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	Other fish for my 55
dispizeme Hobbyist Posts: 51 Kudos: 48 Votes: 1 Registered: 05-Sep-2005	My 55 gallon tank is currently stocked with 6 zebra danios, 3 khuli loaches, and a golden apple snail. What else should I get? I think I'll be getting a few more danios, another schooling fish, some centerpeice fish(need suggestions) and maybe others. thanks for your input.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	dispizeme, What else can you tell us about the 55 (planted, filtration, ph, etc.)? You have tons of options on what you can do, limited only by the size of some species and water parameters. The one thing I would suggest is not to increase the school of your danios. I think you will find them to be boring quickly (that’s what happened to me and a few others here). Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
dispizeme Hobbyist Posts: 51 Kudos: 48 Votes: 1 Registered: 05-Sep-2005	My tank has a few plastic plants and I'm not sure what kind of filter it has, I'd take a picture but i can't find batteries for my camera. If i got more danios I'd only get a few more, a total of possibly ten.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	what about 2 golden gouramis.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
dispizeme Hobbyist Posts: 51 Kudos: 48 Votes: 1 Registered: 05-Sep-2005	Just got back. ended up with 4 more zebra danios, a flame gourami, and a golden gourami.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
riri1 Fish Addict Posts: 537 Kudos: 435 Votes: 44 Registered: 04-Mar-2005	I want to see pics of that tank. It must be cool looking.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	I'd suggest some small corydoras catfish for the bottom section, and a trio of congo tetras as another mid swimming slightly larger centerpiece fish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
dispizeme Hobbyist Posts: 51 Kudos: 48 Votes: 1 Registered: 05-Sep-2005	thanks. get pics up soon
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
dispizeme Hobbyist Posts: 51 Kudos: 48 Votes: 1 Registered: 05-Sep-2005	http://photobucket.com/albums/a170/Dispizeme/ There's the link. Sorry the pics didn't turn out so nice.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
i_spaz_out Hobbyist Posts: 94 Kudos: 67 Votes: 1 Registered: 10-Jul-2005	you could put some small caves in there and get some peaceful cichlids like rams or kribs... i think yellow electrics are pretty peaceful too, but don't quote me on that... for some caves you might try some driftwood, rocks, flowerpot turned over onto its side... you've got a pretty good looking roster right now... potential to be an awesome fish tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
i_spaz_out Hobbyist Posts: 94 Kudos: 67 Votes: 1 Registered: 10-Jul-2005	i saw that in another post people said not to add kribs... i personally think that'd be ok as long as you add 1, or 2 of the same sex, etc... you don't really want them to breed because THAT's when they get nasty... also, if you do end up getting krib(s), go for the females, unlike most other fish, they're the prettiest. they're a territorial fish, if someone comes into their territory they'll chase them away, but unlike some other cichlids, they won't follow them or attack them... they just like to have their own place. Last edited by i_spaz_out at 27-Sep-2005 20:56
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56


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