Apistogramma borellii "opal"

[HoldenOn]

With your set-up, a single sex group would be ideal and fairer on the fish. Because they care for their young, they can get stressed when there are things around that want to eat the fry/eggs, which includes tetras larger than neons and corys. And yeah, they might all live in the same river system in the wild, but the Amazon Basin is big. A 29g tank is not.

The jury seemed out on whether or not the dwarf corydoras species would be okay dithers, but I decided to not bother and just shifted the apistos.

The idea of the river system was more for temperature and water requirements, not stocking. Thank you for your input.

 

[Wills]

I think it is worth trying it has demonstrably worked for other people in the past on a long term basis but as with any cichlid combination you do need to have a back up plan either temporarily or permanently which you are preparing for.

Wills

 

[HoldenOn]

I might get a second filter so I can have a cycled one ready if anything goes wrong.

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

I might get a second filter so I can have a cycled one ready if anything goes wrong.

That's a good idea. It's always good to have a spare one too. A sponge filter would probably be all you'd need.