sharks for a 55 gallon?

[chirp]

hello...we are moving our turtle into a new 125 gal. so our 55 gal is soon to be unoccupied. my husband LOVES sharks, but bala's (the one's we wanted) get too big for a 55 gal. SOOO...can anyone recommend a shark species, or shark look-alike good for a 55 gallon?

 

[Quinn1928]

rainbow sharks should fit well

 

[chirp]

are they community fish? i've read they can be aggressive with their own species. i was kind of hoping for a few fish of the same species, and only getting like, two species.

this tank will be primarily for growing plants for food for the turtle. so a few fish that are larger and heavy poopers would be okay.

 

[jaysen]

a nice school of cetopsis, species only.

 

[Lupin]

What fish are in your tank? What is the temperature? Try Puntius denisonii.

 

[DAVIDFBT]

Siamese Algea Eaters are "Shark" like and you can have them in a community tank.

 

[aquarob]

What fish are in your tank? What is the temperature? Try Puntius denisonii.

Wow, those are expensive fish. (the P. denisonii)

 

[Artemis JT]

Most of the commonly available "sharks" are not compatible with their own species, and some other species too (black shark, rainbow shark, ruby shark, etc.).

I agree with Lupin, some Puntius denisonii (red line torpedo barbs) would be cool, if you can find them. They are a bit on the expensive side though...

 

[noodles62]

a nice school of cetopsis, species only.

These look really cool but they get over 10"..........

 

[Reddog80p]

You'd love the Roselines. I had a nice school at one time, they were awesome. If you can get them smaller there not as expensive around $12.