Is this fish tank plan okay or is it to overstocked?!?

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Hello! Here are some things you should know about my tank for this question...
Tank Size: 14 gallons
Tank Contains: 1 Male Platy (My female platy just died)
Tank Temperature: 77 degrees Tank Temperature in other 5 gallon tank: 76 degrees
Other Comments: I have another 5 gallon tank containing 1 glowlight tetra and another male platy (My other female just died)

I wanted to know what kinds of fish I should get when my tank is completely cycled. I do want to have some fry so maybe something like livebearers but doesn't have to many fry like guppies do... Here are some fish I wanted to have in my 14 gallon.

2 marigold platies (male and female)
2 red tailed paimed albino platy (also known as the red tailed white calico platy male and female)
1 dwarf sucker catfish
2-3 male guppies
3-4 with zebra danios or leopard danios

Here are some questions:
Can i get a snail to add?

Is there any type of bottom feeder that could work (other then the one listed) that is like 2 inches or less?)

Is that fish plan okay?

Is there any other fish that cleans my tank (2 in. or under) besides shrimp and snails

Any other fish that are neat looking that can maybe replace one of the fish above

I don't want any goldfish (even though they need like 30 gallons and more) or a betta because bettas don't do anything!

Here is another list of fish I want... Would they work?
2 marigold platies (male and female
2 red tailed paimed albino platy (also known as the red tailed white calico platy male and female)
1 dwarf sucker catfish (they only grow up to 2 in)
2-3 male mollies (dalmatian)
1 snail, 1 dwarf frog OR 1 shrimp? (Wait, do the red apple shrimp or whatever they are called live in tropical water 77 degrees?)
On the first one... I don't need the guppies and zebra/leopard danios so take that off the first one!
 
First of all, it's overstocked.
Secondly, what kind of "dwarf sucker catfish"? Some people will sell off common plecos saying that they stay small, which is completely not true. If you're going for otocinclus, they require groups of 6 or more to be comfortable, and would not work in your 14 gallon tank.

The danios also require a school of 6 or more...again, too many to add to the tank if you're going with mollies/platies/guppies as well.

Also, most mollies/platies do better with a bit of salt in the water (not enough to make it salt water, but barely brackish). Make sure that you also have 1 male per 2-3 females in both mollies and platies if you're going to include females. The problem is is that you will most likely get several babies in the tank. Where are you going to put them? They obviously can't stay in the 14 gallon tank because of the high possibility of getting it even more overcrowded....

For a 14 gallon tank, I would recommend not doing livebearers unless you're doing just male guppies. Tetras and danios would be good, along with a clown pleco (stay about 4") or rubber-lipped pleco (about 5").
 
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