Stocking advice needed for Central American 125 gallon

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Just some examples
A. myrnae above, Croboheros rostratus below
The rostratus are the Central American equivalent to Geophagus, do best in a shoal, mine were great with plants.
Below their tank
At the moment am keeping Andinoacara coerleopuntatus (the only Central American representative of the genus) in a planted 180, and they are copasetic with plants.
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Am using Roeboides tetras as dithers, found in the same waters as the Andinoacara in nature, adapted to hard, pH 8.2 parameters, and too big to eat.
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Other tank mates they have done well with were some of the Central American goby's, like the Awaous species below
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100% is fully stocked for beginners, 130% is fully stocked for intermediate-advanced fishkeepers, >130% is not recommended.
 
Just some examples
A. myrnae above, Croboheros rostratus below
The rostratus are the Central American equivalent to Geophagus, do best in a shoal, mine were great with plants.
Below their tank
At the moment am keeping Andinoacara coerleopuntatus (the only Central American representative of the genus) in a planted 180, and they are copasetic with plants.
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Am using Roeboides tetras as dithers, found in the same waters as the Andinoacara in nature, adapted to hard, pH 8.2 parameters, and too big to eat.
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Other tank mates they have done well with were some of the Central American goby's, like the Awaous species below
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I’ve never seen or heard of those tetras. If these BA don’t work out I will look into them for sure. I hadn’t considered a goby but they sure are fascinating- I will check that out too.
 
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