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Joey Dirt
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From:New York, Ny USA
Registered: Jan 2004

posted 01-19-2004 06:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Joey Dirt     Edit/Delete Message
1 Iridescent Shark
1 Rainbow Shark
3 Gouramis (the small ones)
4 Tiger Barbs
1 Green Tiger Barb
2 Cherry Barbs
1 Albino Tiger Barb
1 Blue Ram
1 Gold Severum
1 Giant Danio
3 Zebra Danios
2 PEnguin Tetras
2 Swordtails

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kc5gvn

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posted 01-19-2004 10:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for kc5gvn     Edit/Delete Message
If you like canned Sardines. The Irridescent Shark alone will get to the length of the 55 gallon.

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!fuzzypeach!
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From:british columbia
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posted 02-05-2004 07:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for !fuzzypeach!     Edit/Delete Message
your tank probably wont take many more fish, dont get anymore until a few die.

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cichlids small Jaws
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From:Courtenay, B.C, Canada!
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posted 02-05-2004 09:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cichlids small Jaws     Edit/Delete Message
lol wont the soverum eat some of those?

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t_chelle16
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From:Missouri
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posted 02-05-2004 11:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for t_chelle16     Edit/Delete Message
In a word: NO

In more words:
I would get rid of the following:

iridescent shark - that sucker is going to get HUGE. http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/pangasii/pangasiu/172_f.php

severum - he'll probably end up eating the smaller fish.

I'm a little leary about the ram because they are very sensitive to things like temperature and pH.

Other than that, you will really be pushing the upper limit of the bioload, but if you have decent filtration, it should work.

-Chelle

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LeeTron
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From:Austin, TX
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posted 02-06-2004 03:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LeeTron     Edit/Delete Message

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