My advice, take a breath, this hobby is a long haul! I definitely was more restless when younger like you and enjoyed switching the setups up a million times. So if that's what keeps you interested, go for it, as long as you find nice homes for the fish you move on. But nowadays I enjoy keeping fish and setups for a longer time. Watching a fish grow from a small juvenile into a nice big individual and keeping them for years gives me satisfaction.
As far as what type of fish, I have always loved cichlids (especially central american), and I'm sure I always will. I feel like they have more individual personality than most other types of fish. That could all be in my head, but it helps me enjoy the hobby. I find the larger cichlids easier to feel some kind of "bond" with than small schooling fish and the like. I also have moved into saltwater reefs in the last couple of years, and it helped re-ignite my love for the hobby. Doing the same kind of setups does get old after a while, and I had been doing mostly cichlids for 20+ years. Nice to have a whole new side of aquaculture to research and learn about.
Here's my current favorite fish, Big Boy. Top photo about 4 years ago at 3" with his wife who he killed (rip), bottom photo recent at about 7" with fins.
,maybe I just haven't found my thing yet always thought it would be central american cichlids because of the same reasons you love them - their personality when compared to most other fish but i guess i was wrong.Big boy is beautiful.It sure does feel magical when you bring home this tiny fish and it grows into a giant before your eyes.
