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Excellent Martin, good advice!

Your manifold tank was definitely in my mind when considering this set-up- IMHO it's one of the best-looking set-up's I've seen.

good point re aggression- though I've found gouramis in general to be more peaceful than others who've commented on the net. I did say some or all, not all the fish LOL!

I think I'd drop the moonlights and the snakeskins, as they get too big, and would throw the scale off. Keep clowns and zebras or ...

Cherry barbs are pretty.

Here's what Im thinking: (some or all of- I haven't done the numbers to see if it's overkill yet of not. I do hate an overcrowded tank)

School Clown Loaches (12 or more)
School (6 or so) Pakistani Loaches
school of khulis (around 8-12)
school dwarf loaches (6-8)
school of ...

I do love Gouramis!

Thanks Diana- lots to work with there.

Hi all- this is my first post on this site- what a great forum you have here!

I am contemplating turning my 8x2x2 african cichlid aquarium into a river biotope aquarium. I'd like to keep only fish from SE asia, but also could go for a cosmopolitan collection. I'd like to keep a sizeable school of ...

Sorry to hijack the thread- but how about aponogeton crispus- do they do well in currents?