Well so much for buddys knowledge at the lfs
, he does seem to care about what fish he sells and tries to find out what else is in the tank when you buy a fish from him. This is the same lfs that wouldn't sell me loaches because they were recovering from Ich, so I reserved them and will pick them up on Monday.
I'm not too worried about the other fish in the tank as they are all as big or
bigger than the Newbies.(Largest: 4 inch Jewel, Smallest: 2 1/2 inch Bolivian Ram
{before you worry "Rambo" is the tank A**hole and can hold his own with the big boys so far} as well as 2 common Plecs 6" and 5" long). And two 3" Green Scatts (Leo & Mel)
Oh well live and learn, none of the Cichlids seem too concerned with their new roomies, but we are keeping an eye on them all as they grow, just in case the aggression level raises (there is a mix of Africian and CA/SA's in our 90 gal)...so far so good.
Thanks for the info folks.