So many beautiful fish, so little room...?

Question

Will these fish be ok together?
2FW - Assorted Platy
2FW - Assorted Swordtail
6FW - Neon Tetra Jumbo
6FW - Cardinal Tetra - Jumbo
6FW - True Rummynose Tetra
1FW - Black Skirt Tetra
6FW - Head and Tail Light Tetra
5FW - Zebra Danio
6FW - Assorted Pencilfish
2FW - Black Veil Angel
2Blue Cobra Guppy(pair)
2Swartz's Cory Cat
2Panda Cory Cat
1Bristlenose Pleco

The tank is a South American Themed tank.

I have some platys already, I have 2 glowlight tetras, 1 black skirt tetra, 1 green cobra guppy(pair), 1 bloodfin tetra, 1 zebra danio
There will be live plants and driftwood. Its a 180 gal. tank

Answer 1

The stocking list sounds pretty good, but allow me to make some suggestions. Ditch the guppies or they may get their fins eaten by the blackskirts or danios(if they nip the fins). Don't keep your livebearers(platys, swordtails) in TRIOS of 1male to 2 females to prevent over stressing a single female.

Cardinal tetras can be difficult to keep because most of them are still wild caught. Neons are easier but do not get as large or as good of coloration. Make the schools bigger, especially if you want them to school. Same with the corys, they are a schooling fish and don't forget you'll need to be able to get plenty of food to them. They live on the bottom but eat meaty foods, not strictly algae. Good call on the bristlenose, they stay smaller (around 6" but can still put out TONS of waste).In a 180 with live plants, make sure you have at least 3 watts of light per gallon of water, and yo may want to look into C02 injection in the near future for best plant growth and coloration. This is the list of what I would keep...

3 Platys(1m, 2f)
3 Swords(1m,2f)
6 Neons
12 Cardinals
10 Rummynose
8 black phantoms. less nippy than the black skirts, look better too
No headlight, tailight they can get larger and nip alot
8 Danios
6 pencil fish
get 6 small angles, once a pair is made trade the others in
Guppy Trio
5 Panda Corys
5 Swartz's Corys
no bristlenose, get about 6 Otos(an algae eater that stays under 2" and does a great job cleaning up algae with little waste.

I hope I helped you out. This is a simaliar setup I had in my 135g planted tank. Good luck

Answer 2

Sounds nice, but I want to make a few suggestions.
Pairs of livebearers (platies, swordtails, guppies) are not a good idea. They are most comfortable in a group of at least 4 (4 females, or 3 females and 1 male), plus, with pairs, the male will constantly harrass the female causing stress, disease, and death.
Most people do not recommend you keep platies and swordtails in the same aquarium because they are similar enough to interbreed and there isn't a market for the cross-breed fry.
Corydoras will have a higher mortality rate if you don't keep them in groups of at least 3 of the same species. They also won't be nearly as interesting. The Schwartzi and Pandas will not school together, and 2 of each will probably mean all of them will spend most of their time hiding in corners. I'd go with 4 schwartzi or 6 pandas instead (and in my personal experience, pandas are a lot more fun and active). Or, at the very least, get 3 of each, not 2.
Keep an eye on the Angels, they can be territorial and nip fins when full grown, and they could present a problem for any of the fish, but especially the Black Skirt Tetras.
Hope this helps.

Answer 3

I agree with the post about the angels. Especially if you end up with a breeding pair. Think about maybe some Bolivian Rams instead. They can also get kinda mean defending their territory, but not nearly as bad as angels. I'd do without the neon's, they'll just die quickly. Cardinals are a little bit heartier then neons. Go with at least 3 or 4 each of the cory cats. Up the black skirt tetras to at least 3 or 4. Otherwise they should all be compatible IMO.

Answer 4

1) The teras will likely school in one, or 2 schools mixing the various types. (one jumbo, and one normal) Likewise so will the corys. Depending on you this is a good or bad thing.

2)The Bristlenose Pleco will do well in the tank, but will not be much use as an algae eater in this tank. This is a planted tak with will mean lots of algae. (Maybe 6 BN Pelco, and 6-10 livebearers) Personally I would look at a full squad (10-12) of otto, or 5+ siamese algae eaters. (Otto stay very small) Just be sure not to get Chinese, flying foxes, or false siamese algae eaters. (They fight, and eat fish when they get big) Or get 6 small breed pelco, but keep in mind many pelco aren't great algae eaters. (the BN have a good rep) Also farlowella (stick fish) are pretty cool looking, and the non Royal stay small. (On the downside they are low energy so they don't eat much for their size.) Also apple/mystery snails might help a lot. Keeping with the SA theme otto, and Farlowella are good bets, or mix a couple of each with a couple of the bristlenose pleco.

3)Angelfish- These guys are going to get far too big, and start killing/eating their tank mates. The smaller neons are just to small.

4)Livebearers- The guppy, and swordtail/platty will breed quickly. Unless you have something to eat the fry this might get out of hand. Of course anything that will hunt down the fry might also like neons. The angelfish would do this, but will also snack on neon in a year or 2. I'd be sure to get all males.

5)Stocking- Be sure to stock slowly. Add plants. Start with the guppy, and swordtail/platty 1st. Then the rest your algae eating corps. Then go with the danio school. Then let the tank sit for a at least 2 weeks. Now start the tetras, and cats.

Answer 5

I'd worry about the angels eating the smaller fish...to them a neon tetra is lunch. The black skirt tetra also needs more of his own species, I'd add at least four more. As far as all of the livebearers in there, you'll have free food for the others in the form of fry.

Answer 6

No, each and each fish it is one inch in length desires some million gallon of water to stay to tell the story. additionally, guppies and tetras would desire to have a filtered tank. if your fighter fish is woman you are able to upload her to a tank with different fish, yet not no depend if that's a male. You better than probably have a male, as maximum individuals tend to purchase the flamboyant looking warring parties, that are male. The women folk are regularly much less proper. A male is greater aggressive and could finally end up killing yet another fish, exceedingly in this kind of small tank. solid success.

Answer 7

Just keep a eye out for the angel fish. Angel fish get rather large and like to nibble on tail of other fish. Save the bottom feeders till the tank is a set up and has been running for a while. Other than that, sounds good.

Answer 8

You are so lucky, the tank sounds neat! Check with the pet store before you buy the fish, never put aggressive in with passive. Those sound okay to me, but just to be sure ask. Aren't angel fish aggressive?

Answer 9

180 gallons is plenty of room for your assortment, but don't get tempted to go much beyond this. You could go beyond this, but your filter needs, water changing needs, janitorial needs, etc. will all increase exponentially as you add more fish.

Answer 10

wow thats alot of fish. I would talk to the pet store and only add a few at a time to keep the ph levels normal and test the water often