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Can my 29 gallon tank hold these?

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I hаνе:
1: Chineese
1. Red-Tail Shark
1. Honey Gourami
2. Silver Dollar
2,
2. Tinfoil Barb
3.
Cаn a 29 hold аll thеѕе untill аbουt january 1st?
oh аnd TFB’s аnd аrе between 4-6"s
moving tο 75 gallon tank іn january
thеn hοw аbουt nο

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6 Responses to "Can my 29 gallon tank hold these?"

  • Elizabeth says:
    June 2, 2010 at 1:58 pm
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    No, unfortunately not. They will outgrow the tank long before then, since many of those fish get very large. Bala sharks can reach 12-16 inches, the tinfoils 14 inches or so, the Chinese algae eater will get up to 11 and attack other fish when it gets older, etc. Your numbers are low which is good, but it sounds like the tinfoils and balas are already getting pretty big. The very latest you should consider upgrading is probably late August/early September. If you tried to wait until January the tank would become so overcrowded as they grew that you would start experiencing some casualties.

    When you get the 75 gallon I would definitely recommend increasing the number of danios, but removing the three until then is really not going to make any difference. It’s the larger fish that you have in there that are going to be overcrowded and stressed.

  • Zhangis Khan says:
    June 2, 2010 at 1:58 pm
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    yes of course!!!! It should hold them all unless one of them is really, really bid ;)

  • Alex says:
    June 2, 2010 at 1:58 pm
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    Certainly not! The tinfoil barb will grow to 14 inches, the bala could get to a foot, and the algae eater a foot as well! Those three would really require a MUCH larger tank, (around 350+) so do NOT put them in there. They will grow, and some like the Algae Eater will become aggressive with age. Any fish that large cannot be put in such an environment for a few days, let alone a few months. In such an environment it could easily succumb to stress.

    A suitable list might be:

    -6-8 Zebra Danio (they need to be kept in small schools)
    -1 Silver Dollar (I wouldn’t recommend it)
    -6 Pepper Corydoras
    -1 Honey Gourami

    Next time do your research, or you could seriously harm your fish. Keep the health of the fish in mind, not convenience, and you will gain much more.

  • Yes, I do dare. says:
    June 2, 2010 at 1:58 pm
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    No. That’s too many fish. It will work however in the 75 gallon, I suggest more barbs & danios when you make the move. Until then those fish are beyond crowded.

  • Danielle says:
    June 2, 2010 at 1:58 pm
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    Silver Dollars get to be a nice sized fish. I’m not entirely sure I’d put only those two in that sized tank. Obviously, your’s might be smaller than mine were. But, they do grow. Then you list two other fish that are ABOUT half a foot in length. My ‘shark’ was a different species… still, quite active and just as big (if not bigger). Again, not a fish I’d keep in that size tank… maybe MAYBE by itself. Not with all the others you have listed. My Chinese Algae Eater (or any for that matter) never lived long enough to get to a nice size. My suggestion, either get the 75 gallon tank sooner… buy some additional smaller tanks. (Try FreeCycle… I got a free tank from there once). Or adopt your fish out. They won’t last in that environment until 1/1/2011.

    Down Thumbs? Fine. You want the PC answer? Your choice of fish is perfectly great. In fact, why not add a Clown Knife in… just for kicks.

  • Penguin says:
    June 2, 2010 at 1:58 pm
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    Haha…ha…no. Absolutely not. One of the worst stockings I have seen…I sincerely hope this is a troll.

    The CAE, RTS, and silver dollar are far to large and active and/or territorial tone in a measly 29 gallon, no matter what size they are. They will be fine in the 75, but you need to wait until you actually have that setup before getting these fish. January is nowhere near soon enough to get the 75. If you want the CAE, RTS, and dollars now, then you need to get the 75 now. No exceptions.

    Bala sharks get 10-12 inches long, are extremely active, and need groups of 5 or more. They need a MINIMUM of a 7 foot long tank–that’s about the standard 125-150 gallon tank. Even a 75 is far too small. Same goes for the tinfoils. And if you planned on keeping both, you can double that number.

    And finally, you need to learn which species are schooling fish. You have multiple schooling fish in groups that are much too small for them. Silver dollars, bala sharks, zebra danios, and tinfoil barbs all need to be kept in groups of 5 or more. To do so would require over a 300 gallon tank. As if there wasn’t enough wrong with this stocking, you also have completely incompatible species on that list. CAEs and RTSs are too aggressive and will eventually kill the honey gourami and danios. Balas and tinfoils get big enough to swallow danios whole. Honey gouramis are very timid fish, and are likely to be stressed by the extremely active balas, danios, and dollars. Of course, that’s if it doesn’t get killed outright by the other fish.

    In summary, no, a 29 can not house these fish, nor can a 75. If you can’t provide the proper housing for these fish, don’t get them. End of story. If you have them already, which I really hope you don’t, then you need to rehome them. Next time, do your research and get all of the required supplies BEFORE getting the fish.

    In case you were wondering, the setup you would need to keep all of the above species properly would be as follows:

    Tank 1: 7-8 feet long minimum, 350+ gallons
    –5 bala sharks
    –5 tinfoil barbs
    –5 silver dollars
    –1 Chinese algae eater
    –1 red tail shark

    Tank 2: 20 gallon long
    –5 zebra danios

    Tank 3: standard 10 gallon
    –1 honey gourami

    The danios are the least of your concern, just for the record.

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