Which Ampihlophus sp?? Your opinion neccessary!

[mbunafishkeeper]

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.

my bad. i do really like chancho.

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

very nice fish, also one of my fav's!

I voted red Isletas.
Always liked them.

i wasnt so sure... until i seen the pics!!

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!

thanks for you opinion!

I was too heart broken to vote...

because I was all ready to vote Trimac...

there nice but not top of my wanted list at the mo.

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.

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buetiful fish!

Just wanted to post a little better shot of the female RedIsletas. You can see kind of a reddish glow in her body compared to the males silvery gray. The males reddish color is mainly in the face. They have a great personality, real curious in nature. The male is a glass banger.View attachment 360544

buetiful pair!

Amphilophus sagittae 'COLOURED' just because it's on my wanted list.


Have Midas and "Red Isletas" and love'em both the same.

I vote with Rmac; "Red Isletas" are great.
I also have a pair from Rapps my male is about 8"
and female is about 6". They are still "dating" and haven't spawned yet
but I think they are getting closer. (see pics below)
Good luck with your choice, doesn't really matter which you choose, I'm sure you will be happy with any Amphs you get from Rapps, his fish are top notch.
Is that a beani in your avatar?
I have 4 beani's from Rapps as well, toughest little cichlids I have ever had the pleasure of caring for. They are only about 2" and they are already full of attitude.

is that the female in the background?? the smaller one? very nice for a female!

Mee too

Apart from that, I would strongly recommend Amarillo just because they have, depending on the source, more yellow color in their body. In a side by side comparison, Amarillo would, I think, beat any other "barred" type Midas.

A single fish and chancho might also be an option, though pair is difficult to keep because of the large disparity in sizes of adults of either sex.

beutfiul trimac. ill probably get one for my community!

Personally, I like Amphilophus xiloaensis..have 4 of them and they are starting to color up at approx 4" or so.

Out of your list I chose A. saggitae (colored) because I personally like the colored better than barred. I especially like the saggitae and xiloaensis because of the variety in color patterns and I prefer xilo's because their body shape is closer to that of a midas in that they are the stockier of the 2.

However if you definitely want to go barred then I'd do amarillo.

got pics of ure xilo's?? never seen much of them!

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

new annoucement! i will most likely be getting a pair of 2 seperate Amph sp!!

keep the votes coming in folks!

 

[balton777]

What are you leaning towards atm?

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

What are you leaning towards atm?

1 pair of A. chancho
1 pair of A. 'red istletus'

 

[cichlidinsomniac]

here's an old pic of my red isletas hes gotten a little bigger and his face was showing some actual red the last time i was home

 

[balton777]

1 pair of A. chancho
1 pair of A. 'red istletus'

Excellent choices.....especially the Chancho.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

Excellent choices.....especially the Chancho.

yeh Chancho was going to be my first choice before i made this thread.

it will be:

1 pair of Chancho

and undecided but likely a pair of red istletus

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

here's an old pic of my red isletas hes gotten a little bigger and his face was showing some actual red the last time i was home

buety if i could end up with one with a nuchal like that i would likely get a 'red istletus' pair.

is that rapps stock?

 

[RMac]

If you got Chancho's and Amarillo's, you wold have two types of yellow/black striped fish. I have both of those as well as the RedIsletas... If I were you, I would get a pair of the RedIsletas along with one of the other two for a better variety of color, unless you like yellow a lot!

 

[cichlidinsomniac]

buety if i could end up with one with a nuchal like that i would likely get a 'red istletus' pair.

is that rapps stock?

yes