Help a noob out choosing fish for a 30 gal

What you saw was probably a False Julii Corydoras:
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And I'm going to my LFS sometime next week to get a group of 5 or 6!
For info, you should always get Corys in groups of 3 or more, if I'm correct, Wycco seems to know a lot about Corys, I'd talk to him first before buying.
 
I think a 37g is a good shape for an Angel. How about:

1 Angel
10 Corys
6 Silver hatchet fish
...maybe another small school...?

Are you saying, though, that you're getting the tank with some fish already stocked?
 
PSHH! Get that angel some friends! With that height, you can at LEAST get 2! Call you LFS and see if they have an Angel pair, or get a group of Juvies and as they pair off and die from natural causes, pick a pair and keep it. I'm in that process right now. I have 2 pairs, now I just have to see which one goes farther.
 
Hmm so I could put 2 angels in the 37. That might be better than 2 cichlids because I could put more other fish without the worry of fighting.

About the 37 I could get it with or without the fish, I would probably get it without so I could get the exact fish that I wanted
 
Yeah, without would be the best bet. You don't know the past of those fish, and what kind of living situations they've been in. It's also easier just to start completely from scratch then to go around obstacles.

Angels are amazing, i've had 4 Albino Pearl Scale Angelfish since April. I bought them at an auction 8 fish for $20, I was the only one that bid. :) I bought them as little 3/4" and now they are breaking 4 inches. They're an amazing fish, an entertaining fish, and they have been the highlight of my life for 7 months and going strong!
 
Angel's are beautifull fish... they are cichlids BTW! I've never kept them- but they're a fish I've always wanted... One day I'll have some angels!

Shame they're not compatible with shrimp or I'd have a pair in my community tank.
 
Hmm heres an odd question from a noob, do you guys find that fish are bothered by loud noises. This would be in my living room where I have my home theater set up which can get pretty loud for extended periods.
 
I have loud speakers in my bedroom (where my angelfish are) and I sometimes blast my music. Just picture yourself underwater somewhere and someone blasts speakers above the surface, all you'd hear is a muffled sound and feel some vibrations. Mine don't seem to mind.
 
A pair of pearl gourami with about 5 cories (you do have to get more than 1 because they school) and a small school of danios, or tetras.
IMO, I have had both glofish and regular danios and the glofish always die young of mysterious problems so I think they are inferior.
 
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