Fish For 29 Gallon?

Question

Would these fish be okay together in a 29 or 30 gallon tank? If so, how many of each? Or which ones would be best compatible?
-Columbian shark catfish
-Clown Loach
-Red tail shark or rainbow shark
-Flying Fox
-Blue Gourami
-Pearl Gouramis
-Swordtail
-Angelfish
-Small Pleco?
-Pictus Catfish

I do not want to feed the fish other live fish!!!

Ok So after these emails I'm going to change the fish to just these
-flying fox
-dwarf gouramis
-swordtails
-platies
-female betta
-butterfly loach aka hillstream river loach
-otoclunis
-chinese alagae eater
-cory cats

sorry to keep adding details, but can I just get several female swordtails? I heard male will fight
Also, how many of each?

which ones of all of the fish posted abovewould be best, I really want swordtails and a flying fox and cories! sorry to add more deatils

Answer 1

Really none of these fish can go together and your tank is too small for some of them. The Columbian shark catfish will get too big as well as the angel fish and the pleco. The Red tail shark can get aggressive if not given enough room to establish its own territory. You can put the blue gourami and the swordtail together, though.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

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Answer 2

Way over crowded,the angels(2 to 4) and a school of Jullii corys would make a nice start. Be sure that the tank is well cycled before adding any fish. Then add a few at a time an allow the tank to catch up to the increasing bioload gradually. A fish like a Red Tailed Shark can get over a foot long,and is definitely a big tank fish. It's cruel to keep one in a tank smaller than 75 or 100 gallons. Go slowly an let the fish grow. Angels on a good diet with frequent small water changes and good filter maintenance will grow really quickly. Good luck PeeTee

Answer 3

You can keep a whiptail catfish in 20-30 gals. Most plecos even small ones will create too much waste to keep in a small tank. You should look for rubber or zebra plecos(not algae eater) or ottos. clown loaches and c. shark catfish are too big. The flying fox is a shark so don't put it with any other type of shark or they'll fight. You could fit one blue or pearl gourami in your tank maybe two if its just them and some small cleaners. Swordtails would be fine in a small school. You should look into smaller fish for your tank. The pictus will attack other fish smaller than him (5").

Answer 4

This would not work. the tiger barbs would nip the angelfish, and 2 pictus catfish is too many for a 29 gallon tank. the 2 swordtails would need to be either both females or a male female pair, because 2 males would fight. and if you are going to have angels, if you have 2 id suggest no other fish. also, dont put your tiger barbs in groups any less then 5 (id reccomend much more) or they will nip every fish, not just ones with long fins. is suggest 1) 2 angelfish, thats it 2) 8 tiger barbs and a pictus 3) 3 swordtails and 6 tiger barbs but there are a lot more options as well. good luck!

Answer 5

Columbian shark: NO!
Clown loach: no
rainbow shark: yes, red tail no!
flying fox: okay... not recommended
blue gourami: not recommended
pearl gourami: okay
swordtail: yes, as long as only one male and many females are in
Angelfish: okay
small pleco: if it's a normal pet store one, NO
pictus catfish: not recommended

For catfish, corydoras or "cory" catfish are recommended. They're small, peaceful, and hardy. I would get 6-8 of them and 2 angelfish.

Answer 6

Yes they can all go together, your redtail shark and blue gourami are going to be the more aggressive of the bunch but still fine as long as you don't over crowd.
Swordtails are good in pairs, angelfish are better in pairs as well, pictus cats are fine single, so are plecos, (dont get a pleco until u actually have algae or youll need to buy algae waffers) Clown loaches are ok alone, but is better if you have a buddy for them, just because they are an awesome loach with neat personalities. Basics are 1 fish/inch per gallon of water, though some will say they don't agree. I find this works just fine. Start slow, watch for problems, if things look good for a week, then add a few more. Good luck

Answer 7

flying fox and other "fresh water sharks" do better in groups and need lots of space. you can get one for a tank your size and he might be ok. Cories will be fine in the tank and swordtails will be fine. Males will fight, if there is something to fight about like a shortage of females, if you keep about 4 females per male they won't fight like they would have before.

Answer 8

The gouramis are really the only ones that can live together in your 30 gallon tank. Two should be enough.

If you're planning on putting all those fish in the tank, then it's definitely going to be overstocked. The rule for tropical fishkeeping is one inch of fish per gallon of water.

Answer 9

according to your second list you be fine, but you can't fit all of them in a 29. Just follow the simple rule of 1 inch per gallon. I have to advise against the algae eater because the tend to grow very large and will stop eating algae once they reach adulthood.