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Hi i bought a 135 gallon tank last week and did all i needed to do... I added the fish in and here they are:

2 green terrors
2 blackbelts
1 jewel
2 flowerhorns
1 red terror
1 jag
1 plump head
1 red devil
2 leopard bushfish
2 jack dempseys
1 mbuna
1 salvini
3 plecos
3 silver dollars
I know this sounds crazy but it doesnt even look overcroweded at all and the fish dont fight...

I would get ready for a lot of fights and Jewel cichlids like to be in small groups aswell as mbunas.

Naw my jewel is the tiniest...

Yeah, some of those are really aggressive and with all those other fish there's not enough room for teritories. Plus you have to look at the fact that many of those fish require vastly different water conditions and have vastly different diets. I'd say yeah get rid of half the stock.

Holy moly. Once those cichlids reach their adult size, all hell'll break loose. IMO, Keep one of the plecos, the silver dollars, and maybe 2 of your favorite cichlids. Also, Africans and Americans should never be mixed.

Holy moly. Once those cichlids reach their adult size, all hell'll break loose.

Absolutely not true! Most of those fish won't get anywhere close to adult size if kept together in that tank permanently.

Seriously, you could keep 4 maybe 5 of the cichlids if you pick the right ones.

The red devil, jag, flowerhorns and red terror (especially if it's a true festae) will each try to take the entire tank and will eventually need a 75-150 gallons minimum just to be kept alone or with a mate. The black belts from what I hear can be rather aggressive and 2 males will most likely not get along. Then again you could wind up with a male and female and if they form a pair you'll be in real trouble.

One thing I find interesting is that there was no question included in the original post which makes me wonder what the intention was in posting the stock of such an overstocked tank.

Jason

i bought a 135 gallon tank last week

Meaning, you're cycling a tank with those fish?

it may seem alright for now. the crowded numbers keep any one fish from being bullied too much. but once they start to mature, the battle royale may start and they will compete for space. nature should take over and they'll begin to eliminate each other. when they get to a decent size, I suggest getting rid of some of the trouble makers, and keeping about 5-6 fish you really like.

naw I think I can keep the rd,thte jag, my 2 flowerhorns, my red teror and a green terror...

uuhhh dempsy, i've seen one FH rip the guts out of two oscars in a 90 gallon. I'de reconsider.

yall theyre are all pretty big decent fish theyre ok... ive seen this kina set up wit full grown fish in a 125 gallon...

Holy poop on a stick... that is way too many fish! Especially American cichlids... you are lucky they arent killing each other now! You definately are going to have a problem in the future. I agree with Jason. Condense down to about 4-5 equally tempered americans. Good luck. That is a HUGE bioload for a tank that is only a week old!