I spend entirely too much time now researching fish and the like and I still haven't chosen a fish / been able to find what I want at my LFS. Here is my deal. Current fish are in my sig and I don't plan on adding anymore of them. As it says below, 36 gallon tank.
As water goes, my tank pH hovers around 8.0 and none of my fish seem to mind it as they are all doing great. The tank will eventually be planted but not super heavily.
I wanted to get some Bolivian Rams, however I checked every LFS around here and can't find them (plus I don't want to pay to have them shipped overnight). My next idea was 5 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish as they are a different body type than all the others and will add some color, however I feel that I'd be approaching overstocked if I added 5 more fish. I was also looking at Dwarf Gouramis, however I have read that they are difficult to keep and prone to disease.
So, I'm looking for either a single fish or a pair of fish that will be no bigger than about 4" each full grown, will add some color to the tank, are more tolerant of higher pH, and will get along with all my other tankmates.
What other options do I have? I'm starting to look at some other Gouramis but I see that most tend to be at least somewhat territorial and temperamental, so I'm really just looking for some suggestions of other fish to research. Thanks.
As water goes, my tank pH hovers around 8.0 and none of my fish seem to mind it as they are all doing great. The tank will eventually be planted but not super heavily.
I wanted to get some Bolivian Rams, however I checked every LFS around here and can't find them (plus I don't want to pay to have them shipped overnight). My next idea was 5 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish as they are a different body type than all the others and will add some color, however I feel that I'd be approaching overstocked if I added 5 more fish. I was also looking at Dwarf Gouramis, however I have read that they are difficult to keep and prone to disease.
So, I'm looking for either a single fish or a pair of fish that will be no bigger than about 4" each full grown, will add some color to the tank, are more tolerant of higher pH, and will get along with all my other tankmates.
What other options do I have? I'm starting to look at some other Gouramis but I see that most tend to be at least somewhat territorial and temperamental, so I'm really just looking for some suggestions of other fish to research. Thanks.