which of these fish should i get?

Plec123

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ok, ive got a 38gal tank, 36"L x 12"W x 20"H.
my fish are:
3 colombian tetras
1 oto cat
1 angel
1 ruby shark
1 whiptail pleco
1 bristlenose pleco
1 clown pleco
1 blue acara

my filter is an ac110, and i do 30% water changes weekly.

plants are:
lots of cryptocoryne wendtii
some anubias nana
hornwort
a small java fern


i want to get two kinds of fish when i go to my lfs. heres what ive been looking at:

african brown knife or striped raphael catfish or Hypostomus punctatus.
AND
single blue gourami or blue gourami pair or 6 red eye tetras


i know the knife and catfish are predatory... would I be able to move the oto to a 5gal? the 5gal's already running with a dwarf gourami and mystery snail in it.

and, no matter what, i will fill out my tetra school.
so, which two types of fish should i get?

P.S. ive got this thread up on AC as well. i just want lots of opinions.
 

smpage

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What a wierd size tank! Seems just a tad overstocked if you add more but with the right readjustments I'd go with the knife AND the raph cat.
 

Plec123

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smpage;3707108; said:
What a wierd size tank! Seems just a tad overstocked if you add more but with the right readjustments I'd go with the knife AND the raph cat.
thats what i originally wanted.

what adjustments would i have to make? could i just remove the oto and tetras?
 

devder1

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i put an african brown knife in my 37 planted great fish, hand fed liked to rub up against my arm when i did water changes
 

Jakob

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Get another whiptail.
 

Plec123

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Jakob;3707160; said:
Get another whiptail.
havent seen them around here... got him when i was a long ways away from my house. if i find them, ill get one.
 

Bosco1025

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raphaels are incredibly boring.. mine disapears for weeks at a time. i wouldnt worry about it outgrowing the tank... ever though. its going to get 8" long at the largest, and that will be YEARS away.
 

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Red eye tetras..... Im not going to preach to you about overstocking even though I believe that you are headed in that direction....
 
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