36gal bowfront advice on fish additions

[flatty]

Just finished up cycling my tank.
I have

6 serpae tetras
6 red eye tetras
6 black neon tetra
and an albino bristlenose(does he need driftwood)

I would like a couple more fish. I would really like German Blue rams, are they best in pairs?
I have thought of dwarf/fire gourami will they go solo or is a pair better?
My wife wants a koi marble angel and my LFS says it will be fine but the tetras seem like they may nip. This probably gets me stocked and maybe slightly over . Any advice?

 

[Fishperson]

You could add a ram pair and a gourami, or an angel, but not all of them.

 

[threnjen]

I would vote for one ram and one gourami, or one ram and one angel.
I mean basically I agree with Fishperson.

 

[flatty]

Ok so rams don't need to be purchased in pairs? Will the other tankmates me a little too nippy for an angel?

 

[Fishperson]

No, they don't. And actually, now that I think of it, I meant a ram pair, or a ram and a gourami, or just an angel. I just didn't say it right. But it isn't that big of a deal, it's close enough.

 

[NinjaTetra]

I would recommend not getting an angel in anything smaller than a 55 gallon, but the 36 and 37s are really tall... So you should be okay with one. Also, it sounds to me like u are looking for a centerpiece fish. Look into pearl gouramis, a pair would look amazing.

 

[flatty]

been a busy week haven't had time to fool with it. With so many tetras that can get nippy is any gourami safe?

 

[Fishperson]

Well red eyes shouldn't get nippy but the other two will. I think the pearl gourami might be able to fend for itself though. I'd be more worried about the tetras TBH...