Advice on tetras

[Beano]

Looking for some suggestions for a school of tetras.

I have a 5ft x 2ft x 2.5ft tank.

4 juvenile angelfish
4 rams
4 apistogramma fire red
15 black skirt tetras
Lots of assorted corys
L076 plec

Plan on adding some blue acara, key hole cichlids and some more black skirt tetra.

It's a planted tank with lots of driftwood and rocks.

I'm after some suggestions for another type of tetra to add. Something large bodied. Ideally something coloured, not silver, to contrast with the black skirt tetra.

Was thinking red phantom tetra or serpae tetra, but heard the serpaes can be nippy. Lots of conflicting advice out there. Need something that will get along with the angels.

The community setup is kind of new to me, always had large american cichlids.

 

[tlindsey]

Plan on adding some blue acara, key hole

I recommend not adding more cichlids although small from my experience apistogramma and rams require space.
Do you like the look of Columbian Blue Tetra.

 

[Beano]

The apistos and rams are tiny at the moment. I was planning on the blue acara and keyholes because they have a peaceful temperament, I do have a larger community tank in the family to move medium sized cichlids to if things became a problem.

I was looking at red columbiam tetra at my LFS, I prefer the look of the blue columbian tetra. I thought the columbian tetras were notoriously nippy though? You can see their teeth

 

[Deadeye]

I never had any problems with my serpaes - I kept them with Amazon puffers and had no aggression issues.

 

[Stephen St.Clair]

Columbian Tetras aren't particularly nippy. Not anymore aggressive than Black Skirts.
Diamond Tetras go well with Black Skirts & Columbians.

 

[Beano]

Columbian Tetras aren't particularly nippy. Not anymore aggressive than Black Skirts.
Diamond Tetras go well with Black Skirts & Columbians.

Thanks, a few good candidates there then

 

[Beano]

Any other suggestions for some larger red or blue Tetras?

I do like the look of the serpaes.

 

[Stephen St.Clair]

If you buy a good sized group of them, Buenos Aires Tetras aren't too nippy & have quite a bit of red coloration on them. One of my favorites.

 

[Beano]

My current favourite candidates are...

Red phantom tetra
Emperor tetra
Bleeding heart tetra

In that order.

I've done a bit more googling on the serpaes and keeping reading bad things

 

[Stephen St.Clair]

All three of your top picks are good choices. Out of the group, my favorite are the Bleeding Hearts.