Ideas For A 60 Gallon Please

[oOturquoiseOo]

I have a planted 60 gallon. It has rainbow fish, mollies, guppies, a BN pleco, mystery snails, mts, and a nerite. I'm bringing the fish ( except the pleco) back to the store. I thought the rainbow fish would keep the population under control. Nope. They're not feasible for me to keep.

I am getting very bored with my set up. I want something different.

Do I want to do 2 fantail goldfish? Do I want an all invert tank? I need a change. I can redo the aquascape to take out the plants if I need to. I can bring all the fish back and the snails too... I just need a change.

So, what would you do? If you had a 60 gallon Freshwater tank that's established for 3+ years. 406 canister.

Please give me suggestions

If the inhabitants are relatively easy to find that would be better please

 

[A201]

Rehome the fish, take out the plants. Make a rock hardscape & stock the tank with six or seven Aulonocara (Peacock) cichlids. Maybe a few Botia Loaches for bottom feeders.

 

[oOturquoiseOo]

Ooooh! That's a great idea! So pretty. Thanks!

 

[A201]

Three years ago, I was going through a similar tank boredom phase. So I went to the rockyard & bought a hardscape then jumped headfirst into keeping African Cichlids. Male Peacocks & Haps. No regrets & no longer bored.

 

[Islandvic]

Hardscape it loke A201 said and go the Mbuna route, or the South American route

Or get a bunch of primo Rams from coralbandit!

I just bought a 55g, and still haven't 100% committed onto the direction I want to go with it. I have to build the stand first anyways.

I figured I would built the stand and scape it the tank, then figure out what to put in it!

Let us know how you proceed!

 

[Jellibeen]

I love angelfish, so if I were you, I would do a blackwater tank with amazing driftwood or a nice planted tank with angels.

 

[Jellibeen]

...or you could do thousands of cherry shrimp.

 

[oOturquoiseOo]

Oh my goodness! I would love thousands of shrimp!

 

[oOturquoiseOo]

I think it's a toss up. Either all rock and cichlids or I keep it planted and do angelfish.

If I had 4 juvenile angels would they grow ok together? Would problems arise if 2 were to pair off? Or if somehow I managed to get 4 males? Or are 4 too many? Not enough to ward off any tension?

And all those questions for another type of cichlid?

And completely changing here... How about electric blue acanas? Or Jack Dempseys?

Would a blue crayfish eat snails? If I did all rocks and gave all my fish back could I do a blue cray and a big fish or 2? Or would they have to be the only thing in there?

Sorry for the millions of questions. I just can't decide. My husband said he likes the tank as is but knows we can't keep it this way. That makes me think I should get angels. But, dare I say it!!!!, I am kind of bored with the plants. *Gasp* I never thought I would ever in a million years consider no plants but here I am.

Someone please tell me what to do!! Haha!