what should i stock it with

im thinking i want to do this new 55 with a lager pair of SA CA fish but im not sure what is more on the rare side in your areas?

henry just find a fish you like and go from there, if you find something you like and need to know about it then people can help you.

well on that note what about a pair of texas cichlids? i ask cause i dont really know the tank size requirements for CA SA fish and would a pair of sevrums be to much one or the other not both.

a pair of texas cichlids in a 55 would work for awhile when the fish are small but at some point the male would most likely kill the female texas cichlids are very aggressive and i have seen them take over a whole tank and the other fish one at a time, but the severum would do fine in the same tank i, if it was me i would get small fish maybe the size of a quarter and i would get 5 fish to start with and you can mix the greem and the gold in the same tank with no trouble, after about 6 to 8 months you will be able to pick the best looking fish and trade off the others, but if the texas is the fish you really want i would try to put 1 texas with red devil or festae these fish are just has tough as the texas.

If you want something not to common, a Texas is not the way to go. At least in my area they are one of the cheapest CA fish along with Convicts. You might see if Aequidens pulcher (Blue Acara) or Geophagus sp. "Araguari - Orange Head" are available in your area. Both of those get fairly big 6-8 inches but are not overly aggressive. Both of those are fish suggested to me when I was trying to research fish for a 55 gallon. Your choices for a breeding pair in a 55 will be limited with SA/CA fish as most of them require more room but you will find a few.

Here are a few to look up
Archocentrus nanoluteus
Archocentrus panamense
Neetroplus nematopus "The Poor Man's Tropheus"
Archocentrus centrarchus

hmm i like them all but the poor man trouphes idk just doesn't stick to me as much as the others do

A pair of sajica would look great once they grow out. Rapps has them for a fair price. I just got a female from him this week. He ahs pic's on his site. Get 4 and take it from there.

I just realized this thread is 5 months old DUH!

lol its ok man

so what went in the tank?

i got the tank ready to stock and well it leaked and then got it out side to fix and crank goes the glass kinda tinged up next to it so no new tanks now i have to get ride of some fry to take down a 10 gal and then maybe move the 29 on top and a 75 or some thing