Help w/ Fishlist 55

jjjoey

jjjoey

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I have 55 gallon tank in my room.
45 pounds of LR
25 pounds pink LS
25 Pounds ref LS
(ordering another 45 pounds of LR soon)
Fish
Scooter Blenny
The lighting:
48" Extreme Orbit 2x130watt SunPaq with Lunar Lights & Fan
Filters:
Emperor Biowheel
Fluval 404
Uv sterilizer
RO.DI unit
2 powerheads w/ filter
I'm not sure what to add to my tank fish wise or equipment wise.
Think anyone could help me ?
:help:

 
jjjoey

jjjoey

Active Member
I got a problem with algae as well.
what kind of clean up crew should i get for that?

and having one fish in my 55 gallon im sure i can have some more
 
fallnhorse

fallnhorse

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Nice landscaping
If it was mine i think a pair of percula clowns would look beautiful in there. But there's alot of choices and combos you could do. So many options. :thinking:
 
m0nk

m0nk

Active Member
I've been considering the same thing myself. I've already got a pair of false perc clowns in a 12 gallon that will be going into the 55g. The additional list I'm considering is:
1 Wheeler's Watchman Goby
1 Scott's Fairy Wrasse
1 Coral Beauty
1 Firefish (?)
And I think that's all I could really fit in a 55g. Of course I'll probably modify the list over the next couple months, but that's mine. Not sure if that will help you but I hope maybe it could be a bit inspiring.
 
rbaldino

rbaldino

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I'll suggest fish I've had a great deal of success with, meaning 5-10+ year lifespans:
Tomato Clown - I've only ever had the one, and he's over 10 years old. Only fish to survive a recent four-day power outage.
False Perc Clown - Lost in the power outage, but he was even older than the tomato at the time, so 10+ years.
Four-Stripe Damsel - Also lost in the power outage, and was also older than the tomato at the time, so 10+ years.
Purple Psuedochromis - Lost somewhat mysteriously, but he was 5+ years old at the time.
Yellowtail Damsel - Lost after about 5 years, not really sure why.
Currently have a false perc clown, green reef chormis, and a bicolor psuedochromis, all of which I'm expecting to be around for quite some time.
Fish I haven't had much luck with include a flame angel, a coral beauty angel, a pygmy angel, a firefish goby, a purple tang, a lawnmower blenny, and smaller chromis (who probably just got beat up by my much more established and tank-savvy damsels).
Good luck with whatever you pick.
 
oak

oak

Member
Nice rock work. I think a Flame Angel might be nice but I have never had one. If you do get a Flame Angel try and get one from Hawai. They are more vibrantly colered than the ones from the Philipenes. I think I spelled that wrong. Good luck with your tank.
 
jjjoey

jjjoey

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i gave all my fish to my mother.
now i have a new clean up crew and such
but no fish still
helps
 
mcbdz

mcbdz

Active Member
This is what I have in my 55g and love them.

2 Ocellaris clowns tank raised
1 Banggai Cardinal
2 red firefish
1 Royal gramma
1 LMB
Large load, but my levels are good and I added very slowly. Make sure you have good clean up crew though.
 
gatorwpb

gatorwpb

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In my 65 I have:
2 Onyx clowns (percula variant)
1 Banghai cardinal
1 Blackcap basslet
1 Blue/green chromis
1 Flame Angel
and soon to be added will be a Redlip blenny. Everyone else's suggestions seem good too, but be weary of damsels, as they can be aggressive to most other fish.
 
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