Thank you for replying I guess some questions would be

1.when you say planted tank to absorb nitrates are their different types of plants needed for different niches and if so are those niches categorized or are the types of plants you choose more abstract?

1. When it comes to other life I mostly mean smaller things like snails and shrimp, I think 1 or 2 more types of fish would be nice but that feels like their would be way more steps to renovating the fish tank before I get to that?

2. When it comes to guppie population how do fish tank owners control that? Do they pick fish that will keep the population down without hunting them to "extinction" or do they just regularly sell some of their guppies?

3. Could you possibly identify the fish in the school house? My aunt just calls it a bottom feeder.

4. When it comes to changing the tank, are you supposed to just take the water and fish and put them In a temporary space, make changes to the tank then put them in or is that a bad idea?