Stocking Plan

[Overload]

My tank is currently working through stage 3 of a fishless cycle and I am expecting it to take another 2 weeks, so time to finalise my stockig plan.

Tank: Rio 400

Current ideas for stocking is:

20 Black Bar Endlers
15-20 5-Banded Barb
20 Tetra (Rummynose or Cardinals)
20 Corys (Venezuela's, Pandas or Bronze, possibly 2 groups of 10)
3 (1M, 2F) Pearl Gourami
3 (1M, 2F) Cockatoo Cichlid
2 Apple Snails
Cherry Shrimp (unsure of numbers maybe start with 10 see if the fish will tolerate them)
2 (1M, 1F) Bristlenosed Catfish

Tap Water stats:
GH 14
KH 14
PH 7.4
Ammonia 0-0.25
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 40


So, any thoughts comments or recomendations from anyone?

 

[chickennuggets123]

How big's your tank?

 

[stu40]

How big's your tank?

rio 400 according to sig

 

[Overload]

How big's your tank?

rio 400 according to sig

Yep its a Rio 400

 

[ZoddyZod]

can't see much wrong.....but not sure I'd trust the cockatoos and pearls with any cherry shrimp.

 

[Overload]

can't see much wrong.....but not sure I'd trust the cockatoos and pearls with any cherry shrimp.

That is the biggest thing that worried me, I can see them just becoming a mobile snack, shame as it would give a nice mix. Is there a shrimp species they would not go for?

 

[ZoddyZod]

Amano shrimp will work

 

[chickennuggets123]

Yeah, I was also thinking about the shrimp,

but with everything else I think everything's fine.