Would this be too much?

[CherryBarb123]

I have a Fluval Roma 200 which I have had set up for the past year and a bit with a good amount of success, but then I got a couple of dodgy fish from my LFS so my tank is looking very empty.

For filtration I have: An APS 1400EF external and a Fluval U4 Internal, so no shortage on filtration there.

I have a sand substrate

I do monthly filter cleans on each at separate times to allow filter to recover

I do weekly 40-50% PWCs.

The aquarium is planted.

I currently have:

9 x Bleeding Heart Tetras
1x Angelfish (Juvenile at present)
3 x Three Lined corydoras (I have lost some runty ones over the past year)
3 x Zebra Loaches
4 or 5 x Kuhli Loaches (Can't remember or see exactly how many I have!!)
3 x Bristlenose plecos (Juveniles - I am only keeping a pair, but am waiting for a male and female to be confirmed!)
2 x Ottos (These are 2 left and they're literally indestructible and have survived everything!!)

In the main area of the tank, it looks very empty. I do not however, just want loads of bleeding hearts and nothing else as they don't use the whole tank and just the bottom half. I need some more shoaling fish.

I am torn between 3 possible combinations. Either cardinals and rummies, rummies and hatchets or cardinals and hatchets

I would plan to have 8 or 9 of each shoal, so 3 shoals of 8 or 9

Which would be your favourite combination?? What should I choose out of the above 3?? Which combination would compliment each other best??

(I will be expanding the shoals of bottom feeders to make them up to 6 each)

Look forward to hearing what you think!

 

[Zimmanski]

My opinion, it would be best to keep the 3 zebra loaches, leave the kuhlis alone and up the Cory's to six, 18 bottom dwellers plus plecos may not give a ton of room for them. 3 zebra loaches will do just fine. I would go with the hatchets since they're more towards the top of the tank and see how it looks from there, if you still want more then add a school of the other fish. When I had my 55 gallon with a bunch of schooling fish it looked to packed but if you like it then go with it

 

[NYgiantsRP]

I would say you are stocked. Maybe up a couple of the schools, or maybe only add one school of rummy,or hatchets.

 

[CherryBarb123]

Thank you...I am unsure on the hatchets now and think I will leave them...

Would cardinals, rummies and bleeding hearts work together or not do you think??

 

[NYgiantsRP]

Ya, but I wouldn't get three schools of tetras in your tank, just wouldn't be enough space in my opinion.

 

[NYgiantsRP]

I would get three more cories and 8 cards.

 

[CherryBarb123]

Ok, thank you