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I got my first 55G today!!!! holy crap it was a pain putting the stand together and moving my 20G to the bottom of the stand! But its all going to be worth it. Wow I never thought I'd get a 55G....soon it'll be a bigger one hahaha

From now on 55 gallon tanks will look smaller... and smaller... and smaller...

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nice, any idea what your gonna put in it, i cant wait to see some pics once its stocked and up and running
good luck with it

its me sk8freak20...i need to get premie so i can change my name back

I'm going to stock it with...dun dun dun...
3 pairs of rams
1 pair of pearl gouramis
6 marbled hatchetfish
6 black neon tetras
2 Clown loaches(should i add more of these dudes?)
and can I add anything else???

most of my plants are fake but I plan to get some real ones once my levels are A OK

yea, my 55 just keeps shrinking

bout time for that 120 gallon.... just gotta keep looking

congrats, but exactly what they said, its all down hill now. i started with a 29g. then got a 5 and 10g, then started going larger, replaced the 29g with a 55g. replaced the 5 & 10 for a 40g, and now i'm up to a 150g that i'm cycling right now... so their right, the 55g looks like nothing now.

and in my profile, u can see the pics of the 150g over the 40g and 5g sick tank

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Yeah, my 55 gallon doesn't look like too much anymore. In fact, I now have two, though not both set up. The 125 gallon still looks big, but not as impressive as it used to.

Most of your stock would be good and you could definitely fit even more. However, the Clown Loaches get really big, so they'll be trouble after some time. A 55 gallon won't work as a permanent home for them.

Last edited by metagon at 14-Oct-2005 14:29

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The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.

Oh boy its started now soon youll have 4 55gal. and then you will start getting in to the 100+ gal. have fun.

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Congrats on the new tank! I have a 55 in my room, and it's a -great- size. Y'all are right, though.. it -does- get a little smaller every day.

I'd stay away from clown loaches in a 55 as they like having a group of at least ...three... from what I've read (I've also heard six, though). They get really large, too. I think they'd end up needing a 125+ tank. Other people will be able to give you more info on 'em, though.

Edit: Dojo loaches are nice. They aren't anywhere near as colorful as clowns, but they're a lot of fun to watch and they don't get -too- big.

Last edited by bananacoladafuze at 14-Oct-2005 14:44

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i got a sim set-up with a 55 high on top, and a 20 long on the bottom. but not the same fish.

Congrats on the 55. I found that the trick to keeping the tanks looks big is to live in an appartment (HA HA HA HA). I have a 55 gal. tank in our appartment and it still looks big, allthough the appartment is shrinking (LOL). I want a BIGGER tank. Are we ever satisfied?

We will never be satisfied! haha I have to keep it in my room, so it still looks pretty big

I found that the trick to keeping the tanks looks big is to live in an appartment

No way...I'm in a 3rd floor apartment with wood floors, on one way of our living room is a 75g, 29g, 20g, and two 10g tanks. You can always find space for more

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