ashleynicole
Aquarium Advice Addict
So I want to set up a live bearer tank so I have live food to feed to my 55gallon tank with my bloodred parrot cichlid.
At first I thought about getting a couple of mollies, platies, swordtails or guppies to go in the 55 gallon and as the fish have fry, the parrot cichlid will get food and maybe some of the other fish in the tank, (like the bolivian ram). I was thinking mollies might be the best because they get the biggest so they are least likely to become a snack for the parrot cichlid. However livebearers may look out of place in my 55 with rainbowfish. Also my 3 and 5 year old like the guppies so I was thinking of a 10 gallon with 2 males and 5 female guppies. It would be colorful and interesting for them to watch.
So please help me and tell me the pros and cons of
A. Having some live bearers in the 55 gallon and which species would be most suitable for this
B. Setting up a livebearer tank.
Thanks!
At first I thought about getting a couple of mollies, platies, swordtails or guppies to go in the 55 gallon and as the fish have fry, the parrot cichlid will get food and maybe some of the other fish in the tank, (like the bolivian ram). I was thinking mollies might be the best because they get the biggest so they are least likely to become a snack for the parrot cichlid. However livebearers may look out of place in my 55 with rainbowfish. Also my 3 and 5 year old like the guppies so I was thinking of a 10 gallon with 2 males and 5 female guppies. It would be colorful and interesting for them to watch.
So please help me and tell me the pros and cons of
A. Having some live bearers in the 55 gallon and which species would be most suitable for this
B. Setting up a livebearer tank.
Thanks!