What's everyone's top favorite fish? (for the moment at least)

islandguy11

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Love the eye biters, such sinister looking faces.
Was thinking about this thread last night when watching the latest live stream video by YouTuber Ben Ochart. Throughout the whole 1 hr stream his eye biter was pretty much on a Mike Tyson like rampage in the background, even had a similarly sized Venustus running and crying for its mommy. Of course in another tank could be a totally different situation, but it did remind me what I don't miss about African Cichlids lol.
 

esoxlucius

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My favourite? Probably my WC senegal bichir :DView attachment 1393786

My fish I most want to keep? The huge datnoid with electric blue lines that I saw fighting a huge moray eel in my dream last night :nilly:
Now that is almost the perfect dream young Hendre, but imagine if that huge datnoid with the electric blue lines and that huge moray eel were grappling with a large chested beautiful woman drenched in baby oil.

Fish and ladies together in the same dream.:OMG:
 

esoxlucius

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So that's why I keep dreaming about mermaids ?‍♀
If you look at the online caresheets for mermaids it says they are best to be kept in groups, in a suitably huge aquarium, with one single male.......ME!:woot:

And anyway stanz, what's a cichlid purist like you doing dreaming about hybrids!!!:grinyes:
 
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fishhead0103666

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Now that is almost the perfect dream young Hendre, but imagine if that huge datnoid with the electric blue lines and that huge moray eel were grappling with a large chested beautiful woman drenched in baby oil.

Fish and ladies together in the same dream.:OMG:
As much as I like that idea let us try to keep this thread kid friendly :ROFL:
 

dr exum

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dr exum dr exum I would have imagined it would have been that red tail catfish of yours.
Nah he’s good, high maintenance and going to be expensive via - solo medium tank , solo large tank, and enclosed exterior pond in 1-2 years.

Been a good learning lesson...
 
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Chicxulub

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My current favorite is my Synodontis Granulosus
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Now THAT is a pretty kitty!


...I prefer being able to always see the fish I want, doing its thing unobstructed...
Same though. I've always had effectively the same mentality in putting together a tank- "What fish do I want here? How best to optimize it? What can go with this fish to fill out the spaces and which won't be a detriment to the target species?" ...and the like.


Currently Lard my big bala
Upon retiring it will be a black arro

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Gorgeous Bala


There is nothing pure about my thoughts toward females. Only cichlids.
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