Need a recomendation or two.

Ok cool, that sounds great. I just got an oppourtunity to buy some paracyprchromis nigripinnis, a very rare tag fish mouth broder, and cave dweller. And I know those and the multies would work because I saw them in an article where someone asked that same thing :)
 
They have similar requirements to cyps. Although not a truly open water swimmer, they are very active. I had a piece of driftwood that ran from a bottom corner of my tank to the top corner and they used it to swim around and all over the tank. A 4ft minimum necessary.

If you're stuck on open water, danios will suffice. not regional, but very active and will do just fine in that size tank.
 
rogersb said:
They have similar requirements to cyps. Although not a truly open water swimmer, they are very active. I had a piece of driftwood that ran from a bottom corner of my tank to the top corner and they used it to swim around and all over the tank. A 4ft minimum necessary.

If you're stuck on open water, danios will suffice. not regional, but very active and will do just fine in that size tank.
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I agree 100%. Danios would fit the bill here perfectly. I know there are smaller topwater Tangs, but I don't think they're available regularly.
 
Are you sure? Everywhere that I have checked says minimum size is 20 gallons
 
Yeah Preacox would be sweet as well for top water action.. And to comment on Calvus mine stay out all the time only when one of my fish are being boisterous is when they flee the scene..

Good luck my friend..
 
luckydud13 said:
Are you sure? Everywhere that I have checked says minimum size is 20 gallons
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For which fish?

Both cyps and paracyps will not work for this small of footprint. Smaller danio and rainbowfish species are all that I would do.
 
Even praecox rainbow's would be crowded in a 29. They're schooling fish, best kept in a 2m/1f ratio, and really need a bit more swimming space.
 
Good point, I always forget that 29 gallons have a considerably small footprint for their size. Threadfins or celebes rainbows would be better...although JME, I've never considered the male-female ratio to be all that important.
 
After keeping a group of praecox in a 55 I learned how importamt the sex ratio really is. The males do need to have enough other males around to prevent them from stressing the females to death. They're much more conspecific aggressive than you would expect them to be...
 
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