4mkPwuMSL

 

[NCStateFisher]

All natural, green terrors are simply stunning fish with great natural coloration - some just have genetics that impressive

 

[Kaybear]

Good, guess now I just need to do my research and get him to look at some pics. We need to make a trip to the lfs to see what he has available too. It's been a little over a year since I have been there so I know he will be excited to see me. Another question, would two of the penguin 200 bio filters be good enough? I really only used sponge filters before because I was breeding, never had hang ons. One Is rated for a 50 gallon so I figure two would be plenty but I didn't know if there were other filters that would be better and still not extremely expensive.

 

[NCStateFisher]

i might upgrade to a little bigger hang on the back but as long as you keep up with your weekly WC's i think you should be okay with those for quite some time, especially if you buy the new fish relatively small

 

[Kaybear]

Yea, I plan on getting whatever fish young and I will be doing a fishless cycle on the 55 as well once we get everything for it. I'm only on the 3rd day of fishless cycling for my 75, I'm pretty excited. I know I still have a ways to go before it's ready but I know it's better for the fish in the long run to use the ammonia and be patient. I used to clean over 300 gallons of water twice a week with a python while I was breeding fish so a 75 and 55 that often will be nothing lol.