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For those w/ 55G tanks, what fishes do you keep in it? i'm starting a 55g community tank, & wanted to know what kind of fishes they have.

In my 55g, I have:
3 angelfish
8 head and tailight tetras
4 rummynose tetras
9 flame tetras
1 bristlenose
2 ottos
8 cories (5 sodalis and 3 trilineatus) i think
4 yoyo loaches
1 female german ram
1 female bolivian ram

Yes, I do believe it is a tad overstocked...but I have lots of plants!

I will be setting up a new 55g planted soon, and so far my stocking list looks like:
3 pearl gouramis
10 harlequin rasboras
8-10 schooling fish (thinking of moving the rummies, or getting lemon tetras)
1 bristlenose
8 albino cories

That's the list at the moment...it will probably change before I actually start getting fish.

*Kristin*

My plan looks like this:

6 platies
2-4 angels
2-4 blue rams
a Hypancistrus sp. pleco (maybe a Queen Arabesque)
school of blue tetras (6)
school of green fire tetras(6)

So far all I have are the platies....tank is just coming to the end of a mini-cycle from set-up.

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~~Melissa~~
"Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."

i would have to say go with this if u want

4 angels
4 german rams
12 rummynose tetras
2 pearl or moonlight gouramis
8 yoyo loaches or 6 wood shrimp http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/r90001.htm
that is just wat my new 55 gal is going to be like but a little more sctocked because a lot of plant a lot of them.

Sorry to hijack the thread..but how are the plants going Melissa? Did you ever post a picture?

hle_81: What would you like to put in the tank? Do you have any ideas?

*Kristin*

Mine's still being stocked, but the end result will be:

Asian setup:
4 Pearl Gourami's
3 or 4 Peaceful or Emerald Betta's
8 Banded barbs
6 Cherry barbs
4 Zebra loaches
1 Saimese Algae Eater
And a load of live bearing Malaysian Trumpet snails (for the loaches)


I wanted to do a South American setup, but the family preferred the Asian one:

8 Marbled Hatchetfish
8 Rummy nosed tetra's
10 Flame tetra's
2 Angelfish
6 Corydoras Sterbai
2 Golden Dwarf cichlids


Using an Eheim Pro 2028, so probs with filtration (was planning a discus setup, but couldn't get the water right at my current place without an RO unit)

i have some tiger barbs in the tank right now. i'm thinking about getting some more in a few weeks. right now, my plan is to have a large school of tiger barbs in the tank, but don't know if i want to add other fishes.

You could have the tiger barbs as the centerpiece school. If you don't plan on adding any more surface-middle fish, you could have about 12 barbs. I would maybe get some loaches for the bottom. Yoyos are very fun. Mine keep my entertained. Everyday they do something silly.

*Kristin*

Sorry to hijack the thread..but how are the plants going Melissa? Did you ever post a picture?

Between you and Ingo y'all are going to shoot me if I don't post some pretty soon right??? I have it planted and I think it looks pretty good. I'll take some piccies at lunch and post ASAP (today)

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~~Melissa~~
"Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."

I agree with the idea of yo-yos for the bottom. A 55g allows for a nice-sized group and they really are fun fish to watch

Any thoughts about a centerpiece fish or are you leaning towards just the large school of barbs?

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