Help me pick compatable fish from my list for 90 gal

[rastascoob]

Possible fish list-suggestions please

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\/This will be my first freshwater tank so please help/point out anything you see that would not go good together.

This will be my first freshwater tank so please help/point out anything you see that would not go good together.

Here are the fish I would like but I am unsure how well they will do with each other. I have an 90 gal.

Albino angle fish
bloody parrot cichlid
koi angle fish
clown pleco
albino plegnose (spelling?) pleco
3 spot blue geromi (spelling?)
red fin Grammy
rainbow shark
African knife fish
blue ram cichlid
clown loach
African fish
paradise fish
medusas head pleco
elephant fish
gold grammas
***sorry about the spelling

Dont need them all, just what I can find-may go with 2-3 of a few different types. Please help me make up a compatible list good for a beginner!!! OH and which would be the best to add first??? Thanx Nicole

 

[OscarHook]

you might not want all those plecos in there, just check there compatibility. As for the clown loaches to be really happy with them i would get atleast 3-5 of them they do alot better in schools. Also try for a school of some tetras like black phantoms or red minors, but thats just my opinion.

 

[orgear]

I would also agree on getting 6 or more of some schooling fish (tetras, etc.). Also, I went through this with my 55 gal, I saw a lot of cool fish that I wanted to get, but I have found out that it would have been much better to pick out 2 or 3 types of fish that I really wanted and then work off of that to make sure all the other fish all compatible. Also, in my tries with angels I have found that any fish with even a bit of fin nipping problems will give them a hard time. Just my opinion

 

[GoldfishCrazy11]

I wouldn't start out with angelfish, hybrids, or any type of cichlids for that matter. I don't recommend plecos from the start, either.

First off, you need to fishless cycle your tank. This is a humane way of cycling your tank:

http://www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/profiles/misc/fishlesscycling.html


A good starter setup would include tetras, such as cardinal tetras. A school of 25-50 cardinal tetras would be drop-dead stunning. A pair of pearl gouramis, a whiptail catfish, and a school of 8 neon dwarf rainbowfish would really make your tank wonderful.