What ot put in a 55g

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ChrisLife

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In my biology class we have a 55g thats empty at the moment, we were supposed to put trout eggs in there and grow them till spring and release them to the organization but our chiller broke and we are getting a new one but not in time for the trout so now we have a 55g that we don't know what to do with.

Currently we have in the class:
75g-Natives, Pumkinseed sunfish, brown catfish, crayfish, and some snails
75g tall- natives saw mill river - Black nose dace and some tessellated darters(spelling)
10g- a nice sized crayfish
20L- get ghost shrimp in there

So we have 55g, and i forgot to mention a 20g high thats empty at the moment.

Any ideas? Although i would like to say, at first we were considering betta breeding project but i find that a little dull, m teacher prefers to have ALL NATIVES, but i think if i get some good ideas he might consider otherwise

Some come on people give some ideas, a lot of people in are class want something fun and exiting so i want something cool, we might have a chiller if that opens up the options, and we have heaters and very very nice filters.so 20g and 55g what you think?

By the way the pumkinseeds and catfish i caught when i went seining and the others we caught in the saw mill river.

Thanks Chris:popcorn:
 
Something interesting, A breeding pair of something would be fun to watch. One that will care for the babys.
 
Thats why we were considering bettas, but i not crazy about them, plus i not sure were to get some the one at the pet stores surely wouldn't breed because their to old i would need to contact a betta breeder.But i wanted something cool and fun my teacher is itching to breed something too.
 
hmm... as boring as it sounds, maybe a breeding group of convicts? something easy to view. maybe some freshwater lobsters, those are fun to watch breed, they carry the eggs on theit tails. im breeding cherry red shrimp right now and its pretty cool to watch. or, go out to a stream or river as a class and catch some fish and bring them all back at the end of the day and add them to the tank. watching little catfish grow big is a lot of fun. we are doing the trout thing in my class too, they just hatched a week ago, its pretty cool! good luck
 
Convict cichlids are an obviouse choice. Alot of the smaller african lake cichlids are mouth breeders, also be a good way for the teacher to encourage conservation and what invasive species do not only to US water ways but other Countries waters as well. ;) many Cichlid species imo would fit the bill here and some can be housed in a 20g and others the 55. Angel fish also come to mind, your teacher would likely be able to find a local breeder very easily to talk to, and get a pair from.
 
con pair are fun to watch, although using a 55 for that in a classroom seems like a waste of tank space
 
I like the idea about a breeding pair of angelfish. especially if you got a pair that would raise the eggs/wiggler/free swimming fry from start to finish. but pairs like that are few and far between I think. They would look good especially if you put the Angelfish in a planted tank.
 
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