Favorite Cichlids

[Flagtail]

What are your favorite cichlids??? List them in order if you can.
I'll start. I am not a huge fan of cichlids so I only have a few.
1.) Green terror
2.) Firemouth cichlid
3.) Oscars
4) Geophagus
5.) Uaru
6.) Port and Blue Acaras
7.) Severums

 

[kizno1]

Does it have to be ones you have owned or just ones you like?
Ive not kept many cichlids that havent been dwarfs but that will change once my 150G up.

 

[Flagtail]

Does it have to be ones you have owned or just ones you like?
Ive not kept many cichlids that havent been dwarfs but that will change once my 150G up.

Either one it doesn't matter.

 

[Assaye]

I love green terrors, oscars, sevs, kribs, dwarf flags, rams, apistos. Love dwarfs and also some of the bigger, meaner ones.

 

[kizno1]

My top 10 would be
1) Jaguar cichlid
2) Nicaragua Cichlid
3) Red head tapajo geophagus
4) T Bar cichlids
5) Platinum acara/Aequidens latifrons
6) Twin spot acara/ Aequidens metae
7) firemouth cichlid
8) JD
9) texas cichlid
10) red spot severum.

 

[AstonN24vantage]

1) angels
2) oscars
3)jack dempseys
4)green terror
5) gold sevs
6)yellow labs
7) powder blue
8) convicts
9) rams
10) firemouths

 

[minxfishy]

1. Astronotus ocellatus
2. Heros Efasciatus (red spot specifically)
3. Satanoperca Daemons
4. Thorichthys Aureus
5. Andinoacara Rivulatus
5. Paratheraps Synspila
6. Paratheraps Argentea
7. Herichthys Carpintis
8. Geophagus Surinamensis (and similar geophagus)
9. Hypsophyrs Nicaraguensis
10. Mikrogeophagus Altispinosus

 

[Flagtail]

All nice cichlids guys and girls!

 

[star4]

Impossible, I love them all, I want them all

 

[markandhisfish]

well thats hard as theres so many but id say my top 10 would be

1 discus
2 severums
3 frontosa ( ok not new world but i love em )
4 altum angel
5 sajica
6 Paratilapia Polleni
7 jack dempsey
8 green terror
9 oscar
10 geos

 

[Flagtail]

Wow! Lots of cichlid lovers here!

 

[stevereade]

1. Discus
2. Rams
3. Apistos
4. Blue Jack Dempseys
5. Keyholes (too cute lol)
6. Gold Severums
7. Green Terrors
8. Fire Mouths

 

[rdp50734]

Impossible, I love them all, I want them all

Seconded. But green terrors are numero uno!

 

[snowflake311]

1 Severums ( will always be my first love. Whats not to like about them?)
2 Discus ( They really are more then a pretty face)
3 Rams (A community tank is nothing with out one)
4 uaru (This is the smartest Fish I have ever had)
5 Keyhole ( this was my first larger cichlid and he was the best)
6 Festivum ( They are so cute and get along with everyone)
7 Angels (They are Classic and have such grace)
8 True parrot ( The coolest looking Cichlid IMO)
9 JD Jack dempsey ( another Classic beauty)
10 Blue acara (They are not that smartest fish but still nice)

I tend to like the Peaceful cichlids.

 

[AstonN24vantage]

cichlids are truly amazing fish, aren't they?