Newplant Aquarium - Need Advise

[psunith]

I am planning on setting up a plant aquarium. My new aquarium is 26 Gallons.

l=80cm w=30cm h=40cm

I would like some advise on

1. Best type of plants based on my fishes mentioned below.

2. Water temperature to be maintained.

3. Lighting

4. types of fishes (all cichlid family)
- Pearl Arwana
- Frendonsa
- Green Terror
- Blue Dolphin
- Siamese Tiger
- Suckers (2)
- jewel cichlids

 

[StandbySetting]

First thing, every single one of those fish (bar possibly the sucker fish dependent on species) is unsuitable.

You can use any plants you want, but if you're wanting to replicate a biotope it's best to decide on which area of the world you wish to replicate.

Water temperature depends on revised fish choice.

Does the tank come with lights?

 

[ZoddyZod]

oh dear...

- Pearl Arwana - assume you mean arowana - these get to 3 feet in length.
- Frendonsa - presume you mean Frontosa - these get to 1 foot in length
- Green Terror - get to around 10 inches
- Siamese Tiger - 1 to 2 feet
- Suckers (2) - will presume common plec - around 1 foot

Sadly you seem to have picked all the really nice looking fish in the fish shop and have not researched them at all before you bought. You need to take back ALL of them now, otherwise they will suffer and experience an early death.