I am going to buy a 29 gallon tank and I want a bottom dweller tank, a medium-sized solitary cichlid or a predator tank. What fish should I buy?
29 gallon stocking
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There is essentially no predators for a 29, I'm just going to tell you that now. By medium size cichlid do you mean one that is around 6 inches or so? If so I wouldn't do that, I wouldn't put a 6 inch fish in a 29 gallon. You can have a somewhat decent variety of bottom dwellers although they will be small.
A 29 gallon is simply not big enough for even medium sized fish so you'll have to look into smaller fish that stay within the 3-4 inch range or so.
Would you still like me to give you options for each potential stocking you have listed?
A 29 gallon is simply not big enough for even medium sized fish so you'll have to look into smaller fish that stay within the 3-4 inch range or so.
Would you still like me to give you options for each potential stocking you have listed?
Crenicichla dwarf pikes come to mind. Cool little predators. I recommend breeding your own feeders if you want to feed live fish, as feeders from stores can often bring in parasites and disease. Can breed some platies in a 10 gallon pretty easily for that purpose.
Checkout Mogurnda Mogurnda (Northern Purple Spotted Gudgeon), they get to about 7" at most and are really cool 
First off, you can get one dwarf pike, if you have two they'll likely kill eachother unless you manage to get a pair that won't kill eachother.
As for predators for a 29, you can get a figure 8 puffer or green spotted puffer, a Congo puffer (ambush), an African butterfly fish, or an African leaf fish
As for predators for a 29, you can get a figure 8 puffer or green spotted puffer, a Congo puffer (ambush), an African butterfly fish, or an African leaf fish
not sure I want a gobyCheckout Mogurnda Mogurnda (Northern Purple Spotted Gudgeon), they get to about 7" at most and are really cool