I have a 55 gallon with a pair of Ocellaris clowns and a school of chromis (3) and a couple of coral frags. I would like a tank with different kind of fish sizes. I was wondering, what would be the most biggest fish you could place in a 55g?
kdpuffer said:Depends on the 55 but I assume you have a 4 foot long one. Safest bet would be a fox face LO or one spot as they are tough. A tomini, bristletooth or kole tang could also handle it but they are much more sensitive so keeping the water pristine is a must. You must also provide the fish with nice open swimming lanes from end to end as they are all active swimmers. Some people may get bent out of shape by me having given that advice to which I say- a four foot tank is a four foot tank, as long as its set up to keep the fish happy and the water is kept clean. All the fish I recommended are good in a 75g which is the same length and height as a 55g it's just deeper which is where the care of placing rocks to provide winning lanes comes into play.
Depends on the 55 but I assume you have a 4 foot long one. Safest bet would be a fox face LO or one spot as they are tough. A tomini, bristletooth or kole tang could also handle it but they are much more sensitive so keeping the water pristine is a must. You must also provide the fish with nice open swimming lanes from end to end as they are all active swimmers. Some people may get bent out of shape by me having given that advice to which I say- a four foot tank is a four foot tank, as long as its set up to keep the fish happy and the water is kept clean. All the fish I recommended are good in a 75g which is the same length and height as a 55g it's just deeper which is where the care of placing rocks to provide winning lanes comes into play.
I totally agree with you. 4' is 4' it's just the width and stuff that are different. Yeah I'm planning on only placing the rocks in the middle of the tank so that there is plenty of swimming space for the fishes.
HN1 said:No tang belongs in a 55G IMO.
HN1 said:No tang belongs in a 55G IMO.
HN1 said:Yes. I'd do a kole, maybe tomini in a 90 though. They need to be able to do laps. Not just back and forth. JMO.
kdpuffer said:That's where the proper aquascape comes into play, I think it's a little broad to just say no though I understand your concern. I personally have my 55 setup so there is room to swim around everything which would be acceptable in my opinion. A 90 isn't really any different than a 75 other than being taller so being able to swim laps is no different. I personally love tangs but don't want one in my 55 as they are more sensitive but my fox face is awesome, water parameters are perfect and scape is set up to allow swimming and he is happy.
HN1 said:Yes. I'd do a kole, maybe tomini in a 90 though. They need to be able to do laps. Not just back and forth. JMO.
That's where the proper aquascape comes into play, I think it's a little broad to just say no though I understand your concern. I personally have my 55 setup so there is room to swim around everything which would be acceptable in my opinion. A 90 isn't really any different than a 75 other than being taller so being able to swim laps is no different. I personally love tangs but don't want one in my 55 as they are more sensitive but my fox face is awesome, water parameters are perfect and scape is set up to allow swimming and he is happy.
Nu-Nu the eel said:Kd's tank is far from overstocked, jake if you get a foxface i would suggest you understock your tank as well and have an open rock scape like kd!