55 gallon on the horizon, stocking

[aqua_chem]

Hello Aquarium Advice!

I've come to you today to get some stocking advice. I recently had the opportunity to pick up a 55g+stand+stuff for $75 on CL, and I want your input on some stocking thoughts I've been having.

My idea is as follows:

8-10x Harlequin Rasboras
8-10x Rummy-nose tetras
8-10x Corydoras (Leaning towards pandas)
1 BN Pleco.


I'm thinking that just that will be well on the way to stocked, but I want some input on some other fish to add.

#1 My GF wants to get Dojo loaches. I've got no idea why, but she seems pretty hardline on them. Anyone have much experience with these guys in community tanks?

#2 I'm entertaining the idea of getting a school of tiger barbs. Obviously, the aggression in an issue but I would keep them in a school of 10 or so, so hopefully that would be somewhat reduced. I've found several accounts of people keeping TBs + either rummies or harlies in a 29 gallon with some success, but never in larger tanks or together. Anyone have any insight on this?

#3 Would it be reasonable to have a centerpiece fish in the tank at these stocking levels?

Thank guys.

 

[alLexX]

if you have the schoolers at 8 each(no tiger barbs,that would be overstocked),and had a good filter,you could get a rainbow shark as a centerpeice. no dojos,they are coldwater

 

[aqua_chem]

if you have the schoolers at 8 each(no tiger barbs,that would be overstocked),and had a good filter,you could get a rainbow shark as a centerpeice. no dojos,they are coldwater

Ah, see, I just read that about dojos after posting that >.<

As far as the TBs go, they would probably replace one of the schooling fish.

 

[alLexX]

Ah, see, I just read that about dojos after posting that >.<

As far as the TBs go, they would probably replace one of the schooling fish.

the tiger barbs get bigger and have a bigger bioload than the other schoolers,maybe if you had 2 schools,one of 10 and 8 tiger barbs youd be okay