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Current occupants: (odd numbers due to some untimely losses about a month ago)

1 angelfish (body is about 3 inches across)
1 "Rainbowfish" (2inch)
2 Pleco's (about 4 inches each)
7 Rosy Barbs
5 Black Skirt Tetras
4 Serpae Tetras
1 Clown Loach (3 inch)
1 Leoporinus (2 inch)

55 gal, running two AquaClear 300's for filtration

The hubby wants to add some cichlids (he's quite fond of the bright yellows and blues of some of them at the lfs)

I just want to add more movement in the tank, preferable with some color. Or some more unique looking fish.

Thanks for any advice!

maybe a pair of one of the appistogramma species,
we have 2 Apistogramma cacatuoides, ours are both female but the males are very colourful and they are very ineresting to watch.

I would clear out the Leporinus back to the LFS before it grows too large and/or begins wreaking havoc among your other fish. Those things can be spawns of hell. The Clown Loach will also grow too large for the 55 gallon, and also prefers a school.

Other than the Apistogramma and Rams, most cichlids are pretty incompatible with what you've got either by water quality (Rift Lake Cichlids) or by size and predatory behaviors (most other Central/South American cichlids). Also, Severums, Keyhole Cichlids, and Flag Cichlids are possible other, larger species of cichlids that might not bother your other fish too much but, on the other hand, are not very colorful.

Last edited by solongNthxforallthefish at 18-Aug-2005 11:27

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I'm looking at the clown loach2 problems here1. they prefer to be in groups, minimum of 3 or 4, and 2. he is going to get way too big to be supported in a 55 gallon, I believe the rule for them is at least 100 gallonsjust my thoughtsorry, hml

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

I'm looking at the two plecs, what pleco are they? Because if they are common plecs, they will grow 17-18 inches. And to think there are two in your tank. Not to mention that they are WASTE MACHINES!

I guess I should have elaborated a bit more...

The reason for the single clown loach... It WAS a group of 3 (however we're down to one, long story, lesson? don't trust neighborhood kid to feed fish while on vacation)... and it has a home after it is too big for the 55

Reason for 2 pleco's? : Previous tank location... problem with direct sunlight and algae. Tank has been moved from the sunlight position and a new home for one of the pleco's is in the works.