spekbelly

Hey Everyone! I have had my tank cycled for almost a year now, My tank consisted of 5 Tiger Barbs and 1 Rubber Nose Pleco. I recently gave my friend my tiger barbs and my pleco. So now I have a empty tank. I want to start a community tank and here is what i have come up with. let me know what yall think and any suggestions would be great!

Cardinal Teras (10)
(powder blue) Dwarf Gouramis (2or3)
Otocinclus Catfish (4or5)

iloveengl

Hi Spekbelly! Welcome to Fishlore.

Oooo how exciting! I love the tetras and the otos, especially since your tank has been long established. I've heard about aggression issues with multiple DGs, but maybe that will be less of a problem with a bigger tank. In any case, have fun with your new stocking plans! Are you thinking of any inverts? Cherry shrimp are quite pretty. Mystery snails are darn useful.

TedsTank

A school of 10 cardinals will be stunning!!!!...nice plants? and a fun piece of driftwood for them to dart thru and circle around?

spekbelly

Yea I was thinking about some Cherry shrimp or something like that later on, maybe a clam?

I have never attempted to do live plants but i do have well planted fake plants and fake driftwood.

Shawnie

welcome to fishlore!!!

I dont think you can go for more than 2 gourami's in a 29 gal..and then you might need a ton of hiding spots to be safe...a backup tank in case of an issue with them might also be needed...I LOVE teds idea of the cardinals with plants and driftwood..that would be amazing!

ottos would be a nice addition as well..but need the established tanks for sure...

I am worried about the fact that the tank is empty..how are you feeding it to keep the cycle alive? the bacteria will die without some type of ammonia source so making sure thats happening is a must....good luck and let us know what you decide!

spekbelly

Yea my LFS said there might be some problems with 2 or 3 gouramis and they said they might get along very well. but the question on feeding the tank now? I got a Powder Blue Dwarf Gouramis yesterday so i have him to feed

Amanda

I had 3 dwarf gouramis in my 55 when I first started, and one eventually tortured the other to death. So just be careful with more than one.

spekbelly

Thank you all for your help. I have been thinking and was wondering if i could get a couple Angles insted of the 2 gourami's ?

Shawnie

in a 29 gal you could have an angel...2 if they are a pair(opposite sex) ..but with the tiger barbs, I wouldnt attempt it as they are notorious for nipping fins and angels fins are just too tempting in that small of a tank

spekbelly

How Can you Tell if they are opposite sex? Oh i dont have Tiger Barbs anymore Shawnie.

peacemaker92

Hmm... IMO, I'd go with the Cardinals and the Otos. That list sounds cool!

Good luck at whichever you choose!

spekbelly

Would the Cardinals and the Otos get along with Angels?

peacemaker92

Keeping one Angel should be okay. If more than one, you might face aggression and territorial problems.

aquarist48

I think your Angel would do ok with Cardinals and Ottos. The real territorial issues will begin if you have more than 1 Angel of the same sex, or if you have a pair to spawn they will do everything they need to do to protect their egg/fry.
Best wishes!
Ken

spekbelly

Awsome! Im really Excited! Thank you All for your help!

peacemaker92

We're all glad to help! Keep us posted!

spekbelly

Well it was Kinda a bad weekend, I went to my LFS and got 2 very pretty Angles. The ower of my LFS said they were male and female but it is still hard to tell when they are young. I guess luck was not on my side because i guess i got 2 males or 2 females and one killed the other the very first night. I called my LFS and he said he was very sorry what happened and he said he would give me another angle for free next time i come by. But my new marble angle is doing great and im thinking on waiting a few weeks befor i get anything else.

bolivianbaby

Aaww, I'm sorry you lost one of your angels, but congratulations on the survivor. I hope you can post pics soon