55 gallon tank

[jc]

I went to two stores today and was not able to get a price. One store was closed and the other didn't have one. How much does a new 55 gallon tank go for on average?

[RayAllen]

Petsmart and petco sale them for around $109

With that said Ive had many 55gs and have bought them used for as low as $40

[jc]

I have a used one that I got for $50 recently. I was going to use it as a frag tank, but now I want to use it for a fresh tank. It has a few scratches and a black background. I was thinking I want to try raising discus in a bb tank. If I did that I would want a new tank that I can paint a lighter color.

[dustint21]

cant you just scrape the old paint off and repaint it?

[jc]

I suppose I could. My feeling is that if a new tank was cheap enough I would just go that route. That way I would have a new tank to match my new canopy. The only part that would be used is the stand, but it cleaned up nicely.

[ErikH]

A discus in that tank? You sure it will be able to turn around?

[dustint21]

HMMM....... I know nothing about fresh water fish. If it were me I would scrape and repaint!LOL! But I dont ever spend the money if I dont have to!

[jc]

According to simplydiscus.com I can grow out 6 discus in a tank that size. I just need to keep it bare bottom.

[RayAllen]

You can had discus in a 55g for a while. Much like angel fish they grow very very slow. I was into cichlids for at least a decade before moving over to salt and do miss it from time to time.

JC there is a local cichlid club here that I was a member of. Very cool people

www.hillcountrycichlidclub.com