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Off Topic Discussions Fish Memorials Aquarium Photography Diving TFK. Classifieds TFK Canada Classifieds TFK U. Reply Page 1 of 2 1 2. Stocking a 29 gallon. So i just began cycling my tank, so i figure i have weeks before i can actually buy any fish to put into it.. But why not start researching? Can you recommend any other fish for this tank? Would you recommend i replace any of these with other types of fish? Share Share this post on Share on Facebook.

I can answer 1 thing, don't do the Mollies. They're brackish fish and while they can live in freshwater, they prefer brackish. All of the numbers sound good, but for the platies and guppies, you may just want 1 male and 3 females so the females don't get stressed.

Glofish are genetically modified Zebra Danios, and while they aren't dyed and it won't affect their lifespan, they are slightly more suseptable to diseases, so be careful. I'd need to know the filtration to reccomend a centerpeice fish. Posted via Mobile Device.

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Ahh, the filtration i'm still working on, right now i just have the TopFin 30 that came with the 29gallon setup, but i'm going to upgrade that VERY soon, most likely to a AquaClear 50 or If you took out the mollies, and aside from interbreeding issues For interest, and depending on your plant mass and filtration and your water parameters, you could add some substrate fish or a few shrimp or snails.

All those are fun for kids and interesting to watch.

Also, you may want to decide now what you would do with the babies. Kids don't usually like to see the babies eaten by the other fish, so you'll need to plan ahead for either housing the very numerous fry, or talking to your LFS to see if they could take them, or getting fish of only one gender.

This will be a fun project for the two of you! I know my daughter 7 yrs and I have had great times discussing science-based aspects like pH, calcareous rocks, natural habitats, nitrogen cycle, plant growth, fish behavior, etc. You'll have a ball! So why don't you post your intentions concerning live plants, your filtration system, and your water parameters pH, GH, etc.

And then we can help you more.

If your going to do an Aquaclear 50, let's assume, are you looking for a single centerpiece fish, or a vibrant school? Substrate fish are also good, I personally love Bristlenosed Plecos, but I don't think that would work for your tank, the platies have a rather high bioload.

Are you looking for colorful or odd? I'll check my water Parameters when i get home, but right now i'm just starting a cycle so i don't know how they will end up Quote:. Last edited by Ridewithme38; at But some, like in the case of the acara above, only have a territory of about 6 inches, so its not as bad as other territorial fish. They're not really a beginner fish, per se, but are a beginner cichlid, if that makes any sense.

So if you chose your tank mates carefully and researched the species carefully, that may be a possibility BUT it all depends on your water.

So this is where knowing your pH and hardness come in to play. Some cities have their hardness listed on a website. Key words to look for are "hardness", of course, "ppm" or "parts per million", and "grains per gallon".

Those are albino Bristlenose you posted. There are a regular version as well. You could possibly do one of those. As you originally thought an angelfish is a no for your tank. As someone else mentioned livebearers may not be the best choice. You could do an all male tank however. Peacocks are cichlids, not a community fish. I dont know if it would eat your other fish but it would likely kill them either way.

A honey gourami might be a possibility as a centre piece fish.

As to some bottom feeders there are many species of corydora you can look at. Just google it or type it into our profile section near the top of the page. Also, the Bristle Nose pleco you listed is a softer water fish. We'll know more when you have parameters. Rift lake cichlids are typically very aggressive and need to be kept only with other rift lake cichlids, and then only in certain ways and populations.

And I can't forget- You're awesome for researching all this first! Last edited by MinaMinaMina; at No success with angelfish Do I try again? Thread Tools Show Printable Version Show Printable Version. BB code is On. Top dwelling fish Yesterday This is weird New Betta owner Diatoms control Stocking question LED Lighting for SPS For the best viewing experience please update your browser to Google Chrome.

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