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cichlisessive Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 7 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Nov-2005	I currently have a cycled 29g tank that is empty. I would like some suggestions on some awesome fish to go in that 29g. I can't decide between some smaller species of cichlids, sharks or invertebrae. maybe even catfish.. I just dont know what I want to go in the tank. If someone could list some good combinations of fish that would be great for a 29g that would be fanastic . I just can't decide what I want to do with the tank and it's driving me insane. I'd like to have the wickedist combination of fish for it, that won't overload the tank. thanks -christine
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	There really isnt any shark that could fit in a 29. Maybe you could breed some apistos? Babies are always fun I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
JTF Enthusiast Posts: 245 Registered: 16-May-2004	Heres one mixture: SAE, blue ram, honey dwarf gourami, 2 bronze cories, botia histronica, 6 rummy nose tetras.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	Cories are social fish. I would drop either the botia or the SAE and bump up the cories to 6-8. Also, bronze cories get pretty large, there are smaller species out there. I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
rapture Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 9 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Dec-2005	Im sure you have already considered this but incase you havent...you could put a few smaller cichlids in a 29. possibly convicts or firemouths. You could then use the size of the tank to your advantage reducing aggression.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	IIRC, overstocking only reduces the aggression in Mbunas. Overstocking also makes the tank get dirtier faster and can have adverse effects on fish health. Last edited by katieb at 05-Dec-2005 14:09 I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
bananacoladafuze Enthusiast Posts: 170 Kudos: 147 Votes: 19 Registered: 20-Mar-2005	I really wouldn't try putting anything in with a pair of convicts in a 29. They'd just kill anything you put in. Apistos -are- beautiful little fish, though. Apistogramma cacatuoides are, in my opinion, some of the prettiest fish out there. ______________ Cake or death?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
Shizzy Fingerling Posts: 28 Kudos: 25 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Oct-2005	I would go with 3 pearl gourami's, a ram (take ur pick), and 5 yoyo loaches or golden zebra loaches. -Ryan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	Small cichlids would be my vote. I am bias. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
AngelZoo Fish Addict Posts: 771 Kudos: 501 Votes: 1 Registered: 16-Dec-2003	What is the pH and hardness of your water? There are many things I could recommend depending on your water, and what you like the looks of. Check out pix and bio's on these species Blue Tetra (very active, schooling, pretty, stay small 2" or less.) Blue Danios (active, sometimes a bit of a bully, shoaling, 2-2 1/2".) Threadfin Rainbowfish (elegant, long finned, sometimes timid, schooling, 1.5" Khulie Loaches (3 or more, can be "tamed", fast interesting swimmers, 3-4" Pygmy Rasbora (not so sure on them behavior wise but they are goregous, small 1-1.5"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Go with a South American Planted tank & add some Corydoras, Tetras & Rams. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
cichlisessive Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 7 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Nov-2005	thanks for your ideas. I think I'm probably going to go with some smaller cichlids, but I already hav a convict, parrot cichlid,(in another tank) and a firemouth, so I wanted to get something different. I considered apistos but I went searching around today and wasnt lucky enough to find any in any of the stores I went to. None carried them. So I guess thats out of the question sadly. what other cichlids could I put in a 29g? is there any type of loach that could be put with a small cichlid?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
bananacoladafuze Enthusiast Posts: 170 Kudos: 147 Votes: 19 Registered: 20-Mar-2005	Actually, most fish stores will gladly special-order fish that they don't normally carry if a customer asks them to. They might want you to pay in advance for the fish, but it'd be worth it. Even chain stores like Petco will do it. ______________ Cake or death?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54


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