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hey i just wanted some suggestions on a stocking list for a 55gal.. anything that will go together with a male sulpher crested lithobate
its a 4ft 55g.. with undergravel filter(i heard ugf arnt a good ideawith them?)

r0b3y

Last edited by r0b3y at 24-Mar-2005 21:07

You could add a couple of male peacocks of different species, electric yellow are usually an okay option, twaiwan reef hap, etc. . I would stay away from mixing any of the pseudo mbuna species. You can do a lighter stocking level with the haps instead of going with mbunas.

I would personally stay away from an underground filter due the digging nature of cichlid. This can cause problems with the filter. I'm not a huge fan of these filter especially with messy fish like cichlids. I would recommend a power or cannister filter.

i havent had good luck with all males in a 55g. i tried every type of peacock, a few haps and i never got more than a couple fish to color up at any given time. i would recommend that you just get some females for your male litho and onother species to compliment them. 55g is a pretty small tank for africans and you will find that you run out of room quickly if you try to cram more than a couple species in there. i would look for some albino eurekas, taiwan reefs, borleyi etc... the litho is a pretty peacefull fish and should get along with most very well. i had a 5"male litho red top and he would not allow the other male peacocks to color up at all. i got rid of him and the next dominant peacock finally colored up, but then he kept others from coloring too. very tough with a 55g.

First off remove the underground filter, and go with a sand substrate...
If you want all males they need to be as drastically diferent from each other in their coloring....Also keep in mind that fish are most intolerant of other fish that are from the same Genus,
ie. Your Lithobates and a Peacock species would go better than two of either species.

I say find out 6-8 that you can attain that are as different as possible, keeping in mind that 4-5 in a 55g would be ideal.
post what ya think and go from there.

I would avoid Protom. Twain Reef as it is very delicate and should be the dominant fish in any tank, whcich odds are he wont be in yours

Really though Lithobates are so peaceful, and in a 55g, All males might be hard. I'd personally get a few females and have a species tank.....but thats just me