Stocking Plans For My Vision 180

[deucebrennan]

So i have Got my new 180L tank set up and its nearly finished cycling. its my first tropical tank that i want to put tropical fish in. I have a 70L tank with some gold fish in and some Plecs which i keep like it was a tropical tank. stable temp, PH, 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm Nitrite, 30ppm Nitrate. The new tank is probably about 2 weeks from this quality and has plants in a a couple of Goldies in to help with the ammonia source. I haven't kept tropical fish before and im while i know what i would like, im not sure that they would all get on or perhaps need different PH levels or temp etc?

So this is what i had in mind(stocking levels im unsure of as well so any ideas here will be much appreciated)

Zebra lace angel fish
Tiger barbs
Dwarf Gourami
Blue glass or ribbon king cobra guppies
Platty
Cardinal tetras
Black Phantom tetras
some kind of Plec

i know i cant have a good number of all of them but let me know your ideas and experiences please!

 

[shroob]

You might have more look with this in the General section, or if a mod could move it.

I personally wouldn't keep tiger barbs with fish that have long flowing or trailing fins (some people say keep in a large enough shoal and it will work, but personally I wouldn't), so you may have problems with the guppies, angel and gourami from the fin nipping. If you go with a plec, make sure its not a common or sailfin as these get huge.

 

[deucebrennan]

You might have more look with this in the General section, or if a mod could move it.

I personally wouldn't keep tiger barbs with fish that have long flowing or trailing fins (some people say keep in a large enough shoal and it will work, but personally I wouldn't), so you may have problems with the guppies, angel and gourami from the fin nipping. If you go with a plec, make sure its not a common or sailfin as these get huge.

Thanks. i have posed another thread in the main tropical forum. The Tiger Barbs behavior was the sort of thing i was worried about. Will have to rethink that one. Anyone know if the Angels have this kind of tendency?