Tankmate Suggestions

[Ronne]

I'm looking to finish off stocking my FW tank. The tank is a 55g, temp is 78-79F, pH is 7.4. The tank is med. planted with some driftwood and rocks. The fish I have now are:

7 Cories (leucomelas, 1.5")
2 Bolivian Rams (2")
2 Angelfish (2.5")
1 Pleco (4")

I was thinking something colourful and maybe no-so-ordinary. Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Rocketman]

Hey, you've got pretty much the same thing as I do, except you already have fish, an aquascape, and your tank is 5 galllons smaller. If it helps, maybe you can watch the http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3694
thread.

Suggestions: You will hear this many more times later, but for good measure: you may want to get rid of the pleco as they will grow even larger, and will most likely not fit with the smaller fish you have now.

 

[Ronne]

My pleco will max out at about 5-6" so I'm not worried about it outgrowing the tank.

 

[Blue goldfish]

perfect not-so-ordinary fish

How about some Peacock Gudgeons (Tateurndina ocellicauda)??? They are cave spawners and only get up to 3in long. They are peaceful and love PVC caves or so i read. Peacock Gudgeons are a gorgeous fish and aren't very hard to take care of. Check out these sites for more info:

http://www.tolibra.com/fish/tateu.htm
http://www.characin.com/carey/tour/00/lang/peacock-gudgeon-01.html
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/6828/peacockgudgies.htm
http://members.aol.com/WnyZman/gudgeon.html

I hope these sites will help you out. I plan on getting some of these fish myself.

 

[Ronne]

Blue Goldfish:

The Peacock Gudgeons are an interesting fish. I haven't seen them in any LFS that I can recall, but I'm defintely going to keep an eye out for them. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Ronne]

Any other suggestions? I would like a species that might occupy the top 1/2 of the tank as well.