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Need to get started with fish suggestions. Want Community tank. Lots of fish.    Was a koi tank. But wanted live plants.   So got a start on those   Now looking for fish.   Not wanting to run heater. So about 70*   And wanting a few show piece fish.   Ordered snails, neon tetra, long fin zebras, bushy noses plecos , albino Cory’s, Amano shrimp.   Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thk you.  It’s a 220 gallon tank. E2C8518A-53FD-495C-A108-9056ED339ACA.jpeg.3071174d1b3b10f3c9ae5816fa3fc827.jpeg

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What size is your tank?

70 degrees seems to be a bit too cool for neon tetras and the plecos, not sure about the corys or danios.

I would reccemend to get a heater if you intend to keep those fish. A nice budget freindly heater would be the "Tetra Pre-set heaters" There like $15-30 CAD at your local walmart. If you decide to run with a heater I would suggest the fish like a Betta, Apistogramma, Platys, Mollys. 

 

If you still want to keep the aquarium without a heater I would suggest either Rosy Barbs, or Whitecloud Minnows.

Of course all the fish I've suggested will depend on your tank size.

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Welcome to the forum nice tank neon  like between 75 and 78 and bristlenose like a temp between 74 and 80 70 on the cold side I don't think they will do well at that temperature 

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I’ve had plecos before. Not bristle nose. But they did fine.   And neons on the internet says 68-82 on temp.    Thks for you input.   I’m trying to ask about other fish to put in the tank.  Not about what I already have in it.   Thks 

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@Zeb i keep endlers and white clouds in separate unheated indoor tanks - not nearly as large as yours.  Neither school very much, although white clouds hang together a bit.  My endlers breed much faster than the white clouds, but the clouds don't seem to breed for me nearly as easy as "they" say they should.  I have my first 5 cherry barbs, I think 4 male & 1 female, and I am finding them to be quite boring compared to my other fish, but I keep them in a heated tank.  I think what you are hoping to see in terms of fish behavior will help you decide what to get.  Good luck!

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