Looking to stock a 55 gallon tank.

[Darkness]

I currently have a planted 55 with tiger barbs and tetras, and a 29 with some convict cichlids. Now I have a cheap 55 that i can buy, but i dont know what to put in it. I was thinking some larger type fish, like around 5 inches, but i dont want to have just 1 fish in the whole tank. I would want at least 3 or 4. I was thinking cichlids, but don't know much about the different kinds. Seems most get at least 8 inches, and i dont think many of them would fit. So any suggestions to stock a 55? I'm thinking rocky with few plants, just what I remove from my other planted tank.

[Northernguy]

A 55 would make a great African tank!thumbs2:
How hard is the water where you are?

[Red]

you can make it a lake tangiyka tank [Only Registered Users Can See Links.]

or it would make a great mbuna tank..

[Darkness]

i think my water is on the moderatte- hard side, between 120 and 200, from what i remember, im out of strips and its been over a year since i last used them.

[Northernguy]

If you do go for africans I highly recommend a liquid test kit.

[Kaz]

If you do go for africans I highly recommend a liquid test kit.

I reccomend a liquid test kit for all occasions!

(Although right now I can't tell If I'm the luckiest person on the planet and I have no Ammonia, nitrites or nitrates or if I'm somehow doing the test wrong.)