Are these good tank mates?

[eyefordeetail]

I'd like to have a freshwater community setup with the following: 2 adult ghost shrimp, 7 fancy guppies, 5 bleeding heart tetras, 2 African dwarf frogs and 5 neon tetras. Will they all get along and not nip at or eat one another?

And what size tank do I need? I was hoping to keep it at 20 gallons or less so it's suitable for my office.

 

[unwritten law]

I think they will get along but a 20 gallon is pushing it with that bio load. I would probably get rid of the guppies only because they reproduce pretty quickly and soon you may have a lot of fish. But I don't think they will eat each other.

 

[GiantManLittleFish]

Are they Clawed African Dwarf Frogs? Because if they are I know they don't do so hot in some community tanks.

 

[PlecoCollector]

Be wary when mixing tetras with guppies. The pretty, colorful guppy tails look very tasty to those nippy tetras. Guppies also tend to be a bit fragile and can be difficult to keep if you're just starting the tank.

I'd suggest getting a 20g long with maybe a dwarf gourami (a honey or sunset) as "center" piece, your ghost shrimp, dwarf frogs (as stated above make sure they're not clawed), and then maybe a larger school (15-20) of Neons/Cardinals. They'll school along the longer tank and should look really nice. Bleeding Hearts are pretty, but they can get rather large (at least for a tetra). Sarpae Tetra, which stay a nice small size, may be better if you want a "larger" tetra for a smaller tank.

 

[jo3olous]

if you are going to have the african dwarf frogs in your community, it may be a challenge if the tank mates eat the food rather fast. The frogs have horrible vision and tend to be the very LAST to get food. I would be weary of figuring out how to feed those suckers without the fish eating everything