29 Gallon Tank: my 29 gallon tank is this okay?

koast519 · November 9th, 2009

my 29 gal tank i'm mad i had a school of 13 neon and somehow out of no where they caught the neon tetra disease. lost color and fin rot and die. now i got 5 neon only. going to get some C. tetra
20 gallon DIY background, dirftwood and some plant
5 neon tetra
2 skunk cory
2 bubble goby
1 dojo loach
3 fancy guppy

can i add more fish?
i have a pair of krib with over 50 fry 1 week old can i put them in this tank.??

Beth1965 · November 9th, 2009

I wonder about the loach.
Your tank looks fantastic. Do you still have amonia in your tank? A trace can do a number on the fish that died.
Sorry for your troubles.

peacemaker92 · November 9th, 2009

According to your aquarium info, you have 1.0 of ammonia. You'd have to detoxify the ammonia with a bottle of prime before it's safe to add more fishes.

Your stocking list is okay but I'd suggest adding one more neon. I don't know about the loach either so wait for another member with experience for the loach. IMO, you don't have enough room for the kribs unless you keep up with daily water changes and you have a good filter.

Try this stocking list, my suggestion.

6 Neon Tetras
6 Skunk Cories
3 Fancy Guppies (all males)

Best of luck!

iloveengl · November 9th, 2009

Hi koast.

Your tank is lovely.

I don't recommend adding any fish until your tank is finished re-cycling. As little as .25 PPM ammonia can kill fish. I agree with Peacemaker that Prime and frequent pwc will make the tank safe for your current fish. Do you know what caused that ammonia spike?

Corydoras are schooling fish, so a minimum of 3, but preferably 6 is best. The bubble goby you mention - are you referring to the green bubble goby? That's a marine fish; it will very quickly die in freshwater. Dojo loaches are very sociable with others of their kind and shouldn't be kept singly. They reach about 6", so I'm not sure if you have room for a few of them or not, and the bottom would be especially crowded with the corydora school.

koast519 · November 9th, 2009

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Originally Posted by iloveengl

Hi koast.

Your tank is lovely.

I don't recommend adding any fish until your tank is finished re-cycling. As little as .25 ppm ammonia can kill fish. I agree with Peacemaker that Prime and frequent pwc will make the tank safe for your current fish. Do you know what caused that ammonia spike?

Corydoras are schooling fish, so a minimum of 3, but preferably 6 is best. The bubble goby you mention - are you referring to the green bubble goby? That's a marine fish; it will very quickly die in freshwater. Dojo loaches are very sociable with others of their kind and shouldn't be kept singly. They reach about 6", so I'm not sure if you have room for a few of them or not, and the bottom would be especially crowded with the corydora school.

i bought some 6 black neon last week and i couldn't quarantine them because my krib was or still in my quarantine tank. so i just put the in my tank the next day 2 blackneon look bad and die and later on 1 more die so i had 3 black neon and taook it back to the LFS. i think those black neon was the cause death to my neon..

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