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You're so soothing to listen to. I'm just getting back into fish keeping after many many years and I'm looking to expand my limited knowledge. This helped a lot!
Agreed. And he knows his stuff. I find myself seeking out his informational videos over Google. He speaks pleasantly, knowledgeably and he does it in a way that keeps your attention and offers alternatives and other cool factoids.
Great info and appreciated. In my 29 gallon I have 2 adult angels, 6 cardinal tetras, 6 rummy nose tetras, 2 rams, Bristol nose pleco and 3 corys. It's been 2 years and I love the look and everyone looks happy and healthy :):)
I’m glad you mentioned the Mollies being difficult to keep. IMO, they are probably one of most difficult livebearers to keep because some can be semi-aggressive and fairly large. Cory from Aquarium Co Op, also mentions that some are raised in brackish water overseas and have difficulty adjusting to water in the US. Because of this, if you’re going to get a Molly, I’d say try to find a local breeder.
This is how I’m currently setting up my 29: -Black Water Top: Marble Hatchets Middle: Black neons Bottom: Either Panda or Two Saddle Cories Clean up: Bristlenose Pleco, ghost shrimp, ramshorn, mystery, and assassin snails Centerpiece: Bolivian Ram
@@larryhightower2034 I had like 7-10 hatchets, 13 black neons, 4 horsemans corys, my bristlenose swam up the filter and died so I got a dozen carbon rili shrimp, then I had 5 fat pink mystery snails and a handful of pink ramshorns, 1 bolivian and a pair of dwarf gouramis but Im going into the army so I gave the tank to a buddy
My 29 gallon for almost a year now: 4 adult angels 3 Bolivian rams One rainbow shark 3 pictus cats 11 Cory cats 1 bristlenose 10 scissortails 10 neons Sounds overcrowded but the key to success here is a lot of filtration and literally planted like a jungle. Makes for a fabulous tank.
Corydora catfish really are awesome fish.... they are "bottom dwellers" but they play all around and they sleep in nice cuddle piles... mine do this thing where they will swim into the current from the filter and then tip backwards to "surf" it back and then repeat... like you can TeLL that they are enjoying life and playing. You will never regret any tank space given to accommodate corydoras I only have 3 in my 20 gallon high with some tetras and shrimp... I want to go up to 5 but I haven't been able to find more panda catfish local.... and if I had a 20 long i would've not even included tetras and just done like panda corydoras with pygmy corydora and some shrimp with a floating hornwort to let the shrimp get out of the bottom commotion
I just love Cory's,busy little characters....I've kept a pearl gourami as my "centerpiece" fish in a 29 with no problems....mixed in with glowlifht tetras and bronze Cory's.
For what it’s worth, I’ve had really good luck breeding red cherries with neon tetras and a honey gurami centerpiece fish. It is pretty heavily planted though.
@@katerinamafiosa you can have my mbuna they’re bullies lol. In a 40 breeder. They bully everybody but my jewel cichlids and peacock. They hate my electric blue acara and rams. (These fish are all 2 inches or less currently or they’d be in a bigger tank, tank is still over filtered and planted/decored very well)
Love Cory Cats. Truly a beginner fish! When I first started keeping fish I thought they just came in the "peppered" variety.... Lord was I wrong! I love the Julii Cory's or the Panda Cory's. Absolutely love watching them torpedo to the top and back down.
Just set up my first planted 29 gallon tank. These stocking suggestions will def help. Debating on a dwarf gourami or Ram for my main fish, but probably leaning Ram right now.
My husband and I just received a 29 gallon tank that we were not expecting. We ordered dog and cat food from PetSmart to be delivered by Door Dash. Instead, we got a 29 gallon fish tank with all of the accessories to get started. It was obviously somebody else's order, so we called PetSmart and they don't want it back. So, I guess we have a fish tank now! I haven't had one since I was a kid. This video was a great refresher! We are in the middle of purchasing a new home, so we are saving it for the new house. It will look great in my new office! Just have to keep our naughty cats away from it.
Great vid! I was debating between platys and mollies, so this helped me decide on Green Lanterns! 😁 Will you be doing a 20 long vid? Keep up the great work! 🐠
i realize this is an older comment, but mollies tend to be way more sensitive to water parameters. i believe they're actually meant for brackish water so they aren't really living their best lives in freshwater aquariums. if you simply just prefer mollies and have to have mollies, that's one thing, but if you're back and forth on either platys or mollies, always go platys imo. they are better in every way.
still newish to the hobby just a few months in and all these videos have made me such a better fish keep in terms of the care for my fish and how nice my tanks are decorated and planted, im in the process of setting up my fathers day community tank with powder blue gourami centrepeice and i have everything figures out except for the schooling fish, too many tetras and platys and danios to choose from
I have 7 rummy nose tetras, 6 neons, 4 zebra danios, 6 kuhli loaches, some ghost shrimp, 1 clown pleco, 2 assassin snails and lots of blabber snails. It is a heavily planted tank with driftwood. I’m running a hang on back filter as well as a sponge filter. I have a bubble wall that seems to have improved their overall mood. I even have 3 feeder guppies who just ended up in the shrimp bag. I let them stay too. It sounds overcrowded but the tank operates in shifts. My night shift cleaning crew is the hidden part.
