Which Parachromis is best?

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Experiment397

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ok so which parachromis is best, and why? got me thinkin after seeing the thing on species of the month is parachromis. so post which species and why, also pix of vid to back your oppinion up are great!
i have to say either Parachromis managuensis(managuense) or the Parachromis motaguense.
the manag. because they are bad enough to be outlawed here in utah, because 1 single jag was pulled out of 1 single warmwater desert lake.
and the mota because i have seen them kick the butts of big bad africans and even a frontsa and breeding pair of green terrors that where 2x its size. also both of the parachromis i choose are in my opinion some of the most beautifull parachromis there are, the beauty queen of the parachromis in my opinion is the rtm(red tiger mota). so whats your opinion!
 
Experiment397;4578660; said:
ok so which parachromis is best, and why? got me thinkin after seeing the thing on species of the month is parachromis. so post which species and why, also pix of vid to back your oppinion up are great!
i have to say either Parachromis managuensis(managuense) or the Parachromis motaguense.
the manag. because they are bad enough to be outlawed here in utah, because 1 single jag was pulled out of 1 single warmwater desert lake.
and the mota because i have seen them kick the butts of big bad africans and even a frontsa and breeding pair of green terrors that where 2x its size. also both of the parachromis i choose are in my opinion some of the most beautifull parachromis there are, the beauty queen of the parachromis in my opinion is the rtm(red tiger mota). so whats your opinion!
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I've had freddies, rtm, dovii, and jags; I love them all, but my favorite has to be the rtm.
 
Best for you and best for me would be two different definitions. You stated that the Mota is best because it can kick butt but that's not a trait that makes it best to me. If you're going by that Dovii is the best, most likely it can kill pretty much anything you put in with it, including the Motaguense. You also mentioned being a beauty queen makes it best. That would be an opinion but RTM's can be very beautiful, along with majestic full grown male Jags. I've seen some beautiful Freddie's and Lois's too.

Best Paracromis attributes for me and my tank situation would be owner responsiveness and interaction, predatory nature but with tankmate compatibility, and beauty. With that said, Managuense would best fit the description but I can't help like Dovii the best with Jaguar running a close second.
 
So far my faves are the wild freddy pair I have. They're stunning and not something you see everyday. Definitely motags and jags are also stunning in their own right. It's totally just a matter of preference.

Of the four species I have, definitely the freddies rule.

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i have a 5inch female freddy and a 12inch male Jag ( read my thread hes not doing so well:( ) i love them both in different ways. my buddy has a 16inch dovii and 8inch rtm and they are both awesome. its all personal preference.
 
i know i am being open to the different types of "best" i want to see not only which parachromis you like best, but what you think makes a fish better than the others. sort of killing two birds with one stone, so to say.
 
didgeridoo beautiful pair of Freddies as far as my personal favorite just look at my avatar RTM hands down reason being I raised him from fry stage til now about a year ago he caught a really nasty case of ich and I thought I would lose him but he pulled through so hes my sexy mota and hes a daddy now I also currently have a breeding pair of Jags the male is easily 12 inches and a pair of Dovii as well as about 6 Freddies :headbang2
 
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