Ghost/glass Catfish Questions

So I just recently started adding fish to my 30 gallon tank, after I let it cycle for almost 2 months. I currently have the following:

7 Cardinal Tetras
1 Dwarf Gourami
13 Cherry Shrimp
1 Reticulated Hillstream Loach

For the final fish I add to this aquarium, I would love a school of glass/ghost catfish. However, I have a couple questions about them. I know I'll have to establish a solid shrimp colony before introducing them, as they may pick at the RCS or their fry (I have plenty of driftwood, a large hollow rock structure, and many plants so I'm not too worried that they'll get wiped out.)

But I'm a bit confused on the difference between ghost vs glass catfish.. Also, I know they are a schooling fish, would a school of 5 glass/ghost catfish be ok in my 30 gallon, or would it be on the verge of over crowding? My tank is a cube style, I have many live plants, both planted and top floaters. Approximately the back 1/2 portion of the tank is planted with rocks, and the 1/2 front portion is open to allow room for my fish to swim.

 

I think that a school of five would be fine in your tank. I have seen them both labeled as glass and ghost catfish. And in my experience I would be more worried about the dwarf gourami picking at the shrimp than the glass catfish.

 

What are the dimensions of your tank? I have four glass/ghost cats and they use the full 3ft of the current tank they are in and are around 4 inches in length each.

 

Fshloover - Thanks for the advice! Fortunately I am lucky enough to have an extremely sweet dwarf gourami, my cherry shrimps will bump into him often and he doesn't even flinch or snap at them.

Mcasella - The dimensions of my tank are 19"W X 20"L, It is basically a perfect cube tank.

 

I know my ghosts chow down on the shrimp I have offered to them (they have even tried to eat small fry), they find food very easily with their whiskers and hit very hard when being fed frozen foods (from a pipette they slam into the scent and suck the frozen food out of the pipette).
That LxW is short so they likely won't be as active as you are hoping.

 

Fshloover - Thanks for the advice! Fortunately I am lucky enough to have an extremely sweet dwarf gourami, my cherry shrimps will bump into him often and he doesn't even flinch or snap at them.

Mcasella - The dimensions of my tank are 19"W X 20"L, It is basically a perfect cube tank.

I don't think those dimensions would give them enough room to swim. They get quite large and should have a 36" long tank minimum. I also wouldn't keep them in a group of just 5.