Help Me Find A New Fish Friend!

[chelsiethegreat]

right now i have 4 emerald cory cats, and two juli cory cats. ideally i would like to acquire two more julis.. i'm just waiting on my local fish store at this point..
 
i have a 15 gallon tank.. all natural with a couple plants and a few nice peices of driftwood...
 
i would kindof like to get a larger loner fish.. who doesnt really bother my corys and just likes to be the king/queen of the tank.. 
 
most of my research points me to angels.. 
 
.. any other suggestions? please?

 

[leighton_87]

Nooooooooooo..... Please don't put an angel in a 15 gallon tank it's way too small

How about a Siamese fighter?

 

[chelsiethegreat]

anything with 'fighter' in it, doesn't sound good for my corys... lol


wait a minute.. are you talking beta??  ..i was thinking about that..
 
 
but then i was unsure...

 

[leighton_87]

Sorry yes I'm talking about a Betta

Of course it's possible to get a temperamental one but generally they will live happily with cories as they will stay down out of the Bettas way

 

[DreamertK]

If you were thinking angels (and bettas), what about sparkling gourami? Any other gourami may be too big for your tank (honey's/dwarf?).

 

[chelsiethegreat]

i thought about those too.. i know they are fine with being alone.. but the tank size i would agree might be the problem. and that they might be a little territorial with my cories.. ?? ?

 

[DreamertK]

I can tell you that even my aggressive Opalines are just fine with pretty much anything that isn't another gourami.

 

[Noahsfish]

I'd go with a dwarf gourami, one of the most peaceful gouramis, and they don't get too big either. Great looking too.

 

[the_lock_man]

DGs can be a bit, er, bossy. Mine is currently informing my nrw Agassiziis whose tank they are living in.

In a 15g I'd have a Fighter. Generally,they only fight each other.

 

[CezzaXV]

I had a dwarf gourami and he was a beautiful fish. Certainly didn't bother any of my cories, nor did the honey gouramis that I replaced him with after he died.

 

[the_lock_man]

In fairness, my DG has thus far totally ignored my cories, I have a group of pandas, and an obstinate Habrosus.

 

[chelsiethegreat]

thanks for all the advice guys! i think at this point im leading more twords a dwarf gourami. should i get a male? or does it matter?
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[DreamertK]

I'm a bit partial against DG due to disease which has lead to a ton of preemptive deaths. If you're only getting one, a male might show a bit more color.