I Have Finally Decided What To Stock My Two Tanks With!

[DwarfCichlidKeeper1998]

I have finally decided what to stock my Superfish Home 25(25Litre) and the tank I am yet to buy, the AquaOne AquaNano 130(130Litre) I will be setting both of them up when my GCSE's end which is about 3 weeks from now. My water is soft btw.
 
In the Superfish Home 25(W46.5xD28.5xH25cm)The substrate will be Nutrasoil I am thing of  getting a couple of rocks, one large, one smaller one, I am going to attach Riccia Flutens to the smaller one as I think it would look really nice, In the front half of the tank I will be doing a densly planted carpet of dwarf hairgrass, I have had it before, really like this stuff its one of my favourite plants! In the back half of the tank there will be a dense forest of cryptocoryne lucens/nevillii, both are really attractive cryptocorynes. As for the stocking I am going to get some cherry shrimp about 8-10 and let them start a colony then I was thinking of adding around 7-8 Galaxy rasbora's as I just realised my local MA Aquatics stock them for 4 for £10! With a chance I'd breed them. What are your opinions on the layout and stocking?
 
Right for the AquaOne AquaNano 130(W80xD40xH40)The substrate will be a Tropica Plant Substrate capped with sand, For this Tank I have planned to put in a couple of large rocks on the left side, These would be the vocal point of the tank, infront of these rocks there would be a coconut cave, all this would have Cryptocoryne Beckettii planted around the base, behind the rocks in the back left corner there will be a couple of Echinodorus spieces(any reccommendations?) and maybe Hygrophila Polysperma. On the right hand side there will be a piece of driftwood pointing up to the left, this will also have cryptocoryne beckettii around the base. Behind the wood I will be planting Straight Vallisneria. In the middle/front I might plant a carpet of Stuargyne repens or dwarf hairgrass. For the livestock I was thinking of stocking it will 8 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish, 20 Cardinal Tetras, A Pair of Bristlenose Plecos(Could sell off-spring to my lfs to keep the tank up and running) and my single Keyhole cichlid who I have already have in a 65Litre. Maybe in the future I may add a pair of German Blue Rams or Flame red Apistogramma Agazissi. So what are your opinions/reccomendations on this tank?
 
All Advice/Tips will be taken Kindly!

 

[Wills]

I think both tanks sound nice
 
Im a bit torn as to what to recommend on the 28g.... I wouldnt go for the Blue Rams they are really hard to keep and the other fish wont do well in the conditions the Blue Rams need. Bolivian Rams or Cupid Cichlids would work nicely with the Keyhole I worry that Apistos could be a bit over powering with the Keyhole. But 4 of the Cupids or Bolivians would work nicely  
 
Wills

 

[DwarfCichlidKeeper1998]

I think both tanks sound nice

 
Im a bit torn as to what to recommend on the 28g.... I wouldnt go for the Blue Rams they are really hard to keep and the other fish wont do well in the conditions the Blue Rams need. Bolivian Rams or Cupid Cichlids would work nicely with the Keyhole I worry that Apistos could be a bit over powering with the Keyhole. But 4 of the Cupids or Bolivians would work nicely

 
Wills

I was worrying about that, I was thinking of getting another keyhole because when there young they look really cute and they are a pretty peaceful cichlid but I can't find them anywhere anymore Thanks Willis!

 

[the_lock_man]

h A Pair of Bristlenose Plecos(Could sell off-spring to my lfs to keep the tank up and running)

 
Very few LFS pay money, or even credit notes, for hobbyist-bred fish, unless you are breeding something unusual which they want. Unfortunately, that doesn't apply to BNs.
 

 

[DwarfCichlidKeeper1998]

 

h A Pair of Bristlenose Plecos(Could sell off-spring to my lfs to keep the tank up and running)

 
Very few LFS pay money, or even credit notes, for hobbyist-bred fish, unless you are breeding something unusual which they want. Unfortunately, that doesn't apply to BNs.
 
 

Thanfully I have found a lfs, litterally down my road that will buy fish off-spring off me!  Thanks for the heads up tho the_lock_man!