55g Tang fish questions

[sourapple]

if everything goes well  (i hope) :(  ,ill be able to stock the 55g i got from eartheater. since im already getting 12 adult group of brichardis, i was wondering what other fishes you guys might recommend and how many since im fairly new to fish keeping. thx  

[J-WS6]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions

Any of the following will work:

- Calvus
- Cyprichromis
- Cylindricus
- Leleupi
- Julidochromis
- Shell Dwellers - with an adequate amount of shells

Ultimate Fish would be a good place to stock up if your looking just for Tangs. Alex has got a good choice of tangs all at varying sizes.

Not sure if your Brichardi's are an active breeding group or not, so numbers may vary.

The key is filtration. Always, no matter how many gph you think will be sufficient, double that number. This number should continue to increase the more you stock your tank.

After that, just weekly water changes or more, what ever your schedule can bare.

Good luck,

J

[sourapple]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions

hmm yea definitely looking into some calvus and cyps. i could move the julies and multies in my 20 over to the 55. would feather fins/xenos be ok in the tank? since they look pretty awesome. and zulaab emphasized last night that his brichardis breed like crazy

[armthehomeless]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions

55 is small for featherfins, IMO. That 12" depth is the limiting factor... I'm not saying that you can't do it, just that it wouldn't be ideal.

If you put brichardi in the 55, be prepared to either remove the breeding brichardi or ALL other fish. They get pretty mean once they start breeding.

[sourapple]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions

hmm yea. its also dependent on my funds since ill have close to nothing left after a stand and the fishes.

[myjohnson]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions

if everything goes well  (i hope) :(  ,ill be able to stock the 55g i got from eartheater. since im already getting 12 adult group of brichardis, i was wondering what other fishes you guys might recommend and how many since im fairly new to fish keeping. thx  

You can add anything really. As long as they stay small everything should be cool. Now if you are asking in the long run, J gave you some good fishes to pick from. However, the brichardis will breed and take over the tank. They will kill or keep the rest of the fishes on one side of the tank. Those fishes can be monsters.

[sourapple]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions



with taht set up i might be ok. im hoping the babies stay to the rocks on the left and hide. ill add some more holey rocks later. right now im leaning towards adding cyps and calvus. any suggestions to the breed? dont know much about what breeds look cool :(

[cichlid1409]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions

i wouldn't add anything to a 55g with 12 brichardis they get super-mega-ultra aggressive when breeding which will happen with that many of them.    just my 2 cents

[J-WS6]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions

I say ditch the brichardi's so you can have a wider variety of fish in there...

[eklikewhoa]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions

I say ditch the brichardi's so you can have a wider variety of fish in there...

+1

[CichlidFan]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions

I say ditch all but one..... :)

They do well in a community tank if they are the only one....

CF

[TaTeR ToT]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions

I say ditch all but one..... :)

They do well in a community tank if they are the only one....

CF

+1

[armthehomeless]

Re: 55g Tang fish questions

If you are trying to determine what type of cyps you like, look up the genus on Cichlid Forum. That way you can browse the species pictures to see what you like.

I started a thread documenting what types of cyps are currently in Houston - it is in the African cichlid section.


BTW, I have one brichardi in each of my Tang tanks.