In fact this morning I just placed two juvenile olive nerite snails in my 29gallon planted tank, (not too bad in algae, mostly on the glass) and you can already see their trails everywhere eating the algae away, my mystery snail has been in that tank for months with no visible difference
@@ansnfbsknanssshshbsnsndnd5438 I ageee with this. I have found that mystery snails generally need to be fed with veggies or crab pellets because most small aquariums don't have enough food to keep adults alive if there are a couple in there.
Male Nerites are better than mystery snails imo but the eggs the females lay aren't worth the effort to get off. Because now you're just replacing algae with eggs which is arguably worse
Jason, thank you so much for this amazing channel. I had several aquariums over the years when I was younger and am just getting back into the hobby. This channel has helped me catch up with what's new and some info that I never learned in my previous experiences.
I keep a pair of Red Breast Acara in my 29. They are super peaceful and do not bother any of the others in the tank. On the note of swordtails, I had a beautiful calico/koi male swordtail and he was a total jerk bothering everyone, so I agree the males can be very aggressive.
Getting a 30 gallon tomorrow. Comes with everything for $60. A deal that was too hard to pass. But it is fully stocked with 30-50 platies. But I still like to keep an open mind in case I want to stock it with completely different fish.
I am getting a 29 gallon soon and I know FOR SURE I am getting a guppy community. I know they are known to be playful and a bit nippy, would you recommend Cory's? Or snails? I would love to have some gold snails if I can get away with it. :)
I have 9 Cory catfish, all different breeds, they run as a pack with no problems 🙌🔥 By the way, I love the channel!!! You guys are awesome and you get in depth on things that usually no one else brings up! Keep it up I subscribed! 😈🔥
Prime Time Aquatics I had a male Molly that kept attacking all of my neon tetras, another one just killed every single shrimp in my tank, and yet another that wouldn’t stop trying to forcibly mate with all of my guppies! I think it’s safe to say that I’ll stick with my teacup platies from now on :)
I'm new to the hobby and started with 4 guppys and 4 platys in a 10 gallon. I underestimated how quickly guppys breed and now have 16 guppys and 4 platys. So I bought a used 30 gallon last night and I can't wait to start a whole new system in my 10 gallon as well as adding a new species to the 30 with the guppys. I'm thinking a pleco species (always liked how cool clown plecos look). I'm thinking cory cats and a type of gourami for the 10 gallon but we'll see!
If you haven't already stocked your 10g, and are still leaning toward cories and gourami, I would really suggest one of the smaller cories, such as pygmies, so you can have a larger group, and a sunset honey gourami, which generally have a pretty gentle demeanour, and are on on the smaller side, but still give you that great pop of colour.
I have one bristlenose pleco and that is more than enough for my 150 gallon. I would suggest keeping lights on for at least 8 hours a day in a 29 gallon in order to grow enough algae for one to eat (or supplement with wafers).
I have 5 pea puffers in my 29 gallon along with one pleco. The tank has plants, wood, and rocks, so they have plenty of areas to claim as theirs. A year in and they are all doing well.
Hey! Love you videos. I was just wondering, you mentioned having a dwarf gourami as a centrepiece fish. Is it ok to only have one? I read that sometimes they are shy and like to be in pairs. If so, is two of them ok in a thirty gallon with some corys, platies and tetras? Thank you
I have a 20 gallon and I need to upgrade because I have lemon tetras and penguin tetras & three Panda loaches in a 10gallon with some Rams I have lost my senior male German Blue Ram there is also the Golden Rams. I might be shy of a mix there may also be Bolivian Ram .... come fall the minnows outside need to come back in from their Summer venture.
I think it’s important for anyone new to the hobby to consider male to female ratio of each species. If you do a good job of making a nice home they will breed. Or the opposite too many males might be more aggressive to fight for hierarchy.
Hi. Thank you for this really useful video. I am just setting up a 160l (35gallon) aquarium and am new to keeping fish. We will soon start purchasing our first members to build a community. Can we get several of the groups at the same time and introduce them to aquarium together? Or should we get one type of fish and wait about a month before introducing the next group? If so, which groups can be introduced together or which are best to introduce first and which later on?
I put a pair of lelupi 6 princella tetras 2 checker board barbs an a bristle nose pleco. Moderately planted and this is one of my favorite tanks that I set up. The lelupi just had babies so my 55 gal has some free fish coming soon.
Have a 29gal with 6 cardinal tetra. I want with ram or apisto. Probably rams because eaiser to get here. What other cool fish can i add? Its planted and filtering 200gph
Hi, very nice and informative videos thanks. I also got a 35 gallon tank with fancy guppies. I got 6 right now. How many can i put in there and any ideas what center piece fish i can put in there? Thanks..
If you have six guppies it might be kind of cool to let them breed? They can fill out a tank within a few months if allowed to do so. If not, you could easily have 12-15 in that size tank. Centerpiece fish with guppies? If your water is on the harder side that might be a little more difficult, but maybe a pearl gourami or honey gouramis? Keep in mind any centerpiece fish will probably eat guppy fry. You could even try a nicer pleco that stays under 6"? They would be fry safe.
Hi, absoutely love your videos so thanks for sharing! I am trying to set up a 60 US gallon tall with some really impressive shoals of small tetra. Could you recommend any pairs or singles of an impressive south American cichlid that would be safe and calm with them? Thanks!
Hi, I was wondering your thoughts on having a community of Panda Cory, green neons, Odessa barbs and forktail rainbowfish for the top. Trying to decide on some good variety of colors and shapes that are peaceful for a new 29 gal tank. Thanks for your videos!
