What is the most desired/rare cichlid of them all??

[tap]

If you could have one type of cichlid over ALL of the many many different types which one would you choose??


Pictures would be awesome!

I would choose this guy just cus his colors are amazing

 

[srikamaraja]

Lake Victoria cichlids are definitely the most in need of captive breeding programs. +100 for Victorians, and Mascarene(from Madagascar) cichlids as well.

 

[leeFX]

He's beautiful...


so is this one; Paralabidochromis chromogynos

 

[Jellymolly44]

Peacock Cichlids are gorgeous.

 

[MySpace Mike]

I would have to go with the Electric Blue Jack Dempsey, they are beautiful fish

 

[excuzzzeme]

nice fish!

 

[jpappy789]

Some flowerhorns are sold in the thousands of dollars..me, I would love to have frontosas.

 

[Dwarf Puffers]

Hmm... Convicts.

Seriously, though, the max I'd want to try (at least thus far) would be discus. They're great.

 

[srikamaraja]

Paretroplus menarambo - Extinct in the wild

Paretroplus kieneri - Extinct in the wild

 

[VivaLaVics]

"dayglow fulu" or hap. sp. The males are AMAZING! Females not so much but you need them to make the males really pop out. I have a grow-out tank of them that will be moving to a 30 gal pretty soon. Already have a dominent male who looks INCREDIBLE!

http://www.african-cichlid.com/Dayglow.htm

This has a lot of good info on them. And pics! They're a victorian and need to be in species-specific tanks to illiminate inter-breeding. They are getting more and more rare in the wild and need to be maintained in the fish hobby to keep their speicies going. Very rewarding fish to keep.

I love 'em!