38 Gallon Tank Fish Ideas?

[MiamiRedhawk33]

Hello all,

Looking for some ideas of what fish to add into my tank.

For background information, it is a 38 gallon tank, bio wheel filtration system (double cartridge), a large rock with many holes and internal space (that my current fish love to be in), some fake/colorful decorative plants, and sand (I THINK aragonite sand but I forget. Whatever the common freshwater sand is...).

As for fish, I CURRENTLY have 6 giant danios, a red zebra cichlid (about 2ish inches), two clown loaches, and a rainbow shark. I have a friend taking my danios, and possibly the cichlid, but not sure yet.

I am looking for opinions of what I should add that would make the tank more colorful and active. The ideas of fish can be whether the danios and/or cichlid stay in the tank, or if they are all removed and just leave the two loaches and rainbow shark.

I'll leave a pic for a visual. Thanks to any and all suggestions, it is very appreciated! (Disregard the blue zebra. Sadly, it died many weeks ago.)

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[grode15]

I'm not sure what else you can get,but you should regime those clown loaches if your not planning on upgrading to around a 100 gallon tank in the future, they need a much bigger tank than 38 gallons.

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[flitabout]

Add nothing you are way over stocked especially with those clown loaches. Check aquavisor. AqAdvisor - Intelligent Freshwater Tropical Fish Aquarium Stocking Calculator and Aquarium Tank/Filter Advisor
Your aquarium stocking level is 209%.
Your tank is seriously overstocked. Unless this setup is temporary, you should consider a larger tank.[SIZE=-1] [/SIZE]

 

[MiamiRedhawk33]

When the fish become too big the fish will be relocated. I've had them for almost 7 months not and they've grown 1-2 inches and that's it. Assuming they will not have a surprising growth spurt, I assume I have some time with them in my tank with other fishy friends.

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[Coursair]

Big fish need big tanks to grow in a normal fashion.
Small tanks promote stunting which also shortens lifespan.


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[flitabout]

Think of it this way. You see small goldfish in a bowl, and they never get real big maybe 3-4 inches. They live for a few years and then die. People are happy with that not realizing that a true adult size of a GF is 10-12 inches and the lifespan can be 25years + Their organs continue to grow even if their skeletal system are unable to. Eventually it crushes their internal organs and they die a rather painful slow death. It's the same with clown loaches and other big fish. Tropical Fish for Freshwater Aquariums: Clown Loach
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[MiamiRedhawk33]

Then let's say, perhaps, I only kept the rainbow shark. What are some ideas then?

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