ok new fish tank please help!?

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im barley going to start a new tank, i want to know if the fish i choose are compatible with each other .im thinking of putting
2 rams
2guppies
5neon tetras
and 4 black widow tetra

i have a 30 gallon tank to put them in , tell me if that is enough room.


PS
also suggest plants .
 
What sort of Rams German blue rams or Bolivian rams?

Here are some plants an assortment of plants that you might like
http://www.azgardens.com/newaquar2.php
 
thats enough room, couple things though. Tetras and rams arent hardy enough to survive the nitrogen cycle, so add them after your tanks established (done with the cycle), rams (and most other dwarf cichlids) need very specific water parameters and are highly sensitive to changes in the water chemistry, so if this is your 1st tank, I recommend you dont get them. Common plants are anubias, amazon swordtails and java ferns
 
Tetras need to be kept in groups of more than 4 and 5. 6 should always be considered an absolute minimum.

Wouldn't put guppies in with that lot. The tetras will fin nip, and the Rams will defend a territory and chase everything from it. Plus they need to be kept in a ratio of 1 male to 2-3 females, or same-sex shoals of more than 6.

The Rams need absolutely superb water quality. NO ammonia or nitrite, nitrate of less than 20ppm (less than 15 to be on the safe side) and pH should be steady at 6-6.5 (pH is much more important than many on here realise). Not a beginner fish, so wait for at LEAST a year before you think about getting them. One might suffer from subordinate stress if they don't pair-bond.

Apart from that, yeah, that should be do-able in a 30gal.

Plants:
Java Fern
Amazon Swords
Riccia
Hornwort
Wisteria
Anubias sp
Vallis

All of them should be pretty tough.

Make sure you cycle the tank before you get any fish though. To cycle a tank, you add a source of ammonia every day and test the water until ammonia and nitrite reach 0ppm and stay there for a week. For that, you need a test kit.

More details of the fishless cycle below:
 
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