What fish to get?

Wolfey

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Hey there!

So I did my introduction and want to ask a few questions right away haha!
My biggest problem at the moment is what fish to get next.
My tank is a Juwel RIO 125 (33 gal), water is good, added some biological medium (Siporax) to the Filter and now its working really well. Doing weekly water changes and generally keeping an eye on it as well.

My current fish are as follows:

6 Honey Gouramis
7 Guppys, 2 Male and 5 Female (and about 7 fry) NOTE: I will get rid of the fry, because i think then it will get pretty full in there lol.
2 Garra Flavatra
11 Dwarf Corydoras
2 Rabbit Snails
1 Nerite Snail
2 Freshwater Clams
6 Amano Shrimps

I definitely will get a small pleco next month (wanna make sure tank is cycled really well beforehand).

Now heres my question:

What other fish could i add? I want to get some bigger fish (not too big, just maybe like my honey gouramis) to fill in the middle swimming space. I also thought about some tetras maybe since i love schooling fish. Killifish are dope too. Also thought about black molly but I've heard that they're just gloryfied guppys (I kinda like them tho).

These are some thoughts I had, of course I would just add one kind of fish (or maybe if you think it could work some more), I just can't decide.

What do you guys think? Do you think I already have too many fish? Or can I add some more? I really dont want to overpopulate my tank.
Thanks in advance!
Heres a pic of my tank so you can get a picture of it:
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Hi Wolfey, welcome! from my (short) experience on this forum, people are going to ask you about your water parameters, so in an effort to get you ahead of the 8-ball, you should post those so that the smart people on this board who know answers to stuff like this can help you better!
 
Hi Wolfey, welcome! from my (short) experience on this forum, people are going to ask you about your water parameters, so in an effort to get you ahead of the 8-ball, you should post those so that the smart people on this board who know answers to stuff like this can help you better!

Well i feared that this question might come haha
I just did a water change so I will do a test tomorrow once it is settled. I only have test strips so I don‘t know if it is going to be sufficient enough but I guess you can check the most important perimiters from there haha!
Will post them tomorrow!
 
With the guppies looking happy, I would guess your water will be on the hard side, so maybe look at small barbs rather than tetras. Either cherry barbs or checker barbs
 
I hate to be the guy who says this, but even if your water is perfect for panda garras, they really aren't big community fish. They are aggressive, need high flow, need specific food, are always wild caught so colors may fade. I wish they weren't so popular, because they really need specific care.

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I see now that you already have the fish. So nvm. Maybe you could get them their own tank or rehome them.
 
Thanks for your answers, as i said will post my results later.
I hate to be the guy who says this, but even if your water is perfect for panda garras, they really aren't big community fish. They are aggressive, need high flow, need specific food, are always wild caught so colors may fade. I wish they weren't so popular, because they really need specific care.

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I see now that you already have the fish. So nvm. Maybe you could get them their own tank or rehome them.

I‘ve heard that they are wild caught yes, but i have a buddy who has had aquariums his whole life and he recommended them too. Mine don‘t seem aggressive at all and are pretty peaceful, i feed them pleco tabs and algae wafers and the occasional freeze food.
But thanks for the information i believe you, I will keep an eye on them and if i notice anything I will relocate them!
 

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