55 gallon tank options

[Honeybee_raby]

So I finally have my 55 gallon tank slightly stocked and cycled. Its current stock is
2 angels
4 mollies (not sure if I'm keeping)
1 betta (I'm getting him his own 5 gallon soon)

I really want large beautiful and colorful fish and maybe 1 or 2 larger schools of fish to add movement and color
the tank currently has an aquaclear 50 and I'm adding another one soon.
I'm thinking about discus but I have heard that they are sensitive and I'm not sure if they can live with my angels

 

[Pseudomugil]

2 schools of rainbowfish would be nice. Some colourful spcies are boesemani, neon dwarf, turquoise, red irian, Lake Tebera, and parkinsoni.

 

[Mebbid]

2 schools of rainbowfish would be nice. Some colourful spcies are boesemani, neon dwarf, turquoise, red irian, Lake Tebera, and parkinsoni.

I would do a single school of rainbows, praecox would work well. I would follow that with a school of Harlequin Rasbora.

 

[ImACoolguy]

+1 to the boesmani. Beautiful fish and mine coexisted with an angel perfectly.


Caleb

 

[Honeybee_raby]

I like the boesmani but is there a possibility of adding discus to the tank?

 

[sinibotia]

How about some medium sized loaches for the lower part of the tank? Botia kubotai or botia striata would be great

 

[sinibotia]

Botia kubotai

 

[Honeybee_raby]

Those are cool

 

[Pseudomugil]

I don't think discus would be a good option.

 

[gemach7]

I personally would not add any other cichlids with angles imo. Amongst other reasons against discus would be their high temp req.


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[Mebbid]

I agree, i would advise against discus.