Your stocking options are super!! Im planning to do a 125 with smaller community fish like harlequin rasboras, black neons and much more..you are giving me more and more options😁👍 Right now i can't cuz ill be moving to Canada in less than a month ( i have no tanks right now😣) Also, are peacock gudgeons on the peaceful side or not?🤔
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I recently had to combine my 10 and 20 gallon stocks in one 29 gallon tank. I have 5 red phantom tetras, 3 corys, one dwarf gourami, one juvenile angelfish, two male guppies, and one male German blue ram (female partner died). I was planning to replace the female ram u til I watched this video. Does my stock sound ok? Please let know if you have any advice! I love your videos
I think you will probably just have to keep an eye on the dynamic between the angelfish, ram and gourami. If they leave each other alone - great! They often do, but sometimes they don't. Good luck!
I don't find them to be very difficult as long as you have the right size tank. Usually for them that means at least a 20 gallon, but a 29 would be better.
Jist picked up my first 29g... I have now had or have just about every common tank size from 10g to 90g... Bristlenose kinda creep me out, are there other plecos that stay relatively small?
Great video . the first apisto I've seen was in your video .i was wondering can I get 1 male and put it with my female betta tank in 20 long with 5 black neon and white clouds and it's heavily planted
I will sometimes add shellies with other types of small Lake Tanganyika cichlids, but I generally don't mix them with mbuna or peacocks - those fish are too large and can eat the shellies.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks. It is a mbuna tanks but fish are medium size. Will keep.ot mainly mbuna. Probably not something I can add with another general tipe of tropical fish either. 🙂
I have a 60 gallon with 3 corys and 2 bristlenose....I been wanting to venture into the cichlid realm in which the blue acara has caught my eye but everything I have been watching and reading has me worrying about my bottom guys that I have had for years... can you make some suggestions...thank you and great channel
I have a 29 gallon half cylinder aquarium. I was gonna make a plant wall on the back and maybe keep the foreground pretty open. Or make a focal point in the center for some cool schooling. Which do you think would turn out better? And which fish do you think would make a completely peaceful tank.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I was thinking honey gouramis, khuli loaches, corydoras, and platys maybe some rummy-nose. With a planted wall back and a bunch of natural hiding holes on the bottom of various sizes. With a sand runner right up front against the glass. Maybe make it look like a trees roots grew over the rock wall on back.
Watched your video . Just got through gluing my plants to rocks . I am a beginner with 150 gallon tank ( I Know ) . Need to set up a tank with fish to start growing bacteria and cycling the tank so I can checking the water . However to do that I need fish food and fish to help kick start the cycle . What small cichlids would utilize the space of the tank ? Or should I stick with schooling fish ? Or Angel fish . Of course cory cats or bristlenose or snails ? I give up I'm just trying to get off to a good start . I messed up everything else . Also if we could come to a agreement of fish how much would it cost to ship ? I never did this before . Thank you
I actually don't ship fish (just sell at local swaps and auctions). You may want to start with just a few fish and also get some beneficial bacteria like Fritzyme 7 to safely cycle your tank?
Hi Jason, I am a new tank owner (April of this year). I seem to have trouble keeping fish and I can't figure out why. I am down to 2 Albino Cory's, 3 guppies (i had 4, one died, no clue why) 1 bristle nose and one Nerite snail. I have 3 live plants and i do weekly water changes. Can i add more fish? I would like more fish that swim all over the tank but not sure how many/if any i can add? My other question is does it matter where i buy my fish from? I've been going to Aquarium Adventure/Petland but does it make a difference if i go there vs Amazon, Petsmart, or other type stores? Where do you suggest I go? I'm in the Chicago area. Thanks so much and awesome videos!!
You could try to add more. I haven't had good luck form the places you listed. I usually make the trip up to Milwaukee to FIsh Factory or Aquatics Unlimited. You could try Tropiquatics as well.
Hi! I have a stocking question as someone very new to the hobby. I have a 29 gal tank, and in it I have a glo tetra and also a boesemani rainbowfish. I did not realize they were schooling fish. I feel bad that they are alone. I am not sure if my tank can accommodate the numbers needed to school them and was hoping for your input. Besides the two of them, I have two female bettas and a juvenile angelfish, a red tailed shark and three mystery snails. How many fish do you think I could support in my 29 gal tank? Could I get enough to provide a school for my two schooling fish?
Great question. I think you are right about the rainbow - they get too big for a 29 gallon. If you want to school something I would stay with the tetras. The red tail shark may cause you some issues as it grows - they usually get extremely aggressive. I would try to get to 6-8 tetras. Good luck!
Thank you for answering me . Where would you buy fish online or locally . I ask this because possibly buying schooling fish . I would like to buy fish that I could add to seeing that I have a 150 gallon tank . Suggestions ? Probably ending up with dwarf cichlids or larger cichlids .
Thank you for your video, it's very interesting. I started my 29 Tall tank with lot of plant last month and my plan is to put 6 otocinclus, after that, 10 rummy nose, 8 hatchet fish and finish with two dwarf cichlidé. Will my tank be overpopulated ? I Searched a lot to find top middle and buttom fish who will go well together 😁
That could get difficult. In my experience the blue and gold gouramis usually get aggressive as they grow. They often chase fish that are around their size. I'm actually surprised they are tolerating one another!
