Hi all, I want to set up my first community tank, with mostly peaceful fish. I think some schooling fish, some creepy ground dwellers and a few 'stars' would be nice.
I have:
-only got experience with fancy goldfish,minnows, and axolotls. But I do understand cycling, taking things slow, the basics of illnesses, the dangers of overstocking, overfeeding, etc
-an empty 200 liter tank, (about 50-55gal). it's 2ft/60cm, cubed.
-a fluval canister filter, for up to 300 liters.
-A ton of plants, rocks, fake caves and logs, driftwood etc.
And dark sand for the substrate.
And here's my first draft!
It's more or less a wishlist, I used Aq Advisor to get this far.
4 x albino corys
2 x German blue rams (if they're boys, will they fight?)
3 x Honey Gourami (ditto on fighting?)
5 x kuhli loaches
2 x albino bristlenoses
12 or 13 x neons
a little gang of fancy guppys, maybe 5
Malaysian snails
and some kind of cleaner shrimp x 3 or 4, if I can get them (they're a precious rarity in stores, where I am).
Opinions and input very welcome!
Is this too much? Any different suggestions?
Which order to add fish in? (my plan would be, a new species every fortnight, starting with the neons and corys, and the rams etc last?)
If I lost the guppies, and maybe the kuhlis, (for ground area), would a rainbow shark still be a bad idea?
I've seen so many in community tanks, and I've heard that they're not as aggro as black sharks, and that with enough territories, and, added last, they can get along with, or at least tolerate rams, etc? I LOVE how they look and behave when they're happy.
Thanks in advance for any advice! Once this gets under way I'll make a thread for photos, progress etc
I have:
-only got experience with fancy goldfish,minnows, and axolotls. But I do understand cycling, taking things slow, the basics of illnesses, the dangers of overstocking, overfeeding, etc
-an empty 200 liter tank, (about 50-55gal). it's 2ft/60cm, cubed.
-a fluval canister filter, for up to 300 liters.
-A ton of plants, rocks, fake caves and logs, driftwood etc.
And dark sand for the substrate.
And here's my first draft!
It's more or less a wishlist, I used Aq Advisor to get this far.
4 x albino corys
2 x German blue rams (if they're boys, will they fight?)
3 x Honey Gourami (ditto on fighting?)
5 x kuhli loaches
2 x albino bristlenoses
12 or 13 x neons
a little gang of fancy guppys, maybe 5
Malaysian snails
and some kind of cleaner shrimp x 3 or 4, if I can get them (they're a precious rarity in stores, where I am).
Opinions and input very welcome!
Is this too much? Any different suggestions?
Which order to add fish in? (my plan would be, a new species every fortnight, starting with the neons and corys, and the rams etc last?)
If I lost the guppies, and maybe the kuhlis, (for ground area), would a rainbow shark still be a bad idea?
I've seen so many in community tanks, and I've heard that they're not as aggro as black sharks, and that with enough territories, and, added last, they can get along with, or at least tolerate rams, etc? I LOVE how they look and behave when they're happy.
Thanks in advance for any advice! Once this gets under way I'll make a thread for photos, progress etc