Help me chose some stock

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Jack Dempsey
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Here are the requirements, sorry if their really specific.
Has to
1 fit in a 29 gallon
2 live well with plants as it is a heavily planted tank
3 be relatively easy to breed
4 cannot be too expensive, like over 20 per fish
5 low-ish ph

Already looked at apistos but my lfs cant get them for some reason. Thx


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cardinals and german blue rams are some great looking fish and do well in planted tanks, but they can be kind of sensitive
 
A Bolivian ram pair (usually super peaceful, mild while breeding) as many Danio margaritatus as you want, neon or cardinal tetras, or rummy nose tetra, maybe 15 of one. Possibly some hatchetfish it you grow surface plants. A small shoal of corys, perhaps sterbai to keep the bottom spotless. A fancy pleco (that eats flora) or something like a farlowella cat, etc and zebra nerite snails and you'll have a tank to be jealous of.


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I like the bolivian rams, however Ive heard that they die after like 4months, just because they are usually sold as adults and have a short lifespan


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fishe said:
It was german blue rams that he said usually only live for six months... Not bolians


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Yes. German blue rams have short lifespans. Due to so much inbreeding to enhance color, their average lifespan has shortened to 6-12 months. German blue rams can be difficult to breed. Your tank sounds like it would be very close to perfect for them to breed in. However, if the lifespan issue deters you, I would recommend the Bolivians. They have a lifespan of 2-3 years on average and are easier to breed. A comparison of the two rams done my people who keep rams shows that GBRs are more colorful and tend t have more personality. Bolivians are more intelligent, easier to breed and live longer. Both are very peaceful and in your setup, you can't go wrong with either.

Other breeding fish you could keep are jewel cichlids (hit or miss with plants, but most tend to ignore plants), keyholes (I own these and they are super peaceful and easy to keep with lifespans about 5-8 years), kribensis, and just about any other dwarf cichlid.

Of course due to tank size. The only thing you could keep in the tank would be the breeding pair and a small dither school.


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