aubrey_collier Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Hello!! Here’s my tank. I’m looking for some exciting stocking ideas that aren’t livebearers because I have those coming out my ears! Tank is a 29 gallon. Filtered by a medium sponge (thanks to the coop) and a Fluval 207 with two full trays of seachem matrix. The light on top is a fluval plant 3.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDukeAnumber1 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I like your scuba sponge. I think rummy nose and neon tetras would look very nice in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Smith Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I put Emperor Tetras in mine. They look AMAZING if you feed them up real good: The picture does not do them justice. These guys are TWO INCHES LONG!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubrey_collier Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 47 minutes ago, Bill Smith said: I put Emperor Tetras in mine. They look AMAZING if you feed them up real good: The picture does not do them justice. These guys are TWO INCHES LONG!! Unfortunately the picture isn’t showing for me but I do enjoy the look of emperor tetras. I just figured they need a little more space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat.Shaw Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Pea Puffers are a lot of fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frost Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I'm trying to figure out what to do with a couple of 29s right now too. Was hoping to try Notho killifish in one but the eggs I bought didn't hatch so now I'm a bit stuck. If you've never kept any sort of gourami I think they make great centerpiece fishes that have loads of personality and will actively explore every area of the tank. Find a species you like the look of and if it's a more peaceful one you could get a few but for most species singles are fine. Then I would pick whatever small schooling fish catches your eye and get a dozen of them.I 've kept a few different kinds of gouramis like that and it's something I'd always go back to, I just love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon G Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I really like that wood you have going on in the tank. What are your water parameters? Ph Gh Kh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Smith Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Sorry for the photo trouble. Here it is done right. And these guys seem happy in my 29; I have it very densely planted with lots of line-of-sight breaks. Bill 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamaquatics Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 In my 29 I'm currently keeping dwarf rainbow up top, long fin red serpae terta mid and dwarf chain loaches on bottom with a opaline gourami as a center piece. In a planted tank they add activity and color. I have my blues, reds, with black and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) Good looking tank! I agree with Bill about emperor tetras, but serpae tetras, lemon tetras, or costae tetras would also look amazing. Costae tetras may be harder to get a hold of, but they're definitely worth it. They have a blue sheen to them. You could maybe do a pair of apistogramma borelli or nannacara anomala as centerpiece fish, too. Hope yall like it Edited July 15, 2020 by Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Also stocking a 29 gallon soon! It looks like we had a similar idea with the wood decor! I will be adding a lot more plants in the next week or so. Short term, I might throw some juvenile guppies in there to get things rolling. Long term, I would like to try German rams. A school of neon or cardinal/rummy nose tetras. A few Otocinclus. Then I have been wondering about the wisdom of squeezing in a Leopoldi Angelfish, which I just discovered were a thing, as a centerpiece. I really want an angel, but I don't want to create an amazon basin tank in so much bloody reality that they eat the neons--hence the possible schooling fish options. Plus I have seen otocinclus school with rummy nose, and that was super cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frost Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Guess I'll join in on the 29 spiderwood train too Nothing but snails right now, kind of wishing I'd put my Chocolate Gouramis in here as a species tank and freeing up my 55 for angels, but I don't want to catch them all again 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 If I were going to set up a new 29, I'd try my hand at dwarf flag cichlids. (image is not mine, found off google) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSamsell Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I like Neon Tetras or Red Wag Paties (depending on your water parameters, of course). Either or would look great with a lot of Vallisneria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I'd go with some schooling fish like tetras, or maybe an amazon puffer? Possibly some Apistos, maybe a bristlenose or two. Maybe a school of cories... the options are endless lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmare Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I would look at a pair of dwarf cichlids! There's some amazing apistogramma species that I just love. You could get a school of something up top, or really focus on making it a breeding project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamaquatics Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Finally had time to take a picture. Rainbows, tetras and loaches with gourami center piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestJenn Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 11 hours ago, H.K.Luterman said: If I were going to set up a new 29, I'd try my hand at dwarf flag cichlids. (image is not mine, found off google) This gets my vote! I've been reading about this species for for a bit and I may add some to my 40 gallon down the road. They seem like great little fish! I used to keep a pair of Keyhole cichlids in a 29 gallon and they were so much fun! They are in the same Tribe as this fish so I'm guessing that their behavior is very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iris Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 I have a well planted 29 gal hardscaped w/ rock & mangrove . stocked with 2 Bolivian Rams, 4 Hill stream loaches, 3 ottos,2 rummy nose, 6 ember tetras, 4 black neon, 4 cherry barbs. Weekly water changes. HOB and 4” air stone. Beautiful healthy tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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