Do I have too many fish???

[crazygurl29]

I have a 29gal tank with 2 dwarf gouramis, 1 dinosaur eel, 2 zebra danios, 3 blood finned tetras, 1 black neon tetra and an algea eater. Is that too many fish? Can I add more fish???

[red_wall]

I wouldn't say you have too many, but the species of fish that you have grow very large.

The dinosaur eel will need at least a 50 gallon tank, so will the algae eater (these are MINIMUM) everything else is fine.

I suggest you return the algae eater and eel back to the store, and add more danios and tetras.

There might be aggression issues between the gourami's as well.

[jm1212]

the dwarf gouramis are not the best tankmates for one another; separate them into different tanks or take one back to the LFS

[crazygurl29]

Thank You!!!

[jlink17]

What kind of algae eater do you have? If it is just a siamese algae eater or something like that and not a pleco you may be able to keep it.

[jpappy789]

A true SAE will need more space than a 29 gallon IMO when full grown. And not all plecos get to the same size, so if it is a species that stays around 4-5" I think the OP will be ok.

A chinese algae eater, on the other hand, would not be suitable for this tank size.

[Lupin]

I have a 29gal tank with 2 dwarf gouramis, 1 dinosaur eel, 2 zebra danios, 3 blood finned tetras, 1 black neon tetra and an algea eater. Is that too many fish? Can I add more fish???
:welcome: to AC, Crazygurl29!

What gender are your dwarf gouramis? If both are males, then you may have to isolate the other one. In my experience, dwarf gouramis tend to be obnoxious when they build their bubblenest out of plant scraps, algae, etc which they paste together and become extremely territorial in the process. I had one in my pond previously and it would attack my hand everytime I handle something in the pond.:pc: Males can be distinguished by their vivid coloration whereas females are simply plain silver although it is always the males that are available nowadays.

If this dinosaur eel is one of the bichirs, could you please post a photo or tell us what species this one is? A 29g can support a senegal or delhezi bichir but you need to consider your other fish as bichirs are ambush predators and since these ones also reach 12 inches and over in size depending on the species, the other tankmates may eventually be eaten especially as they fit well in the mouths of the bichirs. Even if they don't, your bichir may attempt to "death roll" them thus either way, your other fish won't stand a chance with it at all.

Could you please post a photo of the "algae eater" as well? Yes, it could be otocinclus catfish, common plecostomus, Chinese algae eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri) or Siamese algae eater. All except the common plecos and CAE will work in the 29g.

If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to ask.:thumbsup:

[bradlgt21]

Wow your gourami attacks you? I always wondered because mine tears off leaves and uproots stuff for his nest and whenever I do water changes it destroys his nest and he gives me this "one day" look.

[lateinningmagic]

Did you post this thread before and it get deleted? Cause I think I posted in it. Anyway this is my opinion:

Dwarf Gouramis- As other posters have said, 2 males will stress/harass each other. You should return one if they are both males.
1 Dinosaur Eel- I googled around and if it's the fish I found (which isn't truly an eel) then it gets to about a foot in length and needs a bigger tank.
2 Zebra Danios- Bump the group up to 5.
3 Blood Finned Tetras- Bump the group up to 5
1 Black Neon Tetra- Bump the group up to 6 or 8
Algae Eater- I believe in your last post you called it sucker fish, which suggests a Pleco. If you can, take a pic to help us ID it. If it was labeled as a "Sucker fish" then it's most likely a "common" pleco, which gets too big for a 29g tank.

Suggested Stock:

- Dwarf Gourami
- 5 Zebra Danios
- 6 Blood Fin Tetras
- 8 Black Neon Tetras
- 1 Clown or Bristlenose Pleco (They stay small) or a group of cories such as Julis or Pygmy. About 4-7 would be good.

BTW, I want to thank you for mentioning Black Neon Tetras. After googling what they were I saw how cool they are, and when I saw them for sale today I just had to have some. Nine, actually. :raspberry:

[jpappy789]

I would pick two of the three tetra/danio groups you have. Your tank really isn't big enough to support a large enough school for all three.

[RDTigger]

If you could get pics of the fish they can be easily ID's and who doesn't enjoy seeing and identifying good looking fish...

[Gork]

hello there, just a quick post to say that I keep 3 male dwarf gourami's together and have never had any trouble with them. The ones I have found to be more boisterous are honey gourami's, I had two initially but one soon became more dominant and bullied the other so I took him back to the shop, now the other seems happier. Good luck with your tank

[Jakezori]

it seems ok atm, but they will grow and some of them will end up way too big, for now it should be fine, although you might want to seperate the dwarfs