I have a 29 gallon tank that is heavily planted and has lots of wood and rock. I am thinking of putting 3-5 rams, 1 Leopard eel, 1 flounder, 1 small lobster, 1 indian dwarf puffer fish, and 3 dwarf gourami. If this is to many fish what fish should I take out and can all of these fish live together? If they can’t live together which ones can’t?
7:52 pm on September 15th, 2009 1
Yes, that is all just fine, except a flounder grows bigger than the rest, and they are all tropical fish which means they need warm water, which would kill a lobster, unless you are referring to a crawdad, and in that case it will kill your fish. Pinch them and eat them. Also, you need an algae eater, like a single snail, or a placo..
8:00 pm on September 15th, 2009 2
A flounder will get too big. A lobster isn’t tropical and will kill the fish. The puffer will need brackish water. 4 Rams, 3 Dwarf Gouramis, small school of tetras, and a small shoal of corydoras will work in a 29g. Algae eating fish are not necessary.
8:34 pm on September 15th, 2009 3
yeah i think so, but don’t forget the algae fish
i think that’s what they are called
8:38 pm on September 15th, 2009 4
Puffers will nip the fins of your other fish especially the gouramis, I’d leave him out of the mix- they do best in a species only tank.
Also I don’t think those fish can live together based on water requirements- I’m pretty sure flounder are brackish, while the rams are true freshwater.