Have 12 cherry barbs, 12 kuhli loaches, 3 nerite snails, 1 panda garra, 1 golden wonder Killifish that was from a breeding project, 2 male forktail rainbows that were also from a breeding project, and 3 microctenopoma, which would make a great care guide video. If I wanted a centerpiece fish for a 29, I'd pick pearl gourami.
I'm currently stocking my 30 gallon, and have watched this whole series. I'm genuinely curious why you say in the 20 gallon video that you really like the larger tetras like blackskirts, but in this video you recommend staying away from them?
Great video. I’m a beginner getting ready to stock my 29 gallon. Curious as to how many of the breeds suggested can be put in the tank as well. For example could I put in: 6 Cory cats, 1 bristle nose pleco, 12 neon tetras, some nerite snails and 1 honey gurami? Or is that too many. Is there a rule of thumb for this?
I think that is a good mix. If you don't have any cycled filter media, maybe get some Fritzyme 7 and add just a few fish at first. That will help avoid ammonia issues at the start.
If you want more ideas check out these stocking ideas videos.
20 Gallon Stocking Ideas: ruclips.net/video/H6jbUbwTUHc/видео.html
10 Gallon Stocking Ideas: ruclips.net/video/zYlDbL-bSAU/видео.html
5.5 Gallon Stocking Ideas: ruclips.net/video/x9EvQAFtxlc/видео.html
Want more information on some of the fish featured in this video? Check out these species profiles!
Bolivian Ram: ruclips.net/video/yh66CXYsEH0/видео.html
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Betta Care: ruclips.net/video/_st_6B96Tj0/видео.html
Mystery Snails: ruclips.net/video/gWWx2JU_JEo/видео.html
Neocaridina Shrimp: ruclips.net/video/UI-eMm-1QvI/видео.html
Bristlenose Pleco: ruclips.net/video/RRt_tjOKY84/видео.html
Neolamprologus multifasciatus: ruclips.net/video/LymOSgIcDss/видео.html
Gold Ocellatus: ruclips.net/video/tqAOrEA6fyw/видео.html
Neolamprologus caudopunctatus: ruclips.net/video/yr8D1DczL88/видео.html
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You're so soothing to listen to. I'm just getting back into fish keeping after many many years and I'm looking to expand my limited knowledge. This helped a lot!
Thank you so much! Appreciate you being here.
Fantastic! So much info! Now let's try a 55 gal with as much color and movement thru the water column that's not all guppies.
Agreed. And he knows his stuff. I find myself seeking out his informational videos over Google. He speaks pleasantly, knowledgeably and he does it in a way that keeps your attention and offers alternatives and other cool factoids.
Great info and appreciated. In my 29 gallon I have 2 adult angels, 6 cardinal tetras, 6 rummy nose tetras, 2 rams, Bristol nose pleco and 3 corys. It's been 2 years and I love the look and everyone looks happy and healthy :):)
I’m glad you mentioned the Mollies being difficult to keep. IMO, they are probably one of most difficult livebearers to keep because some can be semi-aggressive and fairly large. Cory from Aquarium Co Op, also mentions that some are raised in brackish water overseas and have difficulty adjusting to water in the US. Because of this, if you’re going to get a Molly, I’d say try to find a local breeder.
This is how I’m currently setting up my 29:
-Black Water
Top: Marble Hatchets
Middle: Black neons
Bottom: Either Panda or Two Saddle Cories
Clean up: Bristlenose Pleco, ghost shrimp, ramshorn, mystery, and assassin snails
Centerpiece: Bolivian Ram
how many of each do you have
@@larryhightower2034 I had like 7-10 hatchets, 13 black neons, 4 horsemans corys, my bristlenose swam up the filter and died so I got a dozen carbon rili shrimp, then I had 5 fat pink mystery snails and a handful of pink ramshorns, 1 bolivian and a pair of dwarf gouramis but Im going into the army so I gave the tank to a buddy
I want some black neons
Would Black neons, Bristle nose pleco, and Bolivian ram work?
@@danielislam9144 worked for me
My 29 gallon for almost a year now:
4 adult angels
3 Bolivian rams
One rainbow shark
3 pictus cats
11 Cory cats
1 bristlenose
10 scissortails
10 neons
Sounds overcrowded but the key to success here is a lot of filtration and literally planted like a jungle. Makes for a fabulous tank.
Yup, the key to an overcrowded tank is always filtration and lots of water changes
Probably my favorite aquarium RUclips channel! Thanks for always getting straight to the point and staying informative!
Thanks for being here!
Prime Time Aquatics keep the content coming! This stayathome law thats been put place by my state governors, given me more time than ever lol
Corydora catfish really are awesome fish.... they are "bottom dwellers" but they play all around and they sleep in nice cuddle piles... mine do this thing where they will swim into the current from the filter and then tip backwards to "surf" it back and then repeat... like you can TeLL that they are enjoying life and playing. You will never regret any tank space given to accommodate corydoras I only have 3 in my 20 gallon high with some tetras and shrimp... I want to go up to 5 but I haven't been able to find more panda catfish local.... and if I had a 20 long i would've not even included tetras and just done like panda corydoras with pygmy corydora and some shrimp with a floating hornwort to let the shrimp get out of the bottom commotion
I agree about the Corys - they're like little puppies sometimes just piled on one another.
Love that tank, you'd never get bored watching them !
I just love Cory's,busy little characters....I've kept a pearl gourami as my "centerpiece" fish in a 29 with no problems....mixed in with glowlifht tetras and bronze Cory's.
