Which Ampihlophus sp?? Your opinion neccessary!

[mbunafishkeeper]

so, im going to be ordering a few of a Amphilophus sp on the next rapps order.

now im undecided which way to go so i thought id do a poll and let you guys decide for me.

you can post some pics explaining why your choice is the one i should pick!!

it will be a 'pair' of a Amphilophus sp

as you have probably guessed i am fond of the barred sp already, but stuck the coloured in anyway.

ive narrowed the list down a little the list consists of:

Amphilophus amarillo
Amphilophus chanco
Amphilophus citrinellus BARRED
Amphilophus citrinellus COLOURED
Amphilophus sagittae BARRED
Amphilophus sagittae COLOURED
Ampilophus sp red istletus

thanks

Howard

 

[LowCel]

My vote goes to the amarillos. I have a male from Davis that I am very happy with. He is a beautiful fish and has quite a bit of personality. He also does an amazing job of guarding fry. The fact that they are not overly common is a nice plus as well. If you go with them make sure you have an adequate setup, they tend to get rather large.

 

[orbit]

Any of the guys you have listed will be awesome! I have just never seen the Red Istletus so that is deff my vote! LOL

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

My vote goes to the amarillos. I have a male from Davis that I am very happy with. He is a beautiful fish and has quite a bit of personality. He also does an amazing job of guarding fry. The fact that they are not overly common is a nice plus as well. If you go with them make sure you have an adequate setup, they tend to get rather large.

got any pics of ures??? i have plenty of biggenough tanks.

and will have plenty more once the fishroom is setup.

 

[balton777]

Since you didn't list Trimaculatus, I picked Chancho....(but you accidently spelled it wrong). It was a tough choice between that or a barred midas.

 

[LowCel]

got any pics of ures??? i have plenty of biggenough tanks.

and will have plenty more once the fishroom is setup.

Mine is still just a little guy but here he is.

 

[WildCAught]

I voted red Isletas.
Always liked them.

 

[cchhcc]

Hmmmm...... Tough one!

I think LowCel and I have the same taste. That strain of amarillo is just awesome, and the fact that their colors change so dramatically during breeding is cool. They look like Bumblebees!

 

[Toby_H]

I was too heart broken to vote...

because I was all ready to vote Trimac...

 

[RMac]

I would choose probably between the Amarillos and the RedIsletas. I've got some small Amarillos, and a breeding pair of the Isletas... male is about 6" and the female is 4 to 4 1/2". Attached a photo of the RedIsletas I just took tonight, but the angle was downwards and the glass kind of distorts their appearance. This pair came from Rapps.