More fish to add in 29 Gallon

[sam2216]

Hey guys, I am planning to add three more fishes into my 29 gallon tank that has been running for about a year now. I have 2 clownfish and one dottyback that is super harmless (other than when it killed a cleaner shrimp lol) but it is not territorial at all. I've been thinking to add more fish. I have one turbo snail, and one asterina snail for inverts. For coral I have a huge duncan, two hammers, GSP, two rhodactis mushrooms, a huge colony of pulsing xenia, one big flower pot where one of the clownfish loves to go into (I think maybe a relationship), one small zoanthid frag, and a gigantic leather coral.

Here is the things I want to add:

Fishes:
- Coral beauty angelfish, cherub angelfish, or white tailed pygmy angelfish
- Flame hawkfish (maybe a sixline wrasse)
- Valentini pufferfish

Inverts:
- Sponge
- One more big coral like a big mushroom in the back (sometime in future)
- Macroalgae for some spaces in the back between rocks.

On the bottom is a video for reference (that is prolly the best video ive ever taken of this tank).

Please tell me if these are fine additions.

 

[TX_REEF]

I think adding all 3 of those fish would be overload, in all honesty. The pufferfish will also likely eat any motile inverts. You could probably get away with a dwarf angel.

 

[sam2216]

I think adding all 3 of those fish would be overload, in all honesty. The pufferfish will also likely eat any motile inverts. You could probably get away with a dwarf angel.

Thanks but the thing is that according to Feng Shui (what we believe), you should have 3, 6 or 9 fishes in the house. If I get one, I have to get two more. I was thinking one dwarf angel, and 2 small but beautiful fishes. One more thing to add is that I saw a BRSTV vid and it showed a 30 gallon tank with like 6-7 fishes. What do you think?

 

[Lavey29]

29g is 20g with rocks. Maybe 5 small fish max depending on your filtration system.

 

[fishywishy]

That list is alright but you have to have good filtration. What kind of filtration do you have?

Also all your snails will be gone with that puffer, they’re also known to nip sometimes.

 

[sam2216]

That list is fine but you have to have good filtration. What kind of filtration do you have?

Also all you’re snails will be gone with that puffer, they are also known to nip sometimes.

It's normal filter that came with the tank but we modified it to go for more longer by adding a foam thing (my dad knows more about that) but it made the filter go for longer. But we are willing to do more frequent water changes. We do 20% of the tank for about two weeks but with 6 fishes, we could do 25% a week.

 

[TX_REEF]

Thanks but the thing is that according to Feng Shui (what we believe), you should have 3, 6 or 9 fishes in the house. If I get one, I have to get two more. I was thinking one dwarf angel, and 2 small but beautiful fishes. One more thing to add is that I saw a BRSTV vid and it showed a 30 gallon tank with like 6-7 fishes. What do you think?

with all due respect, the health and well-being of the creatures you're keeping is more important than your Feng Shui.

 

[sam2216]

with all due respect, the health and well-being of the creatures you're keeping is more important than your Feng Shui.

ooh burn. Yea I know.

 

[mpatterson42]

What about some smaller fish that are less likely to significantly increase your bioload? Firefish, cardinalfish, gobies, jawfish, and blennies are much more peaceful fish that would do better in a smaller tank especially if you really want to add 3 of them.

 

[sam2216]

What about some smaller fish that are less likely to significantly increase your bioload? Firefish, cardinalfish, gobies, jawfish, and blennies are much more peaceful fish that would do better in a smaller tank especially if you really want to add 3 of them.

yea, I think I'm starting to changing my mind now.

 

[Schulks]

You can get a lot more fish if they are smaller.
Neon goby, yasha goby, green banded goby, masked goby, yellow striped cardinal fish, possum wrasse, tail spot blenny . These are fish I have or am considering for my 22gallon.
I might try a rainfords goby too.

Yasha goby and candycane pistol shrimps are great for small tanks.

 

[sam2216]

That list is alright but you have to have good filtration. What kind of filtration do you have?

Also all your snails will be gone with that puffer, they’re also known to nip sometimes.

One question, what fish is in your pfp?

 

[fishywishy]

One question, what fish is in your pfp?

Yellow head jawfish

 

[sam2216]

Yellow head jawfish

Bet thanks!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Personally I would not put any of the fish on your list in a 29 gallon by themselves. And you wouldn't enjoy watching them anyway in such a small tank.

 

[Sharbuckles Reef]

with all due respect, the health and well-being of the creatures you're keeping is more important than your Feng Shui.

This is the most important reply. Please read this reply again.

 

[TX_REEF]

ooh burn. Yea I know.

no burn intended - just to offer a bit more direct practical experience here, I did have a 29 gallon tank myself in college, video linked below (feel free to mute the cheesy music, haha). You can see it is quite heavily stocked, but the 2 factors that in my opinion made this sustainable were the dense rockwork, including mature live rock from a trusted hobbyist, which dwarf angels especially need in a smaller tank, and a sump for more robust filtration and increased total water volume.

 

[sam2216]

no burn intended - just to offer a bit more direct practical experience here, I did have a 29 gallon tank myself in college, video linked below (feel free to mute the cheesy music, haha). You can see it is quite heavily stocked, but the 2 factors that in my opinion made this sustainable were the dense rockwork, including mature live rock from a trusted hobbyist, which dwarf angels especially need in a smaller tank, and a sump for more robust filtration and increased total water volume.

thanks man.

 

[sam2216]

You can get a lot more fish if they are smaller.
Neon goby, yasha goby, green banded goby, masked goby, yellow striped cardinal fish, possum wrasse, tail spot blenny . These are fish I have or am considering for my 22gallon.
I might try a rainfords goby too.

Yasha goby and candycane pistol shrimps are great for small tanks.

can you tell me more about this? I'm curious.

 

[Schulks]

can you tell me more about this? I'm curious.

Most of the fish I listed max out in size around 2 inches or have a live aquaria recommended aquarium size around 15 gallons. Green banded gobies are really tiny but I like them. Mine are under 1 inch. They don't swim around much but do dart around when feeding. They stick around the sand bed or resting on rocks. If you get 2 they will change sexes and pair up. They can change sexes either way. Mine had babies a few weeks ago which promptly disappeared.

Yasha goby and Candycane pistol shrimp(Alpheus Randalli) will pair up and live together in a hole. Most people have a yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp but they both get pretty big. The shrimp digs while the goby is the lookout. A yasha/candycane are great for small tanks because the yasha doesn't get too big and they live on the sand bed at the bottom of the tank which saves good real-estate in the swimming column for other fish.

My 22gallon was setup about 6 months ago and has 3 fish in it. Only because I have been preoccupied with my larger build. There is 2 green banded gobies and 1 yasha goby. Probably only 2.25 inches total of fish.. I plan to add a possum wrasse and rainfords goby when drReef finishes treating them.. These max at 3 inches but my tank has a lot of good hiding places and they are still listed 15 gallons and under. They will also be the biggest fish in the tiny tank so hopefully they won't feel cramped.

I'll probably stop with these 5 fish. Maybe someday if I have a low waste problem from corals thriving then I might add a yellow striped cardinal fish.