60 gallon semi-biotope stocking

[aceofspades07]

I’m currently planning out my 60 gallon build. The tank is set up, heavily filtered, and well cycled, I’ll be adding some fish around the first week of the year. I’m planning to have a medium level of plants, a lot of driftwood and plant cover for a semi low light but also low-tech tank.

I’m just trying to figure out the ideal stocking for my goals. I’d like a setup similar to a Congo biotope but I’m not strict on it, I wouldn’t mind a couple of extra fish from another region as long as compatibility lines up.
I want a low stress tank I don’t have to worry about major tank crashes or high fish stress with.

Currently I own the bichir, killifish, featherfin. I’m also wondering about a cleanup crew that would be ideal with this setup, but only if they’d help the bioload more than add to it.

I’d also thought about an angelfish but I definitely don’t want to push into overstocked territory. Please feel free to give any advice or tweak my current list, I’m just trying to get the best feedback to build the ideal and most stable tank!
I’m thinking for stocking
8-10 congo tetras
1 Senegal bichir
1 leopard bush fish
1 featherfin catfish
2 golden wonder killifish
Possibly 1 African knifefish

 

[gwand]

What is the GH and KH of your water?

 

[aceofspades07]

What is the GH and KH of your water?

My current parameters as of today
Nitrate: 10ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
GH: 150
KH: 100
PH: 7.5

 

[gwand]

I think a 60 gallon tank is the absolute minimum possible size to have a Senegal Bircher and a large boisterous featherfin occupying the bottom of the tank when you include the other stock. Also a 12 inch Bircher may threaten the smaller killifish. As your catfish approaches 6 to 8 inches in adulthood it can become very pushy and territorial.

 

[aceofspades07]

I think a 60 gallon tank is the absolute minimum possible size to have a Senegal Bircher and a large boisterous featherfin occupying the bottom of the tank when you include the other stock. Also a 12 inch Bircher may threaten the smaller killifish. As your catfish approaches 6 to 8 inches in adulthood it can become very pushy and territorial.

What is the easiest possible way to make this setup and stocking work if it’s do-able at all? I’m trying to avoid overstocking for sure.