just got a lyonsi cichlid

[fhcruiser]

i just want to share this, got her this morning, lots of colors, she was trying to breed with a huge jack dempsey beside her tank in a lfs, does not know much about lyonsi but she is a beauty

 

[Casper2000]

How big is she? They're not as mean as other amphs, usually they'll just nudge other fish. Mine hangs out with with a bifa, a jd, a leucostica, and a arowana.

 

[Jason_S]

very nice...lyonsi are very nice, less often seen cichlids

 

[killerfish]

Great lookin fish looks a bit FHish but that might be just the pic

 

[kennye86]

I have 4 @ 1.5-2" growing out... Lovely looking fish an there endangered so get her breeding....

 

[fhcruiser]

thanks! she is about 3-5 inches i think, sure is a beautiful fish

 

[orbit]

Nice!! I love my Lyonsi. He is always out on the prowl for food. He hangs mostly with the Pearsei.

 

[bigriver]

nice..always wanted one.

 

[Jason_S]

Great lookin fish looks a bit FHish but that might be just the pic

No actually lyonsi do have a bit of a FH'ish look. I used to think if lyonsi had been more readily available and common...who knows, maybe the flowerhorn craze would have never gotten started. I know that lyonsi are nothing like the super red texas or super red pearled dragons or whatever...but it all had to start from a trimac hybrid that showed more red than usual and it ballooned on from there. a lyonsi essentially looks like a trimac but with more red so who knows..may have never even gotten started.l