My Mom Wants a Community of Colourful Fish (HELP)

[Sarcosuchus]

So I have a 4 feet by 18 inches wide tank, so that's a 65 gallon if I remember correctly.

Anyway, my mom tells me no single monster fish for her but a community of Colourful fish.

This is my tank, I want both of us to be happy about the outcome. I want to give her the community of Colourful fish but at the same time I don't want fancy guppies and platys or goldfish which I won't get the satisfying interactions from.

So dear members, what kind of mini or medium sized colourful monster community can I create in this 65 gallon tank?

Please give me your suggestions and recommendations. I would love to have both bottom dwellers and actively swimming mini / medium sized colourful monsters. THANK YOU!

 

[FishNCash]

Bosemani rainbows, red rainbows, gold Rams, blue Rams, clown loaches, angelfish, discus. That should give you a nice colorful tank

 

[Freshwater4Life]

Maybe go with some African cichlids .

 

[tlindsey]

If this is your first community setup I would suggest tetra's with the exception of maybe Buenos Aires tetras or Exodon's which are highly aggressive. You could add corydoras for your bottom dwellers.

 

[predatorkeeper87]

tetras of almost every variety would be good, or smaller barb species, as they tend to interact well. Corys would be good bottom dwellers.

 

[fishnatics]

I would do a school of corys for bottom dwellers like members above said and for mid range I would do tiger barbs cause I love them or tetras and for top rainbows.

 

[Tig Phish]

rummynose tetras, L46 pleco, electric blue rams, L134 pleco, panda cories, D

 

[lizardboy]

You could have a centerpiece with some tetras and corys, like a pair of apistos or wild type betta

 

[reefman]

Planted tetra tank with corys a pair of apistos and some album angles.

 

[jeaninel]

Angels, Dennison barbs, Congo tetra or Bosemani rainbows for colorful medium sized fish. Rummynose, cardinals, harlequin rasboras for colorful small schooling fish. Nice school of cories for the bottom.