Stocking a 29

[aj2494]

Any ideas for my 29?

Couple limitations:

no julies
no shellies unless they're rare
active
colorful
breed relatively easily


Thanks

[Pittbull]

A colony of Neolamprologus Walteri 3 to 5 specimens or a colony of 5 Lamprologus Congoensis..

I wouldn't do a community in this tank to small for aggressive differences so i would stick with a species only setup..

[toddnbecka]

I have a proven pair of Australoheros oblongum available that would fit your tank and criteria, but they're SA cichlids, not African.

[aj2494]

What do you think of your walteri, pitt?

[austinpetemo]

what about lethrops? the blind fish. i dont know anything about them bet they would be cool.

[aj2494]

Toddnbecka - if you wanted to get rid of them, I'd take 'em, but for some reason, even when I kept CA and SA cichlids, I always wanted Africans.

Austinpetemo - I think the behaviors of lethrops are interesting, but personally, I think they are kind of ugly.

[austinpetemo]

i dont know anything about them. do they get big?

[aj2494]

Seriously thinking about getting cyanostictus. Would 1m/2f be okay, or would a pair be better. I have heard of their rep, and I want to check first.

[austinpetemo]

hmm. that im really not sure on. i know 2 males will destroy each other. but i think the female that is left out will be killed because as far as i know they are pair bonding, but im not 100% sure on that.

[aj2494]

Sorry, didn't notice what you asked before about lethrops. I know nothing about their size, and I have no idea if one has even made it out of Africa yet.

[austinpetemo]

yeah i cant seem to find info on them.

[Pittbull]

The Walteri is a cool Tang they resemble the Brichardi a bit but a lot more black contrast to them. I have some in my 125gal they are cool and really dont take crap from others..

[austinpetemo]

well yea. look at the brichardi! they dont take crap either. once they get breeding they become an aquatic mafia

[Pittbull]

^ LOL

[aj2494]

So what do I go for:

the mafia
the not so mafia but still mafia
gobies
nigripinnis
something else

[Pittbull]

You will have to decide my friend there all good choices..

[aj2494]

If I can find gobies, definitely.

Anyone had experience with xenotilapia flavipinnis?

[austinpetemo]

not in a 29. i wouldnt recomend paracyps in a 29 either. not in the long run anyway.

[toddnbecka]

A 29 is way too small for any of the gobies, and would be too small for Paracyp's as well. Another option for a 29 would be Lamprologus buescheri. Only drawback is, they aren't particularly active fish IME. They mainly tend to hang out under cover among the rocks. They aren't too difficult to breed but spawns are quite small, only 2-5 fry at a time for young pairs. Not a bad thing if you don't want to be overrun with fry though.

[austinpetemo]

A 29 is way too small for any of the gobies,

i disagree. my gobies arnt a very active creature. a bonded pair would be fine but i wouldnt put any more than 1 in there otherwise due to conspecific aggresion. they should be fine in a 29, just depends on what species your putting it with. i keep one in a 55, and one in a 30. they couldnt be kept in the 55 together anymore. i havnt read anything on the tank limitations of a goby cichlid but i dont see why it couldnt be kept in a 29.

[ibr3ak]

i disagree. my gobies arnt a very active creature. a bonded pair would be fine but i wouldnt put any more than 1 in there otherwise due to conspecific aggresion. they should be fine in a 29, just depends on what species your putting it with. i keep one in a 55, and one in a 30. they couldnt be kept in the 55 together anymore. i havnt read anything on the tank limitations of a goby cichlid but i dont see why it couldnt be kept in a 29.


Picses d@mn it!!! :D

[austinpetemo]

Picses d@mn it!!! :D
what????

[ibr3ak]

Photographses? :D

[austinpetemo]

dont have any recent pics. i wouldnt be able to get a good one of my goby in the 30. the walls are coated in a layer of algae (i need to scrub it i just havnt had time DARN YOU HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTING!!!) but i have some pictures of them in one of my albums from when they still cruised with one another in peace.

[aj2494]

Guys, how many xenotilapia flavipinnis could go in a 29? Anyone have experience with these guys?

[austinpetemo]

maybe 5. but i wouldnt do it in the long run. they will eventually outgrow it. they need more space to move around and sift the sand. unless they are a breeding group but even than i wouldnt recomend it at all.

[aj2494]

crap

[austinpetemo]

yeah. i felt the same way. you can keep them in there. they just wont be happy in there when full grown so youd eventually have to put them in a bigger tank. but you could raise them in there.

[aj2494]

I don't like having to get rid of fish as the grow up. Ironically, I've had a lot of cichlids, and I've only had maybe one or two until they totally grew up.

[Pearl]

I have a proven pair of Australoheros oblongum available that would fit your tank and criteria, but they're SA cichlids, not African.


Hey Aj,
You might want to consider the Australoheros oblongum. I just purchased a pair from Toddnbecka. They're wonderful fish. At least they fascinate me.