Help me choose the next addition!

[Lupin]

Would tetras stress my gouramis? They're OK with the danios so far I just don't want to add too many quick little fish if it will bother them. I seem to recall reading that gouramis can be stressed by overly active tankmates?

The gouramis will not be stressed. If anything, danios are more active than tetras actually. You have angelfish in there which will limit your choices of tetras. Some nip, some don't. Some will end up eaten by angelfish, some won't.

Black Neon Tetra(Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi)
Black Phantom Tetra(Megalamphodus megalopterus)
Bleeding Heart Tetra(Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma)
Columbian Tetra (Hyphessobrycon columbianus)
Diamond Tetra(Moenkhausia pittieri)
Emperor Tetra(Nematobrycon palmeri)
Flame Tetra(Hyphessobrycon flammeus)
Glass Bloodfin(Prionobrama filigera)
Green Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon simulans)
Head-and-Tail-Light(Hemigrammus ocellifer)
Jewel Tetra(Hyphessobrycon callistus)
Kerri Tetra(Inpaichthys kerri)
Lemon Tetra(Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis)
Red Phantom Tetra(Hyphessobrycon sweglesi)
Robert's Tetra(Hyphessobrycon robertsi)
Rosy Tetra(Hyphessobrycon bentosi)
Rummy-Nose Tetra(Hemigrammus bleheri)
Rummy-Nose Tetra(Hemigrammus rhodostomus)
Rummy-Nose Tetra(Petitella georgiae)
X-ray Tetra(Pristella maxillaris)

I would have to set up a heated/lighted tank in the basement for growing algea...I have no where indoors that I could put a bucket in the sun where my 3 year old wouldn't be able to get into it. I wonder what my husband would say to my starting an algae farm? Ha!

Awwww...It would have been nice though.

 

[mwelin]

zebra angels are a color morph..most likely you have Scalare on species of agnel. it is the most common and is readily commercially available(tho some colors are harder to find in some regions)
FYI there are 3 distinct species of angels Altums(largest) Scalare and leopoldi(smallest)
Scalare can get to over 9" in ht and many large adults will hit nearly 10-11"(including fins)

I have seen them with a 6-7" body.

Ooookay. The tank is 22" tall and 36" wide...are they in danger of outgrowing the tank? I don't want to give them up. There is no space to put a bigger tank here!

I'm such a dork. I bought the tank off craigslist and just assumed the seller was telling me the true size. Yeah, it's a 45 gallon...not a 40. :headshake2:

Does that help or alter any suggestions?

 

[mwelin]

The gouramis will not be stressed. If anything, danios are more active than tetras actually. You have angelfish in there which will limit your choices of tetras. Some nip, some don't. Some will end up eaten by angelfish, some won't.

Are the ones you just listed ones that won't get eaten by the angels? I know nature is cruel and all but I'm trying to limit the bloodshed in my tank.

Awwww...It would have been nice though.

Algae farm *isn't* ruled out. I didn't even get an eyeroll when I suggested it. I guess hubby likes the otos too. I can put it next to his basil (no, really it IS basil, I swear) in the basement.

 

[fishfamily]

i have a school of tetras in with my 2 dwarf gouramis and everything is fine. I have alot of active fish and the gouramis dont seem to mind at all

 

[Lupin]

Are the ones you just listed ones that won't get eaten by the angels? I know nature is cruel and all but I'm trying to limit the bloodshed in my tank.

Yep. I snip off several tetras from the list that are actually small and torpedo in shape.

Algae farm *isn't* ruled out. I didn't even get an eyeroll when I suggested it. I guess hubby likes the otos too. I can put it next to his basil (no, really it IS basil, I swear) in the basement.

Cool.

 

[mwelin]

Glass Bloodfin and Xray Tetra are in the lead now. We considered glass catfish at one time but I didn't really like the look of them. These are cool though.