Stocking Advice?

[bliss_OG]

Hi, I'm new to tropical fish keeping. I kept fish without a heater for a long time and just this month I bought a 250 litre fish tank with a heater.

Well the stocking idea I had was a school of neon tetras, a school of black skirt tetras, a rainbow shark, a school of otto cats and about 10 guppies or so. I also saw some bolivian rams I like the look of, are all these fish compatable?
Also, what would you add or get rid of if you were me? And last of all, what numbers would you recommend for the tetras and ottos?

Thanks in advance

Luke

 

[OldMan47]

Welcome to the forum Bliss.
We need a bit of information. What kind of water do you have from the faucet? The pH, hardness, etc. will affect our choice of fish for you.

 

[bliss_OG]

Hi, thanks for the reply. Umm, I have no idea what a faucet is, sorry. Neither do I know the Ph or hardness, I need a test kit for this? And just so you know the tank is at 79f (26c) and has 2 guppies, 5 assassin snails and a smaller snail infestation.

 

[fluttermoth]

A faucet is what Americans call a 'tap'

Your LFS might test your water for you, but just knowing whether your water is hard or soft is probably enough. Most of the commonly kept tropicals aren't too fussy. For instance, do you get a lot of limescale build up in your kettle, or on your showerhead?

 

[bliss_OG]

Ok thank you. I haven't seen a lot of limescale no.