For what it’s worth, I’ve had really good luck breeding red cherries with neon tetras and a honey gurami centerpiece fish. It is pretty heavily planted though.
This!
This! is what I'm going for
Wish me luck 🤞
Wow, this was some great information. I wish I would have seen this video years ago when I first started.
I have a small group of mbuna in my 29g and they’ve been fine for a few years. They are breeding as well with no issues and not a single death
lucky!
@@katerinamafiosa you can have my mbuna they’re bullies lol. In a 40 breeder. They bully everybody but my jewel cichlids and peacock. They hate my electric blue acara and rams. (These fish are all 2 inches or less currently or they’d be in a bigger tank, tank is still over filtered and planted/decored very well)
Love Cory Cats. Truly a beginner fish! When I first started keeping fish I thought they just came in the "peppered" variety.... Lord was I wrong! I love the Julii Cory's or the Panda Cory's. Absolutely love watching them torpedo to the top and back down.
I agree - there are so many cool types!
Just set up my first planted 29 gallon tank. These stocking suggestions will def help. Debating on a dwarf gourami or Ram for my main fish, but probably leaning Ram right now.
What did you decide ??!! I really wanna know I just got a 29 gallon as well
My husband and I just received a 29 gallon tank that we were not expecting. We ordered dog and cat food from PetSmart to be delivered by Door Dash. Instead, we got a 29 gallon fish tank with all of the accessories to get started. It was obviously somebody else's order, so we called PetSmart and they don't want it back. So, I guess we have a fish tank now! I haven't had one since I was a kid. This video was a great refresher! We are in the middle of purchasing a new home, so we are saving it for the new house. It will look great in my new office! Just have to keep our naughty cats away from it.
Have fun!
Did the cats get fishing rods from Santa ?🤣🤣
Great video! Looking to add some color and interesting fish to my 29 gallon tank. This is a huge help and I appreciate it!
Great vid! I was debating between platys and mollies, so this helped me decide on Green Lanterns! 😁 Will you be doing a 20 long vid? Keep up the great work! 🐠
I did one on 20 gallons in general that fit a 20L. Plus, I think most of these fish are perfectly fine for a 20L as well.
i realize this is an older comment, but mollies tend to be way more sensitive to water parameters. i believe they're actually meant for brackish water so they aren't really living their best lives in freshwater aquariums. if you simply just prefer mollies and have to have mollies, that's one thing, but if you're back and forth on either platys or mollies, always go platys imo. they are better in every way.
still newish to the hobby just a few months in and all these videos have made me such a better fish keep in terms of the care for my fish and how nice my tanks are decorated and planted, im in the process of setting up my fathers day community tank with powder blue gourami centrepeice and i have everything figures out except for the schooling fish, too many tetras and platys and danios to choose from
Glad you are here!
I have 7 rummy nose tetras, 6 neons, 4 zebra danios, 6 kuhli loaches, some ghost shrimp, 1 clown pleco, 2 assassin snails and lots of blabber snails. It is a heavily planted tank with driftwood. I’m running a hang on back filter as well as a sponge filter. I have a bubble wall that seems to have improved their overall mood. I even have 3 feeder guppies who just ended up in the shrimp bag. I let them stay too. It sounds overcrowded but the tank operates in shifts. My night shift cleaning crew is the hidden part.
Enjoying this series. Looking forward to seeing your stocking ideas for a 55gallon tank.
You mean like this one? : -) ruclips.net/video/7H8VFi6osKo/видео.html
I’ve always seen mystery snails as less than impressive cleaners, nerites do amazingly well though
In fact this morning I just placed two juvenile olive nerite snails in my 29gallon planted tank, (not too bad in algae, mostly on the glass) and you can already see their trails everywhere eating the algae away, my mystery snail has been in that tank for months with no visible difference
Definitely agree with this but my nerite lays little white eggs all over the glass
@@ansnfbsknanssshshbsnsndnd5438 I ageee with this. I have found that mystery snails generally need to be fed with veggies or crab pellets because most small aquariums don't have enough food to keep adults alive if there are a couple in there.
Male Nerites are better than mystery snails imo but the eggs the females lay aren't worth the effort to get off. Because now you're just replacing algae with eggs which is arguably worse
@@jamesridge3500 I been lucky I have three Nerite snails and never had any white eggs that I hear people complain about.
Jason, thank you so much for this amazing channel. I had several aquariums over the years when I was younger and am just getting back into the hobby. This channel has helped me catch up with what's new and some info that I never learned in my previous experiences.
So awesome to hear! Thanks for watching!
beginner thank you. Enjoyed your video very much.
Great video! Peacock Gudgeon is a beautiful fish for community tank set up as well
They sure are!
I keep a pair of Red Breast Acara in my 29. They are super peaceful and do not bother any of the others in the tank. On the note of swordtails, I had a beautiful calico/koi male swordtail and he was a total jerk bothering everyone, so I agree the males can be very aggressive.
I would love to see a 30 long video next; I am curious as to what a three foot long tank opens up for options
selbelis 29 gallons is almost 30 though. I would imagine it’s the same types of fish as in the video.
Getting a 30 gallon tomorrow. Comes with everything for $60. A deal that was too hard to pass. But it is fully stocked with 30-50 platies. But I still like to keep an open mind in case I want to stock it with completely different fish.
Just found your channel! Love all the information. I'm new to fish ans this channel has helped alot 🐟
Thank you!
OMG your guppy tank is to die for!!!!
