The rarest CA Cichlid?

[cichlid_8810]

What is the rarest CA Cichlid known to the hobby?

I know there are a number of factors determining why they are rare such as lack of demand meaning they arent frequently supplied - or them living in remote areas where they are not frequently imported - but what based on what you want do you consider to be quite rare - hard to come by?

 

[Aquamojo]

Just an opinion....but you don't see many H. steindachneri in the hobby....yet. That will soon be remedied.

 

[freebyrd]

Festae and ornatum are pretty rare just because they are not readily available specially at a larger size

 

[SMS]

Ive never seen wild dempseys available. Also ramsdeni from Cuba are quite rare. The "wild" color form of Snooks seem to be rare also.

 

[Cichlidfever]

Astatheros Macracanthus
Atromaculatum
Beani
Pantostictum
Steindachneri

 

[rmcder]

The original Rivulatus (GT) would make my list. It's only within the last few years that Rapps has brought them in, and then only very occasionally. Somebody's probably breeding them by now, so that may change.

 

[cichlid_8810]

H, Steindachner, can someone show me a photo of this?

I heard that the Beani was very rare with many people willing to pay top money for one.

 

[MTN PIKE]

Margaritiferous is not extinct!

 

[PredatoryFishRocks]

Never seen a wild Salvini or a Wild convict(lol)...Too many of them stupid Convict's.

 

[Younglin]

T-bar cichlids. I have never seen one in person or at any LFS or ant fish store I have visited in different cities.