What led you to keep rift lake cichlids?

[mike dunagan]

I stated with regular tropicals, but wanted to try something bigger. I thought about CA/SA but did not have the tank space at first. I bought a few mbuna, a few peacocks, and a few tangs for a 55... I ungraded to a 120. Then I found out they do not go well together. So more tanks were bought. Now... well its sad really..

 

[DrgRcr]

I also started with a community tank before I even knew about the rift lakes. Good thing though, because my wife likes that tank, otherwise there'd be another tank full of some type of cichlid. I was drawn to them by a few things. The colors, the variety, their breeding, and especially their social behavior. They are the sole reason for my affliction with MTS!:drool:

 

[austinpetemo]

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[austinpetemo]

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[AfroCichlid]

My dad kept Mbuna for as long as I can remember. I kept community fish until I got in my twenties, went through the tank buster stage, started reading in the second half of my twenties, lol, and started an Mbuna tank of own. I fell in love with Tangs a few years ago when I saw a Calvus and have kept Tangs since. I still indulge in my SA/ CA cichlids too but they're not tank busters anymore.

 

[kyryah]

Someone gave them to me, tank and all

Really, I had been intrigued by shell dwellers since I saw Jewels of the Rift, and when I had a chance at a tank full of them, I jumped. They are such fun little fish, VERY cool to watch. I like that I have their tank semi-planted and they don't tear it up, and the way they bury/un-bury and move around the shells is very neat.

Kristina

 

[Pittbull]

Thanks Efors yeah my first Tank was a 10gal back in the early 80's and i had to ride a bicycle across a bridge to Indiana to get fish and supplies because we didn't have any pet shops around and my mom wouldn't get off her butt to take me over there so i did it my self and it has been that way since the 80's..

Great memories man.. Yep agree thanks Austin for starting this thread buddy..

P.S. a lot of fish didn't make the bike ride home poor things..