newly empty (seriously empty) 38 gal - what would u do?

[firebelly]

:( well, my 2yo sister managed to pour something into my 38 gal tank that killed everything. i thought i managed to save a couple of them but they didn't make it. so this means an exhaustive cleaning and re-cycling... and then i guess i can go into a new direction with the tank. used to be malawi but now i don't know what i want to put in this tank. i'll admit i'm pretty partial to kribs but that might end up being my 29 gallon tank.

any suggestions for a new tank? it can be malawi again but it doesn't have to be... i think i'd prefer cichlids though, and it'd be nice if it was something that i could breed (other than cons). love to hear any ideas b/c i'm stumped right now

[downloader]

try somethink completely different. Go for brackish. Some puffers, monos,scats,gobies

[Nippy]

I'd go for brackish too. Gobies are really cool and if you can find them, you could have some Orange Chromides (small brackish cichlid).

Or, you could go with the Kribs or a Nanochromis species (also really pretty West African Cichlids similar to Kribs) or maybe some species of dwarf cichlids like apistogrammas, nanacaras or rams.

[firebelly]

thanks a bunch for the suggestions, any more are definately welcome...
hmm... i'm not sure i would want to go quite as far as brackish, though i do like knight gobies and puffers. I thought monos and scats would get too big for my tank though?

[Mad Hero]

I agree,they would outgrow.
How about a small Amazon tank?
You could always go with CA/SA breeding pairs.

[Ronne]

I would give dwarf cichlids a try. They're peaceful, very atttractive and have great personalities. You could go with a planted tank with these guys too, won't do any damage to your aquascaping.