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Have Established (4 years) 72 Gal Tank and we need suggestions as to what kinds of new fish we can add safely.

It is a 72 gallon bow front tank
with a heater, bubble line
Decorations, plants rock etc...
Canister filter is the Fluval 404


The Fish:

8 Painted Tetra (around 2 years old and still have color)
2 Flying Foxes
3 Cory cats
2 Plecos (max length 5"
5 Blue Tetras
3 Scissor tail tetras
3 Black Widow Tetras
3 Cherry Barbs
2 Lamp Eye Tetras
1 platy

Would like to know what othe fish i can add to the fish above without causing problems with temperments etc...

I have been told that:

Dwarf Rainbow fish are peaceful semi schooling fish?

Common Hatchet Peaceful?

Are there any Cichlids that i could add or any other types of fish...

I am looking for any suggestions so please post

thanks

Jennifer

What I would do is bring up all the groups of fish (except the plecos and platy) up to six apiece. The fish you have are mostly either schooling or shoaling fish, and they are much happier when kept in good-sized groups. After that, you *might* be able to add a pair of dwarf cichlids, maybe rams. Just slowly create full-sized schools with your fish, and see how things do.

By the way, welcome to the site!

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wondering if Male Guppies would be ok to add to our tank? or would they get lost in it or attacked by other fish?

Welcome to FP

I must agree with Nick. It'd be best for you to fill out all your schools to at least 6, I'd make the cories 8. After that, dwarf cichlids like rams might be nice, or possibly some type of gourami.

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I would suggest increasing your tetras and cories to at least five each, six even better.

The cherries should be fine at three.

Platies tend to like friends, if you don't want to worry about fry get one or two more of the sex you currently have.

Dwarf rainbows are peaceful and active, but again should be in a school of at least six.

Centerpiece ideas? Depending on if you change current stock you could go with German or Bolivian rams, or keyholes; maybe an angel? Again depending on space available a gourami would be a nice addition, dwarf or something larger like a pearl.

Male guppies should be ok. They're like the platies so at least three would be a good idea.

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