fishrule101

I just found a 29 or 30 gallon tank. It was out by the side of the road. It came with gravel and a hood. I took out the gravel and started cleaning it. Now I'm doing a leak test to make use I can use it. If the tank does work What should I do with it? Should I transfer all my stuff from the 28 to the 29 or 30?? Or make a FW tank out of it? I have everything to start, but a heater. What should I do with it?

bolivianbaby

Are you looking to set up another saltwater tank or would you be considering freshwater?

Tony G.

hahaha are you sure it was free?? lol what if its not... lol
i would start a FW tank, heaters range from 15-20$
lol take a pic

Lucy

Wow, how cool to just find a tank!
I love FW community tanks. I'm partial to my stock.
1 DG, 3 guppies, 10 cardinals 2 pygmy cories and snail.

fishrule101

I already have SW so I was leaning to FW. I like African cichlids a WHOLE bunch.

fishrule101

Yes, I'm sure is was free. It was out near the road and there was an old broken lamp next to it. I will take a picture.

gmen4life

well you could put dems in it they grow like 3 inches but are aggresize to eachother would be prefect for that tank dems are afrcians

bolivianbaby

Are you referring to demonasi cichlids?

fishrule101

Africans need too much room. How about american cichlids?

bolivianbaby

Convicts, bolivian rams, blue rams, many members of the apistogramma species are South American and due to their small size, they'd do great in a 29, as long as they have the correct territories.

gmen4life

yeah bolivian

russ757

Cichlids would fit very nicely

Lucy

I don't know oo much about cichlids, but it would depend on the species. Some get much too large for a 29/30g.

russ757

American cichlids like bolivian or convicts or any apisto species stay small enough to house in a 30gallon

Red1313

Paradise fish and some Tiger Barbs

btate617

You could do certain South Americans, certain Central Americans, or certain Africans.
Just depends on what you like.

Some quick examples would be

S/A
Either ram would work, Microgeophagus Altispinosa or Mikrogeophagus Ramirezi
Cleithracara Maronii
Aequidens Metae
Thorichthys Affinis
A Laetacara species
Nannacara Anomala
Cryptoheros Sajica
Aequidens Portalegrensis
Like said any Apistogramma
Cryptoheros sp. 'honduran red point'
Cryptoheros Nanoluteus


C/A
Neetroplus Nematopus
Herotilapia Multispinosa
Archocentrus Myrnae


African
Steatocranus Casuarius
A Hemichromis species
Anomalochromis thomasi
Pelvicachromis Pulcher or Pelvicachromis Taeniatus


You could only get away with a pair of ONE species but there is lots you can do with a 29 gallon tank. Good luck.

Brian

AmongthePuffers

I personally like rams, like GBRs, GGRs, and bolivians.
You just found it on the side of the road? Wow, I hope i can find a new packaged 40 gal laying around town somewhere!
whatever you do, have fun!

fishrule101

Thanks you guys for all the ideas. I'm planning on just getting two convicts and breed them.