Fish Choices

[berzum]

Hi,
 
 
I'm setting up a new tank. It's 200L and fairly well planted. Once I've cycled I plan on adding the following fish. 6 x neon tetra, 4 x peppered cory, 2 x bristlenose and 1 x rainbow shark.
 
Is this a suitable amount of fish?
 
Will these fish be alright together (lots of hiding places)?
 
If there's a little more room are there any suggestions for some suitable and interesting tank mates?
 
 
If anyone could help me with any of these questions I would be highly appreciative.

 

[the_lock_man]

The immediate thought is that your cories will want to be in a group of 6 as well.

 

[508]

Pretty sure the Neons won't work with the Rainbow Shark, I think Tiger Barbs would be more suitable. 
 
The Cories should at least be in a group of 6 as well.

 

[guppyguy1234]

no!! do not add tiger barbs they may look nice but they are extremly territorial and very agressive and stay away from raibow shark put rummy nose tetras in there and 2 bolivian rams instead of raibow shark make sure there is plenty of hi.ding places

 

[508]

no!! do not add tiger barbs they may look nice but they are extremly territorial and very agressive and stay away from raibow shark put rummy nose tetras in there and 2 bolivian rams instead of raibow shark make sure there is plenty of hi.ding places

 
That's not true. They're only aggressive when kept in small numbers and they definitely aren't territorial. 

 

[guppyguy1234]

sorry but i find that every fish keeper i no has kept thes at the start and if kept in a group they are extremly agressive mostly towards fish with long fins but also to fish smaller than them.

 

[Seal36]

I must say I have had a bad experience with tiger barbs in my tank and they were kept in a shoal of 10 but they picked on every other species of fish in my tank. I would like to say that if you like the look of the tiger barbs you can go for a species of fish called the five banded barb. They look like the tiger barb and I had no problem with aggression but they are very active which could scare smaller fish and fish that are naturally shy. From Tom