Full grown angelfish + ???

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I posted this over at Cichlid-forum.com without much success. Maybe someone here can give me some advice. Please no comments about the pleco. He's getting a new home before he gets too big.

I have a 29g tank with the following fish:

1 - 4" Angel
2 - 4" Silver dollars (male/female, not breeding)
1 - 6" common pleco
1 - 3" emerald cory

I've received all of these fish with used tanks I've purchased in the past 3 months. The angel rules the tank except when the pleco comes out to feed. The pleco pushes anyone out of the way that might interfere with an algae wafer. The male silver dollar harasses the female, but since she was added, he hasn't actually done any damage (he chewed her tail fin off initially).

I've been thinking about giving away the silver dollars and getting a tankmate for the angel who I really want to keep. The angel has a great friendly personality. I thought about a single convict until I read some of the advice against it. Breeding angels would be interesting, but I don't have a place to raise the fry and I don't plan to make room for another tank to do so. Any suggestions as to what might go along with him? I'm open to a single fish or a small school. I'm looking for a used 37g tank, but I don't think that really affects my choices.
 
Silver dollars gotta go. Too big, and too fast for a 29. It can be difficult to put full grown angels together, but you can try it. Replace the silver dollars with a school of 5-7 tetras of your choice (IMO stick to one species unless you want your tank to look like walt disney threw up in it).
 
Yes, I know the silver dollars need to go. I mentioned that in my post. What type of tetras are appropriate? I'd like neons or cardinals, but the angel would probably eat them, no? I know some tetras can be nippy, like Serpaes, so they're out. Barbs are also out for the same reason.
 
Sorry, wasn't sure if the decision on whether to keep the SDs was final or not.

I'd go with rummynose or bloodfin tetras. They should be big enough right of the bat to not get eaten. Nice color and seem to display more schooling behavior than other tetras. Any of the species of pencil fish would be cool. They desplay more interesting behavior than other tetras (IMO). Make sure you get at least two males (more color, slimmer) as their dominance struggles are fun to watch.
 
I went to the local LFS and he suggested cories or a severum if I planned to upgrade to a 55g. The 2" gold severums they had in stock were gorgeous fish, but he didn't have a lot of other options.
 
I just reread the your post. Get at least a couple more cories for sure. A lone cory will usually hide all the time, feel stressed out, and might eventually contract a disease because of this.

I'm not a fan of the gold severums (wildtype greens are nice). They grow fast, so the 55g would need to be right around the corner.
 
You can, but they seem to show more natural behavior when kept with their own species. It looks a lot nicer too. Pandas are perfect because they stay slightly smaller than other species. I'd take the one back that you have and get four or five pandas.
 
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