Stocking a 200gal aquarium

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Hey guys!

I upgraded my tank to an almost 200gal (180cm X 70cm X 60cm) and now I've realised how many options I have to for stocking and am so overwhelmed hahah!

I currently have

10x rummy nose tetras
10x cardinal tetras
12x Cory cats (half sterbai half albino)
10x kuhli loaches
1x neon blue acara
1x angel fish
2x Siamese algae eaters
1x bristlenose
1x tiger Pleco L022
1X rainbow shark (he is not aggressive at all and is fully matured so don't panic!)
1x kribensis
5x juvenile clown loaches (maybe 8cm each?)
2 Otto cats.

All these fish have been living in a 4x1x1ft tank together for 2 years and it got too overcrowded so upgraded but now it looks empty and I don't know what to add

I don't want anymore bottom dwellers and I also don't want an live bearers.
I really really wanted to get 2 blood parrots but I think they will be too aggressive.

Is there any other cichlids I could add like the Acara and angel that will live peacefully with everyone as I love the bigger fish personality the littles arent my cup of tea

Anyway sorry for the long post! If anyone has suggestions please let me know!! Don't want any aggression if I can help it!
 
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Hey guys!

I upgraded my tank to an almost 200gal (180cm X 70cm X 60cm) and now I've realised how many options I have to for stocking and am so overwhelmed hahah!

I currently have

10x rummy nose tetras
10x cardinal tetras
12x Cory cats (half sterbai half albino)
10x kuhli loaches
1x neon blue acara
1x angel fish
2x Siamese algae eaters
1x bristlenose
1x tiger Pleco L022
1X rainbow shark (he is not aggressive at all and is fully matured so don't panic!)
1x kribensis
5x juvenile clown loaches (maybe 8cm each?)
2 Otto cats.

All these fish have been living in a 4x1x1ft tank together for 2 years and it got too overcrowded so upgraded but now it looks empty and I don't know what to add

I don't want anymore bottom dwellers and I also don't want an live bearers.
I really really wanted to get 2 blood parrots but I think they will be too aggressive.

Is there any other cichlids I could add like the Acara and angel that will live peacefully with everyone as I love the bigger fish personality the littles arent my cup of tea

Anyway sorry for the long post! If anyone has suggestions please let me know!! Don't want any aggression if I can help it!
Id rehome the angelfish. They belong in groups of at least 5 and your current stock doesnt allow for that many angels.

Also loaches and corydora dont belong in the same tank together plus clown loaches can get about a foot each at which point theyll reall be a problem for your corydora.
The rainbow shark shouldnt be with all the tetras hell terrorize them and the corydora as well. They dont get less aggressive when theyre full grown just more territorial.
Im also surprised your acara havent eaten your tetra yet as theyve been know to do that.
SAE are a shoaling fish and should be kept in groups of 6 or more and dont eat much algae after mature.
Ottos are a shoaling fish and should be kept in groups of 6 or more they are shy and too small to be kept with Acara cichlids.
Other cichlids that are peaceful similarly sized and may or not eat your tetras or may or may not fight with your acara are rainbow cichlid and key hole cichlids off the top of my head.make sure theyre close to the same size as the acara or they will be killed most likely.
Also kribensis dot do well with S.american cichlids like Acara Kribensis are from africa and do well in pairs or groups. Also once the clown loaches get bigger theyll most likely eat your tetras.
I wouldn add anymore fish just figure out what fish you want and go from there.
 
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