Gold saum setup

[jstoj]

I'm setting up a planted tank for a gold saum, is a 200litre 55g tank big enough for a single male to get to full size if water quality is kept clean and high quality pellets fed.

Also would I get away with adding a bristle nose aswell to keep algae down?

Thanks

 

[duanes]

Although a 55 gal tank is quite small for a cichlid that can get 12", you may get away with it, if frequent anough water changes are performed.
This would mean (to me) something in the minimum of at least two 50%v water changes per week, that would hold nitrate down into the single diget range.
Without that kind of maintenance routine I would expect the male would be scarred up with HITH disease by the time it was 2 years old.

 

[jstoj]

I plan on having a heavily planted tank which I thought would keep the nitrates down. Is this correct?