Ideas For A 29 Gallon
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fish_keeper2
I am Nemo!!
never herd that bout dwarf gouramis before.
anyway based on the fish you have given so far here is some suggestions:
A) 5-7 danios
5-7 "mid-level" schooling fish such as harliquins, neon, glo lite etc
5 corries
B) 5 platies(1 male and 4 female)
1 dwarf gourami(or other smallish center piece fish that is a bit bigger than its tank mates)
5 corries
C) 3 guppies(1 male and 2 female)
7 neons(or some other small schooling fish)
5 corries
im upgrading 2 of my tanks to 29 gal and here is the stock i plan:
the first one is a semi aggressive and it will contain: 1 rainbow shark, 1 3-spot gourami, 9 tiger barbs(5 regular, 2 moss green, and 2 albino)
the other is a southamericanish communityish tank which will have: 1 angelfish, 1 male/female pair of german blue rams, 3 albino corries, 3 otocinclus and 5-7 smallish schooling fish(still deciding but i think im going to get either neon, glo lite, or harliquin rasboras)
anyway based on the fish you have given so far here is some suggestions:
A) 5-7 danios
5-7 "mid-level" schooling fish such as harliquins, neon, glo lite etc
5 corries
B) 5 platies(1 male and 4 female)
1 dwarf gourami(or other smallish center piece fish that is a bit bigger than its tank mates)
5 corries
C) 3 guppies(1 male and 2 female)
7 neons(or some other small schooling fish)
5 corries
im upgrading 2 of my tanks to 29 gal and here is the stock i plan:
the first one is a semi aggressive and it will contain: 1 rainbow shark, 1 3-spot gourami, 9 tiger barbs(5 regular, 2 moss green, and 2 albino)
the other is a southamericanish communityish tank which will have: 1 angelfish, 1 male/female pair of german blue rams, 3 albino corries, 3 otocinclus and 5-7 smallish schooling fish(still deciding but i think im going to get either neon, glo lite, or harliquin rasboras)
Aren't those plans understocking. A is about 24 inches of fish, max., B is 22 inches of fish, C is roughly 25 ish inches. What about this:
5 Platys
5 Guppies
6 Cories
5 Neons
Is this ok. Thanks for your help fishkeeper2
fish_keeper2
I am Nemo!!
oh i didnt realize that....lol
ya that plan would work.......i personaly would change it just a tad bit: 1 male platty 2-3 female, 1 male guppy, 2-3female, 5 corries, and 9 neon......personaly i would do this to lower the amount of fry produced and schooling fish look better in larger groups but either way that stock would work. good luck with what ever you decide!
ya that plan would work.......i personaly would change it just a tad bit: 1 male platty 2-3 female, 1 male guppy, 2-3female, 5 corries, and 9 neon......personaly i would do this to lower the amount of fry produced and schooling fish look better in larger groups but either way that stock would work. good luck with what ever you decide!
Hmmm, I like that idea, thanks. So I'll do this:
4 Platy
4 Guppies
8 Neons
6 Corys
Would this work out? (not that I dont truse you fish_keeper, just looking for some insurance).
fish_keeper2
I am Nemo!!
ya that would work out well. good luck with your tank. btw are you going to make it heavily planted or just some plants?
Prolly moderate planted, but I'm going to use big plants. I have a bunch of swords in there already, as soon as the nitrates peak, they'll grow out a lot. I also have a few other plants too, but not too big like swords.
Thanks for the help!
fish_keeper2
I am Nemo!!
no prob.....good luck again
Hi love_fish
I run an AquaClear 300/70 on my 29 gallon tank and it works great. It does however cause a fair amount of turbulence and might give a dwarf gourami problems. They are air breathers and need to spend a lot of time near the surface, so if you have one or more, be sure to add a lot of floating plants to break up the movement a bit.
Platys are nice and colorful, and I love them. Have you given any thought to glowlight tetras? They are a small tetra that is less troublesome to keep than neons. They get along with everyone too.
Please try to have at least 6 corys in there. They will get plenty of food on the bottom if you put enough in the tank. Just post in the Catfish section and I'll give you more information if you need it.
I run an AquaClear 300/70 on my 29 gallon tank and it works great. It does however cause a fair amount of turbulence and might give a dwarf gourami problems. They are air breathers and need to spend a lot of time near the surface, so if you have one or more, be sure to add a lot of floating plants to break up the movement a bit.
Platys are nice and colorful, and I love them. Have you given any thought to glowlight tetras? They are a small tetra that is less troublesome to keep than neons. They get along with everyone too.
Please try to have at least 6 corys in there. They will get plenty of food on the bottom if you put enough in the tank. Just post in the Catfish section and I'll give you more information if you need it.
Hi love_fish
I run an AquaClear 300/70 on my 29 gallon tank and it works great. It does however cause a fair amount of turbulence and might give a dwarf gourami problems. They are air breathers and need to spend a lot of time near the surface, so if you have one or more, be sure to add a lot of floating plants to break up the movement a bit.
