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I've moved my 4 large angels to my new 110 tank along with a bunch of swords and platys. The tank looks awsome and it's done. Now my old 120 looks so empty and I just can't decide what else to put in there. I want keep my existing fish and just want to add to them. This is what I have...
3 Pearl Gouramies
1 Gold Gourami
1 Red Tail Shark
6 Neons
1 Pair Rams
1 Bushynose Pleco

So maybe I'll grow some more angels again...any body have any ideas??? I'm so confused

120 GAL. Community Freshwater (2 huge mated angles, 2 German rams, Red tail shark, 2 Pearl Grammies, 3 Bushynose Plecos, Swordtails

110 Gal. (3 Koi Angles, 3 black marble viel tail Angles) 20 Neon tetras, 1 red tail shark, 3 clown loaches, Platys

Id add to the middle of the tank- the gouramis are mostly surface dwellers, the rams, shark and bn pleco are mostly bottom dwellers, and the only fish in the middle are the 6 neons. Id up that school to atleast 12 . I think it would look incredible, and the lil neons would be happier in a much larger group.
Then Id think about adding a 2nd large school of something else, harlies, rummies, a smaller rainbow fish... which would fill out the middle of the tank and let the gouramies be the centerpiece of the tank.
for the bottom, id let the rams hopefully breed and develop a small colony.

Only problem with that is the red tail may eat the neons eventually. I'd go with a bigger tetra. You could do a nice school of 8-10congos in there. Much much larger than neons and much easier to see in a big tank especially from a distance. If you make sure to get the right number of males to females(takes a bit of practice but even juveniles have differences) then the males would stay in full spawning colors most of the time which can be impressive. They are also a very fast fish when given the space and would love racing up and down a tank that size. One reason I suggest a minimum 55g for them.

If you don't want more tetras which it looks like your interested in cichlids you could try a pair or a couple pairs of apistos. I don't know if they or the rams would accomplish breeding in that tank without the other fish making off with all the eggs and fry but they'd definitely try it. Shelldwellers would also probably be possible. Watching a small colony of cichlids go through all the usual mating, spawning, and claiming of territories can be very entertaining. In a 120 you could maintain a nice sized colony of most of the small cichlids even with your current stock. You just may not have any surviving offspring.

Another schoal of Tetras would look nice, or else add more Neons, so you'll have a big school.


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Hi Bar_b , I agree that you could go for some more Tetras , a nice big school of Rummy Noses would look fantastic .
I would also add some Golden Barbs , maybe 5or6 . They are great fish, lots of fun and pretty good tank mates .

Garry

The RTBS is my major concern. When they get larger they can become very bossy and certainly not suitable for the Pearl Gouramies.
I would also go for a good size school of Cardinal Tetras as they are far hardier.

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I've found myself pondering pristella tetras lately, maybe those would work? A 120 gallon sounds big enough for a few silver dollars...that'd be a nice school to add in there.