Gfs own 55 tank, tetra madness

[Angelfish11788]

Got a free tank and the girlfriend want to be invalved more that usuall. She has given me a list of fish she would like to have and well alot of people is gonna hate. She is the one that wants multiple schools. So with a trail and error, failed attempts with trying to get a non meal and a non fin nipper she has found several tetras she likes. they are Rummynose, bleeding hearts and buenos aires. She wants a gold gourami and a powder blue dwarf but I explained that only one gourami can be in it; she choose the gold, since we having been planning to get one anyway. She also wants a few loaches and a albino BN to replace our late great dear pet shadrack. so are these number descent. It will be filtrated by 1x fluval C and one AC70, pretty much same filter except they are use space differant.

12x Rummynose
8x bleeding hearts
8x Aires tetras
1x Gold G
1x BN pleco

she wants loaches but have no clue on any good kind to get, so I am open to all ideals, I like clowns but i have seen some monster 12''ers so that is a no go. thank you...

ps.. yes yes she like the differant schools so that probably wont change, but if it keeps her in the fish

[madagascariensis]

well, the tank might not exactly be a beauty with all the schools, but at least each species has an adequate number of conspecifics.

[daimen123]

sounds good to me. You could probably add larger numbers to those schools. What about yoyo loaches?

[Angelfish11788]

haha its gonna be an off the wall rainbow, lol and i will look at the yoyos

[Lady Hobbs]

Doesn't sound bad to me. She only has 3 species other than the Gold Gourami and all are in schools large enough to be called a school. Much, much better than a 29 gallon with 9 species of fish of all sorts? I would not have gotten a gold gourami as they tend to be the most aggressive of the gourami's (golds and the 3-spots that are really the same fish). But, it may work out for you just fine.

My 55 gallon is pretty boring. I have one silver and gray angel, 23 silver and gray black skirts, 6 gray cory's. NO COLOR anywhere!

[Angelfish11788]

Thank you hobbs. If the GG is a terror, I have a few spare tanks. Both of us just love the golds

[Cermet]

I haven't seen that you have cycled those filters yet? If not, what method will you use? Otherwise, all your fish will die.

[steeler1]

Stocking looks good. You/she could go with a bigger school of Rummey noses, like 20.

I don't think three species will overwelm the viewer at all.

[Angelfish11788]

I haven't seen that you have cycled those filters yet? If not, what method will you use? Otherwise, all your fish will die.

lol, this wont happen till Feb, I have cyclyed sponge filters on tap, so i will seed.. I have been on this train before.. :) :)

[genocidex]

i would bump up all the schools a tad, and Black Kuhlii Loachs would be fine for the tank too....