Vallisneria Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) My last angelfish died today so I'll need to start looking for a replacement. I've always had angelfish as the center piece fish for this tank, so I'm not sure if I should go with more angels or try something new. Thats why I thought i'd ask for suggestions. Here is my tank: 58g (36X18 foot print) heavily planted with an open swimming space towards the front. Lots of driftwood Tankmates: 5 congos tetras 1 dwarf neon rainbowfish 1 BN pleco 5 Zebra loaches 2 Paraotocinclus aka bull dog plecos 1 SAE The criteria for the new fish is that it can't eat or destroy plants. It can't eat or attack my smaller community fish and it has to be around medium sized(4-6" or so). I want a center piece fish, not another small fish swimming around with all the rest. Any thoughts or suggestions? Edited July 23, 2008 by degrassi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slough Shark Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Maybe a Pearl or Moonlight Gourami? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werner Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 The gouramis might like to hide in the plants too much. I'd say the perfect fish would be... another angelfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMumba Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) 1. HIGH FIN LYER TAIL RED EYE VELVELT SWORDTAIL (beautiful colorful fish fell in love with them at the fish show) But I also really think Angels are beautiful as well... 3. Slough Sharks Idea works too... :thumbs: Edited July 23, 2008 by BlackMumba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finaddict Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Val- go with spencer jack's wild brazilian angels- huge and stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slough Shark Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Or maybe a Badis badis ? http://www4.pantown.com/data/2888/board5/53.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Badis badis are too small and shy for this tank. But I've wanted to try keeping them. 1. HIGH FIN LYER TAIL RED EYE VELVELT SWORDTAIL (beautiful colorful fish fell in love with them at the fish show) I'd love to keep these guys. Do you know who's fish they were in the show? I haven't seen any for sale around edmonton. If you find some let me know Has anyone kept Festivums(flag cichlids?). Are they shy? aggressive? Good with plants? Has anyone seen any High quality koi angelfish around? With LOTS of Orange(not yellow). I love a nice koi angelfish. Keep the suggestions coming. I might take a trip and check out what some of the shops have, get some ideas. But since I mostly keep africans my knowledge of some of the other fish is lacking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Chicklets Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Has anyone kept Festivums(flag cichlids?). Are they shy? aggressive? Good with plants? I don't know abouit the plants but they are shy. http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/518.htm How about Keyholes? http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/181.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Be cautious of some SAs, if they don't eat the plants then they dig them up while rearranging their space.What about a discus? Would it behave the same as an angel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I've never really wanted to keep discus. They look pretty but the maintenace is more then I want to do. Would Kribs work? I've heard they can be pretty territorial when breeding and can keep all the fish stuck to one side of the tank. IS this the norm or just get an aggressive pair. Severums dont' work well with plants right? Firemouths? Are they aggressive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byte Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Would Kribs work? I've heard they can be pretty territorial when breeding and can keep all the fish stuck to one side of the tank. IS this the norm or just get an aggressive pair. I raised 4 male kribs in a community tank and they were really hard on my cardinal tetras. Maybe the bigger tetras would fair better, but the kribs were only 1/2 grown when they started eating tank mates. I have seen breeding kribs keep frontosas and parrot cichlids (that were 10 times bigger) all to one side of the tank. Maybe your center piece could be a http://parrotcichlid.com/... Might get too big for a 55g and not sure about digging, but they can't byte Sorry about your angelfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 You could probably keep a pair of Ruby Greens in that tank. They are peaceful and they even keep the algae off the plants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_Frenzy Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 If you are interested, I would sell you 2 of these guys....Probably same sex as they have never bred and they get along well. http://albertaaquatica.com/index.php?showtopic=18184 Pm me for more info Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I picked up some Firemouths brought in by Rusty Wessel at teh last auction. They're the Blue Mextica variety, and they're great! They're the centerpiece in my 135 which is fully planted and has some small Geo juvies and had some smaller tetras (sold them) which the firemouths never bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Jason: got any pics of the tank with the firremouths? Do the mextica variety look similar to a regular firemouth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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