Fish for 20G High

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I am setting up a 20 gallon high aquarium. I plan on having a Penguin Bio-Wheel Filter 170. An air pump with two air stones and a 100 watt heater.
I want to have an aquarium with a variety of tetras and maybe a dwarf gourami and some cory catfish. Will you give me some ideas. I really like the true rummynose tetra, the neon tetra, and the bleeding heart tetra. I'm willing to do a large water change if that will allow me to get more fish. Please give me some ideas of what and how many fish to get.

Thanks,
Andy
 
Clown loaches grow too big, they need a lot of space on the bottom, and they need to be in groups of 3+.

A small group of kuhli loaches would work well. They're adorable, stay smaller, and far less shy in groups of 3 or 4 than singly.
 
why not get a clown loach or two
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Clown loaches will get way too big for a 20, nice fish but they also like to be in groups as well.

Assuming this is not the 20 which is shaped like two tens on top of each other, a dwarf gourami, 4-5 tetra's and 3-4 cories would go OK, much more than that would be too many even with great maintenance. If it's the 20 x high (two tens stacked up you will not beable to put as many fish in it.
HTH
Dave
 
Bleeding heart tetras are much larger when full grown compared to rummynoses and neons.
Most tetras do better in schools of at least 6 fish, so perhaps the bleeding hearts and one of the other tetras, with a few cories and the dwarf gourami will be ok.
You might push this load even further with more filtration, but then the tank may look crowded.
I agree with what others have said about the clown loach--wait until you get a much larger aquarium. I have never successfully kept clown loaches in anything less than a 50 gallon tank.

Bill in WI
 
I would say that 4 or 5 cories of whichever species you like best, and 7 or 8 rummynose, would give you a well stocked tank, or you could drop down to like 5 rummy nose and 8 or 9 neons. Keep in mind that rummynose tetras usually do better in well established tanks than new ones.
 
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