fishkid, this is my opinion and please take it as such. You said you didn't want fish that would kill one another, and while African Cichlids will certainly not kill one another if given the proper setup, fighting is VERY commonplace. With this being your first tank, I think you were on the right track with the tetras. They are peaceful, easy to keep, and you will always see them swimming about, unlike Africans, which will spend most of the day with their heads poking out of a hole in a rock.
In my opinion, not much looks better in a 50 gallon than a pair of angels and a couple schools of tetras. You'd probably want to stay away from the neons, but the black tetras should be fine and a school of harlequin rasboras would like nice in there as well.
Of course anything you decide on will need to be added after choosing filtration, heat and light sources, and cycling the tank.
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