Stocking Help Please!

[steveo1313]

Wish you could start a new tank? Well live through me!

I have just finished cycling my 37gallon tall. I need to stock it! I have 6 zebra danios (figured I'd get some tough little guys in there after my first cycle just to be sure!) and plenty of room. It's not planted, but I do have lots of silk and plastic plants I received as gifts and plenty of things to hide in.

I know this comes up A LOT on here, but I LOVE angelfish. I REALLY want one as a center piece (I know 2 would probably be too crowded in the tank). I know lots of people love gourami's, but I LOVE me some angels! I also love dalmation mollies and other mollies but they might not work with everybody else

In summary,

Suggestions for adding to my tank??


37 Gallon Tall (30Lx12.5Wx25.6H)
-Sand Substrate (White-ish)
-Black Background

I HAVE:
(6) Zebra Danios

I WANT:
@ Least 1 Angelfish.
More Color


Thanks Everyone!

If you could give me a list of compatible community fish that would be great.

P.S. After a long time using all your advice I've made an account so I'll be sure to try to help in return! Thanks again!

 

[Amicus]

The angels might get a little aggressive with the other fish in your tank. I would look at dwarf gouramis as a choice. There are a lot of different colors and patterns. Since you have sand you might consider some Kuli Loaches.

 

[steveo1313]

Thanks,

I was also thinking maybe a cichlid tank for their awesome colors, but I've read they prefer a longer tank over tall and as you can see I have a tall tank.

MY CURRENT PLAN however was to add more danios because I've heard if they're in a larger school they'll keep more to themselves.

I was thinking
1 Angel
12 Zebra Danios
6 Cory cats (or some other small school of bottom feeders)
and possibly another small school of something colorful or a couple 2-3" fish.

That would about stock my tank to the max.

 

[steveo1313]

UPDATE:

So I went to my LFS and found myself QUICKLY loving gouramis. Thanks to Amicus I looked at them for about an hour. I've decided instead of an angel and the trouble to go along with raising one. I'll fix up my first tank with a DG. SO....

I'm now thinking

6 Zebra Danios (Already have and love their free for all attitude)
1 Dwarf Gourami
6 Kuhli Loaches OR Peppered Corys
6 Sunburst Platties OR 4 Mollies (3F:1M most likely)

Suggestions? Approvals? Nay sayers?

 

[librarygirl]

Looks fine to me. If you get male/female mix of the livebearers (platys/mollys) you'll need to have a backup plan as to what to do with the babies when they have them as they'll quickly overstock the tank. Good luck!

 

[Amicus]

You may also want to consider some neon or columbian tetras, the latter being very bright and you could get quite a few of them. Harlequin Rasporas are really cool too, they are a shoaling fish.

 

[Amicus]

I was going to start a cichlid tank but you are right, a good starter tank is a 55 long and I don't have one of those yet. You would also have to add media that would help keep the pH high like limestone rock and a special substrate. You also need good filtration as to help curb aggression it is recommended to overcrowd the tank.