30 gallon tank
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Stocking idea:
- 1-2 pairs of Dwarf Gourami or Red dwarf gourami or honey gourami or three spot gourami with12-20 tetras or 12-20 Rasboras.
- 1 male- 1 female of Ram cichlid or blue ram cichlid or yellow dwarf cichlid Apistogramma Borelli opal with 12-20 tetras or 12-20 rasboras
- 2 male- 4 female of Black molly or Dalmatiner Molly or Silver Molly with10-12 tetras or 10-12 Rasboras.
- All these stocking ideas can have 8-12 Corydoras catfish for the ground portion.
I like the ideas of the gouramis or the rams, think they’d look good with the tetras and the Rasbora s aswell, thanks.
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ThanksThank you can check more on this articles:
? BEST FISH FOR 29 AND 30 GALLON TANK - 2021 Stock Ideas - How many fish?
What're good fishes and how many? When you rightly arrange the stocking for your 29 and 30 gallon tank, it can never fail to become a perfect habitat for your desired fishes. What're good fishes and how many?
(im going to be harsh so Im warning you ahead of time. It's nothing personal, I'm just blunt)
Ok, now that's out of the way. There are some major issues with those stocking ideas.
1. Dwarf gourami (I'll abbreviate with dg.) males are very aggressive with other dg males. In a confined space (like the OP's tank) the will fight and may even fight to the death. I wouldn't recommend two dg males in a tank under 5 feet. However honey gouramis are the perfect replacement. The like to be in groups of 3+ (the op could fit ~5 in his/her tank.) and are a very peaceful fish. Be warned though as many thick lip gouramis are mislabeled as honey gouramis. While these can be a good community fish they are much more aggressive and you should only get one male. They, like honeys, like to be in groups but make sure you only get one male.
2. Now the gold opaline, platinum, opaline, 3 spot or blue gourami are nice fish but males (and sometimes females too) will be aggressive. The op has a tank big enough for ~3 of these. Id only get females to be on the safe side.
3. Microgeophagus ramirezi, also known as the, blue ram, gold ram, German blue ram (GBR), electric blue ram, or the new 'black ram' (although there are several other strains), is a hard species to keep. They aren't very suited to a community tank, require much warmer water than most fish prefer, and tend to die off easily. And for those reasons I wouldn't suggest them.
4. In the apistos world there are very few common names and I would have has no idea you were talking about A. borelii if you had just said 'the yellow dwarf cichlid'. (I hope I don't seem disrespectful). Most people, when referring to the apistogramma genus, use the scientific name. (just a tip). However, they are a great option. In a tank as large as what the OP has they could fit 3-4 in there (only one male though). There are other apistos that would also work in there. Like: A. agassizii, A. cacatuoides and a few more. But these are the best apistos to start out with. There are many strains of each species. A. borellii has: yellow, opal, and blue. A. cacatuoides has: double red, triple red, orange flash, double orange and many, many more. A. agassizii has: red, double red, tefe, blue, rio xiou and a few more.
5. The molly idea is a good one
6. Yes, is true that corys would make good tank mates but the op should also consider loaches.
7. Now you suggested 12-20 tetras. I personally wouldn't do any more than 15 of the larger tetras/rasboras. But 25 nano/mico tetras/rasboras would work. Such as green neon tetra, neon tetra, chili rasbora and the kubotai rasbora. Now that op caould also concider barbs. Just be wary as some are drastic fin nippers (ie. tiger barbs).
If I went with tiger barbs, how many should I keep with the BA tetras, as well as this is there any other fish that would fit well in this tank with the barbs and tetras, thanks
Do you want tiger barbs? I wouldn't do them. I had them destroy one of my angels.
. Rosy or cherry barbs would be a much better option.Apart from long finned fish what other fish should you avoid with tiger barbs?Do you want tiger barbs? I wouldn't do them. I had them destroy one of my angels.
