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geeze those prices you listed seem very very high. Stocking level is definitely teetering towards the too high side if you ask me. If I were faced with this decision I'd first have to choose if I wanted to nice planted discus tank or a nice planted community tank that happens to house a few discus. You've sort of got a foot in both worlds there. But you imply that your focus will be the discus. With that in mind, I'd setup a discus tank and worry about dither fish later. Maybe just one large school or cardinals.
But, if you're dead set on that plan, I'd be a bit concerned about having 8 rams in the tank together. Even in a heavily planted tank the fish are bound to cross one another's path....especially with the level of stocking you're considering. I'd also be concerned that a school of 10-15 rummy nose will essentially get lost in there. I'd choose one large school of either cardinals or rummy nose. Either way I'd pass on the congo tetras especially if you're concerned about them being too rambunctious for the disucs; which bring me full circle back to a decision of whether this is a discus tank or not!
But, if you're dead set on that plan, I'd be a bit concerned about having 8 rams in the tank together. Even in a heavily planted tank the fish are bound to cross one another's path....especially with the level of stocking you're considering. I'd also be concerned that a school of 10-15 rummy nose will essentially get lost in there. I'd choose one large school of either cardinals or rummy nose. Either way I'd pass on the congo tetras especially if you're concerned about them being too rambunctious for the disucs; which bring me full circle back to a decision of whether this is a discus tank or not!