Moving And Selling

[Preston Landolt]

I’m moving 8 hours away from my current residence a decided to sell all of my cichlids in my 55 gallon tank. They will be taken tomorrow, but I can’t help but wonder what to put in it next. So many species are flashing around in my crazy little brain and I just can’t decide. Should I do cichlids again? If so I know what ones I like and dislike, or I could do tiger barbs and tank mates ( tell me what mated you think ) or maybe go with angel fish. Any input on fish would help. If possible I would like tightly schooling fish, shoaling fish, a nice centerpiece or two, and a clean up crew any input would be greatly appreciated

 

[KinsKicks]

Hello!

You can’t go wrong with a nice sized school of rummynoses (one of the, if not the, tightest schooling fishes and gorgeous!) Angelfish (could opt for a pair as well) and Bronze or Sterbai corys to round out the bottom

 

[Preston Landolt]

I do like the look of rummy nose tetras, I like how they look with neons, but are they safe with angels? Also roseline sharks look good with rummy nose tetra, are those safe?

 

[aussieJJDude]

Rummies and angels are fine. So are rummies with roseline sharks.

 

[KinsKicks]

Rosaline Sharks (or Denison barbs) get almost double the size of a rummy and should really be in a 75g minimum.

Rummys are quite placid and are a favorite as peaceful schoolers with angels (I keep a school with discus and have no problems!).

 

[Preston Landolt]

Good to know!

 

[Preston Landolt]

So, I’m pretty sure about getting angle fish and rummy nose, but for the clean up crew, what kind of cories should I get, or if there’s a better cleaner what is it. Also I want another kind of fish that will school if you will with the rummy nose tetra but are larger than them. As I stated earlier I like roseline sharks, but they grow too large. Thanks for the quick responses!!!

 

[KinsKicks]

Since angels are on the warmer end on tropical fish, the only corys that are tolerable of the extra heat are sterbai and bronze/albinos (most albinos are bronze).

And a 2-3” schooler is about the max you could do without the swimming space getting too crowded (there are 3 species of rummy that are a bit difficult to discern, so unfortunately they all get sold under the same name. But the most common is H. bleheri which does get to 2”). If you’d like a pop of color in addition to the rummys Cardinal tetras are quite beautiful as well, and aren’t too small either