Peacock and hap vs gold saum GT tank?

[SAChichlidLover]

Hey everyone, I really need help on this one ?
So I am buying a new 65gal soon and I'm now stuck between what I want to base the tank around and stock it with! Should I go for Peacocks and haps or GSGT? I love the looks of both and theres lots of pros and cons to each one but what do you guys think?

 

[SAChichlidLover]

Hey everyone, I really need help on this one ?
So I am buying a new 65gal soon and I'm now stuck between what I want to base the tank around and stock it with! Should I go for Peacocks and haps or GSGT? I love the looks of both and theres lots of pros and cons to each one but what do you guys think?

I should add that I would probably try breeding the green terrors so the tank would just be a pair of them, With the peacocks/haps it would most likely be an all male tank

 

[Colin_T]

You won't sell many of the green terrors (Gold Saum variety). Shops either don't carry them due to their aggressive nature, or they might buy 10-20 off you and they will sit in the shop tank for the next 6-12 months.

Blue Acaras are a better option than green terrors because they are peaceful and you can sell more. Again though don't expect to sell hundreds.

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Peacocks and most Haplochromis species are much more peaceful than green terrors, don't have as many babies, and you can usually sell any that you produce.

Personally I would have 1 male and 4 or 5 females of a single species of Aulonocara (peacock cichlid), and a male and 4 or 5 female electric yellow cichlids (Labidochromis caeruleus).

You can sell all the babies you can produce and put the money towards another tank and triple tier stands so you can have a tank for your green terrors and the Rift Lake cichlids.

 

[SAChichlidLover]

You won't sell many of the green terrors (Gold Saum variety). Shops either don't carry them due to their aggressive nature, or they might buy 10-20 off you and they will sit in the shop tank for the next 6-12 months.

Blue Acaras are a better option than green terrors because they are peaceful and you can sell more. Again though don't expect to sell hundreds.

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Peacocks and most Haplochromis species are much more peaceful than green terrors, don't have as many babies, and you can usually sell any that you produce.

Personally I would have 1 male and 4 or 5 females of a single species of Aulonocara (peacock cichlid), and a male and 4 or 5 female electric yellow cichlids (Labidochromis caeruleus).

You can sell all the babies you can produce and put the money towards another tank and triple tier stands so you can have a tank for your green terrors and the Rift Lake cichlids.

You're not wrong about the Green terrors as I don't see them anywhere.. In all honesty I want them as they appeal to me and the whole breeding thing was something that I thought would be cool if I could pull off but like you said I'd end up with too many babies and not many options. I will admit I am more sold on keeping a single male green terror show tank at the moment do you have any suggestions on a tankmates?

I really like the peacock/lab breeding idea in fact I'm going to write notes on that so I could do that in the future

 

[Colin_T]

green terrors are best kept on their own, they are called green terror for a reason.