50 gallon pentagon corner workable?

[sandiegofishy]

I have a 50 gallon pentagon corner tank, 24x24 backsides and 33 across widest point 23 or 24 tall I believe. Would this work for a cichlid setup and what would you reccomend. I have a 55 setup with 38 juvies 3 species, but this is an odd footprint. Input anyone?

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[gilpi]

Wait back up... You have a 55g with 38 fish? What kind?
BTW the corner aquarium looks really good, I can see a big pile of rocks in the back corner with some smaller cichlids?

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[sandiegofishy]

Lol the 55 has a 48x15 footprint, 37 juvies, all 1.5 and smaller, and 1 pleco. Will weed out extra males over the next year as they grow up. Here's a pic of that tank.

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[gilpi]

Lol the 55 has a 48x15 footprint, 37 juvies, all 1.5 and smaller, and 1 pleco. Will weed out extra males over the next year as they grow up. Here's a pic of that tank.

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Hey, thanks for replying. I also have a 55g but mine is the regular 48 by 12 and I have 15 mixed Africans in it. They're growing fast though.

I like your tank and also like the 48 by 15 foot print, never heard of that. Is is custom made?

 

[sandiegofishy]

Got it from craigslist, stand and canopy are not custom so not a custom tank. A glass top for visio 60 fit this. It could have been sold as a 48x15.5x17.5 60g I'm not sure.


Any other input to cichlid stocking ideas for this tank?

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[MICEY]

not a very good tank for cichlids , they need bottom space and this tank is a high
it would be much better for small schooling fish like tetras or livebearers

 

[Freakgecko91]

Angels would look good in that tank, especially a well planted tank. Could also add a pair of keyhole cichlids, or rams, or apistos, of another dwarf South American species. Then you could have a good sized school of tetras, and a group of cories


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[sandiegofishy]

I guess I was hoping it might be suitable for a single species mbuna which it probably is. I'm gonna look into maybe a steep aquascape

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