My stock levels

8*Rainbow
4*White cloud
2*Cockatoo

My tank holds 100L of water with tetratec EX700 filtration

Would I be ok to add to my tank 2 bottom dwellers in a few (3 or so) weeks?
I wanna wait a while to give time for algae to build up

You could probably have some corys GD.

corys would be good, I think 100litres is too small for something like a Bn, but someone will let you know on that I am sure!

Corys cant handle my water perams

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corys would be good, I think 100litres is too small for something like a Bn, but someone will let you know on that I am sure!

but ive seen people quote BNs for 60L tanks. I dont want a plec anway too ugly

I do like the clown plec or whatever its called.

Well you could always ask at the lfs what the pH is. Chances are, a lot of captive bred fish are in different pH to what their natural environment is.
I'd say your OK to have a bn, according to this you could keep one in 90L min tank size.
My mbuna aren't in a pH of 8+ as they 'should' be. To keep their water up there would mean adding all sorts & then you start getting fluctuations. Better to be stable than not

You'd fit a bristlie no problem and a clown plec would be fine size wise but check water prefs for them first. (can't remember off hand but check planet catfish.)

Or what about some smaller loaches?

the LFS recommended some to me I cant remember the name but they looked like stange things....when I find out ill let you know.

The LFS knows what my parameters are and before I purchase any bottom dwellers he will test my water for me again.

Basically he said he wouldnt sell me any fish which wouldnt suit my water anbd I know him through work aswell so I dont think he will be giving me no duff advice

that is good. there are some lovely plecs and loaches that will be fine in your water.