Ok, right off the bat I will say this: NO PACU. As soon as you have them, anyone who gets one at Wal Mart and realizes they can't keep it will push it on you. I don't want that. In two years, it would turn into a 125,000 gallon pacu tank. Nobody wants to pay to see a pacu display.
Only one person mentioned herps - which I like. I was think both
Podocnemis expansa and
unifilis. (I've got a line on both already.)
The comments about various micro habitats are right in line with what I was thinking. With systems this large, you can safely keep animals that would kill each other in a smaller tank.
Arapaima for sure - two or three. I have to rework a nasty corner, but we can do it.
I was also thinking 2 redtails and 2 tiger shovels. Maybe a fork snout cat (aka rip saw cat).
Maybe a handfull of silver arowana.
Rays are a must. I've tried to carve out a name for myself in the zoo world with my ray collections. So, to keep up with that, I'm going to obtain a pretty wide collection for this. There is a lot of floor space with this exhibit.
Peacock bass are a favorite of mine, so there will have to be a pack of them.
For 'filler', I was thinking a few types of silver dollar - especially red hooks and barred.
Nobody has mentioned triangle cichlids (Uarau). I love those things. Other medium cichlids would do well, too. Managuense, Dempsy and maybe a few geos. I was also thinking of a group of banded leoporinus. They get to be fairly good size, and will add alot of color.
Keep them coming.
And Em, no whites. They're over rated. I'll stick to my bulls (If they ever break down and let me collect them).
