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That might be true about common plecos, but there many attractive plecos out there that are great and welcome additions to many tanks.

Salt and heat should be fine, especially since the fish mentioned are not particularly sensitive to salt.

I used to feed bloodworms to my ADF by first letting it thaw in a cup of tank water then feeding them using a 'baby bird-feeding' syringe that i would use similarly to how others use the turkey baster. The frogs saw the thing and would come over to it eventually.

Good to hear, just keep an eye on them in case of internal parasites though.

in terms of water conditions and aggression/behavior, jewels are more similar to Neotropicals than to mbunas

something large enough to avoid getting eaten by the bichirs, preferably African non-Rift lake.

good tankmates for oscars can be drawn from the following list for example: blue acara, chocolate cichlids, severums, large geos (brasiliensis, red hump, etc.), and large acara in general.

75 gallon is too small for a fullgrown oscar and GT.

firemouths aren't going to school, but a pair along with other stuff would like nice.

it is a volatile mix since there mbunas but also South American cichlids and other fish as well. After we find out the size and water parameters maybe we can get to the bottom of this mystery.

Those fish really are a sad sight, I blame the people who still purchase these things for creating the demand there is for them.

So you're ok giving newbies who might read this the impression that it is fine to not use water conditioners? Sounds like it. Your friend has been very fortunate, but you shouldn't insinuate that removing chlorine and chloramine is not important, and only necessary in saltwater tanks.

I agree with the previous folks who mentioned the synos, especially larger species that can hold their own.

Is this behavior all the time? or just when you approach the tank, as in feeding time?

the rainbow sharks do better with large barbs like tigers that can hold their own and avoid the aggression better. I've seen them in tanks with lesser aggreessive South Americans and Central American cichlids too. for the angels, I'd keep it at one proven pair once you get to that point.

I disagree, you still need to remove chlorine and chloramine.

how urgently is the WC needed? will a couple of days really be that bad to wait?

Also, the Leporinus fasciatus is a big choice for a 55 as they get large, active, and pretty aggressive.

Great looking rainbows

These needlefish are not actually gars, as gars are from the family Lepisosteidae, which includes Florida and alligator gars. Xenentodon belongs to Belonidae, the needlefishes.