29 Gallon Stocking After Winter Storm

[williamc]

I would like a cichlid but the last time I had one it fought my corys over the shrimp pellet and ate their barbles . So maybe a blue gourami but dont they get like 6 inches big or is that just males?

 

[randymyr]

I would like a cichlid but the last time I had one it fought my corys over the shrimp pellet and ate their barbles . So maybe a blue gourami but dont they get like 6 inches big or is that just males?

I have a convict cichlid, and corys, and they both seem to get along fine, so if you get a female, who tends to be less aggressive (watch them in the tank if there's a large group, the most aggressive females tend to stick out)
and blue gouramis only get 4-4.5", even though i have a male pushing just over 5" at my dads (he's unhappy and aggressive...)

 

[williamc]

OK maybe a dwarf blue gourami that only get about 2.5in would be better?

 

[randymyr]

Blue gourami's just fine, lmao
no problem with a fish that big !
You could get a dwarf, but the regular blue is just fine

 

[williamc]

yeah ill get a dwarf instead.
Is the stocking good?
7 harlequins
6 black phantoms
1 dwarf gourami
5 peppered corys
1 apple snail

could I add anything else?

 

[randymyr]

I'd say so
i just don't like apple snails... on a personal opinion that is

 

[williamc]

ok thanks but could I add anymore fish??

 

[randymyr]

I'd say you're close to pushing it a bit as
if you clean it enough though (weekly water change) I wouldn't see a problem adding in another harlequin and two more black phantoms, just to even them out

 

[williamc]

alright thanks randy

 

[randymyr]

no problem william, let me know how things work out, and if you bump into any problems !

 

[williamc]

alrighty thanks everyone for helping

 

[williamc]

Instead of black phantoms could I have cherry barbs instead?

 

[randymyr]

Instead of black phantoms could I have cherry barbs instead?

I'd say so, for sure

 

[williamc]

thanks I found that they look good when they are males should I get 6 of them still?

 

[randymyr]

they're really small, so i'd say you could either stick with the six, and get another cory or something to even it out, or you could get another barb or two