South american suggestions for 55 gallon

[Fishman007]

I just looked at a couple of websites and it says severums can fit in a 30 gal.

 

[haleybeth30]

I just looked at a couple of websites and it says severums can fit in a 30 gal.

that's their opinion of the minimum space for one. You could do 2 sevs, or a combo of the three fish including one sev in the 55g., I think that's pushing it and most others will disagree, you will have to do extra wcs due to bioload. Probably sevs should be taken off the list..they're big. Think of it this way.. I'm only doing 4 fish in a 125, 3 big, one smaller..

 

[Fishman007]

that's their opinion of the minimum space for one. You could do 2 sevs, or a combo of the three fish including one sev in the 55g., I think that's pushing it and most others will disagree, you will have to do extra wcs due to bioload. Probably sevs should be taken off the list..they're big. Think of it this way.. I'm only doing 4 fish in a 125, 3 big, one smaller..

Ive got a 75 gallon filter for it so does that help with the bioload?

 

[haleybeth30]

yeah, better than one for a 55g, the more the better with filtration

 

[Fishman007]

Ok its only 20$ more anyway

 

[haleybeth30]

I don't know what you plan to spend, but cannister filters are the best imo. I got one for 75 on amazon

 

[Fishman007]

The filter ive got is a penguin 350 powerfilter

 

[Fishman007]

I just went to my lfs and saw a pike cichlid. Could i get one of those or do they get to big

 

[Dallascowboys16]

Ok so almost all of the fish you mentioned grow huge for this tank and won't be able to turn around, your bio-load will be the last thing you need to worry about when your fish are huge and aggressive. If you upgraded to a 75 or 100 your options would be greatly opened. The last thing you want to do is overstock a tank with large aggressive fish.

 

[Fishman007]

So which of those fish hes got could i put into my 55g or could i fit none of them?

 

[Fishman007]

So which of those fish hes got could i put into my 55g or could i fit none of them?

Oh oops sorry wrong thread lol

 

[Fishman007]

Im gonna get a marineland C-220 canister filter for my 55g hope that will give better filtration than my powerfilter