New 180l Tank Choosing Fish

[alby10]

Hi Everyone

After getting hooked on tropical fish on the impulse purchase of a small 2ft tank, and keeping a variety of small community fish I decided to buy a lager tank and need some advice on what stock it with.

During my early days when I was browsing My LFS I saw two oscars that I fell in love with and voved to own one day, but after research and due to my available space of only being able to have a 180L tank I dont think my set up will be big enough.
I do love chiclids and only want to keep a pair and maybe a couple of clean up crew in this tank.
Any idea's on a medium size fish that would suitable.

 

[WILDER]

Chiclids sounds nice, yes oscars need a 125gal tank.

 

[dwarfgourami]

When I get my 180 ltrs (Santa, Santa, please!), I'm going to keep pearl gouramis as my centrepiece. But maybe it's the cichlid personality you like. Angels could go in that tank. Plenty of South American dwarfs, Apistogrammas. What about acaras; there must be some who would fit your requirements?
Not sure about the African lake cichlids, you could ask in the forum. Kribs.

 

[alby10]

Hi thanks for the answers

yes it is the personality of the larger chiclids that I like, I have a small Firemouth in my community and he ( or she ) is a great character and watches me through his tank, he is the boss in his tank but never nasty and for the most part gets on well with his tank mates.

I looked at all the bigger fish, Oscars etc was real disapointed that they all seem to grow to a foot long and need huge tanks even for one, recently I have been trying to find out about Convicts I think they only grow to six inches and may be suitable, I want a couple but not a breeding pair, maybe two females as I dont want fry as I think they are hard to pass on.
My new tank looks great and will soon be cycled so I have to make my mind up, I would rather ask the experts like youselves on a forum than ask Lfs as I have found they are all to willing to say they will be fine just to get a sale. this may sound cynical but its happened to me before resulting in dissapointment.