55 gallon stocking

[NatureFish]

I may get a 55 sometime in the future and if I do I would like to know what I can and cannot have in there. I want something large and exotic. Sort of like a predator tank but not really. Mainly because I'm not a huge carnivorous pet type of person...but some large plant eaters or large omnivores would be cool.


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[Mebbid]

The problem with a 55g is that it's soo narrow it limits what you can put in there.
Have you thought about a 75g instead?

 

[bettaowner]

Some gouramis would look nice. I like the pearl and moonlight gouramis.

 

[ExoticAquarist]

What about an amazon biotope with a school of discus or angels with some tetras and cories to top it off? And maybe a bristlenose pleco?


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[NatureFish]

The problem with a 55g is that it's soo narrow it limits what you can put in there.
Have you thought about a 75g instead?

Yeah a 75g might work. I have a large hard wood storage table with little drawers and things (sorry it's hard to explain) and it isn't very wide at all. I'm not sure if a 75g would work just because of the width problem. The table thingy is large enough for something enormous so length really isn't the problem.


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[Mebbid]

Yeah a 75g might work. I have a large hard wood storage table with little drawers and things (sorry it's hard to explain) and it isn't very wide at all. I'm not sure if a 75g would work just because of the width problem. The table thingy is large enough for something enormous so length really isn't the problem.


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Is it stirdy enough to hold the weight? You gotta figure 10lbs of weight for every gallon of water for a tank.

 

[biondoa]

You really must make sure that your stand/table can hold the weight. Figure on about 8lbs per gallon of water, plus gravel, plus décor. If you want any rocks or stones that will add a lot too. I did a 75g recently, and with gravel, stone and water it was close to 1000 lbs. Not too many tables can hold that kind of weight.

 

[NatureFish]

It's not really a table its more like a storage room divider thing. it's very, VERY stable trust me. It's really hard to explain what is though. It's currently holding my ten gallon and my crystal collection.


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