Feeding bichirs and ropefish

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Hi everyone I have 3 African ropefish and 1 Senegal bichir in a 75g tank with other fish and I was wondering what you guys recommend I feed them. But first let me tell you what other fish and their sizes.
1 Senegal bichir 4 inches
2 African ropefish 14 inches
1 African ropefish 16 inches
1 rainbow shark 6 inches
1 blood parrot cichlid 6 inches
1 sailfin pleco 8 inches
1 angelfish 3 inches
1 angelfish 2 inches
1 angelfish 1.5 inches
2 orange chromide 2.5 inches
2 thomacide 3 inches
8 giant danios 2.5 inches
2 feeder fish that survived 2 inches
Before you say it's hopelessly overstocked I have a Hagen fluval fx5. Right now they eat the pellets I give the rest of the fish, algae wafers that I give to the pleco and shrimp pellets. Once every two weeks they get frozen bloodworms and once a month they get feeders and live brine shrimp. I would appreciate all the advice, if you want to advise me on the tank stocking feel free to do so. Thanks.
 
Overstocking has more to do than just bioload. I don't know about you, but I get pretty uncomfortable when I get packed in a little room with a bunch of people and can't move around without bumping into someone. I get stressed. Personally, if it were my tank, I'd take everything to the LFS except the bichir and tade it all in on a couple more bichirs and call it good. That's the best fish in the whole tank.
 
Brine shrimp and bloodworms should be fine.

I don't think your overstocked...I think you have a cool mix.
 
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