New 35 gallon -bigger fish

[richardh]

I have recently acquired a 35 gallon tank (dims 3ft x 1.5 high x 1 deep) and hope to rehome a school of red eye tetras (5), as they seem a little active for my 17gallon. I will probably add another 2 or 3 to make it more of a school.

I would like a single centrepiece fish in here and was hoping for angel. Is the tank a little on the small size for an angel? If so, what other bigger fish might be suitable in there?

 

[richardh]

What about some sort of betta or gourami?

 

[Galligak]

An angel, gourami or betta would all be fine in that tank. It'd be a perfect size for all of them and more! Also a dwarf cichlid would also be a good focal point for the tank

 

[richardh]

Thanks, not that familiar with dwarf cichlids, so I'll have a look on google images

 

[Galligak]

Thanks, not that familiar with dwarf chilids, so I'll have a look on google images

Some of my favorites to look up would be german blues, bolivians, keyholes, and any apistogramma ( think I just screwed up that spelling!)

 

[absolutangel04]

Personally, I do not recommend any angels/bettas/gouramis with red eyed tetras. There is of course some variability with fish, but of all the red-eyes I have kept, they were nasty and nippy to angels and bettas. So, thats why I don't recommend them to be kept together.
Dwarf cichlids are a bit faster than angels and don't have the long fins, so I think they would be a better choice as a centerpiece in this case.

 

[richardh]

That was my suspicion with the red eyes. They are like lightning :O
I'll see what I can find in my lfs, dwarf cichlid wise