Any Rainbowfish Folks out there?
Noting your comment on checking out fish sites, in general, one of the first rules there is to take anything you read with a grain of salt. A second rule is not to believe everything you read — when taking into consideration that anyone (no matter now learned or uneducated) can post their own web-site making it look authoritive. What you’ve read is probably not too far from the truth, but then too, it may have been referring to the smaller species of Rainbowfish. One thing you are overlooking here is that a 30 gallon tank has 72 more square inches of swimming area than does a 29 gallon tank as its 6″ longer; not a great difference but does offer more length.
I’m glad to see, by your follow-up post to your message below, that you have decided on the smaller Rainbows, which I’m sure you will not be disappointed with. As you want to include other species, I’d recommend getting a school of 5 (minimum) of just one of those smaller species I recommended. As for other non-aggressive species, there are a hugh number of various Tetra species of which you should be able to find something of interest, their coming in all sizes and colors. They will fill in the niche of the lower 1/3 of the tank, while the Rainbowfish will habituate the upper 1/3 of the tank.
You might also consider some top water dwellers such as some small Danios in addition, if room provides, although by your message it appears that you lean towards livebearers. In that case you might consider Platies in place of the Danios. They’re not aggressive, come in many different color varieties, are larger than guppies yet smaller than Mollies and do not need to be kept in “schools” of a minimum of 5 — although it is best to have 2 females for one male rather than just a pair. Ray
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