What fish to stock?

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benji1174

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I am in the process of setting up a 55gal freshwater planted aquarium. I am thinking of a school of neon tetras, some guppies, two dwarf gourami's, and some cory's. Of course they will all be added slowly over the weeks after the aquarium has cycled.

Any suggestions on what I should change or add?

Thanks!!
 
congo tetras look extremely nice, relatively hardy too
 
Those congo's do look nice. How many of each species of fish would you recomend. I was thinking 15 or so neon's, 2 Gourami's, 8 or so Cory's, a few? guppies, and now maybe 6 Congo's. How does that sound?
 
If you can find them cardinals are much nicer than neons. I wish I had room for a school. I've never liked pleco's before but I've recently taken a liking to the clown and bristlenose plecos, they only get to 6" max so not the huge ones.

I also think hatchetfish are cool but I think they are sensitive so need good water. Its really up to what you like. Lots of options for a community tank.
 
10 or so Tetras would make a nice school. I also personally really like Gouramis and Cories, so those would probably look nice as well.
 
honey gourami would look the best... and they're less aggressive in pairs then the powder blue dwarf type
 
misscrosson, I notice that you have 3 dwarf Gourami's and 3 Honey Gourami's. Do these fish do better in sets of 3 rather than pairs?
 
my dwarf gourami's are pretty aggressive towards each other... so, i got three to even out the aggression...

my honey gourami can be aggressive at times, but rarely.. i only have three because that's all that was left at the petstore...wanting to get maybe one or two more of them... :)
 
Neon Tetra's can be pretty fickle fish, especially in a new tank, Cardinal Tetras are slightly more hardy - and much better looking - but can be expensive. That's not to say you shouldn't get them, I would just recommend getting them last once your tank is well established. With a 55 you can always have a separate school of 10 or so fish in addition to your tetras. Maybe something hardier to start out with like Harlequin Rasbora (very underrated fish imo) or White Clouds until your tank is well established.

Also, with a planted tank it would be a good idea to get some Otocinclus catfish. These little guys are awesome algae eaters (of course you need to supplement their diet with veggies as well) They're also small and stay out of sight when they're not clinging to the glass. These are great utility fish. I have both Cories and Oto's in my tank. The Cories scour the bottom for food that sinks during feedings and the otos keep my plants, glass, driftwood, and even filter intake tube nice and clean.
 
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