View Full Version : Mid/top fish for 29g shellie tank
Wippit Guud
11-12-2003, 10:40 AM
Trying to plan out my 29g (cause getting the fish I want will be a slow, painful process here).
What small non-shellie fish can fit, but are still Tang fish? Or is that a hopeless cause, wanted to stay biotope as much as possible.
What are you planning on having so far?
SnakeIce
11-12-2003, 1:09 PM
on this site in the fresh water species, cichlids, african section of information there is a link to a chart that has compatabilities for the different lake fish
the genuses copadichromis and cyprichromis based on that chart are your only safe options
Harry Tolen
11-12-2003, 1:12 PM
Well, there are two species that come to mind, both from Lake Tanganyika. A 29 gallon may be a bit small for them (a 55g would be better), but it might work.
The first is the Tanganyikan killiefish, Lampricthys tanganyicanus. The second is a schooling cichlid, Cyprichromis leptosoma. Look 'em up and see what you think.
If they won't work for you, the Celebes rainbow fish is a bit smaller and can tolerate the water conditions you will be maintaining in your tank.
Good luck.
Wippit Guud
11-12-2003, 4:09 PM
Originally posted by Sum-X
What are you planning on having so far?
Heh here comes the 'overstocking' yells... although I could do just one group... plan is to actually have a second tier in the tank for 2 levels to offer a little more floor space, but we'll see.
4 Lamprologus ocellatus
4 Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
just wanted a mid-top/dither in there.
The killies would be ok in a 29 but the cyps wouldn't have enough room.