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I really wouldn't add an angelfish if you want to add shrimp as well.

I would say keep a close eye on the rainbow shark. They aren't as aggressive as red tail black sharks but they can be nippy or territorial at the very least.

Gouramis and labyrinth fish in general tend to do best alone. In my experience, pearl gouramis are a little more community friendly in general and are much hardier.

Very nice. I've seen large schools of them in the wild here in Hawaii but I've never seen a private aquarium with a group like this.

I wouldn't advise it especially if it's a male and female convict pair

Puffers really don't belong in a community tank unless it's the amazon puffer. They're unpredictable and will study their tank mates before trying to attack them.

How big is your tank and what's your lighting? I really like my alternanthera reineckii. Seems to like at least 2 watts of light per gallon.

Avocado puffer or amazon puffer would be great. Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

I had a pair of german blue rams with a school or green neons and I never had any problems.

I'd say a half dozen or so synodontis petricola could live in there. I've seen some people keep a red tail shark with their cichlids I suppose it could work here provided you have multiple hideouts.

I would say maybe to the gourami. I'm against putting any labyrinth type fish in a community tank just because they're really unpredictable at times. For catfish, depending on your substrate, you could get a half dozen or so pygmy corydoras but I'd watch the pleco as he might be territorial.

A peacock eel would be neat but they do tend to burrow. Have you considered a red eye puffer. They stay pretty small but they can be aggressive.

For substrate, I'm a huge fan of using sand especially when you're dealing with fish that can be messy. Sand won't trap uneaten food or waste. DO you know what species of cichlids you'll be getting? Synodontis petricola is a great bottom feeder in mbuna tanks.

Bolivian rams would be nice.

I think you're running the risk of the pictus eating the ram. Also, I've heard that pictus cats like to be in groups.

Life found a way.

I've heard reports of them being territorial so you could try add a few hide outs if you begin to notice aggression.

Pelvicachromis pulcher.

If you go with tetras I'd avoid the neons or cardinals just in case the cobalt decides they look like an easy meal. I once added some silver tip tetras to a tank with a pair of yellow labs and slowly the tetras started disappearing.

Some people will offer goldfish to their oscars as food(which I don't approve of) and sometimes the oscar will form a bond with the goldfish.

Adding to that, threadfins are really shy fish that show best in a small planted tank. A group of danio choprai would look nice.

I'd be cautious with the blue paradisefish(macropodus operularis). I've heard that like bettas, some specimens won't be good additions to a community tank.

I'm not a killifish expert but I suppose some epiplatys annulatus could be an option. I have heard that they can be delicate but once they acclimate, they should be fine.

A couple months ago I woke to find that a guppy had jumped into my red eye puffer tank. I was shocked to see that the puffer wasn't attacking him and treated him almost like I've heard oscars treating "pet" goldfish.

Never knew that.