CHichilid combos

An Oscar.

i thought that south american cichlids and african cichlids are not supose to be mixed

i was thinking some blue rams, green terros and electrc yellows, would this work

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No, this combo will not work. Blue rams are one of the smaller, more peaceful cichlid species and should never be mixed with large (green terror) or aggressive (electric yellows/blues) species. And, as Kevinfishboy has mentioned, you should never mix new world and old world cichlids as you will more than likely end up with more than just problems.

I would research further into the species you are interested in. If you want to go African, it's best to pick what lake (Tanganyika, Malawi, or Victoria) or a species from West Africa. If you want to go South/Central American, you should decide whether you want peaceful, aggressive, large, and/or small. Once you have narrowed the field down, I am sure that someone can give you an excellent stocking plan .

HTH

Africans are typically recommened to require high pH - around 8.0.
I know the blue rams are recommended acidic / lower pH around 6.0.
I think the green terrors are SA and are like the blue rams.

I wanted to mix blue rams with my electric yellows until I found out that it's not recommended.

On top of everything else, the electric yellows are recommended a vegetarian diet.
Look up Malawai bloat.
The blue rams are recommended a more protein diet.

So, you're trying to mix pH and diet requirements, which would imply disaster.

The diet problem is a serious problem.

But adjusting PH for tank raised fish is not necessary unless you plan on breeding them.