stocking my first 55g!! what would you do?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Good to hear your gonna say no to the oscar....oscar in a 55g is a lot of work. Dwarf pikes look soooooooo cool. Oh and you don't realize the bichir love till you get some. Can't wait to see what you pick.
 
scottswald;3994408; said:
quick question, if i were to get 24 exodons, would it work to get 12 then get 12 the same size a month later? just to split the cost...
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i can't think of a good reason not to. never kept them though, so you might want to do some community research on them if you're worried about fights when new fish are added.

Raptorthefishman;3994424; said:
Good to hear your gonna say no to the oscar....oscar in a 55g is a lot of work. Dwarf pikes look soooooooo cool. Oh and you don't realize the bichir love till you get some. Can't wait to see what you pick.
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yeah, apparently there is a bug of some kind that is caught with keeping bichirs.
 
Dreamsing;3994356; said:
i'd also recommend stocking 10 to 20 since they get up to 6 inches long ...
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They get to be 3 or 4 inches. I'd love to see one that is 6 inches.
And since it is a 48''x18'',you could easily have 40.
 
fishbum;3995067; said:
Great,thanks for pointing that out buddy. Which makes 40 or so do-able.
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think i might go for 30 or a similar number, i get the tank very soon, havnt even seen it yet but its from a mate, im only paying 30 quid for it with substrate and a filter, lights etc, (just no heater) but its fairly new and it cant be bad for 30 quid!

dont know what type of filter it is untill i get it, all i know is it's fluval. i've been checking the prices of other filter options for a 55 incase its crap...

what you think for exo's.... proper background which is dark and has a bit of plantage on it or paint the back matt black?
 
30 would probably be perfect.

I like to paint backgrounds. Then you never have to worry about them falling off,or water getting between the background and glass.
 
fishbum;3995159; said:
30 would probably be perfect.

I like to paint backgrounds. Then you never have to worry about them falling off,or water getting between the background and glass.
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i know im getting a little off topic here but i was wondering if tanks take a few coats of paint to look good?
 
If you brush or roll it,2 to 4 usually. If you spray it,at least 6 light coats to get it done,maybe more.

If you put a light on top of the tank,you will know when you have enough coats on it.
 
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