Sharpchick
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In a couple of weeks, I am going to have an empty, fully cycled planted 29 gallon tank.
I've been using it for a goldfish tank, but the goldfish will be moving out to the pond.
I currently am running three filters on it, and will remove one of them that's on the decline. So I'll have a Tetra Whister EX45, and a Hydro Sponge Pro 3. (I run sponge filters on all my tanks 10 gallons or larger for the extra biological filtration and so I can connect them to battery powered air pumps in case of power failure. I'll add the media from the Top Fin 30 that I'll remove to the Whisper filter.)
The tank has driftwood, 5 or 6 different anubias, crypts, swords, java fern and hygrophila in it, and I intend to add some stems (probably cabomba and some sort of ludwigia) as well as a couple of more crypts.
I've been making lists of stocking ideas. I prefer peaceful community tanks. Years ago, I had a 55 gallon African cichlid tank, and those highly active fish just stressed me out. I prefer to buy fish by observing them in person rather than getting them in the mail, so that will limit my stocking choices.
Here's what I've considered:
10 zebra danios
10 harlequin rasboras
10 neon tetras
what for the bottom?
OR
10 Black skirt tetras
10 zebra danios
6 hatchetfish (a little concerned about stocking these, as I use a glass versa top on this tank, and the plastic strip on the back has a very wide gap for my mechanicals. I think it might be courting some carpet surfing if the fish got startled.)
OR
12 harlequin rasboras
8 cardinal tetras
1 honey gourami
OR
8 each, danios
8 cherry barbs
8 cories
OR
1 angelfish (added last - and concerned this fish would outgrow the tank eventually even though it's a tall tank)
8 black skirt tetras
12 ghost shrimp
Your thoughts? The fish need to be easily obtained in the central Arkansas area.
I've been using it for a goldfish tank, but the goldfish will be moving out to the pond.
I currently am running three filters on it, and will remove one of them that's on the decline. So I'll have a Tetra Whister EX45, and a Hydro Sponge Pro 3. (I run sponge filters on all my tanks 10 gallons or larger for the extra biological filtration and so I can connect them to battery powered air pumps in case of power failure. I'll add the media from the Top Fin 30 that I'll remove to the Whisper filter.)
The tank has driftwood, 5 or 6 different anubias, crypts, swords, java fern and hygrophila in it, and I intend to add some stems (probably cabomba and some sort of ludwigia) as well as a couple of more crypts.
I've been making lists of stocking ideas. I prefer peaceful community tanks. Years ago, I had a 55 gallon African cichlid tank, and those highly active fish just stressed me out. I prefer to buy fish by observing them in person rather than getting them in the mail, so that will limit my stocking choices.
Here's what I've considered:
10 zebra danios
10 harlequin rasboras
10 neon tetras
what for the bottom?
OR
10 Black skirt tetras
10 zebra danios
6 hatchetfish (a little concerned about stocking these, as I use a glass versa top on this tank, and the plastic strip on the back has a very wide gap for my mechanicals. I think it might be courting some carpet surfing if the fish got startled.)
OR
12 harlequin rasboras
8 cardinal tetras
1 honey gourami
OR
8 each, danios
8 cherry barbs
8 cories
OR
1 angelfish (added last - and concerned this fish would outgrow the tank eventually even though it's a tall tank)
8 black skirt tetras
12 ghost shrimp
Your thoughts? The fish need to be easily obtained in the central Arkansas area.