Rate These Cichlids!

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Yes another 'rate these cichlids' thread. Different purpose from the others tho. >:D

Anyways, please provide a rating from 1 to 10 for four categories, whereby 1 is 'worse' and 10 is 'best', in your own opinion. The categories are 'color', 'body shape', 'pattern' and 'behaviour'. Please give the four ratings separated by a comma next to each of the fish. E.g. '10,10,10,10 Convict Cichlid' or '1,1,1,1 Convict Cichlid' or something of the sorts.

The fish up for rating are as follows:

Convict Cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata)
Firemouth Cichlid (Thorichthys meeki)
Ellioti Cichlid (Thorichthys ellioti/maculipinnis)
Texas Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatum)
Green Texas Cichlid (Herichthys carpintis
Red Devil Cichlid (Amphilophus labiatum)
Pink Firemouth Cichlid (Amphilophus longimanus)
Rainbow Cichlid (Archocentrus multispinosus)
Blue-Eyed Cichlid (Cryptoheros spilurus)
Wolf Cichlid (Parachromis dovii)
Jaguar Cichlid (Parachromis managuense)
Fenny (Paraneetroplus fenestratus)
Blackbelt Cichlid (Paraneetroplus maculicauda)
Syn (Paraneetroplus synspilus)
Melanurus (Paraneetroplus melanurus)
Red Bay Snook (Petenia splendida)
Jack Dempsey Cichlid (Rocio octofaciata)
Red Terror Cichlid (Cichlasoma festae)
Bocourti (Cichlasoma bocourti)
Nic (Hypsophrys nicaraguensis)

So yeah. Ratings?
 
Updated list (apologies :P):


Convict Cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata)
Firemouth Cichlid (Thorichthys meeki)
Ellioti Cichlid (Thorichthys ellioti/maculipinnis)
Texas Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatum)
Green Texas Cichlid (Herichthys carpintis
Red Devil Cichlid (Amphilophus labiatum)
Pink Firemouth Cichlid (Amphilophus longimanus)
Rainbow Cichlid (Archocentrus multispinosus)
Blue-Eyed Cichlid (Cryptoheros spilurus)
Wolf Cichlid (Parachromis dovii)
Jaguar Cichlid (Parachromis managuense)
Fenny (Paraneetroplus fenestratus)
Blackbelt Cichlid (Paraneetroplus maculicauda)
Syn (Paraneetroplus synspilus)
Melanurus (Paraneetroplus melanurus)
Red Bay Snook (Petenia splendida)
Jack Dempsey Cichlid (Rocio octofaciata)
Red Terror Cichlid (Cichlasoma festae)
Bocourti (Cichlasoma bocourti)
Salvini (Cichlasoma Salvini)
Nic (Hypsophrys nicaraguensis)
Green and Gold Severums (Heros severus)
Chocolate Cichlid (Hypselecara temporalis)
Cuban Cichlid (Nandopsis tetracanthus)
 
Convict Cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) 8
Firemouth Cichlid (Thorichthys meeki) 7
Ellioti Cichlid (Thorichthys ellioti/maculipinnis) 6
Texas Cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatum) 7
Green Texas Cichlid (Herichthys carpintis 7
Red Devil Cichlid (Amphilophus labiatum) 8
Pink Firemouth Cichlid (Amphilophus longimanus)7
Rainbow Cichlid (Archocentrus multispinosus)5
Blue-Eyed Cichlid (Cryptoheros spilurus)6
Wolf Cichlid (Parachromis dovii)9
Jaguar Cichlid (Parachromis managuense)7
Fenny (Paraneetroplus fenestratus)7
Blackbelt Cichlid (Paraneetroplus maculicauda)8
Syn (Paraneetroplus synspilus)7
Melanurus (Paraneetroplus melanurus)6
Red Bay Snook (Petenia splendida)5
Jack Dempsey Cichlid (Rocio octofaciata)7
Red Terror Cichlid (Cichlasoma festae)9
Bocourti (Cichlasoma bocourti)7
Salvini (Cichlasoma Salvini)6
Nic (Hypsophrys nicaraguensis)6
Green and Gold Severums (Heros severus)6
Chocolate Cichlid (Hypselecara temporalis)8
Cuban Cichlid (Nandopsis tetracanthus) 9
 
None of these ratings matter if don't have the right size tank, or if you stock them wrong, etc
Lets take bocourti
beauty 10
if your tank is under 200 gallons 1
aggressiveness in a 200 gal 10, if under 2
in nature bocourti is mostly vegetarian and you stock with other vegetarians 10
if you stock with Parachromis and feed high protein 2
same parameters apply if you want dovii
only you should have over 300 gallons, and feed protein.
 
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