Largest most interesting fish for a 54 gallon corner

[mikeybabs]

HI guys, ive just jumped into the fish hobby a little over a month ago, got so addicted, and now tonight I'm setting up my 5th tank (lol)... it's a 54 gallon corner tank...

what do you guys think would work best in it? i'd love to hear all your opinions...

personally I would like to buy a fish already mostly grown so that I can start off big, because all my other tanks have small fish... i realize part of the fun of having fish is watching them grow but i'd like to just have something nice to look at in the corner, sort of as a buddy...

red devil cichlids are interesting to me, but i'd like something totally cool looking and i was wondering what the biggest type of fish i could keep in this tank would be and where the best place to get them is... ive been searching liveaquaria and aquabid, but any suggestions would be great...

thanks

-mike

 

[DaisyMaisy]

I hear ya on the tanks - I just went from one to five recently too! I don't have much experience with cichlids, but I know there are tons of people who could advise you on that. Oscars are fun and get big. Almost every LFS I've been in has a couple of fish that have outgrown somebody's tank. You could check around, see what you like and check into that type of fish. Have fun!

 

[Homedog98]

HI guys, ive just jumped into the fish hobby a little over a month ago, got so addicted, and now tonight I'm setting up my 5th tank (lol)... it's a 54 gallon corner tank...

what do you guys think would work best in it? i'd love to hear all your opinions...

personally I would like to buy a fish already mostly grown so that I can start off big, because all my other tanks have small fish... i realize part of the fun of having fish is watching them grow but i'd like to just have something nice to look at in the corner, sort of as a buddy...

red devil cichlids are interesting to me, but i'd like something totally cool looking and i was wondering what the biggest type of fish i could keep in this tank would be and where the best place to get them is... ive been searching liveaquaria and aquabid, but any suggestions would be great...

thanks

-mike

Do you know about fishless cycling? If not I'd highly suggest you check out the link in my signature. If you don't want to do cichlids, a rainbow shark and some other community fish.

 

[mikeybabs]

Do you know about fishless cycling? If not I'd highly suggest you check out the link in my signature. If you don't want to do cichlids, a rainbow shark and some other community fish.

i already have a rainbow shark in one of my other tanks... and i dont think im going to do a fishless cycle as im going to fill up the new 55 gallon with water coming from all of my previously cycled tanks... then i will pull one of the filters off the cycled tank and put it on the 55 gallon for awhile, this should work right?

thx

mike

 

[Homedog98]

Ya, just let it run for a day before adding fish.

 

[AquaOne]

Hey, the Oscar... it almost has to be !
Mind your fingers when feeding !!
Our lfs has one (not for sale) and I swear he knows the staff there, what a creature, you would be sure to enjoy his company.

 

[Homedog98]

Hey, the Oscar... it almost has to be !
Mind your fingers when feeding !!
Our lfs has one (not for sale) and I swear he knows the staff there, what a creature, you would be sure to enjoy his company.

Not in a 54. They need more like 75.

 

[spoonman]

You should fill the new tank with fresh dechlored water. Taking dirty water from the other tanks will do you no good. Bring a filter from the other tank and that is all you will need. The bacteria is in the filter, not the water. A beautiful fish is a syspilum. Here is a couple of links. Redhead Cichlid - Vieja synspila (Cichlasoma synspilum)
Species Profiles -- Cichlid-Forum
Vieja Synspilum

You could probably only keep one in a tank that size though.

 

[HUKIT]

How about a pair of Salvini's or maybe Festivus

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