Alot of it comes down to personal preference. I mix africans with sa/ca cichlids with great success as do a few other people on this board. Others however are very against it. Just like anything else in life, you can take just about any topic and find people who will support either side Speaking for myself only, Ive had tremendous success mixing and will continue to do so for the forseeable future:headbang2:
My fish list:
Fish list: Sharks
Black Shark
Red Tail Black shark
Leperinus American Cichlids
Red Devil
Green Severum
Jack Dempsey
Green Terror African Cichlids
Jewel Cichlid
Yellow Lab
Red Zebra
Albino Zebra
Cobalt Blue
Electric Blue
I wouldn't mix them personally. If you like SA/CA Cichlids, then go with them, for some colorful ones there's FireMouths, Electric Blue Dempsey's, Yellow Convicts, Regular Dempseys, Jaguar Cichlid, etc..........