help please

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I'm starting a 55+ gallon tank in the next month or so and i'm already thinking about stocking haha. I'm planning on serpae tetras, bleeding heart tetras, some type of pleco, and i was thinking yellow lab as centerpiece. Will this work?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

What kind of pleco were you thinking?

The yellow lab isn't going to work because it would kill all those fish and needs a whole other setup entirely.

 

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dang, and maybe bnp or clown?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

The clown or BN would work. If you're still looking for a yellow centerpiece there are pure yellow angels.

 

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hm, i dont need the yellow, would silver dollars work?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Hmm not sure but IMO they get too big for a fifty gallon, seventy-five seems better...just my opinion.

 

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55 is the smallest i would go, so how many of each school should i go?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

I would say eight or ten of them.

 

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will the tetras im thinking about school nicely do you think?

 

[alLexX]

i suggest a rainbow or redtail shark for your tank,they are awesome. the tetras should school if biger fish are present. why do you want a pleco? algae control or looks?

 

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silver dollars...they get a lot larger than you'd think. I saw some at the Chattanooga (sp?) aquarium in Tennessee. I think they were 14 inches long

 

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i suggest a rainbow or redtail shark for your tank,they are awesome. the tetras should school if biger fish are present. why do you want a pleco? algae control or looks?

looks for sure, i love plecos

 

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silver dollars...they get a lot larger than you'd think. I saw some at the Chattanooga (sp?) aquarium in Tennessee. I think they were 14 inches long

do they all get that big?

 

[alLexX]

looks for sure, i love plecos

okay,just making sure. and as i said above,a rainbow shark would(IMO) make a nice centerpeice

 

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okay,just making sure. and as i said above,a rainbow shark would(IMO) make a nice centerpeice

yeah, would it be aggressive towards the schoolers?

 

[alLexX]

yeah, would it be aggressive towards the schoolers?

it may chase them out of its territory,but normally wouldnt hurt them

 

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shark is on the list, but im looking for something with more color

 

[bruinsbro1997]

shark is on the list, but im looking for something with more color

A paradisefish is very colorful and is very big.

 

[fred]

I had 3 silver dollars in my old 55g. Was sad to see them go but didn't and don't have time for 2 tanks. I think they would be awesome. They need the length to swim and are so cute to watch

 

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would 3-5 silver dollars fit in a 55?