Exodons in a 29gal

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Hey everyone, I've been lurking here for a long time, first time poster.

I'm about to get some Exodons from Nate at Massive Aggression ($5/fish not a bad price!) and I'm just wondering how many I should get. From what I've seen, for a tank size like mine, I've heard everything from 5 fish in a 30gallon to 30 fish in a 30 gallon. Most people say it has to do with how good your filtration is, so here's my tanks current status:

29 gallon tank
1 Rena XP3 Canister filter (350 gph)
1 Coralife UV light (not in use at the moment, but it is set up)
Temp at 78 Degrees
Ph at 7.0 (tap water's ph)
moderate to heavily planted with 2 diftwood logs and some rocks for hiding spots
mostly sand with some gravel for substrate

Current fish: 1 Banjo catfish, 1 rubber lipped (bulldog) pleco

my tank's been cycled for 4 years, and use to house a single piranha, so the jump in bio-load may cause some issues, but I have amquel and amochips in case.

thanks for the help in advance!
 
Welcome to mfk! And exodons are amazing lil monsters! I will say you will need it to be a species only tank for the best results with exodons and definitely more than 5 for a 30 gallon. More exos will help to spread out the aggression. Best of luck and I hope I helped. I am sure others will chime in.
 
I think you woul dbe best with 10-15 if you have decorations if not you could fit alot more
 
for decorations, a lot of the ground is covered, for hiding places for the banjo and pleco, as well as some hiding spots in case any exos get hurt, however, almost all of the mid to top area is open for swimming
 
I ended up buying 30 of these lil devils. I can't wait! I origonally was only going to get 15 of them, but after talking to a guy that's had them for over 8 years, and after seeing someone else that had something like 140 in a 40 gallon, I think that I should be ok with 30 in my 30 gallon.
 
If you got them from the guy im thinking of yea hes professional he knows more on them then i do
 
yeah, Nate at Massive Aggression has them. In fact, it seems as though he always has them in stock. Every time I've asked him about Exodons or seen him make a post on Piranha-Furry Forums (like I said, I use to have a piranha), hes always had them, despite what his website says. In fact, he ended up cutting me a good deal because I bought so many of them!
I've been trying to buy them locally for the past two months, but its been a REAL pain in the ass, to say the least. So I just ended up ordering them from Nate instead, and now I have my fish coming this week! In hind-site, I wish I had done this 2 months ago...
 
Massive Aggression has some good fish, But I've heard very bad stories about them, People would get their fish in sick,dead,beat up,etc. You're taking a risk ordering from them.
 
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