New Tank

[R_sustaita]

Yeah. I was going to buy sunnys 100g but i hot beat to it.

[LooksLater]

Certainly.

+1. Sounds good! I'm excited to see it when it comes together. We can also get you started with some Red Cherry shrimp if that's what you decide on.

[LooksLater]

try to keep shrimp on a tank of their own.
and i been able to keep them happy because they were jsut fry when they were introduce so they get along just fine as right now lol. just dont mess with my angels. the larger one its about the size of my hand.

Rick. That batch of cherry shrimp we gave you came out of a planted community tank, remember? They are in there with Von Rios, cardinal tetra, amanos, etc. etc. and doing pretty well...good enough for us to be giving them away! No doubt.

And hey, that's all I'm saying about your tank...you like it and that's what matters! But they're small now, and that mix probably isn't going to work out long-term. Which is fine. You want to upgrade. But to someone brand new to the hobby, it's much easier and pleasurable to stock a tank with things that will stay there. You know?

[aquabee]

How bout celestial pearl danios, golden white clouds, axelrod rasborals, and cories or shrimp?

Certainly.

[aquabee]

try to keep shrimp on a tank of their own.
and i been able to keep them happy because they were jsut fry when they were introduce so they get along just fine as right now lol. just dont mess with my angels. the larger one its about the size of my hand.

You don't have to keep shrimp on their own. My yellows do great with neons, celestial pearl danios, chilis, snails, and otos. I started off with 4 yellows that Tim gave me last October, and now I have 40!

[R_sustaita]

try some rainbows. guppies, or endlers.

[R_sustaita]

try to keep shrimp on a tank of their own.
and i been able to keep them happy because they were jsut fry when they were introduce so they get along just fine as right now lol. just dont mess with my angels. the larger one its about the size of my hand.

[Chris.d514]

How bout celestial pearl danios, golden white clouds, axelrod rasborals, and cories or shrimp?

[LooksLater]

neon tetras get about 15-20 and see them school. my tank is an all around i have the endlers everywhere, angels on top. yellow labs on the middle and bottom. and the tetra running around from the peacock. i have the perfect mismatch when it comes to mixing species.

Personally, that is the kind of mix I'd avoid to save myself some troubles and re-homing down the road. But that's me. Maybe it'll work out for you.

[R_sustaita]

neon tetras get about 15-20 and see them school. my tank is an all around i have the endlers everywhere, angels on top. yellow labs on the middle and bottom. and the tetra running around from the peacock. i have the perfect mismatch when it comes to mixing species.

[LooksLater]

Angels get a bit large for a tank that size. Especially if you want a variety of things going on, I think your best bet is very small fish. The danios you have, or the Harlequin rasboras...they really are gorgeous, and add great movement in a tank.

Dwarf corys and otocinclus are fun to keep if you have enough room for 2-3 or more, they have very cute social behavior and much prefer to be with more of their own kind. I have 4 otos in my dwarf puffer tank, and they huddle together during water changes, makes me smile every time. Do some reading on each fish you're considering and be sure to look at size requirements for each. There's always compromise with small tanks, but there are great options with nano fish. Our 10g has always been one of my all-time favorites, despite the size limitations. I don't remember if I mentioned it before, but von rio tetras are fantastic looking and stay small, I love them.

[R_sustaita]

yeah man. discus grow crazy given the right space. and 14 is jsut to small for them. you can try Angels on a 14 but you will have to upgrade with in 3-4 months. Angels and Discus like tall tanks and lots of room to swim. you can add more guramis or try dwraft cichlids.

[aquabee]

I was looking at changing from a white light to a blue will this affect plant/fish that I can add?

There are quite a few things that factor in to choosing the light that you want for your tank. I would do some reading on this forum and online before you make that decision. It likely will not affect what fish you can house, but it definitely impacts your choice of plants.

[Chris.d514]

I was looking at changing from a white light to a blue will this affect plant/fish that I can add?

[aquabee]

14 gallons is definitely quite small for fish like discus and clown loaches. Those need much larger tanks (in my opinion at least 75 gallons) and very high filtration. Barbs are really fun to watch and colorful and would be a great addition to your tank, but they typically SHRED through plants like crazy! Unless you get plants like anubias that are very tough, easy to care for, and resistant to these fish. Harlequin rasboras are my absolute favorite for small tanks... colorful and they look amazing in schools, and they aren't mean like barbs!

Corys are great to keep in small schools, especially since you have sand (which they just love). I'd keep some otocinclus for algae eaters and maybe some really cool looking snails.

As far as cycling is concerned, I trust only one product to help me through a cycle. Plant, fill, and run your tank for a few days, then drain and refill it and add Stability (by Seachem) in addition to your dechlorinator. Add your fish, but you have to be sure to add Stability every day for seven days as instructed on the bottle. I've done with with huge tanks as well as small tanks and have never lost fish to a cycling tank. The only fish I'd hold off on until your tank has been doing well for at least 1-2 months is the otocinclus algae eater.

Best of luck! Post pics! :)