New tank fish selection

[funatnight]

Now that I finally have the tank up and running, I have chosen the fish that I am interested in. This is a 75 gal tank that will be moderately/heavily planted.

And the canidates are...
2- Gold Gourami
2- German Blue Ram
2- Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami
1- Trinidad Pleco
1- Black Ghost Knife
2- Clown Loach

The knife, and loaches are our 2 favorite picks so far, but I really do not want the others to beat up on the loach. We have done substantial research on these fish, but I want to know if anyone else sees any potential problems. Is there any certian fish that needs to be introduced first?

 

[fishman13]

you might have problems with the gouramies becaus the males tend to fight a lot. as for the clown loaches ive read that many people fail because they only keep one or two. theyre a schooling fish that must be kept with 4-5 others. theyre also more active as a school. and the knife fish may be able to eat the other smaller fishes but im not sure.

 

[funatnight]

Would it be possible to have more than 2 Loaches in a 75g tank? I was under the impression that there would be too many large fish on the bottom at the same time. I am really looking for suggestions for some fish that will hang around in the middle and upper parts of the tank.