fish advice needed - Aquarium Advice

r6mason · 05-07-2005, 10:16 AM

I have a 55 gallon tank that I had 2 small oscars in but the died and I did not realize that the oscars would need an even bigger tank. So I am now looking to get some more fish but not oscars. I want to get some fish that are colorful in like blues and yellows and maby some stripes and spots but I do not know what fish have these qualities. If you could please give some types of fish that have these markings please post up.

Thanks
Mason

**Fluff** · 05-07-2005, 10:32 AM

Gourami's come in blue, gold and tons of other colors. They would do well in a 55gal tank.
Here are some listed at liveaquaria.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...cfm?pCatId=882

severum mama · 05-07-2005, 11:07 AM

Gouramis would be a great choice. If you want more cichlids though, you should look into African cichlids. The Malawi mbuna are very colorful and active and you would probably like them a lot. I've never kept Africans and don't really know what species to recommend keeping together, but you could do some research and find out more about them. www.cichlid-forum.com has a lot of articles and info on them.

**Fishyfanatic** · 05-07-2005, 11:40 AM

In regards to African Lake Malawi Cichlids, Yellow Labs are bright yellow, Electric Blue's or Johanni's have strips and are blue. Cobalt's are a bright pale blue, Acei's are bright purple and yellow. The options are really endless.

**Devilishturtles** · 05-07-2005, 01:22 PM

How about Rainbows?

Peaceful, you can get quite a few of them in a 55 gallon tank.

Check out the Boesemani Rainbow here:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=1053

oscarbreeder · 05-07-2005, 02:02 PM

Yes, the African Cichlids are very colorful and bright and a 55 gallon tank makes a very nice home for them.
I have one myself with electric yellows and blues.

r6mason · 05-07-2005, 04:57 PM

Thank you all very much, now the hard part is choosing which ones I want.

05-07-2005, 05:18 PM

you might also consider lots of schools of small fish like I have in my tank. It makes for a very interesting community to watch.

mattrox · 05-07-2005, 10:01 PM

You could concievably put 6 discus in the 55 [acronym:e0e9902ac7="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:e0e9902ac7]. They have all sorts of colour varieties!

whitetiger_CJ · 05-07-2005, 10:13 PM

If you are looking for color, peacock cichlids are the best. although they aren't colorful when real young, the adults become very bright, and there are yellows, reds, and blues. and those are just the common colors. they are in the species Aulonocara
this is a link to many pictures (scroll about 3/4 the way down the page, it will be under the category peacock
http://www.cichlidlovers.com/list.htm#Malawi

05-07-2005, 10:16 AM	#1
r6mason Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 140	fish advice needed I have a 55 gallon tank that I had 2 small oscars in but the died and I did not realize that the oscars would need an even bigger tank. So I am now looking to get some more fish but not oscars. I want to get some fish that are colorful in like blues and yellows and maby some stripes and spots but I do not know what fish have these qualities. If you could please give some types of fish that have these markings please post up. Thanks Mason

05-07-2005, 10:32 AM	#2
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,170 Images: 29	Gourami's come in blue, gold and tons of other colors. They would do well in a 55gal tank. Here are some listed at liveaquaria. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...cfm?pCatId=882 __________________ ~Cindy

05-07-2005, 11:07 AM	#3
severum mama Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,771 Images: 22	Gouramis would be a great choice. If you want more cichlids though, you should look into African cichlids. The Malawi mbuna are very colorful and active and you would probably like them a lot. I've never kept Africans and don't really know what species to recommend keeping together, but you could do some research and find out more about them. www.cichlid-forum.com has a lot of articles and info on them. __________________ WE CAN STAGE A RUNAWAY GOLF CART MARATHON 5 gallon, 45 gallon, and 55 gallon planted 75 gallon SA/CA cichlids 8 gallon Oceanic BioCube nano reef

05-07-2005, 11:40 AM	#4
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	In regards to African Lake Malawi Cichlids, Yellow Labs are bright yellow, Electric Blue's or Johanni's have strips and are blue. Cobalt's are a bright pale blue, Acei's are bright purple and yellow. The options are really endless. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

05-07-2005, 02:02 PM	#6
oscarbreeder Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Columbia,S.C. Posts: 3,084 Images: 13	Yes, the African Cichlids are very colorful and bright and a 55 gallon tank makes a very nice home for them. I have one myself with electric yellows and blues. __________________ Please remember to vote for Aquarium Advice! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/kyman_33/sig.jpg

05-07-2005, 04:57 PM	#7
r6mason Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 140	Thank you all very much, now the hard part is choosing which ones I want.

05-07-2005, 05:18 PM	#8
Guest Posts: n/a	you might also consider lots of schools of small fish like I have in my tank. It makes for a very interesting community to watch.

05-07-2005, 10:01 PM	#9
mattrox Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,328 Images: 36	You could concievably put 6 discus in the 55 [acronym:e0e9902ac7="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:e0e9902ac7]. They have all sorts of colour varieties!

05-07-2005, 10:13 PM	#10
whitetiger_CJ Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wichita Ks. Posts: 215	If you are looking for color, peacock cichlids are the best. although they aren't colorful when real young, the adults become very bright, and there are yellows, reds, and blues. and those are just the common colors. they are in the species Aulonocara this is a link to many pictures (scroll about 3/4 the way down the page, it will be under the category peacock http://www.cichlidlovers.com/list.htm#Malawi

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