Need new tank setup ideas

[JuiceKong]

Haven't posted here in ages. Got my own place now, no more dorm, so may start keeping fish again if the time and money are available. I would be setting up a heavily planted 20 gallon. Since I am going to be pretty busy with school I wanted to do something low maitenence, so the stocking will be low. Just wanted to get some opinions on good low bioload fish or combination of fish for a twenty gallon. Needs to stay understocked, no livebearers or crazy reproducing fish. Have yet to test the water where I will be living so that might have an impact on what I stock.

 

[Anabantiformes]

Single betta fish? Maybe a trio of honey gourami? I've done these fish in a walstead tank with no issues.

 

[JuiceKong]

Single betta fish? Maybe a trio of honey gourami? I've done these fish in a walstead tank with no issues.

Kept lots of bettas in the past so want to try something new. Never kept any sort of gourami before and am interested in them. I like honeys, but any other smaller gourmais ( I know dwarf) that I could consider?

 

[bettafairy]

A school of Scarlet Badis would be awesome! (with other nano fish as dithers) I would recommend Emerald Eye Rasboras or Exclamation Point Rasboras.

 

[Fishfur]

Kept lots of bettas in the past so want to try something new. Never kept any sort of gourami before and am interested in them. I like honeys, but any other smaller gourmais ( I know dwarf) that I could consider?

Sparkling gourami are a lot smaller and cute too.

 

[Anabantiformes]

Kept lots of bettas in the past so want to try something new. Never kept any sort of gourami before and am interested in them. I like honeys, but any other smaller gourmais ( I know dwarf) that I could consider?

Sparkling and licorice gourami are small than honey gouramis. If you want something a little bigger paradise fish are nice and IME fairly indestructible and personable.

 

[JuiceKong]

Thanks for all your ideas, I'll do some research on all the fish. Licorice gourami seem great as I like some tannins in my tanks, though it might be hard to find some, might end up ordering fish online for the first time. Ive also always wanted to have scarlet badis, too many options, I'll look into all them and rule some out, thanks.