So I have enough room for an aro? Also I live in Canada, not a lot is banned here, just northern snakeheads (channa argus)
I would love some cats, just not ones that get 4 feet long

As for the native tank (totally alien to me), I just moved from Europe about 8 months ago and have no idea how to fish...
thanks for the ideas though! It's great to get the idea ball rolling!
also, besides this the largest tank I've ever had was 60 gallons, so I'm new to monster fish and need to know what would be cool