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My 55 gallon my become open soon and was wondering what to put in it? My two plans were either, a bunch of every type of bard, or a bunch of brichardi and maybe with some other tang. fish.

Altolamprologus calvus and Cyprichromis leptosoma. I have 6 yellow calvus growing up to eventually go with my school of leptosoma 'Utinta'.

A bunch of Brichardi would be great, with lots of rocks & hiding places. Fine gravel or sand is a must, as they like to dig alot.


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A bunch of barbs? That wouldn't work, at least not in the long run. Tinfoil barbs can top a foot in length, and there are several other barb species that reach over four inches. You would not have room for a shoal of each species, especially because there are so many barbs to choose from!
Still, a shoal of torpedo barbs (Puntius denisonii) would be awesome in such a tank. They'd *just* fit, but they are certainly worth buying.

A big colony of N. brichardi would be cool, too. You could stock the tank with just a few to start, then let them propagate on their own. After a while, you'd have the big parents, then the juveniles, all guarding a fresh batch of fry! At least, that's what I've read that they do. In any respect, N. brichardi is a pretty cool Tang, even though they aren't shellies.

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I say go with the brichardis, that would be a fantastic looking tank

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