What can I put in a 535 Gallon

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Jack Dempsey
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I am going to purchase a 535 gallon 96x48x30 and want to stock it with a Red-Tailed Payara Hydrolycus tatauaia, and 2 Zebrina Pike Cichlids. I also want to put the most colorful and prettiest Peacock Bass I can find. Also a False Tigrinus Catfish and some kind of cleanup crew. Also maybe 3 Red-Tailed Barracudas Acestrorhynchus falcatus. Or 2Longfin Red Tiger Oscars. There will be a Wet/Dry sump and high output pumps and many plants so the water should be very clean and there will also be many vision breaks in the aquascape. Will there be any problems with this. Any suggestions on cleanup crew as well
 
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I’d not stock the red cudas. The rest will be fine. Would make sure the red tail payaras are a good size.
 
Could I also put a single black Arowana and 3 red stripe geophagus and a rhino pleco
You can get away with arowana and Maybe fully large geophagus. Caution with the tigrinus.
 
That payara are going to fight with each other once bigger. Even though people say they are able to school in the wild the redtails for some reason are more species aggressive than armatus in my experience.
Other than that your stock seems OK, maybe hit up mrrobxc mrrobxc about his zebrina and how they are in a community setting.
 
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