Centrepiece fish for a 12 gallon

[Shubunkin01]

I was thinking about my stocking list that I hope to get soon, and I realised that I wanted a larger fish or two to go with my other selections.

So far I would get

3 guppies
3-4 Panda Cories

Can anyone think of a suitable, peacefulfish or two to go with these? It would be a 12 gallon planted tank.

Thanks
Shubunkin01

 

[WaterPond]

one dwarf gourami or a peaceful dwarf cichlid such as an apisto or ram(can be tricky)

I would go with the gourami though.

 

[Shubunkin01]

I was thinking about gouramis, bit I found this on the internet:

with some of the surface covered with floating plants

Is this necessary?will they be happier if I got some floating plants?

Thanks
Shubunkin01

 

[JDogg]

I was thinking about gouramis, bit I found this on the internet:

with some of the surface covered with floating plants

Is this necessary?will they be happier if I got some floating plants?

Thanks
Shubunkin01

happier? maybe
necessary? no

 

[JDogg]

one dwarf gourami

i would say betta, but not with the guppys

 

[Shubunkin01]

Could I have 2 Dwarf Gouramis or would I be really overstocked?

 

[WaterPond]

well, i would recommend one because two males with fight and a male and a female will become territorial while spawning, and they will most likely spawn. If you must get two, i would go a male and feamle pair or even better two females(which are not as colourful)

Your best bet would be one dwarf gourami, male because they are more attractive.

 

[hc8719]

one dwarf gourami or a peaceful dwarf cichlid such as an apisto or ram(can be tricky).

i really dont encourage rams being put in a tank smaller than 20g. like jason said, they are tricky, costly, and dont live too long, even with optimal water conditions (like 2 years)

 

[tropicfishman]

get a snail lol

 

[Shubunkin01]

Thanks tropicfishman...

hc, I wasn't thinking of getting a ram, I had heard that they are difficult to keep happpy. I prefer Gouramis.

I'm leaning toward Gouramis, unless there are any other ideas?

Thanks
Shubunkin01

 

[severum mama]

Have you thought about a paradise gourami? They are so pretty IMO. It just seems like I've read a lot of posts where people have trouble keeping dwarf gouramis alive, even with great water perams (colisa lalia, anyway). Paradise gouramis are easy to keep and very colorful.