Nosing on the net this morning, got one for you Tomocichla sieboldii Rio Garichi, Panama utterly gorgous found some for sale, trouble is they are in Suffolk
http/www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/php/detail58_197947.php
Kaivalgi - Totally agree with you that I need 2 tanks haha! But I think that this tank as a community can work both ways - though yes it does probably lend its self more to a South American tank at present.
Matt- Texas are a hard choice to make not sure Im going to risk it to be honest....
Snowflake - Totally agree but if I see a little cichlid making cute eyes at me tomorrow..... who knows lol
Star - Im really worried about adding stuff like that - basically vieja relatives it just worries me how they will be just because not many people I know keep them..... Though there are a few exceptions to this like Theraps..... just not sure how Tomocichla rate on the aggression scale.
I think at the minute I am swinging towards catfish of some kind not sure what yet. Then 2 speciemens of some kind of something but it totally depends on what the sellection is like when I get there! I cant wait been looking forward to this all week1!!!! I have actually not been this excited in a long long long time!
You definately need more tanks, then you could experiment with things like the tomocichla an if it didnt work move them Its a shame you are so far away I would let you have my black collared catfish (Horabagrus nigricollaris) he is gorgous.
I've/Matt's got 2 Sun Cats... I was going to take these to my LFS since they'll eat my Corys, but I'd rather see them go to a tank.... You know you want them!