Favourite rift lake cichlid and why?

[AmyKieran]

As the title says, favourite rift lake cichlid and why, include pictures too

 

[Colin_T]

Cyprichromis leptosoma and Paracyprichromis nigripinnis because they are peaceful and live in groups.

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis and furcifer for peaceful nature, body shape, fins and colour.

Goby cichlids due to their shape and behaviour.
Eretmodus cyanostictus
Spathodus erythrodon
Spathodus marlieri
Tanganicodus irsacae

 

[gilpi]

Yellow labs, I’m obsessed with them. Beautiful and not as nasty as other mbuna.

 

[Rocky998]

Cyprichromis leptosoma and Paracyprichromis nigripinnis because they are peaceful and live in groups.

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis and furcifer for peaceful nature, body shape, fins and colour.

Goby cichlids due to their shape and behaviour.
Eretmodus cyanostictus
Spathodus erythrodon
Spathodus marlieri
Tanganicodus irsacae

Yellow labs, I’m obsessed with them. Beautiful and not as nasty as other mbuna.

She said INCLUDE PICTURES!!!

 

[Colin_T]

I don't have pictures of my fish anymore

 

[Rocky998]

I don't have pictures of my fish anymore

She never said it had to be "your fish"

 

[AmyKieran]

Yeah doesn’t have to be your fish just any pictures. Also I’m a ‘he’ lol Amy is my wife, username just to confuse lol

 

[itiwhetu]

Yellows, always. These are fry being kept with a limestone substrate and rainwater as their water source supply.

 

[Rocky998]

Yeah doesn’t have to be your fish just any pictures. Also I’m a ‘he’ lol Amy is my wife, username just to confuse lol

Oops, sorry about that...

 

[kribensis12]

It's hard to say any one for sure, but I have always loved Neolamprologus Brichardi - beautiful color, fins and their nuclear family structure where batches of fry care for the next batch etc.

 

[gilpi]

Yellows, always. These are fry being kept with a limestone substrate and rainwater as their water source supply.
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I love this tank and the green algae all around looks great, I'm sure the fish munch on it as well. What size tank is this?

 

[Wills]

I'm well into my Tanganyikans at the moment

Ophthalmotilapia Boops Nkondwe 'neon streak'

Yellow Moshi

Tropheus sp Phoenix - really like the Kasakalawe in here too

These are going to be beyond me for a while but on the small side I'm a big fan of

Sumbu Compressiceps

Neolamprologus Ocellatus Gold

Wills

 

[AmyKieran]

I'm well into my Tanganyikans at the moment

Ophthalmotilapia Boops Nkondwe 'neon streak'
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Yellow Moshi
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Tropheus sp Phoenix - really like the Kasakalawe in here too

These are going to be beyond me for a while but on the small side I'm a big fan of

Sumbu Compressiceps
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Neolamprologus Ocellatus Gold
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Wills

Wow! Tanganyikans are very different haha they look awesome. I have a frontosa in my rift lake tank and he’s my favourite

 

[Wills]

Wow! Tanganyikans are very different haha they look awesome. I have a frontosa in my rift lake tank and he’s my favourite

Could definitely do a Peacock or Mbuna tank too at some point just need the right stars to align lol. I think Americans are likely to be what I really want but I am being swayed for the first time in about 10 years.

Wills

 

[Rocky998]

I'm well into my Tanganyikans at the moment

Ophthalmotilapia Boops Nkondwe 'neon streak'
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Yellow Moshi
View attachment 160897

Tropheus sp Phoenix - really like the Kasakalawe in here too

These are going to be beyond me for a while but on the small side I'm a big fan of

Sumbu Compressiceps
View attachment 160898

Neolamprologus Ocellatus Gold
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Wills

Absolutely stunning!
I really love the Sumbu Compressiceps!