Erythrinus and friends suggestions?

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I've finally been able to set up my 75 and have it cycling now and I decided to stock it around a Erythrinus species (whether it Ery ery or another species depends on what I can get away from my rough base idea for stocking). The rough idea was to have the Erythrinus either Ery Ery, or sp. Tahuayo river. Then a Crenicichla, I was thinking anthurus or another saxatilis group species. Finally a catfish of sorts, I had a couple ideas but nothing that I'm 100% sure of. Notoglandium macrostoma, some sort Pimelodus, or Hemibagrus olyroides or even possibly Tympanopleura sp. 3?
I'm more then open to any and all comments, suggestions and critiques?
I'd like to apologize for general obnoxious nature of my threads and thank all those who put up with them.
Thanks in advance!
 
A ery ery would work in the 75g. Wouldn’t add any pike cichlids as it likely won’t work. Too territorial. A group of pikes in the 75g would work.

As for the catfish. The hemibagrus and notoglandium will work if large. The other cats u mentioned won’t work.
 
A ery ery would work in the 75g. Wouldn’t add any pike cichlids as it likely won’t work. Too territorial. A group of pikes in the 75g would work.

As for the catfish. The hemibagrus and notoglandium will work if large. The other cats u mentioned won’t work.
I gotcha, I did plan on adding the fish from a young age and adding the Ery ery last, to let the catfish and stuff settle in first to try and minimize aggression from the Ery.
Is there perhaps anything else you'd recommend? maybe something to take up the middle ish region and give the tank a little more activity?
 
Getting it small helps but with pikes it won’t matter. Red wolves won’t like anything with a shape that elongated. Similar to pikes it won’t like the red wolf.

I had filament barbs with my old ery. The red wolf was 10in and left the barbs alone. Should work in a 75g.
 
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Getting it small helps but with pikes it won’t matter. Red wolves won’t like anything with a shape that elongated. Similar to pikes it won’t like the red wolf.

I had filament barbs with my old ery. The red wolf was 10in and left the barbs alone. Should work in a 75g.
yeah I totally get that, I figured I should scratch the pikes off since it was a dicey idea to begin with.
I do like the idea of the barbs though, I'll probably keep an eye out still to keep my options open.
thank you for your help! I greatly appreciate it!
 
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