there are lots of fish in there that shouldn't be with africans..but it's am LFS..they won't be there long
also, it depends on what cichlids you want, sa/ca cichlids do well in a ph of 6.0-7.0(regular), while africans do well in a ph of 8.5-9.0. both can adjust though
nice pics Ogre...I wouldn't worry about their judgment necessarily just because of the mix - its not like they're proposing to house those fish together permanently.