More fish?

[16wbrinkley]

I have a 20 gallon tank with a honey gourami, a long finned zebra danio, 4 long finned blue danios, and a rubber lipped pleco. These fish tend to stay towards the top or bottom of the tank. I would like some colorful middle swimmers to complete my tank. Any suggestions?

 

[Shane l]

SOME cardinal/neon tetras will add a nice touch as well as a schooler for the middle zone

 

[16wbrinkley]

I am looking for something a little more unusual, but neons or cardinals are my second choice.

 

[Galligak]

I agree with the cardinals (I love mine); there are serpae, rummynose, lemon, blue Kerri (if you can find them), and embers would as well. I can't think of any more right now, so hopefully someone else will chime in

 

[Leatherback1]

I have neons and they are really cool

 

[azmodan]

Furcata or threadfin rainbowfish are two top dwellers that are slightly less common. Marbled hatchetfish are pretty cool too, just make sure you have a tight lid.

Edit: Ahhh you're looking for MIDDLE dwellers! My bad.

 

[bettaowner]

Chili rasboras or ember tetras would be a good option.

 

[16wbrinkley]

Oh, one more thing...

My only LFS's are pet smart and Walmart

That kind of narrows things down a bit....

 

[bettaowner]

You could try to add some harlequin rasboras.

 

[Newkeeperotis]

+ 1 for harlequins they are brilliant little fish I have 6 of them in my tank with neons

 

[Dreamroper]

You could try to add some harlequin rasboras.

I agree about the rasboras. I have two that were really tiny when I first got them and now that they're fully matured, they have great color. I'd like to get a few more, but I have to be careful not to overstock my tank. There's always more fish that I want to get.

 

[Leatherback1]

Oh, one more thing...

My only LFS's are pet smart and Walmart

That kind of narrows things down a bit....

If you have to I'd say buy online because petsmart doesn't know how to care for their fish too well...................some are better than others though,so my advice would be to look in the tank with the least dead fish.walmart is just trying to make money.Doesnt care about the fish if no one buys it.search up where they get their animals from on YouTube and you'll see.

 

[Leatherback1]

Also, search up on the Internet for lfs in your area.Im sure their will be one.

 

[NinjaNomad196]

Always recommend platy and guppies

 

[16wbrinkley]

Thanks for the advice

There might be a smaller LFS somewhere near here.....

I'm trying to stay away from live bearers if at all possible.

 

[plantedtankman]

You could try some Rosy Barbs or Congo Tetras

 

[azmodan]

You could try some Rosy Barbs or Congo Tetras

Not recommended for a 20g.

 

[vespasianus]

I wish I could have Rasboras but my 8.0 ph tap water where I live won't do that well with them as they are extremely sensitive to ph and I aint got the time to do the whole lower the ph thing for every water change. In my old place I had some though and I highly recommend them, beautiful active fish they are.

 

[Coyne]

I have a pH of 8.2 and I have had 9 Harlequin Rasbora for the past couple months. They seem to be fine. Very active and fun to watch when they all school up.