Restocking my 30 gal

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TigerTaylor8906
 
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Restocking my 30 gal

by TigerTaylor8906

I will be restocking my 30 gal soon. Currently I have one Dwarf Gourami, school of neon tetras and school of danios. My wife isnt a big fan of having one fish as a centerpiece. Im lookimg for ideas using a few larger fish instead of schooling fish. I have never kept cichlids, not sure if they would be happy in my planted aquarium.


mro2you2
 
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by mro2you2

you could get american but a 30 is too small. You could get a pair of angels. yeah those are cool try those k.


stormer0719
 
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by stormer0719

my cichlids bit my plants off at the stem right above the roots.......

sucked.


natalie265
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by natalie265

You could get a pair of bolivian rams. This is a small, peaceful cichlid that would do well in a planted tank.


Tmercier834747
 
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by Tmercier834747

or german blue rams. lol why do ya'll always suggest bolivians. Germans imo have better color. :) They can be so hard to sex but so can angels at juvenile stages. With angels or bolivians/GBRs you have to be sure when having (two) that one is male and one is female. Otherwise they do best alone, or 1m/3f. Be sure you get one of those ratios. One, one and one, or one and 3. I'm not sure about bolivians but a male pair of angels or gbrs will go at each other until one is dead, particularly in a 30gal tank.


natalie265
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by natalie265

I prefer germans too, but i've heard that bolivians are hardier, which is why i suggested them. :D


mro2you2
 
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by mro2you2

angels rams there all good.


TigerTaylor8906
 
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by TigerTaylor8906

Sorry it took me so long to get back on here. I like the idea of Angels, but can I really put 4 in there (1 male 3 females)? Dont they get in the 5-7 inch range? I was thinking maybe the Angel(s) and a few rainbowfish, say 5-6 with my cory cats on the bottom. How does this sound?


mro2you2
 
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by mro2you2

What the hieghts of the tank?


TigerTaylor8906
 
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by TigerTaylor8906

Ill have to measure it tomorrow when I get home but its the same base as my 20L, I actually have the old hood for my 30 on my 20L. A little taller than the usual 55 gallons I know. Used to have it next my old roomates 55, mine was a few inches taller.

Restocking my 30 gal

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