What Fish ?

[Blackhawksfn0286]

What fish would look good and get along very well with Rummy Nose Tetras? in a 29 gal tank?

 

[Cheese Specialist]

Lots of different fish would work with RNs. What kind of fish do you like? Getting a god mixture of top/middle/bottom dwellers to make the most of the space in your tank.

 

[sylvia]

Do you already know what size tank? How many rummies do you want in it? A large shoal or just say 5-6? Will it be planted or not? What about bogwood?

Many, many fish will do well with rummynose tetras. Gouramies for a start, small plecos (clown plecos, bristlenose, gold nugget), any corydoras catfish, most other tetras, some barbs (the peaceful ones), most smallish rasboras, danios, small loaches like khulies... There is a huge list and it all depends on what you are looking for in this tank and your personal prefferences...

Why are you asking about rummies specificly? Do you already have some? How many?

 

[Blackhawksfn0286]

Rummy Nose tetras look really nice fish and i have read there peaceful and yes i am going to get 5-6 of them and yes there will be Bogwood and yes plants will be in there too.. The tank is not set up yet i am planning right now, Yes for sure i will be adding corries those are awsome CF i have had them before.. mabey some small loaches but not sure yet... I just want an idea of what i should look for. I think mabey neons and stuff would look nice too but well see. I just want some ideas of what fish would make my tank look good with the rummy Nose tetras cause i am 100 percent positive i am getting Rummy noses

 

[Cheese Specialist]

Neons would look nice with what you said and otos are always a good addition to a planted tank. Cories would be cool but make sure to get at least 3 of them, preferably more. What substrate are you planning on?

 

[sylvia]

If you haven't decided yet, I would say to get more rummies - they are beautiful in a *realy* large shoal. Then get a pair of pearl gouramies and lots of cories and a bristlenose pleco. It all depends on your tank size though - if you have enough room, you can add another female pearl and another shoal of black phantom or cardinal tetras or harlequin rasboras. Let us know what size tank...

 

[sylvia]

You should also read up on cycling your tank BTW and do a fishless cycle before adding any of these fish as they can be quite fragile in less-than-ideal conditions.

 

[Cheese Specialist]

The size of the tank was mentioned in the first post - 29gallons

 

[sylvia]

Oops Then 11 rummies, a bristlenose plec (with driftwood), 1 pearl gourami (with floating plants) and 5 cories (they love sand...).

 

[Blackhawksfn0286]

Thanks i am getting alot of ideas now.. how long should i fishless cycle for?

 

[sylvia]

You'll need to test your water for ammonia, nitrItes and nitrAtes. If you add pure ammonia to fishless cycle you should see the ammonia go down, then the nitrIte spike and go down and then you'll start getting nitrAtes. Once you have 0 ammonia and nitrItes and some nitrAtes, your tank has cycled and you can add the first couple of fish. You need to add some ammonia first though... this can be pure ammonia, fish food or a prawn. The whole process will probably take about a month give or take - http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=10099 . That's a very useful post to read if you haven't already