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75g tank, which of these fish should I keep on the list vs take away?

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Jack Dempsey
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Just asking which I should/can keep based off this list.
this is somewhat an extension from a previous post, just more in depth. Obviously I wouldn't be able to keep all these, and if I were to rank the 5 species based on how much I want them it would be 1 - acara (breeding pair) // 2 - pictus (3-4 at least) // 3 - severum (i have a red spotted 1" in my tank right now, that is the only fish I have besides from a baby convict I'm giving to my friend this weekend. // 4 - Angelfish - Tempted to put this higher, I've had good experiences with these, like in my old 40g. // 5 - Rummynose - I like these just to have some movement in the tank. I prefer roselines, but they want more space and they are too expensive.
 
If the acara are your main target I would have those along with a shoal of larger bodied tetra rather than streamlined edible rummynose and with the EBA breeding do you care if the fry survive? if the answer is yes having fast species in the aquarium will reduce or potentially remove the chance of your fry developing enough to sell/rehome. Tetra will reduce the number of fry to a more manageable number if you don't have a solid plan on what to do with the young down the line and the pictus will also do the same. My preference would be to have the pair of cichlids a group of chunkier tetras in a larger number than you have stated and then perhaps some form of bottom dweller think baryancistrus or something.
 
If the acara are your main target I would have those along with a shoal of larger bodied tetra rather than streamlined edible rummynose and with the EBA breeding do you care if the fry survive? if the answer is yes having fast species in the aquarium will reduce or potentially remove the chance of your fry developing enough to sell/rehome. Tetra will reduce the number of fry to a more manageable number if you don't have a solid plan on what to do with the young down the line and the pictus will also do the same. My preference would be to have the pair of cichlids a group of chunkier tetras in a larger number than you have stated and then perhaps some form of bottom dweller think baryancistrus or something.
would the pictus eat the fry or would they be a serviceable bottom dweller