Starting new tank, need stocking suggestions.

[aquabee]

Or a bunch of different Australian rainbows.

[Darbex]

I would do an Amazon tank with dwarf cichlids and and a ton of tetras with super easy plants like swords and annubias.

[troy tucker]

A south ameracin tank would look great. Angels Discus and Rams mixed with tetras for lots of color. add some cories and plecos. Silver dollars a ghostknife. all would look great.

Just my 2 cents

[mistahoo]

Take this bad boy home!

http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforums/showthread.php?49512-Senegal-Bichir

[black_knight]

The tank is already filled with water, but I am in no hurry. Might be working on it all summer. In the meantime I will keep some wild caught mollies, Gambusia and sheepshead minnows in there.

The above fish sound like a cool combo already.
But have you thought of small & medium sized gouramis (like pearl gouramis=Trichopodus leerii and powder blue dwarf gouramis=Colisa lalia and or paradise fish = Macropodus sp.) They are quite under rated fish but can loof great in a tank planted with cryptocorynes. They are quite hardy. You can throw in some rasboras and cherry barbs.

[Ballinxalex]

Discus is nice with community tanks

[cu0ngsayz]

rams are nice

[crazy42bmx]

What about a nice Amazon type setup with some rare discuss and some other rare wild schooling fish. Get some really badazz wood and dont over kill the tank with plants but have a few for natural look. I dont mind plant tanks but i think some just look bad when the entire bottem is cover in plant matter. Leave some open area and do and eye catching tank!

Thats just my input!

[eklikewhoa]

I like fish that have a shoaling behavior, do better in groups/numbers, etc. That or fish that are harem/colonial breeders. These show the most unique behavior I have witnessed.

[Tek]

I just got a 55 gallon tank, but have no idea what to stock it with.
I do know what I don't want though:

1. No salt water
2. Nothing that gets bigger than 7 inches (not intending on moving the inhabitants to one of my bigger tank)
3. I am kinda bored with African Cichlids right now. I see them every where.
4. Don't really want a loner unless it can hold my attention

I have not kept store bought not for food live bearers in almost 20 years, was thinking of going back that way. Been seeing really nice Endlers and other Guppies lately. I had luck as a kid breeding swordtails in 1992 . A community tank would be great

I also love Silver Dollars, but couldn't decide on what I would keep with them.

In terms of lone fish, my friend caught a pretty yellow gar in the bayou but it was way to bug for my tank (about 20 inches) I told him if he caught a baby I would take it.

Any ideas???

The tank is already filled with water, but I am in no hurry. Might be working on it all summer. In the meantime I will keep some wild caught mollies, Gambusia and sheepshead minnows in there.


suggestions on where to get the suggested fish would be good too.