New 55 Gallon! Suggestions?

[ncguppy830]

ive just got a new 55 gallon tank at the dollar a gallon sale deadline at petco, ive thought of chiclids but decided not to do them so does anybody have suggestions on what to put in there i also like peaceful better than semi aggresive.

 

[sputnick]

If your up for a challenge try Discus! I'd Love to keep them.. Or maybe angelfish. Maybe do a Bio-type? There are loads of possiblities. 

 

[Blondielovesfish]

Are there any particular fish that you like?
 
You could do a tetra tank with a centre piece, could look quite cool?
 
You could try doing a heavily planted aquarium with (possibly) CO2?

 

[DrRob]

What dimensions are we looking at with this 55? Long, breeder, triangular?
 
How about heavily planted with a whole pile of microrasboras?

 

[ncguppy830]

long i was thinking of a heavily planted aquarium with a south american scene

 

[frapadoodle]

Corys! Bolivian rams, Angels, Harchets.
Or Kuhlis, Gouramis, Rasboras.

 

[DerpPH]

Puffers! Or try brackish since you like livebearers so much! a puffer tank with only 1 species would work. Just put lots of hiding places.

 

[ncguppy830]

hom many puffers could have?

 

[DerpPH]

Depends on what species really.

 

[ncguppy830]

well lets say dwarf puffers and could they have tankmates such as mollies and scarlet livebearers?

 

[DerpPH]

Nope. Puffers will chomp on livebearers or pretty much any fish.

 

[ncguppy830]

wow ok well im mightjump off they brackish train here how many angels could i fit in this tank

 

[Blondielovesfish]

What are dimensions of the tank?

 

[TallTree01]

If its a traditional 55 long it'd be 48Lx18Wx24H inch.

 

[ncguppy830]

yea that