29g Stock list, does this sound good?

[CoralKingdom]

Hey guys,
Well I've had my 29g for about a year and half with just a few corals and want to start adding some fish. So I looked around and came up with 2 stock lists.
#1
Pair of Clownfish
3 Chromis
Reason: The pair of clowns to eventually breed and the chromis for a small school
#2
Pair of Clownfish
Firefish, yellow Watchman Goby, or a small colorfull goby
Six-line wrasse
Reason: The pair of clownfish to eventually breed and the goby and six-line for color.
Is the bio-load to much for either list? Is 4-5 fish to many for a 29g?
Comments please

 

[lostintheocean]

the chromis will kill each other. 4 to 5 small fish should be goodin a 29 as long as you dont over do it with the rock.

 

[Guygettnby]

the chromis will kill each other. 4 to 5 small fish should be goodin a 29 as long as you dont over do it with the rock.

how do you figure the chromis will keep each other?? chromis prefer to be kept with other chromis. have seen and personally had them in pairs many times before.

 

[Guygettnby]

#1
Pair of Clownfish
3 Chromis
Reason: The pair of clowns to eventually breed and the chromis for a small school

I think this would work fine if you have effecient filtration and keep up with your water changes.
#2
Pair of Clownfish
Firefish, yellow Watchman Goby, or a small colorfull goby
Six-line wrasse
Reason: The pair of clownfish to eventually breed and the goby and six-line for color.

again the clowns would be fine, the wrasse needs to have a jump proof tank with a top or it will go carpet surfing eventually. but otherwise i think it can be done as long as your filtration is good and you keep up with the water changes

either way you decide to go, you really must keep up on your water changes and make sure your filtration is up to handle the job. 5 fish in a 29g tank is just too much i personally think. that is not saying it cant be done, but will the fish stay happy? think of when they get bigger, will the tank support the bioload then?

 

[MikeandNicole]

I like the second plan without the six line. They can be aggressive little bugger and have been known to kill firefish and other passive fish. I assume it is a covered tank otherwise nix the firefish as well.

 

[Guygettnby]

I like the second plan without the six line. They can be aggressive little bugger and have been known to kill firefish and other passive fish. I assume it is a covered tank otherwise nix the firefish as well.

WOW, i am glad you caught that :lol: i totally missed the fire fish as being a jumper on the list when i advised him on what fish to get.

 

[CoralKingdom]

Ok thank you guys for all the help. Do you know of any small goby do replace the 6-line?

 

[Ooulophilia]

I would suggest a blenny of some sort - bi-color blennys are cheap and hardy - fun fish to watch

 

[velvetelvis]

I like plan 2 as well. You could go with a little pair of cleaner gobies, like neons or yellow-lines (DD has pairs for sale regularly), or a shrimp goby with pistol shrimp.