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got a 55 gallon tank. what are some good starter fish to get started with?
guineawhop
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dwarf lions, humu humu trigger, snowflake eel, these fish are all fish very very hard to kill. especially the snowflake.
daytonaree
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black mollys for fresh or saltwater cheap and will live in saltwater in new tanks. Hope this helps.
angelsrock
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Originally Posted by joker_ca
the trigger will most likely nip the fins of the lion, plus SFE get to big for a 55 are are experts at escaping from tanks
read first before answering. he wasn't saying put all these fish in together, but that they are good starter fish. secondly a 55 gallon tank is 25 more gallons then the minimum allowed for sfe's. as long as you don't give him a reason to escape they are fine. meaning feed them plenty, proper place to hangout and hide, fish that won't pick on them, etc. i've had a sfe in a 55 before and was there for over 3 years and was fine without escape.
the trigger will most likely nip the fins of the lion, plus SFE get to big for a 55 are are experts at escaping from tanks
read first before answering. he wasn't saying put all these fish in together, but that they are good starter fish. secondly a 55 gallon tank is 25 more gallons then the minimum allowed for sfe's. as long as you don't give him a reason to escape they are fine. meaning feed them plenty, proper place to hangout and hide, fish that won't pick on them, etc. i've had a sfe in a 55 before and was there for over 3 years and was fine without escape.
marineman
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can you tade in the 55g and go to a 6ft tank like a 125g? this would open up alot more options, especially the awesome blue hippo tang! in general fish that stay under 5in do well in a 55g. the dwarf angel group has some colorful options for a 55g ex) flame, bicolor, lemonpeel, golden, flameback, etc :yes: