Tank Ideas

[Dany]

55 gallon...............looking for large cichlid with personality. iv been told that this tank is to small for an oscar (devistated) or something a bit more ornimental.if possible has any1 got any pics? thanks

 

[freddyk]

Check out the Jack Dempsey

 

[IMCL85]

severum if u want a peaceful that can be keep with another severum or other fish with similar agreesion

 

[Dany]

i see no intrest in these fish.sorry. i know people who keep these fish. nice fish but to placid.
do tou know anything about cichlasoma synspilus (red head cichlid)
thanks

or green terror. now theres a fish and a half!

 

[juanveldez]

the veja synspillus will get way way too big for a 55. the GT nice fish not really imo all that its cracked up to be. but then again it also depends on how big your wallet is and the kind of work you are willing to put into it.

 

[Dany]

hows the synspillum to big?they only reach 8" and what you mean about the gt.

 

[juanveldez]

actually synspillum reach more than 8 inches.

here is a profile.

as you can see the synspillum will reach sizes up and probably over 16 inches. which is unsuitable for your tank.



http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=105

as for the GT their agression is over rated. they aren't piscivorious monsters that you think that they are. they are agressive yes. but more often than not will cower when something as simple as an algae scraper enters the tank.

 

[yvez9]

true that most fish will not attack fishkeepers as they are too small (unless of course someone keeps 2 foot monsters but that's another story)

anyway, i did see a video here of a guy's hand be rammed by a pair of JD's but they might have been breeding....

ever thought of the malawi setup in your 55g?

 

[juanveldez]

my JD hits my hand all the time when I feed him ( the price you pay for teaching your fish to eat from your hand) its more of a shock than pain. and he has never drawn blood. now I can't say that about all of my fish there are actually 3 fish that I won't hand feed. my midas and my Jags.

 

[Dany]

well i never thought that that the synspillum reached that length. i heared that they will stop growning when they breed,,,is this true...i dont think so....

 

[juanveldez]

your assumption about growth after they reach breeding size would be correct. very often fish will reach a breeding size and it is often less than half of their adult size. an example of this would be my female Jags.

even at a size of appox. 6 inches they aren't even close to their adult size yet they lay eggs every 2 weeks.

 

[Dany]

but they do need to bred first to stop growing right?

 

[freddyk]

In an appropriate sized tank they need to die to stop growing.

 

[Dany]

huh do they stop growing when bred or not. 60 gallon synspillum? + green terror? already got synspillum in smaller setup. could get another in 60 galon and breed to stop growing or not?

 

[juanveldez]

okay here let me lay it out for ya

1. The synspillum will get way way too big for the tank that you have it in as you claim. it won't stop growing just cause you will it to.
2. The addition of a GTinto the said tank will be nothing but disastorus to say the least.
3. in order to properly care for the synspillum you would have to double the tank size at the very minimum.

now while the 60 gallon tank will do as a grow out tank for awhile you will have to upgrade to a minimum of a 125 at the very very minimum.