Schooling Fish Suggestions Please

Hello, am hoping for some help on schooling fish.
I hope this is the right section.

The tank will be at a minimum 75g, but we are looking at a 125g, just waiting on the guy to get back with us on dimensions. The tank will be planted.

The stocking plan for the tank is:
Brown Ghost Knife (Apteronotus Leptorhynchus)
Leopard Ctenopoma (Ctenopoma Acutirostre)
Angelfish
Delhezi Bichir
Palmas Palmas Bichir
Palmas Buettikoferi Bichir

I had planned on 6 congo tetras, but they are expensive so I am trying to find as many other options as possible.

Here is my list so far of suggestions I've found and in parantheses my concerns on them:

Congo Tetras (Expensive)
Upside-down Catfish (Not sure on location in tank, possibly expensive, dad doesn't like)
Rainbowfish (Expensive and spook ctenopoma)
Denison/Torpedo Barb/Roseline Shark (Expensive and streamlined so possibly eaten by bichir, prefers subtropical)
Tiger Barb (May be eaten by bichir and likely nip angelfish)
Rosy Barb (Cant find accurate max size)
Silver Dollars (Eat plants)
Giant Danio (Streamlined so possibly eaten by bichir, possibly prefer subtropical temperature)
Gourami (Not schooling, but could be kept in a large group such as 1M:5F, could be nippy towards the angelfish, feelers could be nipped by bichir)

I know I am being very picky, and that is exactly why I am asking for some help.

HERE is my other thread if anyone feels like looking at that and possibly answering other questions I have with the stocking.

I very much appreciate and look forward to any responses!

mikec707 said:

Roseline sharks or Rainbow fish

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Roseline sharks are torpedo barbs, which are on the list, as well as rainbowfish. I have put in parantheses my concerns with them and would like other suggestions.

It seems you have a ctenopoma though, do you have rainbowfish in with it? If so, is that working well?

Thank you for such a quick response btw !

Jc1119 said:

Roselines are great. Quick enough to not get eaten most times but they also prefer subtropical.

I use Roselines in my 210.


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Did not know they were subtropical, oopsie! Will edit that into my concerns.
They look quite lovely in your tank but not sure if you have bichirs? Maybe I am being paranoid but it seems all I hear about are bichirs eating something. ><

mikec707 said:

I don't have Rainbows right now. But I do keep Roselines with my Ctenopoma. There is no problems. The ctenopoma gets along with everything as long as it can't fit it its mouth.

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Glad that they don't bother him/her! This is a pain for me as I have to make sure the fish won't fit in the bichirs mouth, and won't bother the ctenopoma or other tankmates ><
Obviously if worse comes to worse we'll just have to pay more than we'd like but if I can avoid that then it'd be great.