29 Gallon Compatibility?

Question

I have a 29 gal, that is well cycled and has good water quality. It has no fish in it right now, these are the fish I was planning to get. Please tell me what fish they would be compatible with, how many to get, and if they will get along.
- African Butterfly Fish
- Angelfish
- Dwarf African Frogs
- Hillstream loach or butterfly loach
- Any others?

I would also like to have some female bettas if possible

Answer 1

I would also say the size of your tank is going to be small for more than one angel, and even one might get nippy with tankmates. It's also going to be a little on the deep side for an African dwarf frog - these have to surface to breathe and don't fare well in tanks more than a foot deep. Hillstream loaches prefer cool, fast moving, well oxygenated water. The extreme upper range for the butterfly loach is just getting into the lower temperature limits of the others. The other fish and the frogs would probably not care for the flow rate where a hillstream/butterfly loach would get the oxygenation and flow they would prefer.

All you've chosen are interesting species to keep, but I think you'll need to select just one of the fish and choose the tankmates that can live in the same conditions.

Maybe instead of angels, you could try dwarf gourami and one of the smaller plecos for the hillstream loach.

Some other possibilities : http://www.elmersaquarium.com/000tropfishcareguides.htm
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/categ.cfm?pcatid=830

and community groups: http://www.elmersaquarium.com/h701elmers_freshwater_handbook.htm

Answer 2

I am not familiar enough with the African butterfly to offer advice...
I had a 29 gallon freshwater set up and did have angels successfully. You could also have the dwarf frogs and loaches. the thing you need to be careful with is the adult size. It is said that you can have 1" of fish per gallon of water... IMO you can stretch that some if you are conscious of what area your fish will spend their time in( not all bottom dwellers), and over filter your tank with once a week to every other week water changes... there are so many fish out there that you can have pick a few favs you want and work around those. Also remember to only add about 3-4 fish every week to two weeks to let your tank keep up with the bio cycle and test your water before adding nay new fish1 Good luck and have fun!:)

Answer 3

All you mentioned can go together... But beware, angelfish get quite large.

If you want to know other nice fish...

1) Azure Killifish
2) Agassiz' Dwarf Cichlid
3) Ram Cichlid
4) Cory Catfish
5) Yoyo Loach
6) Serpae Tetra
7) Neon Tetra
8) Dwarf Gourami
9) Otocinclus Catfish
10) Black Ruby Barb
11) Snowball Pleco
12) Clown Pleco... etc....

The list goes on... Those are just some I find nice. Good Luck.

Ps. Tetras do much better in groups of 5 or more...

Answer 4

Angelfish are aggressive and get very large. I would not even put one angelfish all alone in a 29 gallon. They are beautiful, but I'd advise against them.

Here is a website that offers general compatibility advice. Be aware that this does not include anything about the sizes of the fish or tank. Plan carefully, and remember you need 1 gallon of water per 1 inch of fish. Plan for their adult size, not baby size (most fish in stores are very young babies). 29 gallons is not a large tank, you will probably not be able to house more than 5-8 fish. Loaches especially tend to grow fairly large.

http://www.timstropicals.com/Compatibility/CompatibilitySearch.asp

Also, remember to check each fish to see if it does best alone, in pairs, or in schools. If you choose a schooling fish, your school will probably take up most of the tank and there won't be room for anything else. Make sure you do lots of research to avoid losing fish to overcrowding or aggression.

Answer 5

I think this sounds like a good combination. I don't know anythin gabout african butterfly fish, but other than that I have a community tank with an angel and other tropical community fish, and they do great... they only time my angels have shown aggression is during feeding time... and it isn't anything extreme. Just keep your water temp around 78 and the aggression should stay low, much warmer and it will increase, not to mention your oxygen levels will decrease. good luck

Answer 6

It seems high-quality different than for the Rainbows as others have reported before. in case you return to a decision to have any woman Swordtails, save a ratio of two women to a million male so as that the female would not get under pressure. keeping basically men is high-quality too. from time to time they're going to chase one yet another, yet there is not any injury in this.