Septhen

I'm getting a 4 foot tank in afew months. Would this setup work?

Tank size: 122cmX30cmX38cm

Substrate: ½ sand, ½ gravel

pH: 7.3
Temp: 25 degrees (78 farenheit)?)

Fish:
x1Rainbow shark(Epalzeorhynchos frenatus)
X2 Pearl gourami (Trichogaster leeri)
X2 Dwarf gourami (Colisa lalia)
X2 Hatchet fish (maybe)
X2 Blue gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus) and 2 gold gourami
X4 Rainbow fish
X2 Cherry Barbs
X10 neon tetras
X4 yoyo loaches

Will figure out plants later.

Comments appreciated

Matthew

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seedy

Hi and welcome stephen
Your tank is about 40 gal US , if you put all those fish in ,it would be overstocked ( 1 inch of fish per gal as a general guide ). I would suggest putting in your favorite fish in first after cycling , then add your next favorite a couple of weeks later ,and so on , until you reach the desired safe level of stocking.
Keeping sand and gravel separate can be a real pain but can be done .
Keep us posted , everone here likes to help.

Evelyn1919

Hi Septhen and welcome to Fishlore!

glad you are doing research before getting your tank.
now...if you put all those fish in your tank it would be overstock just like Seedy said. That was also very good advise that Seedy said. Start introucing your fish only a few at a time after your cycle is done and you won't have problems.
Do a little more research on each fish (exp: i was reading that the rainbow shard could eat smaller fish-like neons maybe- so it might not be a good idea to have them together) you like and pick out your favorite ones.
Make sure you have a good liquid test kit and keep a close eye once you start adding fish to your tank.

Good luck!!!

Septhen

ok. thanks I already know about the nitrogen cycle