Wow thanks for the replies guys, I was just throwing around Ideas. Right now my water is beautifully clear. I would say my tank was adequatly filtered and my fish were all happy and healthy for years but I could stand to add more filtration and I probably will. Right now its like crystal though, I did a big 50% change.
little syno keeps running 16ft loops around the tank, its fun to watch.
I guess I really like the idea of having a community, being able to go to the store and say, Oh I like this fish I will add it. I had CA and SA cichlids for a long time and I hate how they would beat on eachother and have compatibility issues. I would like an interesting tank with lots of different things going on, lots of interesting inhabitants.
I wouldn't mind some cool noncichlid species like elephant noses or something like that.
I already have a 120 with some BP, SB texas, Rainbows, congos and a single severum. So I am not interested in keeping those species
Here is a very basic plan I drew up of how I wanted to set up my tank with rocky outcrops
I only got so far as the middle rock stack, I have lots of room to work with in terms of aquascaping.
Here is the tanks only inhabitant so far
It's probably easier to say what I would not like, I do not have interest in these fish...
Aggressive american cichlids
Malawi cichlids
wet pet
super large or aggressive fish that require large territories