Centre piece fish

[Mattant1984]

Hi all,
Looking for some ideas for a centre piece fish for my 70 litre guppy tank.
Currently only have 10 male guppies, 2 amano shrimp, a few cherry shrimp and ramshorn snail.
A few ideas I was looking at were:
Dwarf gourami
Male sailfin molly

I have fairly hard water

Any ideas??

 

[Simon Cole]

Guppies are a bit too active in a tank of that size. Sailfin Mollies are too large. Keep an eye out for the <Mickey Mouse Highfin Platy>. Possibly consider a male Cherry Barb Puntius Titteya. They are a stunning deep red if looked after properly and given the right nutrition. Very safe and peaceful. The females grow a bit bigger but the males do chase them. Two males will spar a bit, but they hardly do any harm and seem to tolerate all other fish including baby shrimp. They will take almost all foods, but do appreciate some live food - simple stuff like springtails if you have somewhere to culture them, or even aphids in the summer. They are almost extinct in the wild. About as active as the guppies. Female Bettas Betta splendens can work with guppies and do often turn up in the shops with attractive markings, they appreciate live foods more and are a lot slower moving - but they do have a lot of personality. They need good planting and clean conditions to thrive. The Dwarf Gourami Trichogaster lalius will be too agressive and they need larger tanks. Likewise, most other small gouramis are unsuitable because they do not appreciate active male guppies, and they like things a bit more peaceful to really enjoy a tank of that size. Female Bettas have quite a robust attitude and will find a patch to sit, but again, they are rarely agressive these days if you provide the right conditions. They can survive low oxygen levels because they are labyrinth and can breathe from the surface. Quarantine new fish for a few weeks and check for diseases in existing stock beforehand.