How does this combo sound?

[Pagey]

I'm planning on getting another big tank  in the near future, and I'm trying to decide on who I want to live in it. My first choice would be a 36 gallon bowfront, but I need to do some measuring and planning - as well as make sure the floor is going to hold that much tank. I might have to downsize to a 29. How does this potential combo sound so far?

Dwarf rainbowfish and/or Celebes rainbowfish for schooling fish - how many and either/or would of course depend on what size tank I end up with (not to mention availability)
Red-tailed black shark - I know one only, but will they get along with other fish? I've always admired but never kept them
Weather and/or kuhli loaches - How many TBD, of course.

I know it's sketchy, but I'm in the beginning stages. I'm trying to plan this out for once instead of getting the tank and then deciding what I'm going to do with it. I'm trying to concentrate on fish I've never kept before. Depending on how my current experiments with planted mini-tanks go, I might try for at least some live plants as well. My green thumb so far doesn't seem to work with aquatic plants.

[Essabee]

I always avoid the red tailed black shark, Epalzeorhynchos bicolor, as they are too agressive for a community tank and they are big fishes growing up to 6" in size. The shark would be OK only with much smaller fishes but anything threatening would be attacked. It torpedos the side of the threat with its teeth pointing outwards and can kill fishes bigger than itself in seconds.

[Pagey]

Darn. Oh well. Back to the drawing board on tankmates...

[Lynda B]

I have a rainbow shark that is very peaceful. She won't let fish in her hidey holes but she's wonderful in my community tank. I've had her with golden gouramis, cichlids and, at one point, tiger barbs.

[Yipee]

It depends on the fish,actually. Loaches will be good replacement for the shark.

[Lynda B]

Everybody should have loaches......