Centrepiece needed

[Scottishnewbie]

I'm looking for suggestions on what fish I can get for my tank as a 'centrepiece' . At present I have 10 neons, 10 zebra danios, male Siamese fighter (betta?), 2 clown plecs and 4 corys.
Was thinking of dwarf gouramis or blue rams but would like some advice please. Tank is 190 litres and has driftwood and a selection of real plants in it.

 

[Scottishnewbie]

I'm going to wait a few weeks as my tank is cycled I think but is still relatively new and I don't want to overload my tank.
I would just appreciate some advice!
My ammonia level is staying at 0 and my nitrates are at 10, nitrites are 0 and ph is 7. Are these ok readings?

 

[MartinBlank]

They sound great.

Your main issue is that you already sorta have a centerpiece, in your betta.

Most traditional centerpiece fish (angels, gourami, etc) are going to conflict with him and vice versa.

 

[aquabeast]

you couldnt do gouramis or angelfish because they conflict with the betta, personally, i would consider the betta as your centerpeice.

 

[aquabeast]

+1 to the tank btw, it looks very nice.

 

[Scottishnewbie]

I would like a bigger fish as they are all very small apart from the betta. Are there any that you could suggest?

 

[aquabeast]

lemme think here.. you could try maybe some bolivian rams, maybe 2 of them.. ive never owned any, but im sure that those would work.. you couldnt do angels cause theyll rip up the plants.. but id try the rams.

 

[Scottishnewbie]

Thank you, I will wait for a while for my filter bacteria to stabilise a bit first. Does the same go for dwarf gouramis and the betta?

 

[aquabeast]

the betta will be ok by himself.. ive discovered that with bettas, they get jealous of other top breathing fish, such as other bettas, gouramis, even goldfish, yea, so i wouldnt mix them. just leave the betta. id wait a few weeks for the tank to stabilize before you try rams, although im not sure if theyre that delicate. im only used to dealing with delicate fish

 

[Flossie]

I was thinking bolivian rams... They look a lot like german blues but are easier! I totally want some but I have Africans cichlids and Goldfish