Stocking An Oddball Tank

[Zafirah]

My dad has got this 55 gallon bowfront and wants to stock it with oddballs. He wants some pacus but, im not sure how many he can get and want not

 

[Puffdaddy]

Pacus I think get a little to big for a 55gl. You can certainly start them there, then they will have to be moved in time.
he is a picture of how big they can get.

 

[MojoDex]

never mind have to move them!!! pacus need at least 600 gallons DO NOT buy pacus for the love of god!!

does he want a few types or a species tank?

 

[kpintheshed]

maybe concidering something smaller

 

[Zafirah]

a few types

 

[dwarfgourami]

There are various possibilities here, including:

rainbow snakehead

African butterfly fish

some sort of puffer

one or two medium-sized Central American cichlids (nothing as big as an oscar though). The guys at New World Cichlids forum will help

unusual catfish- something like banjos or whiptails, or even unusual small plecs

African cichlids, like humpheads, they look quite unusual

halfbeaks

I know that most of these don't class as oddballs- but then pacus don't either so presumably your Dad does not insist on this

 

[cane76]

brown/african knife fish,senagal bichir or delhezi would work

 

[rob newland]

Yeah I agree with canes suggestions
African brown knives grow to around 18cm so would be fine.
If you go for a knife and or bichir - they appreciate caves to hide in so make sure you provide plenty .
Rob

 

[Paradise_2]

you may think i am lying but one of my uncles in australia has 3 pacus in his tank but the amazing thing is that the tank is 4,500 gallon, he has a full room devoted to that tank!!