I have a Carpintis and a Hartwegi with my large clown loaches. I wouldn't risk my large clowns with cichlids that can fit my loaches in their mouths. This would be a risk to the cichlids as well, with the opercular spines.
well i ended up getting 2 sevs, a male(gold) and female(green). i have a sand bottom. would a golden nugget pleco or synodontis cat be better. im kinda thinking the pleco since i've been having a brown algae problem lately and they're fairly cheap around here