planning a Rio tapas biotope, seeking input

[DrawnToBeaches]

Hello everyone, I've recently picked up a small group of 6 f1 geophagus sp red head tapajos and I'd like to stock their tank around them. The tank size will be 75 gallons until I can build a larger ply tank, so just keep that in mind for recommendations. I don't have any other live stock planned at the moment but I've settled on having only 2 extra species, a small cat fish and a small or medium fish that enjoys the top end of the tank.

So far I've seen a couple of compatible corydoras but haven't seen them with geophagus so I'm not sold on them, and also can't seem to find them locally. All suggestions accepted.

 

[mrrobxc]

Lemon tetras are popular tapajos tankmates. There is a severum from their that is an Efasciatus type. Dicrossus maculatus, biotodoma cupido, and various pike cichlids can work. Crenicichla regani, tapajos 1 and 2, acutirostris, all can work. The first being a dwarf.

 

[DrawnToBeaches]

Lemon tetras are popular tapajos tankmates. There is a severum from their that is an Efasciatus type. Dicrossus maculatus, biotodoma cupido, and various pike cichlids can work. Crenicichla regani, tapajos 1 and 2, acutirostris, all can work. The first being a dwarf.

Excellent suggestions, will look into the least aggressive or smallest species in the bunch

 

[DrawnToBeaches]

Just wow at the cupid cichlids and the severum, the severum might get too big for my needs though. The various pikes from Rio tapajos may be a great addition for a smaller fast moving fish. If the tetras are indeed from the same region and I can find some I'll definitely use them, thanks again so much

 

[mrrobxc]

You got it. Good luck!