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Hey guys! I know I been posting a lot about this tank. I'm going to try and put some real plants in it maybe some moss. And just kinda give my tank a new look! Im thinking neon tetras and featherfin rainbows. Maybe some kinda of small dwarf gourami????? And What kind of cleaner/bottom feeder would be best in a 20gal hex? Some type of shrimp???? or is there a good fish out there? Also the guy a the fish store said I should use about 3w of light per gallon for most of the plants he has????

Tetras and D Gourami are both schooling/group fish as to how many as you have been told before it depends on several things especially you water surface area & filtration.

I personally would go for one species only and certainly not Neon Tetras as there can be too many problems with them Cardinal tetras are a far stronger fish and less likely to have disease problems. Bottom feeder I have Ottos and Khuli loaches in my 45lt Cardinal tank.

Lighting 3W per gal should be OK providing you get the correct type of light I have a twin unit with a plant and daylight tube.

How tall is your tank?
Planted tanks prefer 3-4ins of 1-3mm of a good quality river pebbles.
Plants its what you want not what your LFS has be polite and tell them that. If your tank is deep there "could be" lighting issues.

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I have a couple drawf honey gouramis, white clouds, neon tetras, columbian tetras and a YoYo loach as part of my 75 community tank.

I was pleasantly surprised at the size, color and activity level of the columbian tetras. I'll probably get a few more.