new fish pls help

[superbees]

hi i have brought a fish tank about 2 months ago it is fully cycled all tests spot on tank size 36 inches long 14 inches wide 18 inches tall the tank holds about 36 us gallons i currently have 2 mollies 1 dwarf gourami 2 corys 2 small fish not sure what they are chequerd body whith red fins and rail and black trim about 1.5 inches long i would like to add more fish as tank looks empty i would like some advice on what type of fish i could buy that will get on whith my current fish i would wonder if i could add some more gouramis as i liked the pearl ones and some angel fish and maybe some silver sharks and how many i would it be best to get smaller fish and what type . many thanks

 

[gadazobe]

Hi and welcome. How about 3 corys. They're lovely comical little bottom feeder fish. In my opinion no tank should be without some. They are a great cleanup crew and inoffensive to other fish.

 

[superbees]

i already have corys looking for diff fish

 

[FrAnK3333]

Well if your ready go for cichlids.

 

[Germyzero]

Maybe some swordtails or guppies if you want to breed?

 

[superbees]

what chilids and will they be ok with my other fish

 

[Raechal]

what chilids and will they be ok with my other fish

You could try a pair of german rams.

 

[FrAnK3333]

Go for a pair of small south american cichlids.

 

[Ferris]

Yeah careful with the Cichlids, they mostly get huge, Rams are great though and would be fine. Forget the silver shark idea, they get to over a foot long and need a monster tank.

 

[FrAnK3333]

Dwarf cichlids dont get big.

 

[Ferris]

Yep totally agree, hence the word "mostly".....lol

Nice options available with dwarfs too, some really colourful fish.

 

[superbees]

dwarf chilids sound cool have seen some pics on internet look nice how many could i get and is it best to get them in pairs male and female

 

[Ferris]

Dwarfs generally do well in pairs although it's not essential. Not sure as to the number as I've never kept them, maybe one of the others will chip in

 

[Raechal]

I kept two males before (the LPS guy told me they were male and female ) and they seemed fine together. The larger male would kind of chase the smaller one but that only happened rarely and never nipped at him. Just kind of chased him a little. I would try to get a male and female though.

 

[superbees]

would it be ok to get 1 pair of cockatoo dwarf and 1 pair of bolivan rams in my tank