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Posted by Muuurgh on January 8, 2006, 8:02 pm
Please log in for more thread options I just got a good deal on a baby Blue Frontosa (Mpimbwe). His/Her parents
were wild, I believe that he/she will be a beauty one day. I plan to get
some more as soon as my local fs gets some in--I'd love to breed them.
Anyhow, I am new to Cichlids and I was wondering what the most popular and
sought after Cichlid was. What are your favorites? Are there any rare or
harder to find than others?
Thanks,
Muuurgh
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Posted by Mark Stone on January 9, 2006, 11:15 am
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>I just got a good deal on a baby Blue Frontosa (Mpimbwe). His/Her parents
>were wild, I believe that he/she will be a beauty one day. I plan to get
>some more as soon as my local fs gets some in--I'd love to breed them.
>Anyhow, I am new to Cichlids and I was wondering what the most popular and
>sought after Cichlid was. What are your favorites? Are there any rare or
>harder to find than others?
>
> Thanks,
> Muuurgh
>
I think the most popular and the most sought after Cichlids are two
different questions, myself -- the most popular (by volume of sales, number
of dedicated websites, etc.) has got to be the Oscar, but I would think the
most sought after species would be something different and a little rare. In
my experience, the most sought after species would be the more aggressive
cichlids from Nicaragua, either the Dovii (Wolf Cichlid) or the Jaguar. But
different circles of aquarists may come up with different lists. Some people
will say the true Green Terror from SA --
--Mark Stone
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Posted by Muuurgh on January 9, 2006, 7:54 pm
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>>I just got a good deal on a baby Blue Frontosa (Mpimbwe). His/Her parents
>>were wild, I believe that he/she will be a beauty one day. I plan to get
>>some more as soon as my local fs gets some in--I'd love to breed them.
>>Anyhow, I am new to Cichlids and I was wondering what the most popular and
>>sought after Cichlid was. What are your favorites? Are there any rare or
>>harder to find than others?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Muuurgh
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> I think the most popular and the most sought after Cichlids are two
> different questions, myself -- the most popular (by volume of sales,
> number of dedicated websites, etc.) has got to be the Oscar, but I would
> think the most sought after species would be something different and a
> little rare. In my experience, the most sought after species would be the
> more aggressive cichlids from Nicaragua, either the Dovii (Wolf Cichlid)
> or the Jaguar. But different circles of aquarists may come up with
> different lists. Some people will say the true Green Terror from SA --
I read up on these online, per your suggestion. Very pretty, the Dovii is
quite agressive and HUGE! The Green Terror is beautiful... but even more
agressive, no? My first cichlids, were of course, oscars about 15 years
ago... I forgot to count them, I still consider myself a cichlid rookie.
Anyhow I'm looking forward to more suggestions.
-Muuurgh
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> --Mark Stone
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Posted by Mark Stone on January 10, 2006, 11:36 am
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> I read up on these online, per your suggestion. Very pretty, the Dovii is
> quite agressive and HUGE! The Green Terror is beautiful... but even more
> agressive, no? My first cichlids, were of course, oscars about 15 years
> ago... I forgot to count them, I still consider myself a cichlid rookie.
>
> Anyhow I'm looking forward to more suggestions.
>
> -Muuurgh
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Green Terror is not nearly as aggressive as Dovii. Many of the Nicaraguan
Cichlid species are absolutely ferocious, and in a home aquarium are just
mean for the sake of being mean.South American species at least use hunger
as an excuse for aggressiveness. But these Central American Cichlids,
especially Nicaraguan Lake Cichlids, are horrible and need huge aquaria.
Examples: Petenia Umbriferum, common name Blue Freckled Monster, max size
24". Will break aquarium glass to get to you or your family dog. Cichlasoma
Dovii, the Wolf Cichlid. Max size 30", huge loners that *may* be meaner than
B.F. Monsters. Red Devil (or the Red Devil Complex), Cichlasoma Labiatum
(and other Scientific names) are large predators. As Juvis and/or in large
aquariums (500 gal +) they can be peaceful, but in small aquariums or "at a
whim" can become killers. Cichlasoma Managuense, the Jaguar Cichlid, 14",
attitude. I think the Jaguar is the prettiest of these killers, but he's not
any less mean. The Black Nasty, Cichlasoma Haitiensis, from Haiti, also
known as Odo, 14" eating machine. Red Terror, Cichlasoma festae, from
Ecuador (not the same as Red Devil), 16" tank destroyer. Female Festaes are
more aggressive than males. Cichlasoma Motanguense (used to be C.
Nandopsis), "powerfully built" riverine species. Trimac, Cichlasoma
Trimaculatum, El Salvador, very mean but probably not as mean as his
reputation. At the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit, they feed their Trimac
live mice. Green Guapote, Cichlasoma Beani, on the Pacific slope of Northern
Mexico, cannot be kept in aquariums smaller than 600 gal. There's more,
too -- smaller species that are more common in aquariums, like the green
Texas cichlids and convicts, but nonetheless are very mean predators.
In my experience, Cichlid lovers would *love* to have many of these larger
species but cannot because of their exhorbitant aquarium requirements. Which
is why I say the most popular and the most sought after may be two different
questions: I *have* Oscars, but I *want* a Wolf Cichlid! :-)
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Posted by FEAR_THE_ SWAMP on January 14, 2006, 8:12 pm
Please log in for more thread options The Frontosa is certainly still one of my favorites. I love the Moori
(blue dolphin), Trophious Moori, Electric Yellow, and some of the Lake
Victorians.
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>were wild, I believe that he/she will be a beauty one day. I plan to get
>some more as soon as my local fs gets some in--I'd love to breed them.
>Anyhow, I am new to Cichlids and I was wondering what the most popular and
>sought after Cichlid was. What are your favorites? Are there any rare or
>harder to find than others?
>
> Thanks,
> Muuurgh
>