[glow=color,strength,width][/glow] I love them all!I own africans and the yellow labs,regal blue peacocks,frontosa, blue botas,catfish......syntosis something or other?Well i love him too.And yes i know the last 2 were not cichlids!And there are so many more i canot spell. 8)[glow=color,strength,width][/glow]
Whats eveyones favorite cichlid and why?
- Thread starter ThirdMikem
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[glow=black,strength,width]Well my favorite would have to be the convict cichlids. They are so easy to breed an have great color too. They are really active and I think they're great. Yeah the africans are great too but I like bigger fish.
I also love the green (turqouise) severums. They too are great. ;D[/glow]
I also love the green (turqouise) severums. They too are great. ;D[/glow]
HAPS ;D HAPS ;D AND MORE HAPS ;D ;D
Only from Lake Malawi though, not the Lake Victorian Haps. I do keep lots of Fronts though and some Tropheus moorii K2 which breed like rabbits and some Alto compressiceps but they are the only Tangs I have. Down here in Oz, we are pretty limited to what is available due to import restrictions so I try to focus on rare Haps that get smuggled in and species that are getting lost to the hobby. I have loved and bred Haps since I first started keeping fish over 20 years ago. I will always have a soft spot for them
Anita
Only from Lake Malawi though, not the Lake Victorian Haps. I do keep lots of Fronts though and some Tropheus moorii K2 which breed like rabbits and some Alto compressiceps but they are the only Tangs I have. Down here in Oz, we are pretty limited to what is available due to import restrictions so I try to focus on rare Haps that get smuggled in and species that are getting lost to the hobby. I have loved and bred Haps since I first started keeping fish over 20 years ago. I will always have a soft spot for them
Anita
[quote author=ThirdMikem link=board=cichlid&num=996351277&start=0#11 date=07/31/01 at 17:14:18]
My bud is looking at getting a tank and some cool aggresive fish. Is the severum an aggresive fish?What do they eat?How large do they get?Also is there anything out of the ordinary that should be known before picking one up?Also are they very expensive? Later dude
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Well, the Severum is a moderately aggressive fish......but, be warned it can
still kill quite a lot of other fish.........it is still a dargerous fish........Well, here i will
go to a story about my severum.......Ok once when
i was cleaning my tank my 8 inch female severum
decided that she wanted a bite of my hand
when i was cleaning
her tank............chomp
unexpectically she shot after my
hand bit it and drew bloodSo,
yes i would say
it is an aggressive fish. ;D
They eat i diet of Plant food,
flakes if small enough,
pellets, and pretty much
everything else 8)
The torquoise strain will get
about 8 inches and the reg and
gold strain can
get up to a foot
8)
Yes, if the severum tha you
plan on purchasing has a
white/ clear bubble on
the lower or at all
any fins DO NOT BUY IT 8)
Not really i got a 6 incher at
my LFS and where about,
6-12$ a fish so .....
NO
Well, Best of luck to you,
- Daniel
My bud is looking at getting a tank and some cool aggresive fish. Is the severum an aggresive fish?What do they eat?How large do they get?Also is there anything out of the ordinary that should be known before picking one up?Also are they very expensive? Later dude
[/quote]
Well, the Severum is a moderately aggressive fish......but, be warned it can
still kill quite a lot of other fish.........it is still a dargerous fish........Well, here i will
go to a story about my severum.......Ok once when
i was cleaning my tank my 8 inch female severum
decided that she wanted a bite of my hand
when i was cleaning
her tank............chomp
unexpectically she shot after my
hand bit it and drew blood
So,yes i would say
it is an aggressive fish. ;D
They eat i diet of Plant food,
flakes if small enough,
pellets, and pretty much
everything else 8)
The torquoise strain will get
about 8 inches and the reg and
gold strain can
get up to a foot
8)
Yes, if the severum tha you
plan on purchasing has a
white/ clear bubble on
the lower or at all
any fins DO NOT BUY IT 8)
Not really i got a 6 incher at
my LFS and where about,
6-12$ a fish so .....
NO
Well, Best of luck to you,
- Daniel
There's a profile of the turqoise severum at http://www.aquariacentral.com if that helps. If your bud wants some really aggressive fish he should get some oscars! But they reguire a very big tank. About a 75+ gallon. An 80 gallon would do good for a pair. Oscars can get up to 14 inches and they eat anything smaller than them you through into the tank! They are very interesting fish too. If he does decided to get them he won't be dissapointed. Just remember to get a huge tank! ;D
I have an aggressive tank. I have mixed Severums, Jack Dempseys, rainbow cichlids, a jewel cichlid, pictus cats, 4-line pimedolla, rainbow shark, black shark, abramite headstander, lima shovelnose and one of my favorites blood parrots. Yes I know they are not natural, but they are healthy and great to watch. The largest severum is the king of the tank, although all of them are pretty aggressive fish in my tank. I've held off on getting an oscar because they tend to make a mess of the tank, but they can have some awesome personalities.
Convicts are also very aggressive, especially if you have a breeding pair, I've seen them hold fish 4 times their size to a corner of the tank when they were breeding.
Most of the aggressive fish get fairly large, tell your bud he'll want a large tank at some point, if not to start out with.
Convicts are also very aggressive, especially if you have a breeding pair, I've seen them hold fish 4 times their size to a corner of the tank when they were breeding.
Most of the aggressive fish get fairly large, tell your bud he'll want a large tank at some point, if not to start out with.