disaster in my tank leads to room for more fish

[alLexX]

while i was on vacation,my grandparents looked after my fish. they fed quite a bit more than i would have,leading to 5 dead fish.3 jewel cichlids(dominant male,subdominant male,and dominant female),1 black skirt tetra,and my swordtail. i went from being arguablely over-stocked,to having some room to spare(once i sell the 30 or so fry,just waiting for a pair after the death of my male). do you think i could have a senegal bichir and/or a spotted leaffish? the tank currently holds: bout 30 jewels(going down to 2-3),1 rainbow shark,8 blackskirt tetras,1 raphael catfish,1 otto(if he gets eaten i dont care. he picks on my shark). its running a fluval 405 filter and i keep the temp at about 80. dont worry,the nitrites,trates,and ammo are fine. i did 3 50-80% water changes so far. oh,and the only plants in right niow are 2 anubias's and a little bit of java moss(most had junk in it i couldnt get out).

 

[alLexX]

thought about it,and i decided not to get a leaf fish even if i can. just maybe the bichir

 

[Myfisheatsyours]

What size tank

 

[vanimal]

Bichirs get pretty big and will eat anything that can fit in their mouth.

 

[terryeckel]

i thought cichlids and community fish like swordtails was a no no ???

 

[alLexX]

i knew i forgot something,its 55 gallons. and it normally is,i got the jewels thinking they were dwarf cichlids,and never had any problems

 

[Myfisheatsyours]

Get the senegal bichir. They will eat anything you feed them. Mine are very active, swimming all over the tank anytime I come near. They also grow very fast at first but should only be a bout a foot when full grown.

 

[alLexX]

ok,thanks.so your sure my eel will be okay?

 

[Myfisheatsyours]

I have several senegals and I think itl be fine. The minimum recommended tank size for a Senegal is 40 gallons full grown so you should have enough room to where the fish don't get stressed out.

 

[Myfisheatsyours]

Iv got acouple small ones in one of my 55s right now and have no problems. Mine love laying on my plants