Centrepiece for 29 Gallon?

[Autumnsky]

One male Pearl Gourami. Beautiful.

 

[Guppyman34]

One male Pearl Gourami. Beautiful.

I'll check it out!

 

[Guppyman34]

I guess I forgot to add this before, but my male guppy is quite aggressive to my male platy and sometimes one of my females, will this affect a dwarf gourami or ram?

 

[Guppyman34]

And are either of these big fry munchers?

 

[calfishguy]

Rams and gouramies will eliminate fry in no time.

 

[Guppyman34]

Rams and gouramies will eliminate fry in no time.

Oh ok, that might change my choice......

 

[calfishguy]

What fry do you want to keep.

 

[Guppyman34]

Guppy and maybe platy but I'm jut planning to do it naturally.

 

[calfishguy]

If its from livebearers the parents will eat them all eventually anyway. The only way to keep fry from livebearers is to move the fry or the parents.

 

[calfishguy]

Is your tank heavily planted.

 

[Guppyman34]

Is your tank heavily planted.

I have practically no live plants, but a bunch of fake and some good hiding decorations where almost none of my fish can fit, but I'm planning to get some good fry plants

 

[calfishguy]

Some might survive then. But would recommend getting a small quarantine for the fry.

 

[Guppyman34]

Yeah I was thinking about it.....

 

[absolutangel04]

It's correct that there are a lot of poorly bred dg out there, so finding a healthy one can sometimes be difficult. Gbr are the same way. It's not that all rams are overly sensitive, the issue is poorly bred rams. If you want a gbr, then ask at your lfs to see if you can find locally bred ones. They will have been raised in water similar to yours, so they should do better in your tank. If you con't find locally bred ones, ask about where they come and if its from a good breeder. Honestly, it's not uncommon for poorly bred gbr to drop dead in pristine tanks. But, they can do alright if you get good stock.
A couple of other centerpiece options are paradise fish, honey gouramis (small, but usually healthier than gbr), or apistos. All of these fish will eat fry is they can. Plants will definitely help though. You can, of course, also just remove the fry too.

 

[skywhitney]

I would recommend either Paradise fish or Apisto. I love my Apisto, he's an awesome dude.

 

[Guppyman34]

It's correct that there are a lot of poorly bred dg out there, so finding a healthy one can sometimes be difficult. Gbr are the same way. It's not that all rams are overly sensitive, the issue is poorly bred rams. If you want a gbr, then ask at your lfs to see if you can find locally bred ones. They will have been raised in water similar to yours, so they should do better in your tank. If you con't find locally bred ones, ask about where they come and if its from a good breeder. Honestly, it's not uncommon for poorly bred gbr to drop dead in pristine tanks. But, they can do alright if you get good stock.
A couple of other centerpiece options are paradise fish, honey gouramis (small, but usually healthier than gbr), or apistos. All of these fish will eat fry is they can. Plants will definitely help though. You can, of course, also just remove the fry too.

Wow that's a lot more to think about, are any of these sensitive to mild aggression? As I said earlier my male guppy is a bit aggresive.... So it all really depends on the stock?

 

[Guppyman34]

I would recommend either Paradise fish or Apisto. I love my Apisto, he's an awesome dude.

Yeah I looked them up! Great looking fish!

 

[skywhitney]

I have never kept a paradise fish but the Apistos can definitely hold their own against your stock. I have a very territorial Clown Pleco that got evicted from his stump by Charger (my Apisto) only for Charger to take up residence on the other side of the tank after a few days. My clown is still kinda skittish about going back into the stump.

 

[Guppyman34]

I have never kept a paradise fish but the Apistos can definitely hold their own against your stock. I have a very territorial Clown Pleco that got evicted from his stump by Charger (my Apisto) only for Charger to take up residence on the other side of the tank after a few days. My clown is still kinda skittish about going back into the stump.

Ok thanks, will an apisto attack anyof my fish?

 

[skywhitney]

Ok thanks, will an apisto attack anyof my fish?

A single male should be ok ( they are cichlids after all, tempermants can vary dramaticlly). I would steer away from a breeding pair in your tank though.