meeslef

Cheers for the thoughts, something to think on I think

Hi there, how are you all going ? i've been lurking for a while and have a few questions for wiser heads.. After keeping goldfish with a reasonable amount of success some years ago i've always wanted to try keeping tropical fish. I bought a 60l tank 60x35x30 (2 feet?). Which has a single fluro light, filter, heater.. I live in Chch so the water quality is fairly reasonable. I've had the tank setup for a couple of weeks to check it out and added a few live plants and decorations. So now fish... I've been doing a _lot_ of reading and it's starting to blow my mind a little bit, these are my thoughts to date. I'd really like a small school of tetras(6); glowlight, neon or cardinal (o.k. purely because they look cool . I'm thinking a couple of some kind of cory cat as a bottom feeder, will 2 be o.k.? I read they like to school and i'm concerned that perhaps some other kind of bottom feeder would be more appropriate? I'm not sure tho what to have as a "middle level fish". Dwarf Gouramie (sp?) sounds like it would be a good choice, but i'm a little lost i'd like something slightly larger than the tetras but obviously the size of the tank and compatibility raises issues. Any suggestions ??? Also what would be the most hardy fish to have whilst the tank is cycling ? Just a couple more questions if you don't mind the ramble, what temperature would you suggest for a community tank most fish seem to like around 23 - 28 so i'm thinking about 25c ?? Is C02 injection neccessary for the plants, it's easy enough to setup a DIY system but i'm concerned about affecting the water quality and realistically it's about the fish and not the plants so much (as long as they don't die). Anyways.. this has become quite a ramble so thanks for your time.. any thought apprecatiated Cheers A.