Hey guys, just got a new 55g from one of my friends, he only had it for like a year or so... trying to get some feedback on what to put in..its up in the air right now...
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just got a 55g from my friend
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If i had an empty 55g right now i would stock it with an Amphilophus Lyonsi male,.
had a male once and lost him to bloat,..was a little hellraiser!!
Jeff Rapps is the only distributor i know of stocking these and he
will treat you right,..
http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/stock.html
,..nice pick~up on the 55g Tom,..
had a male once and lost him to bloat,..was a little hellraiser!!
Jeff Rapps is the only distributor i know of stocking these and he
will treat you right,..
http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/stock.html
,..nice pick~up on the 55g Tom,..
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Salt water :)
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me personally I think I would do a nice male jack dempsey I love those fish.
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all nice ideas!!!! I am going to be cleaning it out real good today and get it ready to be used...any ideas on what i should use to clean the inside of it? I am very much so contemplating salt water hehehehe...but not positive yet! Thanks for your help guys! 
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would you like to have a single big fish there or multiple smaller ones?
dempseys are cool.esp that electric blue variant.would love to have a couple of those.
maybe a solo male jag?
dempseys are cool.esp that electric blue variant.would love to have a couple of those.
maybe a solo male jag?
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Hey Tom,
Make a pole of a few different ideas you have and let APU decide for ya..hehe
Just a thought!
As for me if i had an empty 55 gal i would grab a Kerrazy ass Wolf Fish and watch him swallow its own body size...pop some low lighting bulbs on that 55 and you will have a DEMON cruizin that tank all day searchin for grub!
..but thats just me..hehe
Make a pole of a few different ideas you have and let APU decide for ya..hehe
Just a thought!
As for me if i had an empty 55 gal i would grab a Kerrazy ass Wolf Fish and watch him swallow its own body size...pop some low lighting bulbs on that 55 and you will have a DEMON cruizin that tank all day searchin for grub!
..but thats just me..hehe
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Cam wrote:If i had an empty 55g right now i would stock it with an Amphilophus Lyonsi male,.
had a male once and lost him to bloat,..was a little hellraiser!!
Jeff Rapps is the only distributor i know of stocking these and he
will treat you right,..
http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/stock.html
,..nice pick~up on the 55g Tom,..
Fuck@n Sh*t Cam..that is one VERY nice fish...the colours and face on that beast are outstanding!!!
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You could give it a good cleaning with vinegar and water. Salt is nice, but not sure if I would use a 55 thou. It looks like people now are going with shorter and wider or very big.
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Metal Maniac wrote:Cam wrote:If i had an empty 55g right now i would stock it with an Amphilophus Lyonsi male,.
had a male once and lost him to bloat,..was a little hellraiser!!
Jeff Rapps is the only distributor i know of stocking these and he
will treat you right,..
http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/stock.html
,..nice pick~up on the 55g Tom,..
Fuck@n Sh*t Cam..that is one VERY nice fish...the colours and face on that beast are outstanding!!!
This is one of the few where the female actually looks better than the male,..
55g would be a good Exodon tank too Tom,..if you're looking for a school,..
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in my case,i would have done a ' nocturnal tank' with a large black ghost knife. some bichirs and deff a nandus nandus or gangetic leaf fish.planted with lots of bogwood. with maybe a pair of dwarf snakeheads to have something to see during the day. sort of community tank,but then not really..
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hris wrote:would you like to have a single big fish there or multiple smaller ones?
dempseys are cool.esp that electric blue variant.would love to have a couple of those.
maybe a solo male jag?
I think Id like to have a couple small ones...
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Metal Maniac wrote:Hey Tom,
Make a pole of a few different ideas you have and let APU decide for ya..hehe
Just a thought!
As for me if i had an empty 55 gal i would grab a Kerrazy ass Wolf Fish and watch him swallow its own body size...pop some low lighting bulbs on that 55 and you will have a DEMON cruizin that tank all day searchin for grub!
..but thats just me..hehe
Very goood idea Michael, I will def do that, I will be thinking of some choices!
Metal Maniac wrote:Cam wrote:If i had an empty 55g right now i would stock it with an Amphilophus Lyonsi male,.
had a male once and lost him to bloat,..was a little hellraiser!!
Jeff Rapps is the only distributor i know of stocking these and he
will treat you right,..
http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/stock.html
,..nice pick~up on the 55g Tom,..
Fuck@n Sh*t Cam..that is one VERY nice fish...the colours and face on that beast are outstanding!!!
Second that!!!! That fish has me thinking now of a solo heheheh
burgh wrote:You could give it a good cleaning with vinegar and water. Salt is nice, but not sure if I would use a 55 thou. It looks like people now are going with shorter and wider or very big.
So I should use the vinegar and water? Is there a certain amount of vinegar I should use? I never really gave a good cleaning like that to a tank but I want to this time. Thanks for the help in advance.
hris wrote:in my case,i would have done a ' nocturnal tank' with a large black ghost knife. some bichirs and deff a nandus nandus or gangetic leaf fish.planted with lots of bogwood. with maybe a pair of dwarf snakeheads to have something to see during the day. sort of community tank,but then not really..
Holy crap that sounds amazing hehehehe!!!!! You guys have all gave me some great ideas! It is my birthday today so I have some birthday money that I will be spending hehehehe on my new tank set up hehehhehe!!!!!!!!!
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wonder what Tom did with the money...??
im sure he didnt spend it on his new tank setup ...
im sure he didnt spend it on his new tank setup ...
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Not sure as to how much to use. If you have the space I would fill it up and put 1/2 a cup in the water. Than let it soak for an hour or so than use a aquarium safe scrubber to clean it up. I know the vinegar helps to clean equipement used for saltwater, it helps break everything down.
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hris wrote:wonder what Tom did with the money...??
im sure he didnt spend it on his new tank setup ...
hehehehe you bet!!
burgh wrote:Not sure as to how much to use. If you have the space I would fill it up and put 1/2 a cup in the water. Than let it soak for an hour or so than use a aquarium safe scrubber to clean it up. I know the vinegar helps to clean equipement used for saltwater, it helps break everything down.
thanks, I will do that!
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How's thentank doin Tom...up and running???
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