What is your favorite CA/SA cichlid and why?

[DMD123]

As far as personality pearsei are great DMD123 would probably agree. Mine is literally a wet pet, dog with fins lol.

He hates me and loves my wife. Will never hand feed with me but does it no problem with her. Even today after i dropped him back into the 300 he was sulking and darting behind dw when ever i approached the tank. My wife walks over to check on him and he swimms right uo to her wagging his tail like nothings wrong.

Love my Porkchop!

Gets along great with the bichirs

Super personable and inquisitive

Pearsei for the win!

 

[The camaro show]

Uaru because they are personal and are nice not aggressive and I love how they breed like discus

 

[DRteugelsi]

Love my Porkchop!

Gets along great with the bichirs

Super personable and inquisitive

Pearsei for the win!

I have a top 5 and trust me pearsi are up there for this tank.

This is what I have on my list for possible choices.(no order)
1.Pearsei
2.Bocourti
3.vieja hartwegi
4.vieja breidohri
5.Either kelberi or a group of Geos

 

[Boomer1224]

Lol I stated I didn't personally have any and agree Oscar's most definitely have personality and all Cichlids imo.

sorry for the misunderstanding

 

[DMD123]

I have a top 5 and trust me pearsi are up there for this tank.

This is what I have on my list for possible choices.(no order)
1.Pearsei
2.Bocourti
3.vieja hartwegi
4.vieja breidohri
5.Either kelberi or a group of Geos

Here is my former mix that worked out fairly well:

Pearsei

Regani

Heterospilus

Red Bay Snook

I decided to reduce cichlid stock and only have the Pearsei and Het as of now.[/QUOTE]

 

[DRteugelsi]

Here is my former mix that worked out fairly well:

Pearsei

Regani

Heterospilus

Red Bay Snook

I decided to reduce cichlid stock and only have the Pearsei and Het as of now.

[/QUOTE]


Why did you decide to reduce the stock? any issues with the fish or did just want to lighten up the bioload?

 

[exodus1500]

I have 7 different types of Heros, so I would say them.

I have enver kept them, but Jags have always interested me.

 

[PhishMon84]

I have a top 5 and trust me pearsi are up there for this tank.

This is what I have on my list for possible choices.(no order)
1.Pearsei
2.Bocourti
3.vieja hartwegi
4.vieja breidohri
5.Either kelberi or a group of Geos

Let’s see your Hartwegi?! Contemplating picking some up after Xmas and I’m on the fence because half the picture looks drab and boring and the others are stunners

 

[DMD123]

Why did you decide to reduce the stock? any issues with the fish or did just want to lighten up the bioload?[/QUOTE]
The regani was on of my favorites but being male would once a year go into a mating rage that would involve taking over control of the tank and being a absolute tool. The female Pearsei who normally ran the tank could not keep him in check. I would have to pull the regani out of the tank for about six weeks and then reintroduce him. The rest of the year was perfectly fine until that mating urge hit again. since we moved into a smaller home and I downsized the number of tanks I had nowhere to put the regani so I had to rehome it.

As to the rest yeah pretty much bioload. though I am looking for maybe one more upper fish. I used to have a Rapps Bumblebee Oscar I loved:

Been kind of on the hunt for a really nice wc Ocsar at this point.

 

[Chockful O Phail]

The regani was on of my favorites but being male would once a year go into a mating rage that would involve taking over control of the tank and being a absolute tool. The female Pearsei who normally ran the tank could not keep him in check. I would have to pull the regani out of the tank for about six weeks and then reintroduce him. The rest of the year was perfectly fine until that mating urge hit again. since we moved into a smaller home and I downsized the number of tanks I had nowhere to put the regani so I had to rehome it.

As to the rest yeah pretty much bioload. though I am looking for maybe one more upper fish. I used to have a Rapps Bumblebee Oscar I loved:

Been kind of on the hunt for a really nice wc Ocsar at this point.

That oscar is beautiful. I wouldn’t have been able to rehome one like that.