Odball fish for nano tank

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Also if the pleco were to be upgraded to a bigger tank there is already a small bristlenose in the tank
 
I have a 105 litre so the pleco could move into that so what would be the best species to have I really love plecos (hence the name) so I definitely want one and I also quite like catfish and other bottom dwelling things so what sort of bottom dwellers could I have
Bristlenose is the only common variety I would put in there, preferably a female. Clown would also work but isn’t as effective of a cleaner. At least as far as I know for plecos (which are far from my specialty).
Plecos do produce a lot of waste so that would limit the amount of fish in there. Puffers also would do similar.
Other good bottom dwellers in that size tank are yo-yo loaches, cories, dwarf bumblebee catfish, stone catfish, and khuli loaches.
 
I'm not bothered how effective at cleaning it is or how common it is I would like somthing that looks intresting and I think for stock ideas I want 3 pea puffers 1 pleco (not sure on species yet) 2 different groups of schooling fish (any ideas for them would be nice) and then some bottom dwellers please can you help fill in the blanks and also give me ideas for how to arrange the tank but I 100% want live plants so please can some people help me fill in the blanks all help is appreciated
 
I'm not bothered how effective at cleaning it is or how common it is I would like somthing that looks intresting and I think for stock ideas I want 3 pea puffers 1 pleco (not sure on species yet) 2 different groups of schooling fish (any ideas for them would be nice) and then some bottom dwellers please can you help fill in the blanks and also give me ideas for how to arrange the tank but I 100% want live plants so please can some people help me fill in the blanks all help is appreciated
Is this in the 105 L? I wouldn’t do more than one schooling fish and would only suggest the pleco or the bottom dwellers.
Look into otos, a little hard to keep alive but look like plecos, school, and stay very small. Pygmy cories are also a good mix with the puffers. Neon tetras or small rasboras are a good option for a schooling fish. Bristlenose, rubber lip, and clown are all good small plecos.
 
This in in the 60 what I ment was if the pleco got to big it could be moved to that and what about 3 puffers 4 Amber tetras 4 red phantom tetra 6 pygmy corydora and 1 rubber lip and clown pleco would that be alright for the tank also i would be doing weekly 50% changes
 
I would keep it to one tetra species, and do 8 of one, preferably the smaller embers. I don’t think that the 60 l is big enough for any plecos, let alone 2-3.
 
Some smaller plecos you might like are butterfly pleco, Colombian zebra pleco, flash pleco, or Orinoco angel pleco…they all stay fairly small
 
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I would keep it to one tetra species, and do 8 of one, preferably the smaller embers. I don’t think that the 60 l is big enough for any plecos, let alone 2-3.
Some smaller plecos you might like are butterfly pleco, Colombian zebra pleco, flash pleco, or Orinoco angel pleco…they all stay fairly small


Why could i not have 2 species because its the same amount of fish in the end are the corydoras alright because I have 5 normal corydoras right not and they have plenty of space also when I googled the tank size for the plecos it seemed alright so what is stopping me from been able to do it
 
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Why could i not have 2 species because its the same amount of fish in the end are the corydoras alright because I have 5 normal corydoras right not and they have plenty of space also when I googled the tank size for the plecos it seemed alright so what is stopping me from been able to do it
Google is not always accurate. Plecos are extremely high waste and should be treated like a much larger fish.
As for the school of fish, there is nothing wrong with two schools, but one large school offers more protection for its members and shows a better schooling behavior.
 
If I put both plecos in there as babies when they start to get to big would it be possible to move one of them to the larger tank and about the school size what would be the most I could have in there
 
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