My fish are boring!

[DMD123]

My wife and I had some friends over and we started talking about the last time they were over and I was still dealing with the tank of death. This made me realize how much I missed my midas. It also made me realize that I have no interest in the fish I am raising. I have an Oscar that is outgoing enough but I dont like the way he looks. He is very bland looking. I have a gold sev that has good color is easygoing and has zero personality. I have the parrot which has potential to be an absolute gorgeous fish but is so timid and shy that its irritating. My flagtail is pretty cool but does not fit in a community with how much he chases the silver dollars. As for the silver dollars the are dumb. They lack intelligence and the only reason I keep them is the fact they survived the plague and I feel like I owe them that.

I finally realized these were all pretty much rebound fish. Something to fill the void of the fish I really miss the most. So what do I do? :scratch: I need to find something to keep me involved in the hobby. Maybe an Oscar that I like the look of. Maybe another Midas. I really dont know what to do....

 

[aquaman95]

With your space id clear it all out and get a pet dovii he will give you all the personality and thrill you need.Have you looked into other amphilophus other than midas there is some nice ones?

 

[JimA]

Dare I say it? Africans :spoton: You could have quite a mix in a 210 gallon tank.

 

[Zerc]

break down and buy one of these!

this thing will swim across the entire tank to bite my hand...

luckily its only about 1.5" long

 

[Zerc]

Although one of the most fun fish i've ever had was a triggerfish in my (now wife's) tank.

And you're always talking about how you want a salt tank, just do it!

:study:

 

[DMD123]

With your space id clear it all out and get a pet dovii he will give you all the personality and thrill you need.Have you looked into other amphilophus other than midas there is some nice ones?

I really am not a big fan of Dovii, I would rather have an Umbee. But I feel my tank is a bit small to keep one for the full adult stage. Finding an amp that is community friendly is the big issue.

Dare I say it? Africans :spoton: You could have quite a mix in a 210 gallon tank.

I just do not like small fish. I would rather have a few large ones. The color of the Africans would be pretty awesome though.

And you're always talking about how you want a salt tank, just do it!

If I spend any more time or money, my wife will divorce me. :joker: Im not ready for salt just yet.

 

[Zerc]

I can find you a good deal on CL, a FOWLER with just a clown trigger shouldnt be too bad.

just need some sand from home depot, and some rock you like the look of!

(don't buy live sand, and get some live seed rock for cheap off CL)

clown triggers can reach 1.5'!



OH! Get a small tank, like 30 gallons(relatively cheap to set up). put a clown trigger in that, let your wife get attached.

then tell her it needs to go in the 210g to be happy

 

[DMD123]

LOL, Zerc you are a mind reader! The clown trigger is on my top 10 list of saltwater, along with the harlequin tusk

 

[Zerc]

holy crap that thing has TEETH!

 

[DMD123]

For color I do like many of the fish in the vieja/paratheraps family but it seems difficult to get the 'personality' that is found in the amp family.

 

[Zerc]

Try a Bleekeri imo.

 

[DMD123]

I love the look of the Bleekeri, but they seem pretty mean... My wife still would like a community, and the silver dollars would likely stay. Maybe I just need to find a better looking Oscar.

 

[Zerc]

bleekeri aren't mean, but they are closely related to polleni, and those are mean!

 

[Betty]

DMD, there are big African cichlids too.

Have you kept the smaller sized ones in the past? If not, how do you know you don't like them? A few species groups of mbuna would make an action packed tank. :woot:

 

[DMD123]

Years ago (when I was a teenager) Ive kept smaller mbuna types. If I went Africans I would maybe consider large types like frontosa or blue moorii

Ive always been attracted to the larger fish types of fish and being that the 210g is in the main living room of the house, I need fish with some impact. So any recommendations for larger type Africans?

 

[JimA]

I was going to suggest that very thing Betty, many of the Haps get anywhere from 4 to 10"

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1160

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1369

 

[fishman09]

What you need sir is to raise up a beautiful wild male umbee if interested let me know

 

[DMD123]

I was going to suggest that very thing Betty, many of the Haps get anywhere from 4 to 10"

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1160

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1369

OK I have to admit those are very nice and large Africans that I could see having.

What you need sir is to raise up a beautiful wild male umbee if interested let me know

The solo Alpha male umbee would be great, but the wife likes the look of the community tank.... And we do know in the end it would just be the umbee.

 

[fishman09]

but she doesnt know that....

 

[Betty]

Some other large Malawis...
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=994 -- Aristochromis christyi
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1006 -- Champsochromis caeruleus
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1289 -- Tyrannochromis macrostoma
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1062 -- Dimidiochromis compressiceps
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1079 -- Fossorochromis rostratus

Tangs...
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1946 -- Boulengerochromis microlepis. I know a guy that has one of these. It requires a very big tank!
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1596 -- Lepidiolamprologus lemarii