Apopli
New Member
I have a 55 gallon tank set up that's just at the end of the cycling process. It's been decorated, has an Emperor 400 filter system, the temps range between 78 - 80 consistantly. Right now in the tank there's java fern, a couple clay pots, and a hunk of driftwood.. The decor can change to properly accomidate the fish that will eventually be put in... The gravel is a natural sandy-colored gravel, and the background of the tank is black.
There's been some discussion on it between my son, The Boyfriend and I and we've come up with 3 choices.
A) A gold severum
B) gouramis (blue, gold, opaline, moonlight, pearl?) and cories
C) 2 or 3 schools of barbs (DEFINATELY tiger barbs and something else) and cories.
My first choice was the severum, however the more I've researched them, the more I feel it may be unfair to keep him in a 55 gallon tank, considering it's the absolute bare minimum you can keep a single one in. Though I havn't totally written it off yet.
Gouramis I really don't know much about. I saw a few pictures of people's tanks with gouramis and they just looked SO pretty. I'd definately want a blue one. How many and what other color varieties would go well with blue gouramis?
And the barbs... what could be more entertaining than a few schools of fish? I definately would want a school of tiger barbs. What other schooling fish could I put in with tiger barbs that wouldn't be in danger of being nipped to death?
There's been some discussion on it between my son, The Boyfriend and I and we've come up with 3 choices.
A) A gold severum
B) gouramis (blue, gold, opaline, moonlight, pearl?) and cories
C) 2 or 3 schools of barbs (DEFINATELY tiger barbs and something else) and cories.
My first choice was the severum, however the more I've researched them, the more I feel it may be unfair to keep him in a 55 gallon tank, considering it's the absolute bare minimum you can keep a single one in. Though I havn't totally written it off yet.
Gouramis I really don't know much about. I saw a few pictures of people's tanks with gouramis and they just looked SO pretty. I'd definately want a blue one. How many and what other color varieties would go well with blue gouramis?
And the barbs... what could be more entertaining than a few schools of fish? I definately would want a school of tiger barbs. What other schooling fish could I put in with tiger barbs that wouldn't be in danger of being nipped to death?
