Getting a centerpiece fish?

[NanoTankGuy]

Can someone please suggest smth bright and decent-sized as a centerpiece for my tank (sig). I have about 15" of space available. I wanna get two platies and... smth else, but I've looked at pretty much everything and I just don't know - call me confuzzled. Any suggestions will do - but think first if they'll get along with my existing fish.
Thx.

[Fishguy2727]

The pearl gourami will make for a good centerpiece.

The 1" per gallon rule is at best a very loosely applicable guide. There are MANY other factors that contribute to the maximum possible bioload.

[kaoticice]

I just realized that you already have a pearl gourami in your tank. That could be your centerpiece fish already. Maybe adding another 2 female for him should be good (assuming that your gourami is a male).
I dunno, but i never really liked mollies or platies that much from my personal taste. I'd go for some blue rams or other dwarf cichlids.

[Mvjnz]

I would agree, the gourami is your centerpiece fish.

[Tigerbarb]

Your gourami and pleco will become your two centerpiece fish soon enough, especially as they mature.

[NickFish]

Like stated above, the pearl is your centerpiece.

If he isn't big enough yet to look like one he soon will be.

[nwnittany]

Not to pile on here, but I'm with the gang. The gourami will make a great centerpiece.

I used a gourami as the center in my first tank and it worked out great. He swam around like he owned the place and looked great doing it.

[Jacko]

Why not go with a pair of dwarf cichlids such as rams, apistos or kribs? They would make nice centerpeice fish for the bottom half of the tank while the pearl gourami would make a good centerpeice fish for the top half of the tank.