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Just scored a 29 g w hood, filter, heater, gravel vacuum, and extras for $25 on craigslist . Now what to put in it? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Can yellow labs or blue dolphins go in a 29?

vampyrekrab wrote:

no premature celebrations for me lol

Well while you are searching for a tank look up dwarf cichlids, there are tons that look great and stay small

How much you willing to pay for a 29 gallon tank? I can keep an eye out for ya and pm ya with any special deals I find.

What about lelupis'? I have 3 in mine along with many other Africans and I think they are most fun to watch and only get about 4 inches

I have 2 in a 55g.... and sometimes the squabbles end up with one hiding behind the filter inlet, so thats a bad idea.

Yeah read up on those, they seem to be bullies, lol. What about blue rams or saulosi?

I love rams bur IME they do better in a well established tank.

vampyrekrab wrote:

Yeah, from now on no premature celebrations for me lol

ALWAYS get a pic, and measurements BEFORE making a trip out.

I got a pic, but it was kinda from the top not head on and it looked taller (if that makes sense?) but i wasnt sure. Thats why i called first and asked again if it was a 29 and she said yes.

vampyrekrab wrote:

I got a pic, but it was kinda from the top not head on and it looked taller (if that makes sense?) but i wasnt sure. Thats why i called first and asked again if it was a 29 and she said yes.

Hope it wasn't a long drive.

just halfway across town, lol she still insisted it was a 29 after i told her it was a 10. When I got there she said it was in her trunk and i knew then it wasnt a 29g, the only car there was a Ford Focus.

vampyrekrab wrote:

just halfway across town, lol she still insisted it was a 29 after i told her it was a 10. When I got there she said it was in her trunk and i knew then it wasnt a 29g, the only car there was a Ford Focus.

I fit a 55 gallon in my ford focus. :)

I thought a 29 would be too tall to fit in the trunk? guess there is more room in there than it seems.

vampyrekrab wrote:

I thought a 29 would be too tall to fit in the trunk? guess there is more room in there than it seems.

Haha. No.

I have fit my entire self in my trunk with leg room, and I am a bigger girl..

It's like a small closet. haha.

lmao, My wife needs one then, it looks like she lives out of her van

OOOOoooh, better hope the wife dont read that lol im just kidding! I live out my car too but my hubby cleans it up for me that explains why hes always

This time I really scored!! lol Only thing is the filter is missing the bottom piece of the of the tube that goes in the water, the part that has the grate. Is there a way to replace or rig it so it doesnt suck up the fish?

oh, it was 30 bucks and also came with ornaments that i don't think i'll be using

Thats a very nice tank!

Very nice! Congrats! Now all you have to do is show us some pics when its all set up.

get a piece of netting and use a rubber band till you get the piece for your lifter. I do this also with shrimp nets when I need a prefilter cover and don't have one. pantyhose also work.

Thanks, i still need to get the sand and I want to do live plants. Am i gonna need a special bulb for that? I'm gonna take my time with this one and do it right. I rushed my first one and I am lucky my fish are still alive.

FishVixen wrote:

get a piece of netting and use a rubber band till you get the piece for your lifter. I do this also with shrimp nets when I need a prefilter cover and don't have one. pantyhose also work.

Is that just a temporary quick fix of will it work for good? I was thinkin of trying one of those screens from a water faucet

Look online, they are out there.
Yes you need a plant bulb.
If you are on a tight budget theres cheap ways to do planted tanks.

Fern wrote:

If you are on a tight budget theres cheap ways to do planted tanks.

That would be me, lol