tropical fish questions on guppies-catfish-shrimps..?

[amor omnibus idem]

got a 20 gal aquarium..6 guppies..2 female (dont like their colors)and 4 male and i know what most will say for the male being more than female..but..when males stop chasing them-live to the other side of the tank-females run on the other side and start picking on them..all the time!!..is it normal or did i get 2 kinky guppies?..got plastic plants..lots of them..and other spots to hide..would i have babies if i dont really try?..some say that i will since babies can hide..is it possible?..
also i got a Schwartz's Cory Cat..but it is veeery shy..how many should i get for this to change?..also one takashi amano shrimp..(shrimp is not as shy as the cory..)how many of them is it ok to have too?..would they be cool with catfish?..like both of them..and i would like to have an active bottom on the tank too..
should i add neon tetras?..will they get along fine with the guppies?..aaand final question...guppies eat the pallets for catfish and shrimp b4 reaching bottom..what should i do?
thanks!

[socksrocks55]

Beware the guppys will breed like mad. I cant get rid of mine. I got them to cycle my 20 gallon. And I took them all out besides 7. And now Im back to 126 again. or more....

[Alicia M]

basically the females are playing hard to get . the males can and WILL knock up your females. each guppy can have anywhere from 10-50 babies at a time. they also choose when and if they will be pregnant. take out the females if you do not want babies.

and yes you will have guppy babies . My cat fish I have a Cory catfish . Yours will be fine just give her time. and as far as I know just keep the one shrimp that you have for now but go get live bamboo shoot for the shrimp to eat and hide on

[catxcatxx]

guppies can be bullies, i would still get more females than males, at some point it's all going to switch and you're going to lose your females. babies will arrive whether you want them to or not, but the adults will eat fry, if you leave it as is it will just be down to natural selection.

corys should be in groups of 3 or more, get some more schwartzi corys. they are highly sociable fish. same as the shrimp.

yes you can add neon tetras, add a group of six, provided your tank has matured enough to handle new bioload.

if you find that the guppies are getting to everything, it's going to be worse if you add neons. the best way would be to feed the guppies on one side of the tank, and while they're preoccupied, take a pinch of the pellets and stick your arm in the tank at the other end dropping it straight on to the substrate for the others to get. shrimp also appreciate sinking algae wafers and blanched vegetables.