What to do with a 37 Gallon

[Sky042]

Tank is 30x12x22
Currently filtered by twin Emperor 280 filters.
It's currently housing my oscar who is starting to get too big for the tank and is getting a new home(thus my thread about the 125)

So what should I do with this tank? My fiancee wants me to do salt-water but I frankly don't want a salt tank.

I would like to do an african tank like a lake malawi but I was reading that 36 inches long is the minimum for that sort of tank(maybe I'll just have to buy a 55 down the road.

So if I can't do african I thought maybe the folks here at fish forums would come up with some suggestions.

It's a sand bottom with large rocks at the moment and will likely stay that way.

Now currently I've got a Loach tank going and another thats tropical community.

Lets hear your thoughts.

 

[vantgE]

I think malawi's will be fine

Just try to go with some less agresive mbuna, 4-5 Of two of these Labidochromis caeruleus, Psedotropheus Acie, Iodostropheus sperengae- All in the our own fish index, is a very popular tank, with a possible single male aulancora species

 

[steelhealr]

I vote salt. SH

 

[freddyk]

Some malawis are possible but I think you're doing the right thing by saving them for a larger tank. They use a lot of room, and while they all don't 'need' a lot, they should have it.

Rocks and sand... hmmm. Have you considered one of the other African rift lakes, Tanganyika? You can do a little community with a pair of rock dwellers and a group of shell dwellers, or a couple of pairs of rock dwellers and a pair of shelldwellers, or a single pair of rock dwellers, or just shell dwellers. The choices depend on your preference and the species chosen, but all of them have as much character as you'll find in fish.

With these, unlike Malawi fish, you will be able to use all that tank height with shoaling tankmates.

 

[wer34]

i say get a discus or 2 they are the most beautiful fish in the world and they actually arent that hard to keep. All they need is really clean watrer and a higher temp. about 86 degrees and to keep their water clean regular watercahnges of 20% or more every 3 days and 50% every 4th water change they will live happily for you.