The Best Cichlid Stocking Options for 55 Gallon Aquariums
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- In today's video, we have our top 5 list of cichlid tank setups and stocking ideas for a 55 gallon aquariums. We get asked often about different stocking options and tanks sizes for cichlids, so hopefully this video is helpful and informative.
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55 gallon tanks are my absolute favorite size, I’ve had bigger and I’ve had smaller but I find 55’s to be the sweet spot in price and size, your options of what to keep are open to a lot of different species I tend to keep like one pet fish like Jack Dempsey or say one or two fire mouths and a pleco, even cichlids on the bigger size like Oscar’s, just one, I know it’s pushing it butwill work as long as you keep the water clean with weekly water changes and dont overcrowd with too much aquascaping and leave it uncluttered so the fish can make full use of the whole tank
can’t keep an oscar in a 55
@@gannanerickson-iz9yh you absolutely can I had an oscar for 15 years in a 55 gallon maybe not for those not willing to put in the effort of many and frequent water changes and super clean water, I had sand substrate and just a few rocks which allowed for use of the whole tank, maybe not ideal but he was super healthy
TY for making this vlog. I found it full of pertinent information.
Glad it was helpful!
Great information thanks for sharing
Thanks cichlids bro's but I had a 55 gallon tank and for me that's too small those are some beautiful cichlids thanks for sharing 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤❤
I kicked off my Cichlid keeping by switching my 'typical freshwater' (harlequins, tetras etc.) 63 Gallon tank to Peacocks. It wasn't long before I felt uncomofortable watching them in there. Just seemed too small, so within a few months I bought a new 118 Gallon for them, and even now that only just seems big enough to me. Maybe it's me, I don't know. Just didn't feel right having a dozen Peacocks that size in my smaller tank. Yes, Peacocks aren't huge, but it seemed too tight in there. Lot less aggression with those very same fish in the bigger tank too. Love the videos lads
Great video ‼️💯
Thanks!
Super dope video bro ❤❤⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks man!
@@CichlidBros anytime bro 🫶🔥💪🤟👊💥
Hey, love your videos. You've convinced is to get cichlids. We are thinking electric blue acaras, geophagus tapajos and a severum. How many would we be able to fit in a 90 gallon? Would a jack Dempsey work in this mix?
Great ideas! In my 55 I have Angels, BN Pleco, a pair of Kribs, and a lone surviving Gold Barb.
How many angels?
@@joedaponte2224 three one massive OG and two slightly smaller females.
No aggression?
I’ve got a planted black water 55g with 3 young (2.5-3.5”) keyhole cichlids, 20 something corys (bronze, melini and emerald green) and then a somewhat random mix of schooling fish it’s just the extra community fish I’ve accumulated over time. I’m hoping to get a pair out of the keyholes and maybe get some babies eventually.
For the #2 Central American Cichlid setup, what would be good community size for each so tank isn’t overloaded? Along with the other tank mates. One of each of Dempsey, Firemouth and Convict? Or more? And how many for a school of tetras? Thanks in advance and love the videos you guys put out.
Hi! My 6 year old is wanting a colorful, fun tank. We have a 55 gallon tank. He likes the Angelfish(a few different types), the Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid, the Albino Corydora and the Emperor Tetra. Would all those do good together in the 55 gallon? If so, how many of each would you recommend so they're happy, but the tank isn't overstocked? Thanks!
I like the 90 gallon, nice size, not small but not huge. I doing a peninsula 90 gallon with South American Cichlids
Very nice
How many firemouth and convicts to keep with the jack Dempsey?
Do pike cichlids do okay with regular African or South American cichlids?
I may be wrong but I say the bumblebee goes great in a 55. That's based on my experience, all fish are different. I've been planning on moving all but the peacock to a 75 one day anyway. I'm planning on using my 55 gallon for peacocks once i have another 75 gallon. My dream tank is a 500 gallon Mbuna tank with white sand and lots of rocks. thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching! Bumblebees can go in 55, but their aggression level in the smaller tank size will usually cause issues. Best of luck
@@CichlidBros so far my bumblebee cichlid has always been skittish and i have a 1 1/2-2" albino pindani and he is one of the few bosses of the tank even though some of the fish in there are about 5".
Was going to put in 4/5 Ecb as well…
Tank is massively over filtered
Can you use a 55 gallon for breeding severums ??
Thanks for this very insightful video. As much as i want to put an oscar in a 55g, i will not and will wait in the future when i can get a bigger tank. That being said, in a 55g im planning to have a x1 jack dempsey, x1 fire mouth, x1 convict a pleco and 4 silver dollars. That should be okay?
