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Hi I have a 29g tank that I'm thinking of setting up again but I don't know what I want to put in it. Any suggestions on fish, live plants, filters, and heaters? I want it to be a freshwater tank and have at least one schooling typ of fish. Thanks in advance for all help!

Hi ashes,

You have about 1 million options here

How about this: look at [link=My 29G]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Aquascaping/61406.html" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link] and tell me what you like and what not. All technical information is given in my profile.

Hope this helps,

Ingo

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I'm with Ingo on this one, the possiblities are endless. I have a 30 gallon set-up and the tank is inhabited by the following: 3 platies, 6 cherry barbs, 10 harelquin rasboras, 1 opaline gourami, and 1 pleco (temporary). I'm moving him and adding two hillstream loaches next week. I'm lightly planted with about 25 plants. You need to decide if you just want a tankful of pretty, colorful, peaceful fish of all kinds, or if you want to do a "biotope" tank with fish and plants from a certain area. If it weren't for my platies and pleco, my tank would be a SE Asia type tank. Man, are your choices endless......let us know whcih way you decide to go.

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nice Ingo. Yup the possibilities are quite endless here. My 29 houses a pair of yo-yos, a rubbernosed pleco, a pair of blue dwarf gouramis and about seven harlies. Oh, and my last molly.
I used to have it planted with a bunch of swords but they didn't make it (poor light) and now I'm back to plastic with some hornwort on top.

I am planning for a Heavily Planted 29 gal. tank, that will probably have to wait till Christmas time.


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Well what I really want is a good mix of different fish mostly schooling fish but I don't know what groups go good together? I want to try and stay away from live bearing fish unless it's only mles or females. I really like angel fish as well but I don't know if this tank is big anuff for them? As for plants I don't know alot about them so any suggestions on realy easy to grow/care for plants would be great! Thanks again for all your help!

ashes,

If you would dare to put Angels in the 29 then you would not be able to add too many other fish. Maybe one more small school of some sort (preferably a little larger fish that the Angels won’t eat) and some ground cleanup gang.

About the plants, did you identify that your hardware is going to be, in particular the lights? All depends on lights but in each category (low, medium, high) there are various plants that would suit your needs and desires.

Ingo

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Ok well then I don't want to add any angels b/c I want to have more then that in my tank. The tank came with a lid and light not sure what the light is but I've seen those lights made for planted aquariums and would get one of those to put in it. I just don't know what would be best. As for plants in low, medium, high all of these ranges would be ok I just want plants that are easy to grow and take care off. Any ideas on the light or plants?

Come on people any one have ideas?

Ashes,

Here is a good [link=Starting Point]http://www.tropica.com/default.asp" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link]. Go to advanced search on top of the page and once there select the light condition from the dropdown.

That should give you a good understanding of which plants grow under what conditions.

Hope this helps,

Ingo

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Thanks alot that site really helped me with my plants and i've decided to put my 3 WCMM's(1M&2F)into the 29gal and want to add around them. What other fish go well with them? I also need sugestions on bottom feeders. Thanks again and I hope you can still help me.

a nice school of corry's alway's makes for nice bottom feeders and they are quite active and generally stick together, they do like to be kept in groups so you should get atlest 5 or 6.

chris

Ive responded in your other thread too, but to keep it cheap and cheerful until you get more advanced, go for an eheim aquball filter, a double light setup , one plant bulb, one tropical bulb, a nice fine gravel, a heater rated for the tank volume, and ive listed a few indestructible plants in the other thread. Go for something showy that you wont be bored with like a couple of small schools of tough tetras like flames, neons and black neons, a few ottocinclus to keep those plants clear. Keep it simple and pretty to retain interest and practicality.Small shoaling fish often make it more interesting than one or two larger fish. If you want a scavenger , go for amano shrimp or small cories, a 20 gals probably a bit small for siamese flyers.

Avoid cichlids, predators, angels and discus, and large plecostomus when youre starting out.Barbs are tough but can get nippy. Danios are tough but suck on temperature compatability with most fish you might actually want.

Oh, and buy a test kit, make sure all water that goes in is conditioned, and a little blackwater extract can help too.