STARTING NEW TANK!! need suggestions!

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Well having tank or not i will be getting it no matter what plus there is no harm in suggestioning before hand so i can plan things out now. Yes i am somewhat keen to the trimac as well they look awsome!! Lol but i want to explore other options as well! Any more suggestions?
 
Lyonsi Cichlids are rare cichlids now they arent in the wild anymore and they are cool fish you can keep 2 in a 75 for life
 
One step ahead hellman i alredy have some lyonis growing out for my current 75g that i will hopefully get a pair from and sell the rest. =) anyone else have any suggestions?
 
I suggest you get the tank before the fish, as others have said. No bigger than a 75 is kinda vague. Pick a fish you really like, then figure out if you can afford a tank to keep it.
 
Just for the record, lyonsi can be found in the wild. They are an endangered species... not yet extinct. But they are a bit rare, considered to some other more widely kept cichlids in the hobby... though, I have noticed an uptick in popularity of them recently. Which is a good thing, imo.

Good luck with your search!

-Rich
 
Ok Let me make an edit: A SOLO male fish for a 75G, has personality, gets a nuchal hump, and aggressive. Will go with simple tank deco (no gravel and a few objects for hiding spots and such) Either 2 cans or 1 can and 1 HOB for filters. Not too concern about cleaning as i have a good amount of time on my hands. What about Paratheraps breidohri does anyone have any experience with these fish? The colors on this fish are amazing in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NddLlm7stxg
 
Nice hump in a 75 gallon tank I would recomend looking into a male Amphilophus xiloaensis.
 
Mateomedina said:
Havent bought the tank yet but i have some money laying around so im going to be end up buying a tank, nothing bigger than a 75g. Whatever i do end up buying will definitly not be from LFS though i will have it shipped here through Dan or Rapps or someone of the sort. Whatever i do end up getting will only go in after the tank has been setup/ cycled etc. Any suggestions? =)
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i think it is good that you are buying from a breeder, they have the right fish and the right information, this info won't help but i have a 55 gallon that i got for $100 with the stand, a filter, a undergravel filter, all the gravel, and a heater. now i have 2 mechanical filters in there for my fish, i have a juvenile blood parrot hybrid, a juvenile male black convict, a juvenile male firemouth, a juvenile senegal bichir, and a juvenile striped raphael catfish in there
 
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