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Y'all were so good with suggestions on my bottom feeder that I think I'll just bring my rainbow dilemma here as well 
I'm setting up a 55g that will be moderately planted with really branchy driftwood. I've always been drawn to rainbows but never had the tank for anything but the little guys (gertrudes, celebes, signifers, etc.), so this is going to be their tank. Problem is, I can't decide which type I want! I know they are active fish, so I don't want something that gets so big that they don't seem to have adequate swimming room. I've looked at dwarf neons, kamakas, emeralds, milleniums, etc. and just flat can't make up my mind! Boesemani, madagascan, and McCullochs don't really do much for me, but I pretty much like everything else I see and there is obviously not room in a 55 to keep them all
So, what are your experiences? Which varieties do you like the best? Which ones did you dislike? Which would be best suited to the size and type of tank I'm setting up?
I'm setting up a 55g that will be moderately planted with really branchy driftwood. I've always been drawn to rainbows but never had the tank for anything but the little guys (gertrudes, celebes, signifers, etc.), so this is going to be their tank. Problem is, I can't decide which type I want! I know they are active fish, so I don't want something that gets so big that they don't seem to have adequate swimming room. I've looked at dwarf neons, kamakas, emeralds, milleniums, etc. and just flat can't make up my mind! Boesemani, madagascan, and McCullochs don't really do much for me, but I pretty much like everything else I see and there is obviously not room in a 55 to keep them all
So, what are your experiences? Which varieties do you like the best? Which ones did you dislike? Which would be best suited to the size and type of tank I'm setting up?