Tropical Fish Recommendations?

[greengoddess]

Hi guys,
 
My poor fancy goldfish passed away yesterday after 5 years
 
Anyway, he was the last cold water fish in my tank so I now have the opportunity to stock tropical fish for the first time. I would like some recommendations for some easy to care for fish that are amazing to look at with very bright colours. I am not interested in Guppies. My kids would love a clownfish.
 
Here's my setup:
 
240litre tank (50 gallon)
pH 7.5
8 x White cloud mountain minnows
1 x Bristlenose Pleco
 
So, what would you recommend? I don't want the fish to fight or eat each other and I want fish that are relatively easy to care for. I also don't mind buying expensive fish.

 

[catfish4ever]

I think some Pictus Catfish would be great to add activity and energy to the set up.
 
They only grow to a max 5" great fish to keep, a shoal of 4-5 would look great

 

[greengoddess]

I think some Pictus Catfish would be great to add activity and energy to the set up.
 
They only grow to a max 5" great fish to keep, a shoal of 4-5 would look great

Thanks for the suggestion but I was hoping for something more colourful. I am only an amateur so haven't got a clue what types of fish are out there but I have seen some wonderfully colourful ones. 

 

[catfish4ever]

 

I think some Pictus Catfish would be great to add activity and energy to the set up.
 
They only grow to a max 5" great fish to keep, a shoal of 4-5 would look great

Thanks for the suggestion but I was hoping for something more colourful. I am only an amateur so haven't got a clue what types of fish are out there but I have seen some wonderfully colourful ones. 
 

In this case i would go for some rainbowfish, amazing silver/orange tangerine like colour, really do stand out and are very peaceful from my experience

 

[Ninjouzata]

Aww, I'm so sorry for your loss! 

 
Pictus catfish are not suitable for this tank unfortunately. They need a 48x18in IIRC.
 
Your WCMM prefer more temperate water so I'd recommend re-homing them.
 
You said your kids would love a clownfish..are you going to be doing saltwater or freshwater? Also is your water soft or hard?

 

[greengoddess]

Aww, I'm so sorry for your loss! 

 
Pictus catfish are not suitable for this tank unfortunately. They need a 48x18in IIRC.
 
Your WCMM prefer more temperate water so I'd recommend re-homing them.
 
You said your kids would love a clownfish..are you going to be doing saltwater or freshwater? Also is your water soft or hard?

 
Thank you
 
I will be doing freshwater. Our water is very soft. I have no plans to re-home my WCMM but I won't replace them once they've gone. Any bright coloured compatible fish suggestions welcome

 

[Ninjouzata]

I can't really suggest anything as tropical fish usually prefer it around 75 and up. The WCMM's max temp is 71. So perhaps it could be more of a temperate tank?
Hara jerdoni would be fine at the temps the WCMM like. They're really cute little catfish. Not colorful though. Hmmm.. I will start looking around. Hopefully someone with more experience in cooler water fish will come along soon.

 

[star4]

If you do not want to remove your WCMM you would need fish to suit their temperature. The american flag fish is a really nice fish, in that size tank you could get away with a group 2 males and 6 females, males on their own though will fight.
 
There is a good article here on temperate fish you may like.
 
http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=5351
 
The american flag fish in the pic is a pretty poor one, their colours should be much more vibrant than that one shown. 
 
Pictus cats would eat WCMM

 

[greengoddess]

Thank you very much for the advice. I didn't even know there were such things as temperate fish before today. I will have a read through the article.
 
Many thanks