ZULU Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 What's the new flavour of the month in Cichlids ? There seems to be a following of what's new, what's popular and this appears to be a continuous and shifting commodity. Though Electric Blues & Yellows and Bristlenose seem to remain constants ? What's yours ? and / or your opinion ? Regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danpri Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Wild caught discusn & new Apistos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 This forum seems to have a lot of Tropheusitis lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 I was just thinking that Ash... IME, 'flava of the month' seems to go to whatever is 'new', and tends towards things like mbuna which people think might make them some coin. I don't think Tropheus fit into the 'make me some money' category, but I might be proven wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 The flavour of my month are Geophagus But I've definitely noticed some forum-borne Tropheus disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 This forum seems to have a lot of Tropheusitis lately As you say Yellows and Bristlenose are always good, a bit more so than blues latley IMO. I have been noticing a shift towards Geopahgus and Discus recently in the LFS though, but flavour of the month overall would have to be the new D. brachyura and loaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 TROPHEUS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 If Tropheini are indeed the latest and greatest then it is great to see that an allowable import has reached this pinnacle As for making money off them Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Edited I was only drawing on my reading of many articles on the web about keeping them AND all the collective advice in the Tropheus specific thread. I apologise for posting, won't happen again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Ash .........you just turned 95% of people here off Tropheus ! Why would the food cost more ? Why do you need a huge tank ? They are basically no harder to keep than mbuna and haps Do you keep Tropheus ? Cheers Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 LOL Kevin Hey Ash. Does it seem like you can do nothing right today ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Kevin if by 95% of people here you meant every Tom, Dick and Harry who take on a species thinking they will make a killing, maybe he's done true Tropheus fans a favor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 tropheus never heard of em.... But there has been a bit of interest in shellies of late, esp here in QLD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR73 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 For the African lovers, flavour of the month seemed to be Mbuna for a while, then Peacocks and Haps, then Tangs. But now that Tangs have started to go a bit quiet it seems Tropheus are the in thing. Although there seems to be a lot of rare catfish people out there too lately. IMO, cichlids have absolutely taken off in the last 10-15 years and I think we are all just slowly working our way thru the variety of species now readily available. It’s fantastic really. Much better then when I was a kid with a few platies and guppies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannula Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Gold Occies seem popular of late, or was that last month . I remember before that it was the black Occies, what colour is next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I remember before that it was the black Occies, what colour is next? isn't it the pearlies like L. meleagris and L. speciosis? now that Tangs have started to go a bit quiet it seems Tropheus are the in thing I could have sworn tropheus are tangs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontyKing Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 now that Tangs have started to go a bit quiet it seems Tropheus are the in thing I could have sworn tropheus are tangs ← Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 now that Tangs have started to go a bit quiet it seems Tropheus are the in thing I could have sworn tropheus are tangs ← ← It would be nice if fellow forum members could fix up other members mistakes in a more formal matter rather than being sarcastic all the time. Just my opinion. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZULU Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 Can someone define: tangs, mbuna, haps & peacocks Regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Tangs = Lake Tanganyikan cichlids, the most wonderfull fish in the world... Mbuna, haps, and peacocks are other african fish from some puddle of water also in Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesar Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 If you go by the classifieds I would have said Frontosa's are the in thing ATM. Ave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZULU Posted November 26, 2005 Author Share Posted November 26, 2005 I would love to be able to afford a colony of one of the Frontosa "blue" variants Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canerod Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Tangs = Lake Tanganyikan cichlids, the most wonderfull fish in the world... wub.gif thats if you like psycho fish with the color variety of bat guano (fronntie and tropheus aside). Mbuna, haps, and peacocks are other african fish from some puddle of water also in Africa. wink2.gif these are actually fish with an astonishing array of colors and personalities, which come from lake malawi. inferior folk (like trofius) are actually incapable of understanding true beauty, and should be pitied for their poor choice in fish and Richard, i think what you are calling sarcasm should in this case be defined as sarcastic humour and therefore intended to amuse other readers, not offend the person it is aimed at . Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 When it comes to mbuna I think demasoni have been the fad and will likely soon turn to msobo. Yellows will always be a favourite. Frontosa and trophues are likely the most popular of the tangs at the moment. Americans and riverine cichlids seemed to have dropped in popularity all together . Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vieja Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Edited I was only drawing on my reading of many articles on the web about keeping them AND all the collective advice in the Tropheus specific thread. I apologise for posting, won't happen again :dry: ← Hey Ash... . Try not to have an opinion that doesn't fit in m8.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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