What are your favorite Non-Rift Lake (exlcuding the small ones) African Cichlids?

[emartin]

What are everybody's favorite Non-Rift Lake (Lake Tanganyika, L. Malawi, L. Victoria) cichlid species?

Though I have never kept any YET, my two favorites would have to be Thoracochromis brauschi, and Steatocranus sp....I just love T. brauschi's color and appearance and I am interested in finding out if they are bred in more acidic water if the broods are more female heavy (from what I hear from breeders in Texas in their hard alkaline water the T. brauschi broods are EXTREMELY male heavy...) and with Steatocranus sp. I love their comical appearance and their behavior and either small or no swim bladder (correct me if I am wrong but some of the species have swim bladders and others like S. tinanti don't have any at all?) with them perching all over the tank.

So what are everybody's favorites and why?

~Ed

[color]

Damn man I never thought of this. I thought those are the only lakes, Lake Tanganika,Victoria and Malawi...... You got me there.lol...:cold::cold:

Sounds Interesting!

[Longstocking]

The only ones I have had an interest in are the Steatocranus sp.

Maybe someday when I have more tanks lol ...

[Afreakin]

Geophagus, especially Steindachnari (spelling?) "The Red Hump"

[AlishanAS]

Although I have not kept them, I do like the Teleogramma brichardi. Hopefully I'll be able to obtain a group from Rehoboth some time this year.
A larger non rift lake African cichlid that that I am currently keeping is the Paretroplus menarambo from Madagascar. I have a trio coutessy of breeder Lou Rovner.

[AlishanAS]

Geophagus, especially Steindachnari (spelling?) "The Red Hump"

Hey Rob -what part of Africa is that fish from? :)

[Afreakin]

Hey Rob -what part of Africa if that fish from? :)

I didn't look at the title, just the caption and I missed the African cichlid part. :point::rosiecheeks::disturbed: