Looking for bright colorful FW fish

[cheyennefb]

I just got a 40 gallon tank, its going to be heavily planted once the nitrite/nitrate cycle gets out of its dangerous faze, and I was wondering what are some really beautiful and colorful fish that would be great to put in? Thanks

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55078&highlight=rasbora

Rainbows and Danios are also nice!

 

[Arachnar]

Rainbows are incredibly colorful check this site out
http://members.optushome.com.au/chelmon/Melano.htm
They take a while to grow and i have to warn you if you get them only get them from a private breeder as the ones from fish farms in petstores seem to be riddled with mycobacterium infections. Mine didn't show symptoms till a year later, the one in my avatar is my only rainbow i currently keep, a boesemani.
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_boese.php

 

[piranhalova666]

if you want mean - go with african cichlids many varieties and colorful

peaceful - tetras danios gouramis

 

[cornbread_5]

rose line sharks but i have seen them a lot cheaper where i am at
http://www.aquascapeonline.com/prodview.asp?idproduct=227

 

[Jake Jackson]

Blue Jack Dempsey

 

[weareou]

Red tail black shark

 

[Merbeast]

planted? (I sure wish people would learn to read before they dispense advice). Jack Dempseys and african cichlids would tear up the plants.

I vote german rams or discus.

 

[Danyal]

discus would be a bit too big for a 40g, rams on the other hand would be great. for rainbows my vote goes for madagascar rainbows, i don't like the ugly(imo) body shape of the all the other adult rainbows i've seen. danios would be great, D. choprai is one i've been wanting to get ahold of since i traded mine for some killifish last year, very colourful.

 

[Onion01]

KILLIFISH!!!