Biggest fish in a 60 gallon
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To me, a 60 gallon is only large enough for something that tops out at @ 6".
Since you mention JDs and oscars, I assume you'd like some kind of cichlid.
For that size tank the genus Amatitlania/Crytoheros and their close cousins are about the only Central Americans.
Such as nanoluteus
Honduran red points
or myrnae
or rainbow cichlids Herotilapia multispinnosa
There are plenty of smaller S American cichlids that work, as are Africans, or Madagascan, even Indian
a Madagascan below Paretroplus kieneri
and an Indian Etroplus canarensis
to name just a few.
Since you mention JDs and oscars, I assume you'd like some kind of cichlid.
For that size tank the genus Amatitlania/Crytoheros and their close cousins are about the only Central Americans.
Such as nanoluteus
Honduran red points
or myrnae
or rainbow cichlids Herotilapia multispinnosa
There are plenty of smaller S American cichlids that work, as are Africans, or Madagascan, even Indian
a Madagascan below Paretroplus kieneri
and an Indian Etroplus canarensis
to name just a few.
A nice super red severum they get about 6-7” on average and they’re beautiful or just a severum in general if red isn’t your color.
I like the severum idea, or some keyholes, but I'm kind of biased since I keep both in seperate setups.
If you want run of the mill and last 25yrs, you could do a kissing gourami. They can get huge, but typically top out at 8" or so an will pay no mind to small fish in with them. Similar sized fish and a kisser will turn into a killer.
If you want run of the mill and last 25yrs, you could do a kissing gourami. They can get huge, but typically top out at 8" or so an will pay no mind to small fish in with them. Similar sized fish and a kisser will turn into a killer.
You could do some festivums and fish no bigger then 8 inches I really like kribs too
Hello; I have a 55 gallon tank setup. For a while the plan was to have a pair of common angel fish only in the tank. They were a breeding pair. These cichlids likely would not get to big for a 55.
Alas the plan did not work out as the female turns out to be an aggressive feminist. When I bought the two angels I did not know they were male and female. They were juveniles with the larger one turning out to be a male.
I had them growing out in a 29 gallon and one fine day they mated and I had some eggs. The first couple of egg batches did not make it as one or both of the parents ate them. The larger male would also beat up the smaller female, so I moved the male into a different tank. The female was fed a bit more and eventually caught up with the male in size.
However when I put them together the male still beat on the female and I had to separate them a few more times. Finally the female must have had enough as she bested the male and sent him to a corner.
After that they would produce egg batches a couple of times a month. I managed to raise maybe 80 fry before things went south. The parents still ate the eggs or the wiggler fry so I would remove the eggs to a growout tank.
In between mating sessions the pair would fight. Locking lips in a strong wrestling match. Biting at each other. The male generally got the worst of it, but kept coming back. Eventually the female beat him up badly enough I put him into a hospital tank. His surface wounds began to heal but he could not eat for some reason, so I put him down eventually.I guess if females get big enough they will make the males pay.
I have some of the offspring and will see how this story plays out.
Alas the plan did not work out as the female turns out to be an aggressive feminist. When I bought the two angels I did not know they were male and female. They were juveniles with the larger one turning out to be a male.
I had them growing out in a 29 gallon and one fine day they mated and I had some eggs. The first couple of egg batches did not make it as one or both of the parents ate them. The larger male would also beat up the smaller female, so I moved the male into a different tank. The female was fed a bit more and eventually caught up with the male in size.
However when I put them together the male still beat on the female and I had to separate them a few more times. Finally the female must have had enough as she bested the male and sent him to a corner.
After that they would produce egg batches a couple of times a month. I managed to raise maybe 80 fry before things went south. The parents still ate the eggs or the wiggler fry so I would remove the eggs to a growout tank.
In between mating sessions the pair would fight. Locking lips in a strong wrestling match. Biting at each other. The male generally got the worst of it, but kept coming back. Eventually the female beat him up badly enough I put him into a hospital tank. His surface wounds began to heal but he could not eat for some reason, so I put him down eventually.I guess if females get big enough they will make the males pay.
I have some of the offspring and will see how this story plays out.
