Cody

my 55 gallon needs some activity.
it has 6 cherry barbs 2 female 4 male
2 amano shirmp
2 black daimond shrimp
2 bamboo shrimp
3 juli cories
4 ottos
6 gold barbs
i want some activity the cherry barbs hang low most of the time i kinda want somtihng that will put some activity back in the tank. i slowly lost my bloodfins. never really dertemined why it wasnt sudden it was over a term of months they slowly faded away. i really like the swordtails i have with my keyholes. i really just want some activity and some nice color if possilble any suggestions

swords3711

try either live bearers or tets. Most aren't aggressive. They are active and colorful.

Cody

. i was thinking of doing live bears to. .not sure which either guppies platys or swords i dont really like mollys

MasterShake2003

Lyretail mollies are beautiful, IMO. Also, another option if you don't mind spending a bit more is to get some rainbows...I have a few of different species and they are really beautiful active fish.

Boesmani rainbows are my favorite, but I've put links here to the few types I have, and there are a ton more too...

Boesmani Rainbow
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=1053

Praecox Rainbow
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=1059

Threadfin Rainbow
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=1061

sirdarksol

Out of the three you listed, Cody, I'd have to say I prefer guppies. Remember that if you go with livebearers, either get only one gender or be prepared for them to multiply.

Cody

i thought about rainbows also .. have you ever seen a boesmani rainbow in person ever

MasterShake2003

yeah, I have two, one male and one female

Cody

where did you get them

Kiwwi

Guppies are cool too <3 They are fun, active, peaceful, and colorful. Breeding guppies is fun too I really enjoy it.

MasterShake2003

The two I have I ordered from liveaquaria.com If you decided to get them from there, you won't know if you are getting males of females because they are so hard to sex at a juvenile stage. Mine began to color up after about 3-4 weeks.

My LFS in Lafayette also has them for sale and theirs are closer to full maturity. Rainbows are very active and social(at least this has been my experience). That picture on liveaquaria.com is a bit misleading...I've never seen a Boesmani rainbow that vibrant before, and I'm sure that is a show specimen or something. The yellow is very pronounced on Boesmani's, but the blue it not nearly as vibrant as that picture would lead you to believe.

I'm almost positive your LFS would be able to order these for you if you were interested. My eveperience with my LFS is that they will try their best to get me anything I want.

I also got a turquoise rainbow from my LFS, which are just like the Boesmani, except they are completely blue...not sure if this is a different species or just a color variation.

Cody

im sure scott, (owener of my lfs) would get me them if i wanted idk what kind i would want the only rainbows i can get around here for sure are rainbows and preacox. and for the boesmanis i didnt think it was posssilbe for a feshwater fish to look like that

Cody

im not postive what kind of rainbows my lfs has

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I've been looking at the Ruby Red Pencilfish (Nannostomus mortenthaleri). At the moment it's quite expensive so I think I'll wait until the prices come down. Other than that, COBetta will be selling some Endler's that I think will go nicely in your 55g.
Just my

joshthefisherman

I just got some Zebra danios and they will most certainly add a energetic vibe to the tank

BoSox Fan7

Yeah I have Zebra Danios and they will definately put energy into your tank. I have Cherry Barbs too, and they get along great with Zebra Danios.

Cody

yeah i wasnt thinking dainos to.. good price, hardy and active. but would go for some color and the glow fish verity is pricy at 5 bucks a piece

ajstingy

I was wondering if you can breed different types of angelfish together?? (e.g. a gold and a silver.) Please answer I need to Know.

Cody

this isnt really the place right spot to post that. but yes you can