Empty Cycled 45 Gallon.

[Oplr]

I have an empty cycled 45 gallon tank with sand substrate and am tired of buying bigger fish instead of the much smaller fish tetras etc as a pose to my usual paroon sharks, oscars, gt's and so on.

So I would like to make a stunning fish tank to display to whoever comes into my room.

In the tank so far there is;
Silver Gourmai 3"
Common Pleco 8" <- Never had any trouble with it sucking slime coats etc.
BN Pleco 4"

I have been looking at different tetra's. I have looked at Neons, bloodfin, black widow, columbian, flame, emperor, lemon, green neon, head and tail light, x-ray and bentos tetras.

I am looking for suggestions on what to add to make a beautiful display of color and personality.

I would also like to add some Tiger Barbs ( Probably 15+ ) Would these upset/bully any tetras?

Also Some corys.

Would Tetras and Barbs live together?
How many fish should I look at putting in the 45 Gal if there like 3" max?
What fish would you suggest?

Many thanks,
Luke

 

[Adam-011]

I would get rid of the common pleco. I would try not to mix barbs and tetras, barbs are notorious for nipping fins. Same with some tetras, I would stick with Tetras or barbs and follow the 1" per gallon rule.