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What to add to 55 gallon tank?

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Yes іtѕ mе again. Jυѕt ѕο excited tο fill mу nеw tank wіth fish!
Ok ѕο I hаνе a already, аnd dont know whаt tο add? Anу hеlр appreciated.
I wаѕ thinking οn a Parrot , bυt hаνе bееn tοld NO. I wаѕ thinking аbουt a . Nο one hаѕ ѕаіd anything ѕο іѕ іt gοοd?
Hοw аbουt a οr a kissing gourami?
Anу hеlр appreciated. Thanks!

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2 Responses to "What to add to 55 gallon tank?"

  • kouneli says:
    June 17, 2010 at 1:56 am
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    Depends on the algae eater. Common pleco? NO! They get way too big and messy. Chinese algae eater? No. They don’t eat algae as adults and will eventually start eating fish. Otocinclus? No. They are too small to go with a semi-aggressive tank (of which you’ve already started with the blue gourami). Parrot cichlids can get rather large. Some gouramis will fight with each other (even kissing vs. blue) but you may not find too much of a problem with a 55 gallon tank. Silver dollars are also quite nice (6 or more). Angelfish are nice, but be aware that if you do get a breeding pair, they will chase the other fish away from the eggs/babies. Buenos aires tetras, skirt tetras (though community, they do well with gouramis), tiger barbs, etc. all do nice (6 or more for each because, again, they are schooling fish). As for an algae eater, you can do smaller plecos such as bristlenose, gold nugget, gold spot, zebra, lemon spot…they stay rather small compared to the common pleco monsters.

  • Joseph says:
    June 17, 2010 at 1:56 am
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    You could add a pair of angel fish (one male and one female) but its a gamble on if the gourami will get along with them. You also MAYBE could add a non-aggressive cichlid to your tank, but that also is a gamble. Do not mix 2 male gouramis and if you do, have 2 females to every 1 male. Since this is your first tank, i would say start off with tetras. I know they are not as cute as what you might want, but they are a good, hardy fish that will probably survive the parameters you would be able to provide from them. Pink kissys are mean by the way and will most likely pick on any of your fish.

    Make sure you cycle your tank.. If you do not, you will most likely be throwing your money away on dead fish.

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