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[doomiedee]

Hujeta gars might be a possibility if you go for a 55. I've never personally kept them but they look interesting.

Some of the smaller snakehead species might also be an option, are they legal where you are?

As for pikes, it really depends on which species you go for. my C.Lucius is very active!

Snakehead are illegal in the states .

Ill look into c.lucius and a few other species

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[doomiedee]

Alright dooms how's tricks ? I would personally go with the red wolf and I know how much you love wolfs
Alternatively rocket gars are pretty cool I had a group of them be warned they jump through tiny gaps lol
Cichlids - as mentioned hrp are nice , or firemouths
Have you thought about a breeding pair of kribensis ? I used to breed them colours are amazing , and there very active little cichlids digging all day , very nice fish IMO
I'm also loving Justin's 5 stars there proper little monsters check his thread out
You could even go African and have a little black calvus group I've got a couple there great looking fish , fearless little things aswell they never run and hide when it kicks off

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Evz you know me too good. My first thought was a red wolf but i wanted to cover other options first . I actually talked to ichiban tropical fish and they have reds in stock. I always loved firemouths but hrps arent tickling my fancy. Thats why i rather go with calico cons or chetumales even cutteri . Personally ive never been a fan of African cichlids

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[Evz jardini]

Reds are cool I loved mine and will definitely be getting another one at some point
Check out kribensis though mate there cool fish , I'll try have a think I'm sure there's a few more ideas floating around this crazy head of mine hahaha

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[Evz jardini]

Forgot to say although kribs are African they do fine in lower pH waters I've bred them in american community tanks no problems
Right I'll shut up about them now lol

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[doomiedee]

I was kind of thinking of finally doing a amazon biotope . I never got around to finishing it and after i broke my 40 breeder i just decided it was time to step away from the hobby.

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[Rivers2k]

Evz you know me too good. My first thought was a red wolf but i wanted to cover other options first . I actually talked to ichiban tropical fish and they have reds in stock. I always loved firemouths but hrps arent tickling my fancy. Thats why i rather go with calico cons or chetumales even cutteri . Personally ive never been a fan of African cichlids

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I love my fire mouths. They get great colors and are tough little fish. Mine backed down fish twice there size when they were breeding.

If you want something different. African butterfly fish. They are ugly and cool looking at the same time.

 

[xraycer]

How about crustaceans (shrimps, crawfish, etc)?

 

[doomiedee]

I love my fire mouths. They get great colors and are tough little fish. Mine backed down fish twice there size when they were breeding.

If you want something different. African butterfly fish. They are ugly and cool looking at the same time.

Aren't African butterflies hard to keep?

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[doomiedee]

I used to have crawfish as a kid. Im not sure though. I would probably do a small planted shrimp tank if anything

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[Rivers2k]

Aren't African butterflies hard to keep?

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I actually don't know. I have never kept them but they intrigue me. People do keep them so it is possible.