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Cheer bud. I'm happy as long I'm moving towards the right direction. Really appreciate all the input as this would be our first large tropical fish tank.

Thanks for the feedback PhantomCarp. I did post my local water authority data earlier and based on Byron's recommendation I should aim for livebearers as they tolerate better to slightly harder water. Personally the X Ray Tetras are my favourite, although my daughter has a vote too :) 251.25...

That's a lovely tank! In terms of the aquascape that's close to what we have in mind but perhaps not the floating plants. However might reconsider that if they are good ammonia regulators, as long as they don't interfere with oxygenation? We are also thinking of adding some pipes for hiding...

Hi Sean! Thanks for the link, I will have a look. We would have live plants so hopefully the ammonia levels will be controlled before we start adding fish. The place I'm buying the fish from has considerable delivery charges unless it's over a threshold so that's why I'm considering purchasing...

I did think about getting pleco but they can grow quite big. At the moment I'm really keen on Sterbai Cory which seems to be suitable for my water hardness.

I think the place I'm getting them sells males only so I'm good. Does guppies and cory place nice? I'm afraid that the cory will nibble at the fins. I suppose with livebearers I need to becareful how many I get as they may multiply quickly. Did your guppy go after the shrimp babies? I'm still...

Thanks Viking :) I don't mind swapping for guppies or swordtails however it seems like they might not be compatible with catfish (corydoras) and maybe shrimp? Also it seems that mollies prefer some salt in the tank?

Many thank for the helpful advice. The X ray tetras are Pristella Maxillaris so you are spot on :) We would swap the ember and neon tetras for guppies , mollies and swordtails. Don't think we would get platies as we've already got corys. How many should we get on the first batch? x10 X ray...

That's a big lovely tank :) I've been doing some research and looks like it's possible to use water treatment like the Fluval water conditioner and also mix in some distilled water.

Thanks for this. I will see what Byron replies. I want the best quality of life for the fish so would get the ones the are best suited to my tank.

My daugther does mixed in some filtered water into her tank to lower the hardness. It's mostly limescale. I think I've read there are tablets to lower the hardness of the water too? I like small schooling fish so really hoping we can have the tetras and corys.

Hi Retired Viking, I've posted above the data from my local water authority. I believe the water here is on the hard side. I'm glad I've asked here before buying the fish, our neighbour has tank with the same species I've mentioned hence why I'm considering it. Hopefully they are suitable...

Wow, thanks for the quick reply Byron, much appreciated :) I didn't realise I can just use play sand or aquarium sand with live plants. I'll have a look at Argos play sand however I think Amazon sells aquarium sand too, i.e. : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HFJQCRX/?tag= My daugher prefers...

We should be expecting a new fish tank tomorrow which would be our very first tropical fish tank. The tank size is 145L or roughly 32gallons. Size of the tank (L x W x H) is 81cm x 38cm x 55cm or about 32" x 15" x 22". The tank comes with 200W heater and Ocellaris 850 l /h filter. We plan to...

HI all! My name is Jonathan from the UK. I've ordered a new tank due to arrive tomorrow as start of a father daugher tropical fish tank project so we are very excited. We are fairly new to this so would appreciate some advice please, to ensure we are on the right path. The tank size is 145L or...