tank setup and fish?

Question

i have a 29 gallon freshwater tank. I currently have been adding fish and now i have as follows
2- silver mollys
3- red minor tetras
2- small rainbow sharks
3- black skirt tetras
2- small plectanomous
1- small african frog

will i see any problems from this mix of fish?

Answer 1

Two problems, one your bioload is too large, and two, you have small groups of fish that like larger groups. In most circumstances you don't want to exceed 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. You have 2 mollies, which can grow 2-4" each, two red minor tetras, 1" each, 2 ranbow sharks, 9" each, 3 black skirts, 2" each, 2 plecos, 5"-30" each, and 1 african frog (if its an african dwarf 1.5", if its an african clawed 10"). At best, thats a 33 gallon aquarium, but most likely you'd need much larger. Plus, mollies need a group of 4 or more and tetras and sharks need a group of 6 or more. I'd get rid of your sharks and plecos. The sharks are going to outgrow your aquarium quickly anyway, and need a school or they will get aggressive. The plecos will likely outgrow your aquarium unless they are bristlenose, and even then you need only one. Other things to consider are: make sure your mollies are both female because two males won't get along, and a male will harass a single female until she is sick, and your red minor tetras (serpae tetras) may nip at some of your other fish, probably your black skirts, in that small of a group. Also, mollies prefer salt in their water, which I doubt the frog can handle. If you give away your sharks and your plecos, you can build up your mollies to a group of 4 (4 females, or 1 male & 3 females), and your tetras to groups of 6, which is a community they will all be happy with, without overloading your aquarium.

Answer 2

The black skirts should be in groups of 5 or more, otherwise they tend to be to nippy to others. The other tetras probably would be happier in a small school too. Your rainbow sharks are going to be too big for a 29 gallon, they will need a 4' long tank to have adequate swimming space. Depending on what type of plecos you have, they are either ok, or if it's the common pleco they will get way to big.

I'd take the sharks and plecos back and get more of both kinds of tetras. I'd get cories for the bottom (clean up too!) and maybe a gourami for a centerpiece fish (pearl gouramis are peaceful and beautiful). If no gourami, then add another couple of mollies. Other than that it sounds like a nice set up.

Answer 3

Only problems I see is the sharks, they tend to get aggressive when they get bigger, and should only have 1 to a tank. And the 2 plecos, assuming they're the common plecos you find at the stores, get to be 1-2 feet long. Definitely don't want 2, there won't be enough food for them, one will be a good enough cleaner & you'll still need to supplement with algae wafers & shrimp pellets. Maybe return them and get either a bristlenose or rubber lip pleco, they stay fairly small, about 4-6 inches.

I would recommend doing away with at least 1 of the sharks, 1 of the plecos(both if they're the common ones), and getting 3 cory cats to clean the bottom of the tank.

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Answer 4

Your rainbow sharks are going to get BIG! They can get up to a foot long, I have seen them that big and owned one that was a good 10 inches. they also get very quarrelsome with each other when they are older. You should really never have more than one rainbow,red tail, or black shark unless your tank is really big, due to their aggressiveness towards each other. Your plecos are also going to get big unless you have a dwarf variety. If this is a new tank, be sure that you are feeding them. Also, if your mollies are male and female, you will have babies, that will likely get eaten by tankmates unless you get them into a "net nursery" or something of the like. :-)

Answer 5

Sharks and some tetras pick on other fish some times, and will try to eat smaller fish.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

by the way, your fish won't get TOO much bigger unless you have a deeper tank... just the way it works... some will get big no matter what, though slower. (channel catfish! 8 feet! HOLY CRAP!)

Answer 8

no, but keep in mind that 1 gallon of water for every inch of fish is needed to accommodate them safely

Answer 9

No, unless they are agressive, but depending on how much they grow could cause problems with being territorial or out grow the tank

Answer 10

i wouldnt have the frog if i was you.