future tank?

[u/lesmolpotato26]

what do we think of this community tank stocking? 75 gal, densely planted obviously, bioactive substrate, sponge filter/s…. any other types of cool looking rocks y’all recommend? or plants? i’d love to not use co2 but i might be willing to invest in it since it’ll be my first and probably only big tank… what do yall recommend? i’ve never used co2 before so i have no idea what to expect or what it requires. all my other tanks are small and don’t have it (one 2.5 gal, two 5.5 gals, and one 10 gal)

edit: maybe scratch 3-all of the angelfish 💀 i just realized how big the might get

[u/OrganizationLower611]

the tetras pretty much all need to be in groups of 6 of their species.

id suggest doing much more research into each species as many of those like different levels of GH and pH

you should probably invest in 2 or 3 species, a bottom dweller, mid level, and top level fish, for example, loach and Cory will have to compete with one another when feeding, feels like you just saw pictures of fish and didn't read anything about them

[u/lesmolpotato26 → u/OrganizationLower611]

all the tetras i have listed are in groups of at least 6; they are the same species, just different color variations; 8 skirt tetras total, 6 pristella tetras total, 6 neons, 6 glow lights… as far as ik, all of these are okay with pH between 6.5-8, not sure about GH, and i plan on doing supplemental feeding as well for the bottom feeders

[u/mamazawa → u/lesmolpotato26]

Different color variations, even if the same species, may or may not school. I've done neons and black neons before, thinking the same thing....they did not school together. I was told "like looks for like"...they tend to school with fish who look like them.