Setting Up New Tank Need Some Advice !

[kelvinrankin767]

So hey everyone this is my first post and i was just looking for some advice, I would like to know if these fish are compatible with each other and if i have done everything right.

So today i cleaned out the 80 L (21 us gallons) tank that i am going to use for the first 3 weeks or so untill i get my other 200 L (50 us gallon) tank all set up, so i cleaned it all up using no soap or anything just water and got a Fluval 3 plus which pumps 700 L per hour which is more than enough for the first tank but getting another for the new tank (200 L one), I am using sand for the base and i have some live plants potted with substrate at the bottom of the pots, I plan to do a fishless cycle for about 2-3 weeks does that sound right and the fish i want to keep are as following.

10 Guppies (Half female half male)
5 panda corydoras
1 UpsideDown Catfish
2 Kuli Loaches
1 Pleco

What other fish would you guys recomend because it seems a little bare around the mid section of the tank i was thinking of about 5-8 molleys, like i said these fish will eventully move into a much larger Tank(200 L)

 

[Verminator89]

Its what you want, not what we want - remember that Personally i wouldnt go with guppys/mollies for the simple reason they drive me mad haha. Have you concidered a gourami pair, with you upsizing the tank soon aswell you could get away with bigger gouramis such as Chocolate or kissing gouramis Or failing that maybe dwarf cichlids, the various rams are quaint with my personal favourite being the German Blue Rams. Theres Appisto's. Have a browse through the Fish Index on this site, i find it a great help when wanted to see what else is out there

 

[ajs2294]

I wouldn't recommend chocolate gouramis for a newer fish keeper . Are you really sure you want guppys they may be neat looking but they breed like mad.

 

[kizno1]

Upsidedown catfish need to be kept in a group of atleast 3 but more is better.

 

[BadBadger]

If it were me i would scrap the cat and get a breeding pair of Bristlnose plecs
Maybe a nice gropu of tetra to fill up the extra space? Or rasboras?

 

[kelvinrankin767]

I wouldn't recommend chocolate gouramis for a newer fish keeper . Are you really sure you want guppys they may be neat looking but they breed like mad.

I could just get 10 males but would they fight? i was also going to get a fighting fish but i hear alot about dont mix them with guppies especilly fancy tails but my last aquarium couple years ago i has guppy's and one beta and they got on fine no tail nipping or anything for the year i had that aquarium

 

[kizno1]

I wouldn't recommend chocolate gouramis for a newer fish keeper . Are you really sure you want guppys they may be neat looking but they breed like mad.

I could just get 10 males but would they fight? i was also going to get a fighting fish but i hear alot about dont mix them with guppies especilly fancy tails but my last aquarium couple years ago i has guppy's and one beta and they got on fine no tail nipping or anything for the year i had that aquarium

Have you looked at endlers? they dont have the long tails but are alot more colourful IMO. A group of 10 males would look great. If you do o for mixed sexes you need atleast 2 females to every male or the males will harass and stress them.