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[SoCalFishGuy]

ah i see, i didn't realize the shrimp were that small. I'll look into a different species

Pygmy's would be a good size.
But, you'd probably be over stocked if you add say 6 pygmy's, 6 neons/cardinals and 1 dwarf gourami. You could make it work with making sure to keep up with your water changes but I would recommend that you have 10-12 neons and a dwarf gourami. If it was a 20 long then you could add the Pygmy's but adding them to this tank would be pushing for swimming space.

 
I was thinking of having a school of 7 neons/cardinals. I've been using this stocking calculator on http/www.aqadvisor.com/ as I've been brainstorming. I'm not sure how accurate it is though. I definitley do not wanna overstock.

 

[Blondielovesfish]

AQ advisor is not very reliable and it is not recommended to rely on it for stocking.
Since all of these fish are small, I would recommend using the 1 inch of fish per gallon rule (give a few spare gallons to insure you're not over stocked). Just remember this is not a rule that should always be used, it can only be used for small bodied fish like the neons and DG. For example, you cannot add a 10" goldfish to a 10 gallon tank.

 

[Mamashack]

Adult Amano/Yamato shrimp are bigger (2½-3cm) than the RCS but aren't nearly as colourful. However they do a brilliant clean-up job munching on all the leftovers and as said before they add very little to the bio-load. They are quite nippy too and are able to spring quickly out of the way of any fish that gets too close for comfort.

 

[SoCalFishGuy]

AQ advisor is not very reliable and it is not recommended to rely on it for stocking.
Since all of these fish are small, I would recommend using the 1 inch of fish per gallon rule (give a few spare gallons to insure you're not over stocked). Just remember this is not a rule that should always be used, it can only be used for small bodied fish like the neons and DG. For example, you cannot add a 10" goldfish to a 10 gallon tank.

I thought the calculations were too good to be true

. So assuming I have both the 7 tetras and the DG, I'll have 4 gallons left over. Do you think this is suitable or do I need more available space?
 

Adult Amano/Yamato shrimp are bigger (2½-3cm) than the RCS but aren't nearly as colourful. However they do a brilliant clean-up job munching on all the leftovers and as said before they add very little to the bio-load. They are quite nippy too and are able to spring quickly out of the way of any fish that gets too close for comfort.

Thanks for the input . Shrimp seem like a great idea for my tank. Amano/yamato sound like they'd be a great cleaning crew but I'm a little concerned when you say they tend to be nippy. Is there possibly another species of similar size with a more peaceful temperament?     

 

[Blondielovesfish]

That's suitable. You could add another 1 or 2 tetras if you like, though it would still be fine with the current numbers.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

 

interesting i only think of inbreeding within guppies

 
Inbreeding is common with guppies and other livebearers too.
Inbreeding is also often the cause of DGD (Dwarf Gourami Disease) and NTD (neon tetra disease - part of the reason Neons aren't very hardy)
 

 
Neon Tetra Disease is not limited to only neon tetras.  It is so named, because it was first recognized in neon tetra's...  Just like 'Lou Gehrig's Disease' is not limited to Lou Gehrig.  The actual name of that disease is "ALS" (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
 
Neon Tetra Disease is actually Pleistophora hyphessobryconis.
 
Here's an article written by a former member of this forum (nmonks)
http/www.fishchannel.com/fish-health/freshwater-conditions/neon-tetra-disease.aspx

 

[Blondielovesfish]

interesting i only think of inbreeding within guppies

 
Inbreeding is common with guppies and other livebearers too.
Inbreeding is also often the cause of DGD (Dwarf Gourami Disease) and NTD (neon tetra disease - part of the reason Neons aren't very hardy)

 
Neon Tetra Disease is not limited to only neon tetras.  It is so named, because it was first recognized in neon tetra's...  Just like 'Lou Gehrig's Disease' is not limited to Lou Gehrig.  The actual name of that disease is "ALS" (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
 
Neon Tetra Disease is actually Pleistophora hyphessobryconis.
 
Here's an article written by a former member of this forum (nmonks)
http/www.fishchannel.com/fish-health/freshwater-conditions/neon-tetra-disease.aspx

Hmm, interesting! I never knew that. Learn something new every day.

 

[Mamashack]

Socalfishguy where I come from nippy means fast too tho I can see it was a misleading word to use. I mean they are able to get out of the way not that they nip at other fish! Sorry for the confusion!

 

[eaglesaquarium]

nippy means cold where I come from...

 

[SoCalFishGuy]

Oh okay lol. Then I definitely will look into them. Thanks for clearing that up for me.