center peice fish.

[tetra]

Kinda looking around at some different types of fish for a center piece fish. I have been looking online at a bunch of different gourami or some kind of angle fish. Well what i am trying to do is find something that intresting and different.

If anyone has some suggestions or ideas i wouldnt mind hearing them. Doesnt have to be an angel fish or gourami. Hoping to make an order in the new year.

My tank is 44x18x18.


Thanks

[tori.lock]

What other fish do you have in the tank? This will make finding a centerpiece fish a lot easier. How planted/decorated is it?

[Lab_Rat]

Many of the dwarf cichlids would do well in a community. Bolivian rams would go well in that tank.

[Deleted User]

A couple blood parrots would be neat thumbs2:

[hockeyhead019]

idk about the chiclid idea the tetra tend to be a little too agressive for them...

however i have a golden gourami and i think she's great

[rich311k]

Get some rainbow fish, they would do well in that tank.

[tetra]

well the tank is the one in my sig. Plus i have 10 diamond tetras waiting to get in. Sucks ordering fish this time of year.

I am not realy a fan of cichilids.

Think a blood parrot would eat my neons ?

I had gourami's before. I actualy enjoy watching them. I had a gold and a moonlight long time ago. I was planning on a pair, but i was intrested in others. I have been browsing the list of fish you fresh water species list you have here on ac.

I actualy wanted rainbows but i thought they where a schooling fish? I would love to have a school of those also but i think it would be to many fish. If i had a bigger tank i think i would have a school of 20 bosemani rainbow's lol

[Northernguy]

Some kribs might work well in there.

[Gayle]

Gouramis do make very nice centerpiece fish. They are graceful looking and come in lovely colors. You just have to watch beacuse they can be a bit aggressive depending on the Gourami you get. Not to mention if you get a pair it can get rough. But one would be nice. IDK much about Angels, I think they are beautiful, but other than that cant help ya.

[tetra]

I had a pair of gold's in my 33 one time but after the first few months they got agressive so i sold them to the lfs store. I do like them, how they seem to glide through water. Now having the 60 gallon they should be have tons more room and hiding places, i think i will try them again.

[hockeyhead019]

love my gold and i think a 60 gal would be enough room territory wise for two

[tetra]

Just to be safe i will wait till my plants grow out a bit more to provide more hiding spaces.

[tetra]

any other suggestions?

[Spartanhockey89]

what about black ghost knife? I've had one for about 3 years, and they definetly give that different factor to the tank. Hes been in a community tank with mainly tetras his whole life, and stays pretty much to himself. Once you get them on bloodworms, they are really quite easy to care for.