New tank additions to think about

[NYgiantsRP]

I am thinking about adding something to my tank and wanted to get some opinions and suggestions! I am looking to get either one more medium sized fish, or a school of a smaller fish...that's where my trouble has started. I haven't kept many schooling fish. I want something that would school together pretty tight.

65 gallons - Current stock - gold severum, pearl gourami, black vail angel, green severum, albino BN pleco, YoYo loach, balloon ram. None of them are bigger then 4 inches

It is a very matured tank, and all the fish have been happy and healthy for some time now...zeros across the board with a pH around 6.8. My fish never seem to grow much, but I feed them good (bloodworm, flakes, and pellets)and do 50% water changes every week!

So what is your opinion? Any ideas? Could I do 6 penguin tetras? Or maybe a blue acara? Another angel? 12 cardinals?

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

Whats the size of the aquarium?

What is your nitrate reading?

 

[NYgiantsRP]

65 gallons. 0 am 0 nitrate, 0 nitrite 6.8 pH

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

How old is your set up?

Is it heavily planted?

 

[NYgiantsRP]

The tank has been setup for over 2 years, changed over to a fluval fx5 over 6 months ago. No real plants. Lots of fake plants and rocks and driftwood. Lots of caves and thick areas of plants

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

I ask because i am confused as to why your nitrate reading is zero. My reading has never been zero.

 

[NYgiantsRP]

That's what the color of water in the little glass tube tells me...it will sometimes go to 5ppm but usually more in the yellow shade then the orange.

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

Ok good. Aslong as it is registering.

A zero rating isnt good, thats why i asked.

 

[NYgiantsRP]

If there was a test kit that would go from 1-5 ppm it might be in the 2.5 area. But anyways....any suggestions about the fish choices?

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

Im curious as to how the inhabitants behave towards each other? I was under the impression Sevs were some what agro?

 

[NYgiantsRP]

Some what Argo? I am guessing that means aggressive. My Severums are not aggressive. I have had the gold for over 2 years and a red for over 2 (died because i tried a peacock and it killed the red sev)and now the green for over 6 months. Never have had any aggression. I always keep decent sized fish with them. They will show the others who is boss, but that normal behavior

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

Lol my apologies, i meant agro, short for aggressive. I said Argo because i just watched it...

Your aquarium seems pretty well stocked imo.