I am getting a 55 gallon next week, and need some help deciding on what fish to stock.
When I first decided to get a 55, I wanted to start an Malawi cichlid tank with mbunas. I've done some research and realize they would need more work and I don't think I'd be able to get many of the fish I want from the LFS. I would love to have an moderately aggressive mbuna tank and I would build rock caves for it and hope to have the right conditions for them to breed. However, no I don't know if I have the amount of time/money it would require to start a Mbuna tank right now.
I thought about just having a regular community freshwater tank, and I think having many schools of fish would be pretty cool too. I haven't decided on what species, but I'd try to get many different colored fish for aesthetic purposes. (i.e. a school of 12 neons would be pretty.) This way, I'd be able to have more corys too.
Right now I have a 20 long with three young gold angels quickly outgrowing it. I also have two gouramis, two corys and two otos.
I would like to keep the angels, but I realize they are more aggressive, and would probably opt to sell them back to the LFS if having them would prevent me from having smaller fish like neon tetras. Obviously I would have to sell them back if I get a mbuna tank too. I definitely would like to keep my corys and otos, but not sure about the gouramis.
What does everyone think? Should I sell my fish and start a mbuna tank, or keep a freshwater community tank?
If I keep a community tank, which types of fish should I get? Would I be able to have one or two milder tempered cichlids along with my angels if I had tougher community fish or larger schools of them?
Any advice would be great, TIA!
When I first decided to get a 55, I wanted to start an Malawi cichlid tank with mbunas. I've done some research and realize they would need more work and I don't think I'd be able to get many of the fish I want from the LFS. I would love to have an moderately aggressive mbuna tank and I would build rock caves for it and hope to have the right conditions for them to breed. However, no I don't know if I have the amount of time/money it would require to start a Mbuna tank right now.
I thought about just having a regular community freshwater tank, and I think having many schools of fish would be pretty cool too. I haven't decided on what species, but I'd try to get many different colored fish for aesthetic purposes. (i.e. a school of 12 neons would be pretty.) This way, I'd be able to have more corys too.
Right now I have a 20 long with three young gold angels quickly outgrowing it. I also have two gouramis, two corys and two otos.
I would like to keep the angels, but I realize they are more aggressive, and would probably opt to sell them back to the LFS if having them would prevent me from having smaller fish like neon tetras. Obviously I would have to sell them back if I get a mbuna tank too. I definitely would like to keep my corys and otos, but not sure about the gouramis.
What does everyone think? Should I sell my fish and start a mbuna tank, or keep a freshwater community tank?
If I keep a community tank, which types of fish should I get? Would I be able to have one or two milder tempered cichlids along with my angels if I had tougher community fish or larger schools of them?
Any advice would be great, TIA!