Mixing Cichlids

[dakotavw]

I have a 125 gallon tank with 2 Cupid Cichlids (Biotodoma cupido), a blood parrot fish, a scribbled pleco, and a cory catfish.

Could I mix some african cichlid fish with these fish? The cupids are aggressive with each other but not any of the other fish. Please let me know if I could mix some africans and which ones if I can. I really like the african peacock cichlids. Thanks.

[Deb2]

I wouldn't. Their body language is different. It would be like someone from Brazil communicating with someone from Kenya. Unless you know the language you can't communicate.
Also B. cupido is South American and likes soft, acidic water. Most Africans like hard, alkaline water (rift lake cichlids).