Need advice

hey all,

I was just wondering if anyone could suggest a smallish colourful Lake
Victoria cichlid, and what African cichlids would go well with said fish.

I have been into regular cichlids for quite a while and I would like
something more colourful.

thanks
Shawn

"amyotte" wrote in message
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hey all,

I was just wondering if anyone could suggest a smallish colourful Lake
Victoria cichlid, and what African cichlids would go well with said fish.

I have been into regular cichlids for quite a while and I would like
something more colourful.

thanks
Shawn

There are quite a few victorians that are about the same size and
temperament as many mbuna. Unfortunately they like to be kept at the same 1
male to 3 female ratio as the mbuna ..... and the females victorians are
usually not very colorful.

The Paralabidochromis rock kribensis are reasonably common and the females
are a nice yellow with black stripes while the males are very similar except
that they have quite a bit of red. A chain store in Ohio (Jacks Aquarium)
carries them quite often and they are less than $6.00 each. You can see
mine on my web site:
http://home.columbus.rr.com/baumanci.../Kribensis.htm (the blue variety
is NOT common but if you scroll down you can see the yellow variety)

Kevin B.

THere are Mbuna that sattisfy your requirements...gorgeous males and females.
Look at Kenyi, ps. Salousoi, ps. "Msobo deep", Mel. Johanni, etc... ps.
Demasoni,

Kevin Bauman wrote:

"amyotte" wrote in message
...
hey all,

I was just wondering if anyone could suggest a smallish colourful Lake
Victoria cichlid, and what African cichlids would go well with said fish.

I have been into regular cichlids for quite a while and I would like
something more colourful.

thanks
Shawn

There are quite a few victorians that are about the same size and
temperament as many mbuna. Unfortunately they like to be kept at the same 1
male to 3 female ratio as the mbuna ..... and the females victorians are
usually not very colorful.

The Paralabidochromis rock kribensis are reasonably common and the females
are a nice yellow with black stripes while the males are very similar except
that they have quite a bit of red. A chain store in Ohio (Jacks Aquarium)
carries them quite often and they are less than $6.00 each. You can see
mine on my web site:
http://home.columbus.rr.com/baumanci.../Kribensis.htm (the blue variety
is NOT common but if you scroll down you can see the yellow variety)

Kevin B.