I am getting a 29 gallon soon and I know FOR SURE I am getting a guppy community. I know they are known to be playful and a bit nippy, would you recommend Cory's? Or snails? I would love to have some gold snails if I can get away with it. :)
Great information. Just upgraded to a 32 Gal tank ✌🏽
I have 9 Cory catfish, all different breeds, they run as a pack with no problems 🙌🔥
By the way, I love the channel!!! You guys are awesome and you get in depth on things that usually no one else brings up! Keep it up I subscribed! 😈🔥
Once again....awsome video and great information! I love your videos, informative and very well put together. I appreciate your hard work, thank you☺
Appreciate you watching!
Nice information on small fishes I would love to have these fishes in my tank , like hatchet
Thank you!
“Mollies are aggressive” AGREED!! I have had more problems with Mollies then with bettas in community tanks
I could totally see that!
Prime Time Aquatics I had a male Molly that kept attacking all of my neon tetras, another one just killed every single shrimp in my tank, and yet another that wouldn’t stop trying to forcibly mate with all of my guppies! I think it’s safe to say that I’ll stick with my teacup platies from now on :)
Nice! Just bought a 30 gallon, thanks for the thoughts!
Very cool! Hope you enjoy it!
Lots of awesome ideas!!
Maybe it was just a fluke but when I had black neon tetras they also turned out to be effective duckweed control.
That's so cool! Who knew? : -)
I'm new to the hobby and started with 4 guppys and 4 platys in a 10 gallon. I underestimated how quickly guppys breed and now have 16 guppys and 4 platys. So I bought a used 30 gallon last night and I can't wait to start a whole new system in my 10 gallon as well as adding a new species to the 30 with the guppys. I'm thinking a pleco species (always liked how cool clown plecos look). I'm thinking cory cats and a type of gourami for the 10 gallon but we'll see!
If you haven't already stocked your 10g, and are still leaning toward cories and gourami, I would really suggest one of the smaller cories, such as pygmies, so you can have a larger group, and a sunset honey gourami, which generally have a pretty gentle demeanour, and are on on the smaller side, but still give you that great pop of colour.
Superb ideas, lots of really cool fish especially the shell dwellers 🤓
Thanks Mark!
Ram is gorgeous
I have one bristlenose pleco and that is more than enough for my 150 gallon. I would suggest keeping lights on for at least 8 hours a day in a 29 gallon in order to grow enough algae for one to eat (or supplement with wafers).
Love these stocking tanks videos very informative
Thanks Lori!
great videos you are this first videos i go to well done guys
Great content, wonderfully presented. I really appreciate how much you advocate for the welfare of the fish. New subscriber!
Thank you for being here!
I now have 21 neon tetras in my 29 and there doing great for about 5 months
Great info, this is what I was researching.
Another great video mate lol had me worried for a bit i was like Jason the shell dwellers lol
Can't leave them out!
Great video I have a new tank and shall stock neon and black neon.Thank you sir.
Thank you for this video
Great suggestions
Thanks!
Nice ideas & thanks for sharing. I never thought of keeping hatchetfish before 🤔.
I used to have them all the time when I was a kid. NOt quite as easy to find anymore.
Great job!! 👏
What tank sizes can One person carry and get home?? Up to a 40 gallon?? 33??
Maybe a 40 breeder but they are a little cumbersome. I’ve gotten 55s into place by myself with no issues.
I have 5 pea puffers in my 29 gallon along with one pleco. The tank has plants, wood, and rocks, so they have plenty of areas to claim as theirs. A year in and they are all doing well.
That's so cool! We have a pair in a 5.5 gallon that are always swimming together. : -)
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I didn't realise they could go in something that small!
Awesome video
Hey! Love you videos. I was just wondering, you mentioned having a dwarf gourami as a centrepiece fish. Is it ok to only have one? I read that sometimes they are shy and like to be in pairs. If so, is two of them ok in a thirty gallon with some corys, platies and tetras? Thank you
I like keep them separately - adding multiples often introduces problems.
I have a 20 gallon and I need to upgrade because I have lemon tetras and penguin tetras & three Panda loaches in a 10gallon with some Rams I have lost my senior male German Blue Ram there is also the Golden Rams. I might be shy of a mix there may also be Bolivian Ram .... come fall the minnows outside need to come back in from their Summer venture.
I think it’s important for anyone new to the hobby to consider male to female ratio of each species. If you do a good job of making a nice home they will breed. Or the opposite too many males might be more aggressive to fight for hierarchy.
A really happy betta fish
2:04 thought it was a fancy goldfish at first ha ha 😂😂
Hi. Thank you for this really useful video. I am just setting up a 160l (35gallon) aquarium and am new to keeping fish. We will soon start purchasing our first members to build a community. Can we get several of the groups at the same time and introduce them to aquarium together? Or should we get one type of fish and wait about a month before introducing the next group? If so, which groups can be introduced together or which are best to introduce first and which later on?
It’s usually best to add fish slowly so that there are no ammonia issues.
I really love my Emporer tetras!
I love them too! Had a pair in my 150.
How many platies would you recommend for 30 gallon?
One male and three females and let them breed.
Love this video!! Good info. 😊😊😊
Thanks Sharron!
I put a pair of lelupi 6 princella tetras 2 checker board barbs an a bristle nose pleco. Moderately planted and this is one of my favorite tanks that I set up. The lelupi just had babies so my 55 gal has some free fish coming soon.
