Want to add some chichlids to 29 gal.

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Hi everyone, i recently bought a 29 gal. long and am looking to start it up next week. I am thinking of adding some chichlids to it, but i want to keep in mind the 3 Black Skirt Tetras and 3 Rosy Barbs from my old 10 gal. Basically i have narrowed my selections to 4 types...either a pair of Angels, a pair of Bolivian Rams, a pair of firemouths (or just one), or a pair of blue acaras (or just one of these also). The ones that have my attention the most are the firemouths or acaras, but i don't kno if they will be compatible with the other fish. I am also getting a rainbow shark, which is a guarantee because they look so cool :)

Anyway tell me what u think would be a good choice, and if you have any other suggestions, by all means share them. Oh and i already kno about cycling the tank and all that (made that mistake with my first tank).
 
If I were you, I would go with the Bolivian Rams. They stay relitively small and they are really freindly. The Angels ( i had a really nasty one, killed all my tetras) and Firemouths get more aggressive and larger while the Blue Acaras just get fairly large. The Rams are the best choice, but if you cant get them, go with the Acara. You might have to watch the Rainbow shark though, I had one and he used to beat up on my Blue Acara pretty badly.

Hope that helps.:D
 
Thanks alot for the help, and i have one more question. If i get the acara, should i get one or a pair (hopefully a mating pair). I may want to keep some fry and i am sure they could stay in my 10 gal. for a month or so until i get rid of them somehow (boy that sounded mean). And also if anyone has any other suggestions please do tell.
 
deffinatly only one for ur tank if You want a blue Acara. 2 fish at a possible 8" is really pushing it for a 29 gallon. One by himself will be fine. I would still go with the Rams. Once your Blue Acara is fully grown, he might become Territorial and beat up the other fish. Also if you get the Rams, you could have enough room to beef out your school of tetras aswell.
 
thanks a lot, hmm i guess i won't get the blue acara then, i'll just get the rams. Ok, last question (i hope), are the rams going to be ok with regular gravel or do they require sand, because i don't really wanna complicate myself by adding sand. And i also like the idea of beefing up my tetra school, i really love those little guys, especially when you see them try to gulp down flies that barely fit in their mouth.
 
The Rams will be just fine with regular gravell.

Good luck and have fun with your new tank.:)
 
youshould get kribs!

It may be too late, and rams are cool anyway, but kribensis arent too aggressive and make good community fish!
 
Rams are super picky about water quality and tend to be on the shy side. Lots of plants are a good idea for a ram tank.
 
lol, it's not to late yet because i am trying to still get a stand for the aquarium (looking to do that this weekend, and should have the tank runnin by the end of next week). Anyways I've read that Bolivian Rams are pretty hardy, maybe you're thinking of the Blue Ram. Kribs are always an option for me, but the Rams look a little better to me. Hey do you guys think that a Pink-Tailed Chalceus would fit in my tank, because i'm pretty much sure it will not grow to it's max size in aquariums. It might eat my tetras though. Aghhhh, so many fish so little space. I'm still thinking about the blue acara too.
 
Bolivian rams are definitely hardier than blue rams, and they are not shy at all...ever. Mine are highly social and very intersted in the food gods walking around the aquarium.

Great fish!

Eric
 
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