Ok, cool. I feel like I'm getting there.
I was at my lfs today and they had some 1.5 inch GW Panchax. I had completely passed them by until now. Even at that size they're cool as hell and I can only imagine when they're 4" long! I love them! Thanks Fishy! And yes, 2 male, 4 female.
They also had some little Curviceps. Lovely little chaps. One thing the guy in the shop said though... "The Curviceps are better in pairs..."
I could introduce a group until a pair forms and remove the rest of the Curviceps, then repeat for Bol Rams and again for Keyholes, then add the Ruby Shark last. This all may take some messing about, but surely worth it in the end.
If the Rams probably won't breed anyway and I stick to just 1 BN, there should be more space on the floor...
So my aim would be;
breeding pairs of Keyholes and Curviceps,
Mr and Mrs Bol Ram, (focussing on their carriers and not kids),
a Ruby Shark who knows his place having come in last and small
and a Festivum just kicking about with the BHs and Panchax
while all along BN keeps the whole place looking nice...?
I intend to keep a good amount of hiding places in the form of caves and tall pants, flat rocks nestled into safe feeling spots in clearly defined spaces for breeding, some twisted up drift wood and a soft sandy substrate. I believe this will suit all of my guests and give them a nice life.
Does this make sense?
12 x BH Tetra
6 x GW Panchax (2 male, 4 female)
1 x BN Plec
1 x Festivum
2 x Laetacara Curviceps (1 pair)
2 x Bol Ram (1 pair)
2 x Keyhole (1 pair)
1 x Ruby / Rainbow Shark
Also, how's this for a provisional order of introduction?