New aquarium project

[LemmiWinks]

I'm going to be building an aquarium for my new place and need some input. I want the aquarium to be about 6-7 inches wide, about 1-2 feet high and probably 4-5 feet long. The idea is to make it long and skinny so i can rest maybe behind my bead like a headboard. Besides all of that, i'm wondering what would be a sweet schooling fish to put in it, i have no idea how many gallons its going to hold but i basically want a large number of tetras or guppies or something of all one color. I also do think i want decorations but more so just a cool color gravel. Any input on what kind of fish i could put in their to create an awesome looking school? I was thinking all bright red guppies but would like some more input

 

[BlaseMrNiceguy]

The width of the tank is going to hinder your stock. You wouldn't be able to put anything that gets over say 3 inches in there maybe 4 because they need turn around room. But I love my tiger barbs but they are semi aggressive. Maybe some small neon tetra there are a ton of micro fish out there, if you go that route you could put 80-100 micro fish in there with no problem. I would suggest maybe green neon tetras, ember tertras, Pygmy cories, ruby tetras, galaxy rasboras, etc. that's just a few there are tons. Imagine a school of 50+ fish swimming over your head.

 

[LemmiWinks]

Awesome, that is exactly what i am looking for. Most likely going with the neon tetras!