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Co2

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Hey all! I've been keeping fish for about 7or 8 years now I've had a 20g, 55g and a 120g.
In the 120g I have 4 knife fish and 3 elephant trunk a school of rummynose and and school of rainbow fish.
The 55 was mostly frogs and a few smaller fish but they have all been gone or now re homed to make room for a fresh start.
In the 20g tank I've had a range of small community fish and guppies.

I have a new 55g tank. Well it's an old one i want to re stock it with some new fish.

Everything is set for tank parameters and plants growing

I'm looking for some suggestions for fish. I really want a wide range of types in this tank.

Here's what I'm thinking and please welcome all feedback and suggestions. Nothing is for sure yet just kind of looking for ideas.

6 kholie loach
6 clown loach
2 German rams
6-10 of two types of phantom or rosy fin tetras
6-10 rummie nose tetras
8 harliquin rasboras
2 male guppy
And either a ruby fin shark or red kat. Shark.

Im looking to have a full active tank day and night.


Please also keep in mind I understand the size the clown loach will get and I have a 120g long tank that they will go into once they out grow this tank. I count on them being in here for max 2 years before they go to a bigger home. So for this stock they would be very small.

I feel like my bottom could be close for over stocking but I have lots of drift wood and rocks and caves along with plant coverage.
 
I'm curious why you'd want two male guppies. Seems they'd get lost in that tank.

I'd go with 11 each of the skirt or the rosey tetras, and then an equal school of rummynoses. Or maybe drop the rasboras and go with schools of 15 each of the tetras. Or get rid of one of the tetra species and keep 15 rasboras and 15 of the other tetras. (Basically, I like fewer species, but larger shoals)
 
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