118g SA/CA Cichlid Tank

[ameliaaahx]

So, I am in the process of upgrading my 65g severum tank to a 118g 5-foot by 2-foot South American Biotope (with a few Central American residents).

Current plans are that the tank will be river-themed, decorated with driftwood and large river rocks on a bed of white silica sand. For filtration I will have the internal Juwel filter as well as an additional canister of which I haven't decided. Don't bother suggesting which canister I should buy because the ones you guys use probably won't be available here.

Anyway, help me stock it! Currently the only confirmed residents are:
- 1 Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
- 1-2 Super-red Severums (haven't decided whether to keep one or 2 just yet)

I'm open to any ideas, although keep in mind that I probably won't have access to any really fancy or rare species. This is a rough list of species I'm interested in, and obviously I don't expect to be able to keep all of them in this one tank so don't shoot me yet. I've done as much research as I can but there is a lot of controversy as to what's compatible and whats not, and how many will "fit" safely and comfortably in a 5-foot tank. Species I've been considering are as follows:

- 1x Green Terror -- probably too aggressive?
- 3x Red Striped Eartheater -- stunning but would a group of these and the EBJD and Sevs put me over my stocking level?
- 1x Firemouth
- small group of Sajica Cichlids or other smaller cichlid (suggestions?) OR school of larger characin -- Spotted Metynnis?
- 2-3x small-ish plecostomuses (L066 or Bristlenoses?) OR oddball catfish?
- 1x Oscar -- I know this cancels out pretty much everything else on my list but just wondering if it's even an option?

Thanks in advance for the help and suggestions.