Xenomorph

My 55Gal is nearly cycled and my sister is asking me to adopt her 4' bala - I was planning on having school of guppies and mollies as well as some bristlenose catfish but I can't find consistent information on whether these all make good tank mates...

What are good choices for a colorful community tank with 2 schooling breeds that can share with a bala?

Stradius011

Bala sharks are very peaceful as long as they won't fit in their mouths so mollies and the bristle-nose pleco would be fine.

Xenomorph

Groovy, mollies were what I had in mind too... although now she has decided to just upgrade her tank to fit the bala - oh well, at least now I can tell her she can have mollies and bristlenoses with him.

Thanks for that mate!