Check this tank I had a while ago. No co2 and no E.I, just standard 2x 30 watts light and root tabs.
Plants are vallisneria, java fern, amazon sword, pennywort? anyway these plants are really hardy and will do ok in a basic cichlid tank as long as you have reasonable light and enough nitrate and a little phosphate, and the fish will provide it for you!
In that tank I had a group of firemouths and a pair of blue acara, they dig around and can dislodge a plant occasionaly but its not a big problem.