Loisellei or Friedrichsthalii - which do you prefer?

[rumblesushi]

Recently my friend in Portugal sent me some fish to a hotel, including a "friedrichsthalii" I ordered from him.

It turned out to be a loisellei and I'm pleased. I've never seen one for sale in the UK, and it's a really pretty fish with a cool character. I prefer it to friedrichs. It's one of my favourite fish I currently have now.

I gather they are similar in temperament etc, just different looks. I prefer the more intricate patterning on my male loisellei.

 

[mohinder]

Agreed. Loisellei are great fish. My male loisellei has a nice, beefy look, and he is very outgoing. Lots of personality on these fish.

I've bought about four friedrichsthaliis--all of which turned out to be loisellei. So, I've only kept loisellei. I'm still hoping to find a freddy one day, but I think they are much rarer than loisellei here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I also keep motaguense, which is my favorite of the loisellei/mota/freddy.

 

[croc 2-3]

I like the looks of both. I only kept 2 of each species though.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

if you like loises. you might wanna take a look at salvinis also...

=0)

 

[rumblesushi]

I have a salvini too

I like them a lot, but prefer the loisellei.

 

[thatonegirl]

I bought a freddy that turned out to actually be a loisellei. Amazing personality, even at 3". I'd like to get another, but only when it has its own tank. Mine I had in a "cichlid community" and I came back after a 4-day weekend to find him dead. My best guess is that he picked a fight be couldn't win and I'll never know what killed him, but he picked fights with everything, including my java fern. Beautiful little firecracker, though.

 

[geeah]

post pics of your loisellei please