55 gallon build/journal

aaf, check your messages on youtube. sub me plz

anyway, i think the stock is fine. i personnaly dont like 2 schools of fish in tanks, but you could do rainbows as blue fish.
 
allaboutfish said:
i dont know i kind of want a small, not so much bio load fish but i dont want cardinal or neon tetras.
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some type of livebearer?? idk. check your messages on youtube, and plz sub me back.
 
k i did, and i want a schooling fish. i might just stick with the cherry barbs bc i cant think of any blue schooling fish i like. opaline gouramis are cool but not schooling fish. hmmm... i can only think of kerri tetras which arent that great.
 
Hi there! I really like blue fish too, have you thought about mickey mouse platies? Not really a tight schooler, but stay fairly small ~3" for females, smaller for males, and they have different blue types such as mickey mouse, blue wagtail, and this one I can't remember. I like to use aqadvisor for general stocking, and with 1 bp, 1 angel, 2 BN, 10 cherry barbs, and 6 platies, you would be at 115% stocking :) http://www.aqadvisor.com/AqAdvisor....AqSpeciesWindowSize=short&AqSearchMode=simple

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Very pretty blues, just be sure to get all males! They are brighter and more colorful generally :)
 
i didnt really like my platies too much when i had them but its a possibility if i ever found blue ones. i also use aqadvisor for a rough scetch on my stocking.
 
i couldnt get my moms iphone but i used my phone. i NEED more plants since the blood parrot hasnt been touching them. you can kind of see him in the pic.
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Nice tank. Gives plenty of swimming room for active fish.

As much as you may dislike it, Neon Tetras and Cardinal Tetras are always a good option for any tank as a schooling fish that's got blue in it. WIth a 55 tank like that, having so much open space, you could get a shoal (5+) of Boesemani Rainbowfish. Blue Guppys and Blue Micky Mouse Platies are also good choices, male only. I would also note that many discus are blue, but you wouldn't want them for your tank.

Good Luck!
 
boesmani rainbows might be an option. would this work?
10-cherry barbs
6-boesmani rainbowfish or another similar sized rainbowfish thats blue
1-angelfish
1-blood parrot
2-green bristlenose plecos
1-bulldog pleco(he might be moved or sold)
if that'll work ill have to wait for the rainbowfish since theyre kind of expensive other than australian.
 
so the i dont think the BP's gonna make it. i found him upside down under a rocks this morning. he's still eating but i dont know whats wrong with him. so if he dies ill have to figure out a new stock bc i wont be getting another BP :(
 
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