Schooling fish for Community Tank

i think a few swordtails would be good for your tank.

guppy and neons might be meal for the angels, as mentioned above.

ever considered Blue Rams?

the fish that i brought up in this post are not shoaling/schooling fish, but they do make the tank look nice.

i don't agree on Zebra Danio as you can't see their blue tint unless you view them closely and they spend most of their time on the top-level only.
 
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Don't want livebearers, and I've already got too many cichlids.
 
Here's a different recommendation (boy, aren't we good at telling other people what to buy!).

Checker Barbs. They do shoal somewhat, mine were all over the tank. Very hardy, easy to sex (males have reddish dorsal fins with a black leading edge), easy to feed. More subtle color than you may want, but I really came to love them. Some tank in the future will be a checker barb tank, and I mean 80 barbs in a 100g tank...

Val
 
nvision nailed it! I have (had) lemons, neons, cardinals, glo-lights, and rummy-nose tetras in my community tank (which I've refered to as the Peace tank b/c everyone is so relaxed they don't school EXCEPT the rummynose!). The rummies almost always school and I only have 5. They don't stay at the top but they are so much better looking than I imagined (usually in the lfs their heads are mottled red - after acclimating them at home, their heads get solid red).
I also have zebra danios. Excellent fish, always playing tag with each other, can get nippy with other fish. They school often, but not all the time. The stripes are quite unique and watching them dart around is always fun!:D
Hope this helps!
 
Serpae tetras, though colorful, will more than likely destroy your tank. I had a school of 6 that totally destroyed my community tank, and especially with angels in the tank, they will likely become a problem.
 
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