Looking for a wet pet cichlid...

I'm not replacing my BP's just not buying anymore. The 5gals are in case anyone drops off bettas, I take in unwanted fish. Not too interested in puffers. I've thought about JD's but not sure on them, from what I've read their a really shy fish. Trout are still too small to get pics of at the moment.
 
If you have the space I'd recommend a Jaguar Cichlid. They have LOTS of personality. Even my friends who aren't into fish are amazed by how much my Jag craves interacting with people.
 
I also love blood parrots and have some of them. They remind me of living cartoon characters. Another "water puppy" of a fish are flowerhorns. Love ours, however, they are best kept alone.
 
Ratlova30 said:
Do the green terror and firemouths interact with you?
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Yeah It's really fun if i put my face up to the tank they stop what their doing and will swim up to the side of the tank and look at me. Furthermore, they also seem to be really interested in what i am doing (or hopeful that i will feed them). These fish are great imo.
 
Ratlova30 said:
I've thought about JD's but not sure on them, from what I've read their a really shy fish.
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Everyone i know who has a JD says that they are active and friendly. I raised mine from about 1.5" into adulthood, so maybe that had something to do with it.

Plus, there is ussually lots of JD's that outgrow their 10 gallon homes provided by
cruel idiots that eventually decide they don't want their abused fish anymore...
:swear::swear::swear::swear:
 
I got a breeding pair of JD's and they arent shy at all. When I had them on the bottom of my stand they use to freak out alot but now that I put them up on top they are happy and dont freak out at all anymore. Green terrors are nice too though there very interesting.

Ide have to agree with Vicious though Jags are awesome fish and seak out humans. I dont think mine wanted interaction though he just wanted to get people out of his territory. Miss my big guy he scared several people out of my room. My Jag didnt go after hands and fingers so everyone would put there face to the tank my Jag would just watch. The moment the person moved there face back my Jag would attack and he went full force water would splash out from the back leaving my wall soaking wet. I loved it. For a 55gal I would recommend aiming for a female Jag if you go that route. Males get to big for a 55gal.
 
My last JD was a freak and would spazz out for no reason half the time. In the past I've had ones that were shy while other ones that were super friendly like an oscar.
 
You know I was looking in one of my fish books and I wrote down Jaguar as a fish to research. The book said they were full of personality.

Jill-O I love BP's too and their a fish that I planned on having for as long as I lived but I don't want to add to the problem anymore. It certainly has been hard trying to find a fish(besides an Oscar) that can even compare to their personality.

User_name, there was this one time when I was on CL and someone was trying to sell a pacu that was living in a 10gal tank for $40. The Pacu was as big as the tank, couldn't really move. I tried to email them asking if I could have the pacu for free as I didn't have the money but they never replied back. I knew I wouldn't be able to keep him but I had a lot of tanks much bigger then a 10gal that he could have lived in until a large enough home was found for him. Definitely made me feel sick to my stomach. There's been a lot of Osacrs being sold in their 20-29gal tanks too. Makes me sad for sure.

I'm still undecided as to what type of fish I want for this tank, I may just leave it open for anybody who has a larger cichlid their trying to get rid of.
 
Another non-cichlid wet pet is a Fahaka Puffer. Those look cool. Idk, do convicts interact? Maybe a giant gourami? For a cichlid, I would go with a severum or maybe a keyhole cichlid. Good luck on your choice.
 
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