I am looking to stock my 56 gallon lightly (for now) planted tank (still cycling, waiting for completion), and what I think I want is:
-15 neon tetra
-1 dwarf gourami (optional)
- 10 cherry barbs
- 1 betta (not optional)
- Ghost shrimp and nerite snails
What else could I put in there besides guppies and platies that will breed? It feels like the tank will be understocked. I really want several silver hatchets, but will this combination work? And lastly, what is a good sequence of adding the fish? Which goes first? I am cycling with ammonia and seeded filter/rock/wood media, so I expect the amount of beneficial bacteria to be quite high by the end of cycling.
I also love cory cats and would want them badly, but I guess with 100% Fluorite this is not an option.
Betta is not optional because I have had him for a while and he was getting greatly alone with cherry barbs, neons and guppies. He seems to be very peaceful, but I still worry about him and dwarf gourami's compatibility.
Thank you.
-15 neon tetra
-1 dwarf gourami (optional)
- 10 cherry barbs
- 1 betta (not optional)
- Ghost shrimp and nerite snails
What else could I put in there besides guppies and platies that will breed? It feels like the tank will be understocked. I really want several silver hatchets, but will this combination work? And lastly, what is a good sequence of adding the fish? Which goes first? I am cycling with ammonia and seeded filter/rock/wood media, so I expect the amount of beneficial bacteria to be quite high by the end of cycling.
I also love cory cats and would want them badly, but I guess with 100% Fluorite this is not an option.
Betta is not optional because I have had him for a while and he was getting greatly alone with cherry barbs, neons and guppies. He seems to be very peaceful, but I still worry about him and dwarf gourami's compatibility.
Thank you.