Good centrepiece fish

[fishyperson3010]

Hi
What would be a good centrepiece with these fish in a 47 gallon tank?
2 rams
Harlequin Rasboras
Tetras
Corys
Zebra loaches
Rainbow fish
Cherry barbs

I was thinking about a gourami but open to options

Thanks
fishyperson3010

 

[animalzrok2]

how many of each of the other fish?

 

[fishyperson3010]

how many of each of the other fish?

4 Harlequin Rasboras
6 Tetras
6 Corys
2 Zebra loaches
4 Kuhli Loaches
3 Rainbow fish
3 Cherry barbs

 

[Owl307]

when you say tetra, what kind of tetra?? Like is it a neon, a cardinal, silver tip,ember, lemon, bleeding heart, ect...

 

[Mumma.of.two]

4 Harlequin Rasboras
6 Tetras
6 Corys
2 Zebra loaches
4 Kuhli Loaches
3 Rainbow fish
3 Cherry barbs

You need to up your schools.
At least
2 more harlequins
2-4 more zebra loaches
2-3 more rainbows (of the same kind you have)
2-3 more cherry barbs
I would consider the rams the centre piece fish.

 

[fishyperson3010]

when you say tetra, what kind of tetra?? Like is it a neon, a cardinal, silver tip,ember, lemon, bleeding heart, ect...

Any that are about the size of a neon

 

[fishyperson3010]

You need to up your schools.
At least
2 more harlequins
2-4 more zebra loaches
2-3 more rainbows (of the same kind you have)
2-3 more cherry barbs
I would consider the rams the centre piece fish.

Ok. Do you think that I could maybe get a gourami

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Ok. Do you think that I could maybe get a gourami

I really do think your stocked sorry.

 

[fishyperson3010]

I really do think your stocked sorry.

What if I got rid of the rainbows

 

[Mumma.of.two]

What if I got rid of the rainbows

Then you could up the schools (as before) and add a gourami.

 

[fishyperson3010]

Then you could up the schools (as before) and add a gourami.

Ok thanks are there any other fish that would work as a centre piece in this tank

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Maybe a single angel but that depends what tetras you have. Smaller ones can get eaten.

 

[fishyperson3010]

Maybe a single angel but that depends what tetras you have. Smaller ones can get eaten.

Um not to keen on angels as the neons I'm getting of a friend are tiny

 

[fishyperson3010]

Are there any others?

 

[fishyperson3010]

4 Harlequin Rasboras
6 Tetras
6 Corys
2 Zebra loaches
4 Kuhli Loaches
3 Rainbow fish
3 Cherry barbs

Would these be ok with a pair of dario dario or would the darios get eaten

 

[Owl307]

Maybe a dwarf Cichlid like a ram, but with small tetras like neons, larger fish are hard to accommodate into the tanks. I would just add to your schools a little and stop there...

 

[fishyperson3010]

Maybe a dwarf Cichlid like a ram, but with small tetras like neons, larger fish are hard to accommodate into the tanks. I would just add to your schools a little and stop there...

Im already getting a pair of rams

 

[Owl307]

Sorry didn't see that, if you don't like angels, I can't suggest anything else, personally I would just up your schools...

 

[Paxdaddy]

You need to up your schools.
At least
2 more harlequins
2-4 more zebra loaches
2-3 more rainbows (of the same kind you have)
2-3 more cherry barbs
I would consider the rams the centre piece fish.

I read that cherry barbs are one barb that doesn't need to be I. A school

 

[absolutangel04]

IMO, even if you added to all your schools, you would be fine to add a dwarf gourami or a honey gourami. If you wanted a bigger gourami, like a blue gourami, I suggest you first up your schools a bit and then see hoe well your parameters hold up and that would be a good indicator for whether or not you could add a larger gourami.