most colourful community

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clayton1985

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Just wondering what cichlids would make the most colourful community (in an ideal world and they would all get on)

I was thinking along the lines of

Green terror
Female festae (breeding dress)
Synspilum
Trimac

Anybody with any others to add?
 
i think the lyonsi is more colorful than the trimac and much more laid back. hartwegi has crazy colors too i don't see too many people talk about them on here. a piebald midas is really cool too. what size tank are you setting up?
 
Im just asking out of curiousity to be honest, i already have a community up and running in my 240g and its got the cichlids in it that i always wanted. Iv just been looking round and seen some really great tanks recently and most of them included the fish i listed above so wanted to know if there were any other colourful cichlids i was missing...might be a new project if i get permission off the mrs (aka the boss) but i doubt it lol
 
I agree with a Lyonsi over Trimac, also carpinits, salvini, Istlanum, female rtm. but you would def need large tank to make everything flow smoothly:)
 
bocourti,carpintis vontehillo,argentea,festae female,lyonsi
 
buddha1200 said:
bocourti,carpintis vontehillo,argentea,festae female,lyonsi
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Can the colour in bocourti's be a bit hit and miss? Iv only actually seen a few adult and sub adult fish and there colour has never been anywhere near like the one in your avatar, i suppose its how its raised and gene's that play the major factor
 
you are correct how it is raised and genes play a big part in any fish.
most dont keep bocourti because they are pretty dull as juvies(patience is the key also)
 
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