Haitiensis - Pretty fish?

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Is the Haitiensis a pretty fish?

  • Yes - this fish is beautiful

    Votes: 36 61.0%
  • No - it is as ugly as the pics online

    Votes: 6 10.2%
  • Don't know, never seen an adult specimen in person

    Votes: 17 28.8%

  • Total voters
    59
  • Poll closed .
DarthV;4081891; said:
Compared to a female festae or RTM in breeding dress? Kind of drab. A large male haitiensis might not be pretty, but they are impressive and intimidating!

Intimidating is a great way to describe them.
 
I think they are a great looking Cichlid, unless you've seen one in person you really don't fully appreciate them. I picked up two, one 10-12" and one 7-8" and traded them for a Festae pair, not because I didn't like the way they looked but because I didn't have a tank that I could devote to just the two Cichlids. I think the Black & White pattern is attractive in itself, but then you add the fins and the strength they exhibit while swimming it's amazing!!!! Anyway, just my two cents worth.

I think that's the beauty of this site, you can come on here and see pics of all kinds of Cichlids, comparing your taste with others, your stock with other's stock, your interest with other people's interest. I just wish more people would share pics of their stock so we could appreciate them as well. And of course, it's a great site to help and advice on. Thanks
 
the animal guy;4080037; said:
somebody post up a nice BN so those never seen one can look and vote.

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I think they are pretty fish. Not that they are very colorful but as demps said they do have a nice blugreen sheen to them. Shows nice on the male in breeding dress. As for cubans. I love cubans wouldnt mind getting another pair one day.

Festae are amazing as far as colors but everyone has them. Select few have went the way of the ODO from close to fry to full grown, and they lived to share.
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Blue Demp;4083492; said:
Intimidating is a great way to describe them.

Yep!

Wish mine was a little more outgoing. Nowhere near as insane as my large midas or 8" male grammodes.

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Gomer;4096642; said:
Odo's are awesome...I wish i could get my hands on some females for my 2 males.

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You would need a monstrous female to handle the both of em :D

Beautiful odos everybody! Can't wait till my guy gets as big.
 
DarthV;4093860; said:
Yep!

Wish mine was a little more outgoing. Nowhere near as insane as my large midas or 8" male grammodes.

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Love that blue shine it has compared to others I've seen even my own. Does that blue have anything to do w/ the lighting or substrate or is he naturally that blue?
 
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