Wanting New Fish, Something Bright And Colourful

[jack-100]

Right, im looking to add a few more fish to my tank but not really sure what to go for.
Only shops round me are Pets@Home and a couple of other small ones so no extensive array of fish to choose from.
I did see the Malawi Cichlids, which looked cool and very much what i wanted but they are probably too aggressive for my tank(?). I like the bright yellows, neon blue and those kinda ones even a zebra kinda pattern which caught my eye.
Basically looking for something along those lines that would work in the tank

Tank is 75 (uk) gallons, has been running for about 6 months now and is fully cycled.
Current stock is -
1 dwarf gourami (male)
2 plattys (1 male and 1 pregnant female)
2 golden gourami (i believe its 2 male? i was told in the shop that they should be in pairs and i took his word for it...now the big one chases the smaller quite a bit)
1 fan shrimp
4 amano shrimp
2 baloon mollies
1 glass catfish
1 apple snail (+ plenty of other pest snails)

I am planning on getting another couple of glass catfish when i get paid because i didnt realise about the shouling thing.
Also considering getting a female dwarf gourami because the male seems a little lonely sometimes and even gets the odd attack from the bigger gourami.

I know the tank is big, but im hoping this is going to be it for the life of the fish so im trying to keep the stocking conservative to give them room for growth.

Any suggestions for bright fish that will work in the tank and hopefully not grow too big?
It is possible to move some of the smaller fish like the plattys as i have another tank which im using for guppy breeding so all suggestions welcome

 

[dem0nz]

Endlers

 

[orange shark]

guppys, neon tetras, cardinal tetras, female bettas, killifish?

 

[jack-100]

They all seem to be a little too small. I have a couple of plattys in the tank and they seemed to be dwarfed a bit by the size of the tank.
I think im gonna go with the mbuna cichlids as they are the only ones i can find with the colouring i want. I cant put rocks all over the place as i still need a fair amount of swimming space in the middle for the bigger fish, but i will stack up some rocks and create some hiding places for them

Any advice on keeping these then in this situation?
Also how many is a good number to start with, i was thinking of going with 4. This going to have to be 3 females and 1 male? or does mixing not matter

 

[orange shark]

Im by no means an expert on mbuna cichlids but if you were to go with them you would have to get rid of EVERYTHING in your tank at the moment to house them i think

 

[Anguilla82]

mbuna cichlids are froma totally different enviroment from teh rest of your stock i'm afraid, and are very aggressive if not kept in suitably large numbers.
i think you may have to reconsider these.

 

[SJ2K]

Look into rainbow fish, congo tetra are another larger colourful fish that woudl suit your tank.

 

[maximinimus]

How about a Severum?

Stunning looking fish, but probably get too large for your tank

 

[poconoboss]

Dwarf Cichlids are colorful and peaceful which would work in your tank.

Apisto's are real nice, as well as German Blue Rams and Bolivian Rams.

 

[kj23502]

Do NOT put african cichlids in that tank with that kind of stock! They are hyper aggressive fish. Besides gourami's need softer water and Africans need hard water w/a high ph(around 8). The shrimp will be seen as food!

Africans are gorgeous fish and if you wish to go that route do some research first and get rid of your stocking before putting them in.

 

[kj23502]

You're not supposed to put more than 1 male gourami in a tank b/c of aggression. That's prob why the bigger one is being a meany.

 

[Corleone]

Some mbuna might be labeled as "peaceful" but that's by mbuna standards. A peaceful mbuna would be a major terror in a community tank.

I'd start with two female dwarf gouramis (they're widely recommended to be kept in trios), and maybe an extra female platy. If the molly pair is a male and female, consider a second female there, too, since male livebearers are pretty jumped up and will want to mate with the females constantly, giving them something else to pay attention to gives her a break.

That might be a bit to add all at once, but spaced out I think it'd be ok. There should be a lot of color options right in there, since platys and mollies come in endless color morphs. The extra livebearers does depend on how prepared you are to deal with fry. I'm not sure about gouramis, but my killifish and angels do a good job of controlling the platy population.