seedling

What would be some good fish to put into aan agresive freshwater tank? The tank size is a 55gal.

BJP

To get any really good advice you'll need to provide more information starting with what's already in the tank, how many, what size they are now and little things like the decor and water quality parameters would really help also.

alexfevery

I like triggers, they are nice and agresive, Eels, lionfish, damsels can also be aggresive.

seedling

the tank is empty. it is a 55gal. it has some rocks and different plants in it. and it is a freshwater tank....

ZeroSystem

Those are saltwater fish...

Has the tank been cycled yet? What are the water parameters (Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, PH, ect.)?

In a 55 gallon you could do a pair of Jack Dempseys. Firemouths or Convict cichlids are also an option. You could check out what other cichlids your Local Fish Store carries, but I would avoid the larger growing ones like Oscars and Red Devils/Midas.

You could try a couple of different species of African cichlids. I would stick to only two species of more or less equal temperment, with 5 or 6 fish per species. You should see what species of cichlids you can find at your LFS. Lots of rocks to make caves for hiding places would be a must as well.

alexfevery

Oh, Well in that case I would get ciclids or an oscar or one of those freshwater eels.

LostTrucker

I would personally put in a red tail black shark....I can watch them for hours. they can be mean little buggers though...just dont make the same mistake my girlfriend did. She knew I wanted one and bought one when I was out of town and put it in my community tank ....poor little neons

ZeroSystem

Yeah, some cichlid species would work fine in a 55g, but an Oscar would need at least a 75g in my opinion.

seedling

what are some good fish that swim around alot and give good action to the tank, but that i can also give feeder fish to? the 55gal tank is cycled and all the chemicals look good. just dont have any fish in it yet

ZeroSystem

If you want to feed your fish feeders, I'd recommend breeding your own in a smaller seperate tank, like a 20 long or something. The feeder fish at petstores can be pretty unhealthy, and may infect your fish with something.

Many african cichlids are very active fish, but they can't be fed feeders.

The central and south american cichlids I mentioned above can eat feeder fish, and I'd say all of them are very active. Jack Dempseys can sometimes be shy I've heard, but mine sure isn't! Depends on what you like I'd say, and what you can find in your area.