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EditedEdited 15-Feb-2014 04:54
Out of the blue my dad brought home a 50 gallon upright aquarium with a stand. I get paid tomorrow so I would like to go ahead and get it set up with substrate, plants and ornaments so that its already set up for a fishless cycle, or not so fishless if someone can recommend some good hardy fish aside from zebra danios.

I want it to be a tropical freshwater aquarium after its cycle is complete. I would like to stock it with guppies, angel fish, oto cats, african feather fin catfish, a few female bettas, and 5 or 6 black kuhli loaches.

based on the fish listed, is there a particular way I should decorate the tank? Are there any issues concerning compatibility? I know that the loaches and bettas in particular will want places to hide, and I know that the loaches will want soft substrate. How many of each should I get? Does anyone have any suggestions as to what else I could add? Anything i should leave out?

How can I jump start the nitrogen cycle if I decide to cycle it fishless without buying some expensive product?

Pictures of the tank and stand once its cleaned and placed where I want it.
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Also I want to use red colored sand as a substrate, so i want the decorations to clash with the color. I was thinking slate structures would look very good with it. Could someone post a link for me to a site that sells tall slate structures for general decoration and small structures for hiding?
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I'm failing to find any tall decorations that I like that are slate or slate colored. Nor can I find a supplier that sells pieces of slate the size I want so that I can build my own. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
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im sorry i keep asking so many questions. hopefully this will be it for a while. after doing a lot more research ive decided against angel fish in the aquarium. i still need a colorful fish that will stay almost strictly in the middle of the tank. i would like it to be yellow or gold in color and anywhere from 1 to 3 inches at max length. does anyone have a good suggestion?
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