Centre Piece Fish...

[meguro]

Blue/threespot, gold, opaline, honey, pearl. Those types will be fine in a 48g tank. The first 3 are actually all the same fish (trichogaster) but some people report opaline as more peaceful and slightly smaller of the 3.

 

[ALW]

What about a Keyhole Cichlid

 

[matchstickman47]

you could get some kissing gouramis bit wierd an ive heard they are agressive

 

[Bebobb]

you could get some kissing gouramis bit wierd an ive heard they are agressive

Don't they get to 12inches?! That is what my aquarium book I have said they get in the wild.

 

[Harlequins]

you could get some kissing gouramis bit wierd an ive heard they are agressive

Don't they get to 12inches?! That is what my aquarium book I have said they get in the wild.

Yes you are right 12 inches,too big for my tank

 

[Bebobb]

you could get some kissing gouramis bit wierd an ive heard they are agressive

Don't they get to 12inches?! That is what my aquarium book I have said they get in the wild.

Yes you are right 12 inches,too big for my tank

I would do the opalines or apistogramma. Cacatuoides is a good beginner dwarf cichlid. They come in many color strains also. I would do a single opaline, or a pair of apistogramma.

 

[matchstickman47]

i never seen theam this size

thats amazing

 

[Bebobb]

i never seen theam this size

thats amazing

Neither have I. But It seems like it would eat other fish at this size!

 

[beechey]

forget them

 

[Bebobb]

forget them

That would be advisable, lol. I would go for the opalines or apistogramma.

 

[smoggs]

Opaline, i have one in my tank he gets on happily with the guppy and as far as i know he hasn't even bothered with the fry that appear

 

[Harlequins]

Yes i think i like to have an opaline,gorgeous fish,and would one of these be quite happy on their own?