Platys are nice and colorful, and I love them. Have you given any thought to glowlight tetras? They are a small tetra that is less troublesome to keep than neons. They get along with everyone too.
Please try to have at least 6 corys in there. They will get plenty of food on the bottom if you put enough in the tank. Just post in the Catfish section and I'll give you more information if you need it.
Well, I run that filter on the lowest setting, which is for 40g. So it's only 11g overfiltration.
I've given a thought to glowlights, I read they're not as inclined to shoal like other types of tetras. I kinda want them to stick together. Although, they do look really nice. If you have them, is that info true?
I plan on having 6 cories in there. I have sinking food for them too
So that setup is ok Inchworm (overstocking and territory wise)?
EDIT - here's where I read that
http
/www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/tet-glow.htmHi love_fish
The speed with which the water passes through the filter can still upset a dwarf gourami or betta, even at it's lowest setting. Don't get me wrong though, it's a great filter and I use that size on tanks from 20 gallons to 55 gallons. It's just something I thought you might want to be aware of.
Incidentally, the lowest or highest setting can be played with according to what fish you have and doesn't effect the amount of biological filtration as much as the amount of filter media you put in it does. These filters have a big chamber in them that I fill with filter floss to add more surface for the bacteria to cling to. They now sell what they call a BioMax insert, but filter floss does the same thing and costs much less. It can also be rinsed out and reused over and over.
I think you're right that the glow lights don't school very tightly. I had 20 of them at one time and never saw them really swimming in any kind of formation. The corys do interact a lot though and I'm sure you'll enjoy them.
The speed with which the water passes through the filter can still upset a dwarf gourami or betta, even at it's lowest setting. Don't get me wrong though, it's a great filter and I use that size on tanks from 20 gallons to 55 gallons. It's just something I thought you might want to be aware of.
Incidentally, the lowest or highest setting can be played with according to what fish you have and doesn't effect the amount of biological filtration as much as the amount of filter media you put in it does. These filters have a big chamber in them that I fill with filter floss to add more surface for the bacteria to cling to. They now sell what they call a BioMax insert, but filter floss does the same thing and costs much less. It can also be rinsed out and reused over and over.
I think you're right that the glow lights don't school very tightly. I had 20 of them at one time and never saw them really swimming in any kind of formation. The corys do interact a lot though and I'm sure you'll enjoy them.
Hi love_fish
The speed with which the water passes through the filter can still upset a dwarf gourami or betta, even at it's lowest setting. Don't get me wrong though, it's a great filter and I use that size on tanks from 20 gallons to 55 gallons. It's just something I thought you might want to be aware of.
Incidentally, the lowest or highest setting can be played with according to what fish you have and doesn't effect the amount of biological filtration as much as the amount of filter media you put in it does. These filters have a big chamber in them that I fill with filter floss to add more surface for the bacteria to cling to. They now sell what they call a BioMax insert, but filter floss does the same thing and costs much less. It can also be rinsed out and reused over and over.
I think you're right that the glow lights don't school very tightly. I had 20 of them at one time and never saw them really swimming in any kind of formation. The corys do interact a lot though and I'm sure you'll enjoy them.
Hmmm, Now I'm puzzled again lol. Well, I got some time to think about it, but I think it looks better if they school together. So I may get the neons.
Can I still get the dwarf Gouramis with the filter I have, and no floating plants?
Hi love_fish
You could always give it a try since you have another tank and could do a fast switch around if you had to move them.
But I am looking at a female dwarf gourami I have now in a 20 gallon tank with that filter and she is not happy. She is staying against the other end of the tank and not moving very much. I just moved her there to get her out of another tank that I needed for my black cory fry and I wasn't sure that she would get along with them. The 29 gallon is six inches longer and that might make a difference, but maybe not. Remember, gouramis are related to bettas and they both live in still water in their natural habitat. In fact, they require it to make their bubble nests.
You could always give it a try since you have another tank and could do a fast switch around if you had to move them.
But I am looking at a female dwarf gourami I have now in a 20 gallon tank with that filter and she is not happy. She is staying against the other end of the tank and not moving very much. I just moved her there to get her out of another tank that I needed for my black cory fry and I wasn't sure that she would get along with them. The 29 gallon is six inches longer and that might make a difference, but maybe not. Remember, gouramis are related to bettas and they both live in still water in their natural habitat. In fact, they require it to make their bubble nests.
Hi love_fish
You could always give it a try since you have another tank and could do a fast switch around if you had to move them.
But I am looking at a female dwarf gourami I have now in a 20 gallon tank with that filter and she is not happy. She is staying against the other end of the tank and not moving very much. I just moved her there to get her out of another tank that I needed for my black cory fry and I wasn't sure that she would get along with them. The 29 gallon is six inches longer and that might make a difference, but maybe not. Remember, gouramis are related to bettas and they both live in still water in their natural habitat. In fact, they require it to make their bubble nests.
OK, maybe I wont do that, and I'll just add another cory or neon.
Thank you.
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