29 Gallon Tank Changing up my current stocking

[Skrabbitskrabbit]

I have a planted cold water tank setup and I’m thinking of changing up the stocking in it since my favorite fish jumped out recently. I do have a spare heater and I want to make this a tropical community.
I would rehome my cold water fish and just keep the few inverts.
I want to add my female betta who has previously been in this same community tank before (temporarily due to temperature needs) and thrived.

Here’s what I’m thinking
1 female betta (blue/white galaxy plakat)
School of small top dwelling fish
(# and type to be determined)
3 amano shrimp, mystery snail x1, and some pest snails

Let me know if you have any suggestions! Thanks

 

[fallfever]

Seems like I remember the jumping fish post. I'm terrible with bettas, but threadfin (really small) or blue eyed rainbows are gorgeous top dwelling fish. And pencilfish are underrated, though they have the potential to jump which may trigger traumatic memories, so a lid would be a must. Again, not a betta keeper, but I like finding fish other than tetras from time to time.

 

[Skrabbitskrabbit]

Seems like I remember the jumping fish post. I'm terrible with bettas, but threadfin (really small) or blue eyed rainbows are gorgeous top dwelling fish. And pencilfish are underrated, though they have the potential to jump which may trigger traumatic memories, so a lid would be a must. Again, not a betta keeper, but I like finding fish other than tetras from time to time.

Yes definitely looking at lids...
Thanks for the ideas! Those two types of rainbows look like beautiful fish! I’ll be looking into them!

 

[Skrabbitskrabbit]

Ok so there weren’t many options at the LFS so I came back with 12 neons and two blind cave tetras.. They had other tetras but the neons were super cute so I got them all and my daughter wanted to make sure the random “pink fish” came with, too

What would you add to this?
29 gallon tank, 76-78 degrees

12 neon tetras
1 female betta
2 blind cave tetras
3 amano shrimp
1 mystery and some ramshorns
Edit to add: also how long should I QT the new fish? Wanting to move my betta ASAP but don’t wanna put her at risk for health issues

 

[fallfever]

Four weeks is the ideal time to quarantine. That's an interesting stocking. Blind cave tetras are a really cool fish, but grow large for a tetra...4 inches or so... and I wonder about how nippy they might get with the betta since long finned fish are usually not a good idea with them. They also do better with at least 6 and they do not sit still.

 

[Skrabbitskrabbit]

Four weeks is the ideal time to quarantine. That's an interesting stocking. Blind cave tetras are a really cool fish, but grow large for a tetra...4 inches or so... and I wonder about how nippy they might get with the betta since long finned fish are usually not a good idea with them. They also do better with at least 6 and they do not sit still.

Oh okay. Wasn’t aware of the size, they’re about 1/2 that now and the store employee said they would not get much bigger (eye roll). I looked up care info but missed that i guess.
I’ll contemplate this because I was really leaning towards moving the betta but could always leave her in her current aquarium or possibly return the 2 blind fish

 

[1dat000]

I have a planted cold water tank setup and I’m thinking of changing up the stocking in it since my favorite fish jumped out recently. I do have a spare heater and I want to make this a tropical community.
I would rehome my cold water fish and just keep the few inverts.
I want to add my female betta who has previously been in this same community tank before (temporarily due to temperature needs) and thrived.

Here’s what I’m thinking
1 female betta (blue/white galaxy plakat)
School of small top dwelling fish
(# and type to be determined)
3 amano shrimp, mystery snail x1, and some pest snails

Let me know if you have any suggestions! Thanks

I love kuhli loaches and white cloud minnows

I love kuhli loaches and white cloud minnows

Long fin ones