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Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	I have a 55g and I as thinking of doing some bigger cichlids in it. Any sugestions? I was kind of looking at GT and JD's. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Jimmy22 Fish Addict Posts: 582 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Jun-2003	if you take my advice you will hav a totaly different tank from every other chump who go's out and buys a GT or JD thinking that they are sum of the only south americans which the fact being is there not really south americans more central american... the fact is that there are heaps and all grow to a decent size and have good personality. not meaning their peacful but show a conection to their owners. would you like to know more??? Last edited by jimmy22 at 22-Feb-2005 04:12
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	I compleatly under stand the conection thing with my pair of convits. What do you have to say about the others. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Jimmy22 Fish Addict Posts: 582 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Jun-2003	well it depends... do you want south americans or central americans or in between or both? i can name some grate fish whatever you chose but its up to you>>>
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Dolf Enthusiast Posts: 203 Kudos: 180 Votes: 46 Registered: 09-May-2004	Don't overlook the often overlooked CA/SA Eartheaters (Geophagus sp. and Gymnogeophagus sp). The Demon Fish (Satanoperca Jurupari) is another great SA Eartheater.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	for south americans there are some great looking Geophagus and Gymnogeophagus (balzanii are very nice ). For centrals your best bet would be a Thorichthys/Cryptoheros (but not convicts) combo or a pair of Herichthys sp. 'Rio Salto'. Any of these would make for a spectacular setup that is not the same old same old.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	So here is the thing. Sometime this summer I am going to pull some of my fish out of my 55Gal. to put into my new 40 Gal. Left over my my 55 Gal. will be my pair of convics, common pleco, and a sydromis (Miss spelled) Cat fish. What I would like to do is add in other cichlids that get a little bigger and have some more color to them. Right now I am looking at Jack Dempsey's, Texas Cichlid, or a Green Terror. I would probably only one 1 or 2 of these in there. I am really open to sugestions though. Pictures are really great too!! = ) 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	jacks r gorgeous when adults but they reach upwards of 10"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	Would that be to risky to have in a 55 Gal? They don't get a hump on their head do they?? I kind of have a thing for that. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	no, jacks don't get a hump...at least none that I've ever seen. A single jack dempsey or a pair would be ok in a 55 gallon but would be much better off in something around 15-18" wide. Personally, I wouldn't want to put anything over 8" in a 55 gallon. Last edited by jason_r_s at 17-Mar-2005 21:55
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	Yeah that has been my thinking. There don't seem to be a lot of choses in the 6 to 7 inch range for New Worlds that can hang with my convics. Something that I have been looking at latly is a Green Dorf Pike Cichlid. They only get to be about 4 to 6 inches and seem to be pretty colorful. Here is a link of where I found them. http://petsolutions.com/Green+Dwarf+Pike+Cichlid-I-32570-I-C-40001578-C-.aspx 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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