Stocking Help for 150 Gallon Tank

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CaptainAquatics

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Hello Everyone! I apologize if there is a better place to post this but I couldn't find a section about stocking inquiries.

Anywho, I'd like some help figuring out a top dwelling, large fish for my 150 Gallon aquarium. Currently, the stocking stands as:
2x Oscars (Both 10-11")
4x Featherfin Catfish (All 7-9")
2x Pictus Catfish (Both 8-10")
1x Common Pleco (~11")
1x BN Pleco (~5")
1x Firemouth Cichlid (~6")
1x Gray Bichir (~6")
1x Blue Acara (~2")
1x Red Tail Shark (~5")

Most of these fish tend to stay towards the middle to bottom of the tank and with the tank dimensions being 48"L | 24"W | 31"H I want something to be at the top of the tank. It gets a ~50% water change every three days and has a large sump for filtration. I love something like a Gar or Arrowana however I know that those get way too big for that size of the tank, so is there any similar fish to them that stay around 12"? I've been fishkeeping for 6 years so I can handle for more advanced fish.

I will also take other advice for stocking ideas! Thank you!
 
CaptainAquatics said:
Hello Everyone! I apologize if there is a better place to post this but I couldn't find a section about stocking inquiries.

Anywho, I'd like some help figuring out a top dwelling, large fish for my 150 Gallon aquarium. Currently, the stocking stands as:
2x Oscars (Both 10-11")
4x Featherfin Catfish (All 7-9")
2x Pictus Catfish (Both 8-10")
1x Common Pleco (~11")
1x BN Pleco (~5")
1x Firemouth Cichlid (~6")
1x Gray Bichir (~6")
1x Blue Acara (~2")
1x Red Tail Shark (~5")

Most of these fish tend to stay towards the middle to bottom of the tank and with the tank dimensions being 48"L | 24"W | 31"H I want something to be at the top of the tank. It gets a ~50% water change every three days and has a large sump for filtration. I love something like a Gar or Arrowana however I know that those get way too big for that size of the tank, so is there any similar fish to them that stay around 12"? I've been fishkeeping for 6 years so I can handle for more advanced fish.

I will also take other advice for stocking ideas! Thank you!
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I would sell/remove the common pleco. You already have a bristle nose as an algae eater so you don't need the common pleco. By doing this, you save a lot of bio load and can open up space for new fish.
 
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SalviniCichlidFan said:
I would sell/remove the common pleco. You already have a bristle nose as an algae eater so you don't need the common pleco. By doing this, you save a lot of bio load and can open up space for new fish.
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I could relocate the pleco to my 140 gallon African Cichlid tank
 
celebrist said:
Those are pim. Blochi not pictus. They are a favorite of mine and yours look great!
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Really!?!? Ive always seen them as Four Line Pictus Catfish (I just always forget to include the "four line" lol)
 
What would your guy's thoughts be about adding a severum or two?
 
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