Curious how many of electric blue cichlids work best in a 50 gallon.
What type of cichlid is that at the 7:57 mark of the video?
could I put a fire mouth and a jack and som silver dollars in a 55
Do you think that a 55 gallon tank would be enough for a few electric blue acaras with one gourami? Thanks!
Yep that should work!
Would a Jack Dempsey, a pair of Electric Blue Arcaras.. a pair of gymnogepphagus with a pleco be able to live their life out in a 55g?
The Gymnogeophagus may need simulated cold periods to live a long life. Otherwise, it would likely work fine
Can a JD live with a blue acara in a 55gal tank. Cheers your videos are also helpful
Yep should be fine
@@CichlidBros thank you for replying
It all depends on your jack Dempsey
Hey fella. I have a 450l / 100g tank that I am redoing. Was going to go for sevs, red geos and my current 10 Pearl gouramis. Better with one sev and a few geos or.. what’s your thinking ?
It’s a 110 gallon lol
Yep, I would do a small group of geos if you can
@@CichlidBros might be near the limit, was gonna do 1 red spotted and a red shouldered sev, 4/5 geos plus the 10 pearls
@@andrewdaniel4728 geos need to be kept in groups of 6+
Could you have a Jack Dempsey with Angelfish Cichlids in a 55?
Good luck with that
Opinions on keeping them in a 55g block tank. Very cube like
That’s why I have and is wondering too.
I have a 65 gallon tank (250l), could I mix the Americans, I currently have 2 blue acara and 2 geo taps but would love to maybe add a jack dempsy.. do you think this will be OK?
I also have Colombian tetra to help as a dither fish for that aggression
How many saulosi for a 55 gallon?
Just got an extra 55. Let's see what you think I should do
How about a couple acaras and a sevrum?
Would be a tight fit for the severum long term. I usually recommend a 75 gallon minimum for an adult sev
Alright, thank you
Can I have a Green Terror Child in a 55 gallon tank ?
I usually recommend a 75 gallon for minimum size long term
@@CichlidBros thanks 👍 I’m leaning towards a pair of Firemouth, convicts and maybe a jack dempsey?? What’s your thoughts?
A green terror is a nice fish for a 55 too mine is doing excellent
I would recommend a minimum of 75 gallons. They are slow growers generally, but do reach around a foot in length, which is basically the width of a 55
I’ve had my GT in a 75 gallon for two years now and in my opinion he’s getting a little too big for that tank I’m looking for an upgrade
@@CichlidBros oh man so I’m thinking my local fish just wanted him gone, he was in a 45 breeder at the shop and I was reassured my 55 would be enough for him, he is about 8 inch now.
@@timhorvat7432 55G is the biggest I can go in my living space , any bigger and my neighbour below me will have a nice hole in their ceiling , so now I may be in a bit of a bind.
Can I keep Severum cichlid & Geophagus cichlids with small fishes like tetras, Barbs?
Yep. Just try to get the medium/larger sized tetras
I currently have a 55 gallon tank with 27 fish, 22 mbunas, 1 convict, 2 rock kribensis, and 2 peacocks. But I'm gonna transfer all of them over to my 135 when I get it up and running.. Then put 10 fish in the 55 gallon.. 3 electric blue acara,1 blood parrot, 1 Honduran red point and 5 beautiful peacocks
Interesting mixture of cichlids
@tigercow Yes I'm striving to mix fish that so many say that I can't mix together because I'm seeing that everyone doesn't know what they're talking about lol
I've tried putting another fish with my Jack Dempsey and he bullied or tried to kill any fish I put in with him. That's also including the red devil I had. Jack Dempseys can be mean and aggressive. I recommend only him and a catfish.
Plz try to add the fish for a 55 gallon tank and NOT 75 gallon tank! As we would like the best set up for our tanks.
Cant find a good 55gallon you fish guys aren't leaving any for the masses lolbs
So why are you saying the fish that can’t live in a 55 gallon?
Wut
@@CichlidBros the title of the video is fish that can live in a 55. But most of what you’re saying is the fish that can’t
I’m sorry but did this guy just say that a krib was from South America?!?😂
No I didn’t
@@CichlidBros okay okay I didn’t see at 7:20 you added the text at the bottom and caught it while you were editing. Just weird to go over a South American section and then mention a krib to me.
It’s very similar to the smaller SA cichlids mentioned in the section
the most useless 55gallon tank ideas
it always recommend 75g 🤣🤣🤣
Lol um wut