Up date... Leleupis had babies. Dad tried to kill mom. So it's just mom an 4 juveniles in the 29. Dad ended up in my 55 with a couple parrot fish.
Great suggestions!
Nice video...........great suggestions!!
Thank you!
Thanks great video
Great great information
Thanks : -)
Hi sir, just a quick question can i keep 8barbs and 6cory on a 30gallon tank? I can always clean/change water every week, will that be good?
Possibly - the best barbs for that size tank would be either cherry barbs or snakeskin barbs. Have fun!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics oww i can't find any store near me selling cherry or snakeskins the only available is regular tiger barbs and greens.
Have a 29gal with 6 cardinal tetra. I want with ram or apisto. Probably rams because eaiser to get here. What other cool fish can i add? Its planted and filtering 200gph
Those are both good choices. I really like having big groups of a couple different tetras in a 29 (with the ram or apisto).
Hi, very nice and informative videos thanks. I also got a 35 gallon tank with fancy guppies. I got 6 right now. How many can i put in there and any ideas what center piece fish i can put in there? Thanks..
If you have six guppies it might be kind of cool to let them breed? They can fill out a tank within a few months if allowed to do so. If not, you could easily have 12-15 in that size tank. Centerpiece fish with guppies? If your water is on the harder side that might be a little more difficult, but maybe a pearl gourami or honey gouramis? Keep in mind any centerpiece fish will probably eat guppy fry. You could even try a nicer pleco that stays under 6"? They would be fry safe.
Prime Time Aquatics thank you the advice!!
You might add ideas on "cold water" or room temperature fish..... white clouds....
Love my basic white clouds!
Hi, absoutely love your videos so thanks for sharing! I am trying to set up a 60 US gallon tall with some really impressive shoals of small tetra. Could you recommend any pairs or singles of an impressive south American cichlid that would be safe and calm with them? Thanks!
Apistos, rams, curviceps, keyhole cichlids, guianacara, nannacara are all good options!
I see both Petoskey and Charlevoix stones in this video, where are you located?
We are in IL, but got them from someone else. :-)
Hey, is there anyway you can put 1-2 jack Dempsey in a 29 gallon with other community fish? Anyways, Great video. I just subscribed.
I probably wouldn't put them in anything less than a 75 gallon cichlid tank. They get large and aggressive.
Hi, I was wondering your thoughts on having a community of Panda Cory, green neons, Odessa barbs and forktail rainbowfish for the top. Trying to decide on some good variety of colors and shapes that are peaceful for a new 29 gal tank. Thanks for your videos!
The Odessa might be a little assertive compared to the others? You could look at cherry barbs?
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks! Was looking at those too. Sounds like that’d be a better way to go with less aggression. All the best!
Your stocking options are super!!
Im planning to do a 125 with smaller community fish like harlequin rasboras, black neons and much more..you are giving me more and more options😁👍
Right now i can't cuz ill be moving to Canada in less than a month ( i have no tanks right now😣)
Also, are peacock gudgeons on the peaceful side or not?🤔
I think they could work well with this mix too!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I recently had to combine my 10 and 20 gallon stocks in one 29 gallon tank.
I have 5 red phantom tetras, 3 corys, one dwarf gourami, one juvenile angelfish, two male guppies, and one male German blue ram (female partner died). I was planning to replace the female ram u til I watched this video.
Does my stock sound ok?
Please let know if you have any advice!
I love your videos
I think you will probably just have to keep an eye on the dynamic between the angelfish, ram and gourami. If they leave each other alone - great! They often do, but sometimes they don't. Good luck!
Andrea Kuenster i say let him stay alone ):
My son wants to start this hobby. He wants to start with Glofish, any general advice for that species?
I don't find them to be very difficult as long as you have the right size tank. Usually for them that means at least a 20 gallon, but a 29 would be better.
Jist picked up my first 29g... I have now had or have just about every common tank size from 10g to 90g...
Bristlenose kinda creep me out, are there other plecos that stay relatively small?
You might like the clown pleco
Great video . the first apisto I've seen was in your video .i was wondering can I get 1 male and put it with my female betta tank in 20 long with 5 black neon and white clouds and it's heavily planted
Possibly. I have had that combo work before, but sometimes it doesn't work too.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks sir
Would you suggest to add some shell dwellers together with african ciclids specie only tank?
I will sometimes add shellies with other types of small Lake Tanganyika cichlids, but I generally don't mix them with mbuna or peacocks - those fish are too large and can eat the shellies.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks. It is a mbuna tanks but fish are medium size. Will keep.ot mainly mbuna. Probably not something I can add with another general tipe of tropical fish either. 🙂
I can’t get guppies. I would just walk by singing “bubble bubble guppieeeesss🎶🎶🎶”
I have a 60 gallon with 3 corys and 2 bristlenose....I been wanting to venture into the cichlid realm in which the blue acara has caught my eye but everything I have been watching and reading has me worrying about my bottom guys that I have had for years... can you make some suggestions...thank you and great channel
Thank you!
I have a 29 gallon half cylinder aquarium. I was gonna make a plant wall on the back and maybe keep the foreground pretty open. Or make a focal point in the center for some cool schooling. Which do you think would turn out better? And which fish do you think would make a completely peaceful tank.
Both would look nice. Just depends on what you want. :-)
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I was thinking honey gouramis, khuli loaches, corydoras, and platys maybe some rummy-nose. With a planted wall back and a bunch of natural hiding holes on the bottom of various sizes. With a sand runner right up front against the glass. Maybe make it look like a trees roots grew over the rock wall on back.
