What Shall I Do?!

[haleem8777]

Its been over a month, i am buying fish after fish and selling fish after fish as i dont have a clue what fish to keep. so i want a full tank stocking suggestion for my tank.
 
My tank is 100l, fairly planted. It is 80cm wide, 30cm depth and 42cm high. i have a sand substate and plenty of hiding places.
 
i would prefer shoaling fish,bottom feeder and a centerpiece fish.To make it easier the fish that i like is cardinal tetra,kuhli loach and cory

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Remind us again of your water stats... hardness (kH and gH); TDS if you have a TDS meter; pH of water after ~24 hours for carbon dioxide to escape etc.
 
Those fish you have said you like are lovely fish, but if you live in a hard water area like me, it is not going to be ideal for them.

 

[haleem8777]

i know my ph is 6.5 and i dont have anything to measure the rest.

 

[Blondielovesfish]

You could have-
7x kuhlis or corys (could be more, depending on species).
9x cardinals
1x centrepiece gourami-honey or dwarf would be best IMO.
 
You may be able to have more, but IMO it is better to slightly understock.

 

[haleem8777]

I think having the cardinal tetra is a must. So i was thinking 10-12 cardinals. Not sure if i should have kuhli loach or cory. Corys tend to be more active but i love the stripy kuhli pattern so i am split 50,50 on those. Also i am not sure which fish as a centrepiece.

 

[Seal36]

There are 4 fish that I would recommend as a centrepiece all would do better as a pair or in a trio of 2 females to 1 male. My suggestions are
Kribensis
Apistogramma cacatuiodes
Apistogramma panduro
Nichols mouthbrooder

All very pretty fish never had experience with last 2 on list but have had a wonderful experience with the top 2

 

[wrightt3]

I've never seen the appeal of cories so I would personally go with loaches but either way you could have about 8 along with 10-12 cardinals. As for a centrepiece fish I would go with either a male betta or a pair of dwarf cichlids of some sort.

 

[haleem8777]

Could i keep a trio of males platy as a centrepiece,

 

[wrightt3]

Potentially yes, but keep in mind that the fish you mentioned prefer soft water whereas platies prefer hard water.

 

[haleem8777]

I was thinking of having 6 each of glowlight ,cardinal and rummynose tetra with a few cory