Stocking for a 50

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micaiah12

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Ok tank upgrade! New 50 gal. So it's all cycled it's been cycled off of my 1 year old BB filter media. Everything is ok! So now i just have to stock the rest of my tank. Here is my plans.

Here is what I already have in it from my previous tank.

-1 red tailed shark
-1 one BN pleco
-5 albino Cory's
-1 Cory (I don't know what kind. He is only 3")
-1platy (male, soon to be gone)
- 3 black Kuli louches
-3 upside down catfish
-8 shortfin zebra danios
-5 mystery snails.

Ok now I want to get a good size school of mix and match barbs.
Someone said albino and tiger are awesome together so that are my main two

So about 12 of those.
Now I also need some algae eaters. Two at the most. Because my pleco is just getting plain lazy. He isn't used to up keeping a 50 gallon. So I'm thinking. Plecostomus, African feather fish, or something.

I also want to up my schools over time on my danios. I'm thinking around twenty once fully stocked.

Albino corys I want to fill up to ten if possible
As for up-sidown catfish and the kulis I'll only up them if I have room. How does this all sound?
 
It looks like you've got a lot going on there already. You have 14 bottom dwellers already so I wouldn't add any more. Watch your RTS and cories very closely. My RTS actually killed 2 cories by causing internal injuries while ramming into them. As for the danios and barbs I'm not sure if they would get along. I certainly wouldn't be adding 12. Maybe 6. After that IMO your fully stocked.
 
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