Fish Suggestions

[umberk]

I have a 40 gallon tank with 5 Serpae Tetras, 3 Yellow Panchax, 4 Cory Cats, a Dwarf Gourami, and a Leopard Ctenopoma (I will eventually move him as hes getting a bit big and maybe the killis when they get larger). Right now my tank looks empty because the Panchax are at the top, the Leopard Ctenopoma hides in the leaves waiting to ambush, and there Serpae are mid/bottom level and Corys stay towards the bottom so I have little movement in the middle of the tank.

I cant have anything too streamline(like zebra danios) because they will be eaten, and I cant have anything too small(about 1/2 inch body length) due to the same reason. I love my Leopard Ctenopoma and I dont have the resources to move him yet so Im trying to find something compatible that will also compliment the Serpaes.

I was thinking Emperor Tetras as they are a little deeper bodied and get to be about 2 inches but I havent been able to locate them at a decent size so far. I dont want primarily silver fish as they dont interest me much nor another mostly red fish. Any suggestions for another schooling fish for mid/top level of the tank?

 

[waterdrop]

Hi umberk, You may have already done this, but perhaps post in the general discussion section would get more suggestions (although we have some pretty good stocking analyzers here like Assaye and Davo86 and Wills and I'm probably unfairly leaving out many others, lol) - I know for my part that I'm not experienced enough with your particular fish to get a good handle on thinking about it. WD

 

[OldMan47]

Why hold back WD? Where is your favorite recommendation, the rasboras? They are relatively deep bodied, over an inch each and middle swimmers.

 

[steven peck]

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[Carlovel1]

Congo Tetras?

 

[waterdrop]

Why hold back WD? Where is your favorite recommendation, the rasboras? They are relatively deep bodied, over an inch each and middle swimmers.

Yes, OM knows my love of Harlequins! They are an example of something we were talking about (perhaps it was MW) in another thread tonight: that it sometimes helps beginners to be patient and choose only a few species for their tank but in larger shoal numbers if they realize that they have a whole lifetime to eventually try out other species.

In my own case Harlequins (Rasbora Heteromorpha or whatever the latest scientific name is, I think it changed recently) were a fish I saw for years in photographs in books but could never find in my local shops and never got to have. I always really like their look. In my new "Re-beginner" life in the hobby I have finally been able to indulge myself and I'm really enjoying these rasboras!

~~waterdrop~~

 

[OldMan47]

I like them too WD. Here are a few of mine.