OVERSTOCKED TANK! What would you get rid of?

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BALLER34IG

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Ok I have a 75 gallon tank filled with all small fish Nothing bigger than 5 inches. All fish are growing slow which I like because aggression has never been a problem in my tanks. Levels in my tank are great. Everyone overtstocks its very common but im not doing it with large fish like aro's and catfish and other large fish like some ppl.

In my tank i have-
1 TURQUOISE SEVERUM
1 FIREMOUTH
1 Angel FISH
1 COMMON PLECO (stopped growing at 6 inches. Dont know why?)
1 palmas bichir
2 senegal bichirs
1 pike cichlid that I believe grows anywhere from 10-15 inches)
1 jewel cichlid
1 icey blue zebra cichlid
1 ropefish

All together i think im somewhere around 115 plus inches at adult growth for all fish. So yea i know dont yell at me. I am going to remove the angel and start my lil sis's 10 gallon tank for her cuz she loves the angel fish. I might throw the jewel and pleco in there if i can. What would you remove? I know i have african cichlids in there and they are doing great so i wanna keep them in there. I am going to upgrade to maybe a 90 gallon if my uncle will sell it to me. But i have 125 for when i get my own place after i get married in the next year/ year and a half. whatcha think ppl. Be nice :naughty:
 
First, I'd like to say that the "inches per gallon rule" is not accurate at all. It depends on level of aggression with each fish. Which ones you want to keep really depends of preference, if they all get along well. I would keep the ones that won't outgrow the tank, that way you won't have to get rid of them and decide which new ones to get. That mostly means the pike and bichirs (beside the ropefish).

Just my opinion.
 
I would keep...

sev
firemouth
angel
all the bichirs
and the rope fish

EDIT: you posted before me... you have to realize all those fish will be maximum size by the next year/year and a half.
 
Pleco all they do is poop.. and maybe a couple of cichlids
 
the angel is out cuz im givig it to my lil sis. the others will stay.the pleco is gone cuz im over them. too much waste and no personalty. jewel is gone cuz my lil sis's tank will be its new home
 
BALLER34IG;3759913; said:
the angel is out cuz im givig it to my lil sis. the others will stay.the pleco is gone cuz im over them. too much waste and no personalty. jewel is gone cuz my lil sis's tank will be its new home
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An angel and a jewel shouldn't be kept in a 10g.
 
i´d get rid off the
Angel FISH
jewel cichlid
icey blue zebra cichlid
 
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