What was your first ever cichlid?!?

[Fishfanatic16]

My first cichlids were a pair of convicts I got at my LFS several years back. Kohn and Calypso.??
To my surprise they also had babies~a lot of babies. My first cichlid experience Is something I'll never forget!

What about your?


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[mikem691]

Mine was a yellow lab. Kinda boring.

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[Fishfanatic16]

Not really, I had a few once- they was too aggressive for my taste.


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[Freakgecko91]

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi that died within a week due to low quality stock. The LFS also told me they were apisto species and I didn't know better at the time


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[Brookster123]

Apisto, still have them almost a year later, they cycled my first 2 tanks :beer:

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[squirrilah fish]

Jack Dempsey named Sully


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[Mbratcher13]

I'm on my first cichlid tank right now! A jack Dempsey, a jewel, 3 convicts (one being female) and currently paired off in their little cave and probably spawning in the next few days. love it so far!


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[Fishfanatic16]

Congrats??


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[Andy Sager]

It was a tie: Oscars and Angelfish. My mentor sent me home with 2 tanks to set up and then later gave me both Red Tiger & Red Oscars and Silver Angelfish babies to grow out and learn about. The lessons were learned

 

[Slade]

Many years ago, I had Angelfish that I kept with Blue Gourami, and a pair of Jack Dempsey (in another tank). Unfortunately the JDs were males and didn't want to share a 29 gallon tank, so two became one.

 

[Fishy Smell]

A Firemouth the first time I was in the hobby, but a couple of Keyholes this time. I've still got the one, from nearly three years ago.


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[Fishy Smell]

Jack Dempsey named Sully


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From 'Commando' ?


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[Gillie]

My first was a apistogramma brietbinden (now piaroa) when my dad determined I was ready to graduate from guppies lol.

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[bettaowner]

My first was a pair of silver angelfish. Beautiful fish and they were big too.

 

[Cichlid ism]

My very first cichlid was a keyhole. Now I have 10 of them.


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[ricco34]

A small cobalt blue and a red zebra


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[1998golfer]

A pair of bolivian rams in my 27g cube.

 

[jessterfish]

Jack Dempsey, regret giving him away, he was cool! Then moved onto Africans

 

[Bichir Bro]

My first was a apistogramma brietbinden (now piaroa) when my dad determined I was ready to graduate from guppies lol.

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I'm surprised by the age of three your dad didn't determine that you were ready to breed Discus lol!


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[Gillie]

I'm surprised by the age of three your dad didn't determine that you were ready to breed Discus lol!


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Yeah I would have killed those lol

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