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I've got a 20g that I recently set up.

Currently it has:
1 Sunset Variatus Platy
3 Zebra Danios
8 Neon Tetras

And very soon I will be picking up 3-4 Julii Corys.

I'm not sure what to get after that, I'm looking for that "main/feature" fish.

I am considering a Dwarf Gourami but I have read mixed things about them. Everything from them being extremely peaceful and nothing to worry about, all the way to them being quite territorial and aggresive.

Any thought on the DG, or other suggestions?

well u need to get more zebra danios and maybe 2 more corys but u can really get any med size non cichlid or maybe a blue ram or a bolivan ram. im not use to small tanks cuz im into cichlids.

The Bolivian rams are a good looking fish and peaceful BUT the can look after them selves.

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The dwarf gouram will be territorial and aggressive to other fish that are similar to it. This includes other gourami, and perhaps bettas. I have never had problems with aggression between gourami and non-gourami, and I had a three-spot, which has a worse reputation than the dwarf if I'm not mistaken. IMO the dwarf gourami would likely make a very good feature fish.

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Get the Bolivian Ram. Blue Rams are kinda weird. They just sit and then move forward then stop real fast. Bolivians are more active and fun to watch. I'm going to get some soon for my 20g!

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bolivian rams and dwarf gouramis are great center piece fish and would do great in your tank... although you should only have one of either and no more for territorial issues as well as stocking. i have three bolivians in my 55g with a bunch of other fish as well as have kept DG in a 29g with gold barbs and etc. the only thing i reccomend is that you dont get any agressive fish in there to mess with either because they will stike back if pressured, although your stocking should have no problem.

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I know you are getting rid of the danios and believe you are going for a dstrain of rams right? they will be fine in a pair and fine in your tank.. they will also give more activity to the bottom area of your tank

Good news, I went and checked out some LFS today and found some that had German Blue Rams for sale. I also have a friend that will take my Zebra Danios off my hands (which will free up some space, and I read that they might annoy the GBR).

Would a GBR get along with my Platy, Neon Tetras, and Cories?

Could I get a pair of GBRs or would they be aggresive towards each other?

yes they would be fine but i would get more cories imo i keep cories in a group of 6 or more cories but thats just me so yea ur fish will be fine.

So I did end up getting a couple of, what turned out to be, Bolivian Rams. I did my best trying to pick out a male and female from what I read online, but I'm not sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated:

After staring at them for hours and taking hundreds of pics, I can now tell the difference between the 2 fish at a glance.

MALE (I think):
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c227/Dekz/Fish/FishJuly282008010MALE.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c227/Dekz/Fish/FishJuly282008017MALE.jpg

FEMALE (I think):
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c227/Dekz/Fish/FishJuly282008023FEMALE.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c227/Dekz/Fish/FishJuly282008038FEMALE.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c227/Dekz/Fish/FishJuly282008041FEMALE.jpg

BOTH ("male" right, "female" left):
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c227/Dekz/Fish/FishJuly282008009BOTH.jpg

BOTH ("male" left, "female" right):
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c227/Dekz/Fish/FishJuly282008042BOTH.jpg

Bonus full tank shot ("female" left, "male" right):
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c227/Dekz/Fish/FishJuly282008034FULLTANKBOTH.jpg

I also shot a few vids in the hope it would help you guys. The aggresion is always one sided. The other one never fights back or instigates anything. I'm taking that as a good sign. Sorry the quality is so poor, just used my digicam:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcTSnFEHHpk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJFIWkcxpqk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubrxCQafSAM