Ideas for fish to inhabit the upper layer of my tank

[teamgs]

Greetings,
Now that my 90 Gal tall (36 x 18 x 30 tall) is planted and cycled, I am looking at fish for a community aquarium. My initial stock list is something like this:

Boesemani Rainbow - 2
Praecox Rainbow - 2
Krib - 1
GBR - 1
Bolivian Ram - 1
Blue Gouramis - 2
Congo Tetras - 5
Otos - 3
Corys - 3

I am looking for a small (5-8) school of fish to inhabit the upper tank layer. I had thought about some sort of Rasbora.

Any ideas?

Regards,

Gary

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Hatchets....
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/characins/hatchet.php

My rasboras hang around the mid to lower tank. Same with my tetras.

Any other good upper-tank fish out there anyone?

 

[teamgs]

Thanks for the info on the Rasboras. I had thought about Hatchets, but was looking for a more colorful variety. I none can be found, then hatchets it is! What about Danios?

Any glaring issues with my current list?

Regards,

Gary

 

[WaterPond]

i would get one more tpye of each rainbow, they will be happier and show their full colour that way.

 

[teamgs]

Thanks for the information Jason. Adding more of those beautiful fish shouldn't be hard to justify!

Gary

 

[WaterPond]

and with a 90gal you could add SO much more.

 

[teamgs]

Hey Jason,
I thought I was limited to only around 54 inches of fish, owing to the fact that my tank is a 90 gal tall, and has the surface area of more like a 55 gallon tank. I was using the surface area divided by 12 rule. Adding in the 6 hatchets, that puts me around 48", leaving a little, but not a lot, more room, based on the rule. I would love to add more fish, if the rule I am using is too strict, or incorrect.

Regards,

Gary

 

[eah]

I would bump up the number of cories. With just three in a large tank, they may really become reclusive. I would go with a minimum of 7 or 8 to really be able to enjoy their fun antics. If you're worried about space, you can get one of the smaller types that don't get larger than an inch or two.

 

[teamgs]

Thanks for the tips in the corys. I will add some more.

Regards,

Gary