A Rainbowfish Community Tank

[Fish_Mike]

I'm strongly considering setting up a Rainbowfish Community Tank in a 60 gallon aquarium. I love rainbowfish and this is finally my chance to keep them. I've looked around on the web, but there isn't much info about creating a community. So, i've decided to ask you guys. These are the rainbows i would be interested in keeping, so if you could help out in any way by telling my how many of each (in total) i could keep:

Bedotia geayi X
Glossolepis incisus X
Melanotaenia boesemani X
Melanotaenia lacustris
Melanotaenia maccullochi
Melanotaenia parkinsoni X
Melanotaenia praecox
Melanotaenia splendida inornata
Melanotaenia trifasciata X

Now i know i probably won't be able to keep every species and keep them happy as i know they like to be in groups, but the ones with an X beside them are the ones i'm really leaning towards. Now i'd just like to figure out quantities....

 

[illusion54]

Rainbows only school with their own species, so it may be hard to get several schooling rainbows. So, I'd go for 2 small schools of 2 of the 3 species you want.

 

[Fish_Mike]

Small groups..... 6 fish?

 

[Fish_Mike]

Here's what i've come up with:

2 Madagascar Rainbowfish, Bedotia Geayi
4 Irian Red Rainbowfish, Glossolepis incisus
4 Boesmani Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia Boesmani
3 Jewel Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia Trifasciata