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Hello all, I am looking for advise on stocking my 29g tank. Currently in the tank I have 2 dwarf gourmis, 5 danios. I can give my danios to a friend if they are not compatable with the fish I wish to have in my tank. I am interested in the mollies, platies, guppies, and swordtails.

My hopes is to have an assortment of fish. So
if I add
3 mollies
3 guppies
3 platies
4 panda cories
in addition to my 2 dwarf gouramis and 5 danios will this be an overload? I am also interested in getting a frog of some sort for the tank.

Should I get rid of my danios? Is there a better combination of fish? I am also worried about the fry overtaking the aquarium. But I have heard they will be eaten? Is this true. Any advise would be appriciated.

Jody

i would get rid of the danios as the top will be filled, also i would drop the mollies as i wouldn't at least in my opition "fit in"

I think the Zebras would be fine. If you are not wanting fry, stick with one gender. I would get Female guppies, because the Zebras wont be as tempted to nip them. I agree with droping the Mollys. They would get to big for that small of a tank. Also, cories do better in groups of 6 or more. I would do this:

2x Dwarf Gourmies
5x Danios (Zebras right?)
3x Guppies (F)
3x Plattys
6x Panda Cories

The livebearers will eat most of the fry, what they don't eat your other fish will.

Inky

Can I add a frog to that mix

It depends on what type of frog you want to add. I think you can add an ADF, they stay small and don't tend to eat fish. You can't add an ACF because they get big and eat fish like there's no tomorrow.

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~~Melissa~~
"Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."

i dont keep frogs but i would go with a ADF after hearing crazyred.

also may i suggest something? to make the tank "more complete" think about a shrimp or too. or a FW golden clam.

the only problems with dwarf frogs and fw clams is that they can get hard to feed, as your other fish will snatch all the food before the frogs can get any, and with clams you sometimes have to feed them with turkey basters, so you have to take that into consideration