cichlids in 55 gallon

[troublew/fish]

I want to get a 55 gallon aquarium. I was wondering what cichlids I could breed in it. My ph is 7.5 in my other 2 aquariums and the nitrates stay between5 and 7 depending what day they get tested. I do 50 percent water changes on Saturdays. I currently have to german blue rams I would like to add to this tank but if not I will keep them where they are. Thank- you for you advice.

 

[guppymonkey]

It depends on how large the cichlids that you want to get. You could breed some pretty good size cichlids in a 55 gallon but wouldn't be able to keep many other fish in there with them, especially while they were breeding. If you want to breed slightly larger cichlids I wouldn't move the rams into the tank, they are more delicate than the larger cichlids and would be ripped apart by a larger breeding pair. I am thinking about breeding some firemouths or red devils in my 55 gallon (and I am hoping that my oscars are both male or both female because I don't know what I would do with a thousand baby oscars!)

 

[Fishy411]

You coulp do a pair of JD's or Sevs. you could keep more fish if u didnt breed them

 

[fufanu360]

an all convict tank would be sweet... a con community, they look cool wit a few dif breedin pairs

 

[Fishy411]

an all convict tank would be sweet... a con community, they look cool wit a few dif breedin pairs

Thats a mony maker too. Those things breed like guppies

 

[fufanu360]

sorta, but not really, cuz no one will pay much, and ur lucky if they even want them, around here alot of people want em

 

[nc_nutcase]

Personal Opinion Only....

There is such a world of difference between a 55 gal and a 90 gal. They are both 4 foot tanks so since the 90 gal is only thicker, it really doesn’t take up that much more space in the house. This additional depth makes a MASSIVE difference to the fish themselves (ever see a 14" fish try to make a U turn in a 12' thick tank), the quantity of fish your able to properly maintain, in the potentials you have for decor... and on and on...

I know money is usually heaviest weight in that consideration (which I share with everyone else). I just know when I forced myself to spend it and moved for a 12" thick tank to an 18" thick tank, me and my fishes were happier.