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smokeythebair

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I stocked my 125g with African Cichlids to make it easier to maintain. It is nice having less splashing,waste,gravel moved, and feeders to buy but it's boring. I Miss my central and South American cichlids. So much more personality. Anyone else have the same experience?
 
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Lol, I think my Discus are boring, I like how they look, and kinda want more bc I think a bigger tank of them might be nice, actually I think I want to try africans!! Shoulda stayed with my community :/
 

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I guess I like fish that seem to have some thought process behind their activity.

What fish are considered "wet pets"? Any large cichlid?
 

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I guess I like fish that seem to have some thought process behind their activity.

What fish are considered "wet pets"? Any large cichlid?
For me I liked hand feeding my fish. I never owned an Oscar but I think that would classify as one also.
 

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Here's the way I look at it. Many commonly kept fish are pretty boring and really aren't at all interactive but can make for an awesome looking display tank, a look I personally prefer. Now don't get me wrong, I do love fish with personality, I have a flowerhorn that's really fun and interactive, but his tank is so boring otherwise! It seems that it's hard to make a visually appealing display with many of the big S.A cichlids because they love to rearrange everything to their liking. I'm not saying it's impossible, I just haven't seen many tanks with S.A cichlids I'd want as a display tank in my living room. I guess I personally like the aquascape design and visual appeal of a tank more than the personality of the fish in it.

But obviously, it's all down to personal tastes!
 

smokeythebair

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Here's the way I look at it. Many commonly kept fish are pretty boring and really aren't at all interactive but can make for an awesome looking display tank, a look I personally prefer. Now don't get me wrong, I do love fish with personality, I have a flowerhorn that's really fun and interactive, but his tank is so boring otherwise! It seems that it's hard to make a visually appealing display with many of the big S.A cichlids because they love to rearrange everything to their liking. I'm not saying it's impossible, I just haven't seen many tanks with S.A cichlids I'd want as a display tank in my living room. I guess I personally like the aquascape design and visual appeal of a tank more than the personality of the fish in it.

But obviously, it's all down to personal tastes!
I agree. For me though anyone that comes over loves the big fish and they ask questions. With my Africans everyone asks what kind of goldfish they are
 
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