I have a 11in 18 month old RedTex female. Tex/Festae hybrid. 44 years and hundreds of fish in my hobby life. Hands down the meanest fish I have ever owned. Killed a male Jag when she was 3ins long! A complete psycho goon, but such a pretty girl!
Which is the most aggressive SA/CA cichlid in your experience/opinion?
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Look at this grammodes, the owner thinks it's a dovii Lol.
That community of cichlids are gonna die, people are underestimating the grammodes...
[video=youtube;3R9WtJgnxoY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R9WtJgnxoY[/video]
That community of cichlids are gonna die, people are underestimating the grammodes...
[video=youtube;3R9WtJgnxoY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R9WtJgnxoY[/video]
Every cichlid is different personality wise. You can have the most sadistic psychopathic angelfish and the most sweet innocent dovii. I know this is silly, but it happens.
From my experience, I think the grammodes is the winner. I've tried breeding them before, never worked. It always ended with one dominant male grammodes. I even tried adding dithers, it never worked.
I think the dovii is a close second. Apex predator. Every specimen I've owned battered anything living with it, although they were all males. Females of this species are mild, which is strange. Grammodes and Haitiensis male or female regardless are machines!
From my experience, I think the grammodes is the winner. I've tried breeding them before, never worked. It always ended with one dominant male grammodes. I even tried adding dithers, it never worked.
I think the dovii is a close second. Apex predator. Every specimen I've owned battered anything living with it, although they were all males. Females of this species are mild, which is strange. Grammodes and Haitiensis male or female regardless are machines!
1.P. Dovii (2)
2. C. Umbriferus (1) never owned umbee So 1 & 2 can be switched
3. N. Haitiense
4. N. Beani
5. P. Managuense
6. A. Festae
7. A. Labiatus
8. C. Grammodes
9. A. Trimaculatus
10. A. Stalsbergi
This is a quick top 10 mainly based on experience with majority of these cichlids, some of course can be switched out but I think this is a killer top 10
2. C. Umbriferus (1) never owned umbee So 1 & 2 can be switched
3. N. Haitiense
4. N. Beani
5. P. Managuense
6. A. Festae
7. A. Labiatus
8. C. Grammodes
9. A. Trimaculatus
10. A. Stalsbergi
This is a quick top 10 mainly based on experience with majority of these cichlids, some of course can be switched out but I think this is a killer top 10
Black Nasty, Umbee's and Dovi's. They're powerful enough to break your arm. Convicts luckily stay too small, but if they even got half that size...Yeah a motivated convict is the most aggressive S.A./C.A. -HANDS DOWN-
My rose queen was 6" when she killed my 12" jag... She bit my dads hand and he still has the scar 2 years later... Favourite fish of all time!!
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I agree about the unique personalities of cichlids as far as aggressiveness, I have had cichlids that were king in one tank than the weakest link in another. It really depends, adding a fish or rearranging the ornaments can change the whole dynamics of the tank. But in my experience my meanest fish all around was probably a Jaguar that would draw blood on my knuckles when i cleaned the tank. Ouch!
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