River and lake

[Jimmy]

@Pckts Nice to read your information and pictures on beautiful Central American cichlids. You said that Africans are far less aggressive cichlids. However, I think African cichlids are lesser in size-aquarium varieties so they tend to be more cautious. In my view African are more harassing type of cichlid while americans are more predatory type. In terms of equal size i think african are more notorious. They are cleverer in fights maneuvering sideways, launching from bottom as well. American tend to be more calculating, slightly slower and tend to look for lip locking style. I used to have a Demasoni cichlid who always made green terror hide behind a rock, if they fought the Green terror would look for a more calculating move often lethargic while demasoni was more agile would make a rapid movement and gestures hitting from anywhere. After that i had Yellow lab who would beat salvini of the same size in length but salvini obviously being more bulky. i was unaware about cichlid's temperament and learned the hard way... cichlids are tough fish to maintain in a community even among them. Now i have barbs and danios in Perfect harmony!!

here is a big emperor cichlid parents from africa challenging a terrapin..

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