Agressive freshwater?

[Khij159753]

I'm starting a 55 gal freshwater aquarium and started thinking I want an aggressive tank to watch and feed live food.

What kind of large aggressive fish could I put in a 55 gallon?

I will keep the fish on a hardy frozen food diet. But for treats would like to feed them guppies that I will breed.

Any suggestions on stocking list for the big predators?

 

[bettaowner]

Pictus cats or leaf fish would be cool. A green terror would be nice.

 

[Khij159753]

Would those eat full sized guppies an be okay in a 55? could I have more than 1 fish? More than 1 species?

 

[Khij159753]

Also is there another name for a leaf fish? I can't find it on live aquaria.

 

[phishfriend]

You can do jack demp's, Oscar's just about any South America or new world cichlid, minus the dwarf's. watch the size as some get very large an a 55 would just be a grow out tank for some of them.

 

[Khij159753]

I really wanted to do a tiger Oscar but also was hoping to do 2 fish so I was looking for other options. Would I tiger Oscar get too big for a 55?

What would be a good option for if I wanted 2 fish in there? I'm looking for good personality.

 

[Khij159753]

How many jack Dempseys could I put in a 55? I'm thinking that may be my future fish

 

[tamtam]

Leopard Ctenopoma is really neat, though I am not sure if the size of it's mouth would allow full grown guppies. Perhaps once it reaches it's full size of 6 inches it could handle slightly older but I'm not too sure.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=830+836+1030&pcatid=1030

I'm not sure if 50 would be enough for a pair but I would suggest looking into the Texis Cichlid. They do get large, like a foot.

 

[Khij159753]

Okay. I'll keep those in mind. Jack Dempseys look pretty good. can anyone tell me more about them than what live aquaria says?

 

[phishfriend]

Your best bet is to Google Jack demp's you will get a ton of info. Two in a 55 is could work

 

[Khij159753]

Awesome thanks and just to absolutely make sure before I start making the plan set in stone.

They will eat guppies? What other fish could I breed to feed them? Neon tetras?

I have an empty 29 gallon that I'm gonna use to breed the fish.

 

[emerald76]

Awesome thanks and just to absolutely make sure before I start making the plan set in stone.

They will eat guppies? What other fish could I breed to feed them? Neon tetras?

I have an empty 29 gallon that I'm gonna use to breed the fish.

I'd just do guppies. You'll need a growout tank too. Also, crayfish would be nice, or convicts(separate tanks).

 

[BozziniINC]

Honestly i wouldnt do 2 jack dempseys in a 55. I got a female jack and it almost killed my oscar. If u want something cool and aggresive do a pike cichlid, sengal bichir, some sort of catfish or a black ghost knife

 

[emerald76]

Honestly i wouldnt do 2 jack dempseys in a 55. I got a female jack and it almost killed my oscar. If u want something cool and aggresive do a pike cichlid, sengal bichir, some sort of catfish or a black ghost knife

BGKs need much bigger tanks

 

[Khij159753]

Okay. I'll just do guppies. I have a few smaller tanks for grow out tanks do I need to worry about inbreeding?

As for the aggressive fish I wanna do 2 jack Dempseys or 1 tiger Oscar. Which would you guys prefer?

 

[BozziniINC]

Just one oscar but u couldnt do guppies

 

[alLexX]

i know you want jd's or an oscar,but i strongly suggest you look into leopard ctenopoma(as others have suggested)and smaller species of bichirs(senegalus springs to mind, common name being dinosaur bichir)

 

[Lt.]

My dad used to keep 2 JD's and 2 Oscars in the same tank, I believe it was a 30. But he never let them get over 6 inches.........then he went over sea's for 1991 desert storm and one of his buddies had their girlfriend feed the fish for the 7 or 8 months they were gone. But she over fed them, WAY over fed them and when they finally got back the fish were HUGE! and were donated to a pet shortly there after.

 

[Khij159753]

i know you want jd's or an oscar,but i strongly suggest you look into leopard ctenopoma(as others have suggested)and smaller species of bichirs(senegalus springs to mind, common name being dinosaur bichir)

Could I get a leopard ctenopoma and still feed it guppies?

 

[Khij159753]

Can someone please give me a list?
Say the species name and how many I could put in the 55.
The rules are it must be able to live in a 55 for it's entire life and must be able to eat guppies as a treat.

Format it like this:
Species name, #allowed

Thank you very much for anyone who can do this for me.
-Joe