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I am currently cycling a 15 gallon planted tank and I am starting to settle on a general idea of what kind of fish I'd like, but would really appreciate some help and advice since I'm still a beginner in the hobby!
My water is pretty hard (GH gets up to 14, KH up to 10 - usually at 6) and my pH is around 7.0-7.2 at all times. The temperature stays around 25°C (sometimes a bit hotter these days, and I also have a heater ready for colder days).
I have 6 bigger plants in the tank, a piece of wood, some rocks and black substrate, so it is pretty full with a lot of hiding places and some decent swimming space.

On to my general stocking idea:
- 1 honey gourami
- 10 chili rasboras /
or 10 harlequin rasboras (I am worried about water hardness) /
or a small group (3-5) of guppies/endlers (could I keep males only?)
- 10 cherry shrimp (hopefully establish a colony, I don't mind some of them or the babies becoming food)
- 1 assasin snail (to control pest snail population)
What do you think the best combination would be? Would you recommend against some species due to my tank parameters?
I would really love to have a nice community tank, so a centerpiece + a group of smaller fish + shrimp. I could also settle for a trio of guppies and a school of tetras but I don't know what tetras would do well in my tank. All advice is much appreciated!!!
My water is pretty hard (GH gets up to 14, KH up to 10 - usually at 6) and my pH is around 7.0-7.2 at all times. The temperature stays around 25°C (sometimes a bit hotter these days, and I also have a heater ready for colder days).
I have 6 bigger plants in the tank, a piece of wood, some rocks and black substrate, so it is pretty full with a lot of hiding places and some decent swimming space.

On to my general stocking idea:
- 1 honey gourami
- 10 chili rasboras /
or 10 harlequin rasboras (I am worried about water hardness) /
or a small group (3-5) of guppies/endlers (could I keep males only?)
- 10 cherry shrimp (hopefully establish a colony, I don't mind some of them or the babies becoming food)
- 1 assasin snail (to control pest snail population)
What do you think the best combination would be? Would you recommend against some species due to my tank parameters?
I would really love to have a nice community tank, so a centerpiece + a group of smaller fish + shrimp. I could also settle for a trio of guppies and a school of tetras but I don't know what tetras would do well in my tank. All advice is much appreciated!!!