What to put in a 55g?

T

TryinFishOut

AC Members
Jul 16, 2004
44
0
0
Visit site
Alright, long story short, Im considering getting a 55g and making it a predator tank, with only 1 or 2 large fish in it. Some fish I have considered are:

-Fahaka puffer
-Bichirs
-Needle Nose Gar
-Texas Cichlid
-Jack Dempsey
-Red Tail Barracuda

Out of these suggestions, which would make the best/worst? Anyone have any experience with these kinda setups? ALL comments and suggestion are greatly appreciated.
 
55 gallon tanks arent deep enuf for any big fish unless you yourself would like to be stuck in a hallway your hole life runing back and forth, get a 75 at least aight? cool special wtih a gar tey get longer than most nets can handle! need a trout net hehe

i suggest all grey sand and rocks then a healthy populaton of colorul africans! they never get sick, dont have to run to the store and get them feeders, and cant beat the color, but if you do wanna throw some goldfish in there, they will rip them to shreads you can be sure it willl impress your friends
 
Texas Cichlid is a cool fish but really big, 30cm or so!
Jack Dempsey is the fish i would personally go for! it is a huge fish 30cm but really good looking. Quite easy to breed from if you are intrested in that :)
 
yeahh

@ hans: Thanks for the advice. However I personally dont like africans. As for the feeders, I have a 10g and am planning to breed my own feeder guppies.

@ 31337: Yea the 2 cichlids I mentioned are pretty nice. Do they eat live food, or standard pellets?

@ Spartan: Bichirs seem neat. The only bichirs my LFS sells though are Cuviers. Are those too big? Also do bichirs need live food, or can live off pellets?

Thanks so far guys. Keep the suggestions/info coming.
 
one or 2 dempsyes would work get about 9in. some green terrors they are not as large as a dempsey but they are great fish. I think the rest of the fish will get too large for a 55. convicts are fun and easy to breed. stay with and small to medium cichlids.
 
hmm

hm ok, lemme you ask a question then: what would you put into that tank out of that list shown on the beginning post?
 
I would deff go with the Jack Dempsey. Eats anything you give it ;) lol they eat live fish and vegetable based flakes.(partial to the odd goldie here and there!) It also one of the nicest lookin fish around!
With you 55g tank you can really only have one!
They are also really funny fish, it will dig up all your plants and move them around for you! in fact they will prob rearange your whole tank for you!
good luck!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
AquariaCentral.com
Top Bottom