You should do 40 Breeder, there arent many videos on stocking 40Bs! Stating another one soon and looking for inspiration!
I've thought about it, but the stocking options for the 29 gallon and the 55 gallon cover so much for the 40B. :-)
Nice
Watched your video . Just got through gluing my plants to rocks . I am a beginner with 150 gallon tank ( I Know ) . Need to set up a tank with fish to start growing bacteria and cycling the tank so I can checking the water . However to do that I need fish food and fish to help kick start the cycle . What small cichlids would utilize the space of the tank ? Or should I stick with schooling fish ? Or Angel fish . Of course cory cats or bristlenose or snails ? I give up I'm just trying to get off to a good start . I messed up everything else . Also if we could come to a agreement of fish how much would it cost to ship ? I never did this before . Thank you
I actually don't ship fish (just sell at local swaps and auctions). You may want to start with just a few fish and also get some beneficial bacteria like Fritzyme 7 to safely cycle your tank?
I threw some live plants in ours to help with the nitrogen cycle.
Hey what can i put with Tiger barbs in a 29 gallon? i have 8 of them rn they school really well eat well and everything
A gourami, any small South/Central American cichlids would work.
Hi Jason, I am a new tank owner (April of this year). I seem to have trouble keeping fish and I can't figure out why. I am down to 2 Albino Cory's, 3 guppies (i had 4, one died, no clue why) 1 bristle nose and one Nerite snail. I have 3 live plants and i do weekly water changes. Can i add more fish? I would like more fish that swim all over the tank but not sure how many/if any i can add? My other question is does it matter where i buy my fish from? I've been going to Aquarium Adventure/Petland but does it make a difference if i go there vs Amazon, Petsmart, or other type stores? Where do you suggest I go? I'm in the Chicago area. Thanks so much and awesome videos!!
You could try to add more. I haven't had good luck form the places you listed. I usually make the trip up to Milwaukee to FIsh Factory or Aquatics Unlimited. You could try Tropiquatics as well.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks so much!
Hi! I have a stocking question as someone very new to the hobby. I have a 29 gal tank, and in it I have a glo tetra and also a boesemani rainbowfish. I did not realize they were schooling fish. I feel bad that they are alone. I am not sure if my tank can accommodate the numbers needed to school them and was hoping for your input. Besides the two of them, I have two female bettas and a juvenile angelfish, a red tailed shark and three mystery snails. How many fish do you think I could support in my 29 gal tank? Could I get enough to provide a school for my two schooling fish?
Great question. I think you are right about the rainbow - they get too big for a 29 gallon. If you want to school something I would stay with the tetras. The red tail shark may cause you some issues as it grows - they usually get extremely aggressive. I would try to get to 6-8 tetras. Good luck!
Thank you for answering me . Where would you buy fish online or locally . I ask this because possibly buying schooling fish . I would like to buy fish that I could add to seeing that I have a 150 gallon tank . Suggestions ? Probably ending up with dwarf cichlids or larger cichlids .
Online you could look at The Wet Spot?
I see that you have checkerboard cichlids with your cory cats. What temperature do you have it at? Do you have soft water?
Those were actually from a fish room tour I did - Mario's fishroom, so I'm not sure.
Thank you for your video, it's very interesting. I started my 29 Tall tank with lot of plant last month and my plan is to put 6 otocinclus, after that, 10 rummy nose, 8 hatchet fish and finish with two dwarf cichlidé.
Will my tank be overpopulated ? I Searched a lot to find top middle and buttom fish who will go well together 😁
I think that will work!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thank you :)
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i have a blue and gold gourami in my 29g with a cory catfish. any other ideas for 4-8 inch fish
That could get difficult. In my experience the blue and gold gouramis usually get aggressive as they grow. They often chase fish that are around their size. I'm actually surprised they are tolerating one another!
Have 12 cherry barbs, 12 kuhli loaches, 3 nerite snails, 1 panda garra, 1 golden wonder Killifish that was from a breeding project, 2 male forktail rainbows that were also from a breeding project, and 3 microctenopoma, which would make a great care guide video. If I wanted a centerpiece fish for a 29, I'd pick pearl gourami.
Nice mix!
I read that in "12 days of Christmas" song and probably laughed too much about it. 🤣
I'm currently stocking my 30 gallon, and have watched this whole series. I'm genuinely curious why you say in the 20 gallon video that you really like the larger tetras like blackskirts, but in this video you recommend staying away from them?
Are you sure it wasn't Black Phantom?
So I have a 29 Gallon Tank
I have 12 Ember Tetra’s , 1 Giant male Beta, and 6 Cory cats.
Would you recommend I add more fish or stop at what I have?
you can add some algae eater and another school of 12 tetras or some guppies in there
Hello prime time aquatics. I have a question is it OK to keep the kribensis and yellow lab cichlid together?
It might be possible in a larger tank (75 gallons or larger), but you always run the risk of the lab bullying the kribs.
Great video. I’m a beginner getting ready to stock my 29 gallon. Curious as to how many of the breeds suggested can be put in the tank as well. For example could I put in: 6 Cory cats, 1 bristle nose pleco, 12 neon tetras, some nerite snails and 1 honey gurami? Or is that too many. Is there a rule of thumb for this?
I think that is a good mix. If you don't have any cycled filter media, maybe get some Fritzyme 7 and add just a few fish at first. That will help avoid ammonia issues at the start.