Matticus

heya guys and gals

This is my first post on fish lore since joining . thanks to the wonderfully advice that is available on your site several months ago i was able to successfully set up 20 g tank that i have had very few problems with , thanks to aforementioned information and advice .more recently having become deeply embroiled in the hobby i have thoroughly been researching and constructing a 55 g freshwater tank , the tank is heavily planted .

My question is : I have no idea what to put in it , any suggestions would be great .

P.S im looking to do something different .

angelfish220

What about a Queen Aravesque Pleco, a pearl Gourami, with a school of Celestial Pearl Danios? I dont know thats kinda 'normal'.

let me look around for a while

... and WELCOME TO FISHLORE

steveangela1

I am a big african cichlid fan, there are a ton of different species that you don't find commonly.

angelfish220

Dont cichlids dig up plants though? I originally thought cichlids, but I was pretty sure they would destroy his tank.

Matticus

Cichlids could be interesting ill do some research and see what i can dig up ...well see if they will dig up more to the point :P , thanks guys . Although living in Australia my options could be limited on the availability side .

Blub

African cichlids don't dig up plants I think, although I am by no means a cichlid expert.

Here are a few plans:

Plan A: South American Biotype community
8 Bleeding heart tetras (2 Male 6 Female)
2 Bristlenose/Clown plecos
8 Hatchets
1 Angel

Plan B: Peaceful community
10 Dwarf neon rainbows
10 Serpae tetras
8 Panda corys (Panda corys are small, so it means you can have more which means happier corys)

Plan C: Pure awesomeness
25 Mixed Male Platys

Plan D: Cyprinid surprise
8 Cherry barbs (2 Males 6 females)
8 Harlequin rasboras
8 Zebra danios
1 Rainbow shark (Albino or normal)

Any of those take your fancy? They all sound pretty cool.

fishrule101

How about german blue rams?? They love plants and well not mnay people have them.

Matticus

Thanks for all the suggestions guys ,

Mate i have a few platys in my 20 g and despite what others may say i find them to have great and very individual personality's . And when i first saw your idea the diabolical part of my mind immediately began scheming ......Plan C : Pure Awesomeness may be an understatment .

Blub

Platys are brilliant fish... My LFS has a tank with mixed platys, and, you know how they swim at the front all the time? It's like a flashing, shimmering tank of coolness! Great thing is platys are almost indestructible! Your right, pure awesomeness is an understatement. There is also the fascination of collecting all the different Platy strains...