I found the most aggressive cichlid

[5Spot Junkie]

For me it's been Hemichromis Fasciatus. So far killed 5 dovii's, 1 jag, 2 convicts, 1 salvani, another 1 or 2 more. I quit buying fish and now have a pair that just took my whole 75g at 3.5"... If you go to the hemichromis fasciatus thread below you can see him in action a little bit. has 3 dovii's cornered and is chasing the hell out of a red devil almost twice his size. So far, this has been the most aggressive fish that I've kept.

 

[5Spot Junkie]

Here you go. Sorry for the crap video. Only have iphone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJeZCy1BQg

 

[grimaldi082686]

Ok so as far as jewels being the most aggressive I put money on either of my red devils any day of the week. Or for that matter my midevil he's abt 11" and has killed every thing I have tried to house with him including a full grown male bumble bee a pair of cons and a flower horn. 50bucks says if I put as many as 4 jewels in with him they all end up dead by the next day.

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[yuwi_fishdude]

im the red devil guy.... a year ago... i put a red devil at my cousins mbuna tank... the next day... no more mbuna fishy..xD

 

[Thefishfrog]

You say a Jewel is the most aggressive? Have you spent much time in the Central/South American Cichlid hobby?

Thats what i was thinking LOL
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[Thefishfrog]

Wanna know what my red jewl does? nothing shes dead cause there small and not aggressive unless they are bout to breed

 

[Fishbrains]

The jewel cichlid is by far the most aggressive. I have 2 in my 125 hap and peacock (yes I know they don't belong there but they are the 2nd and 3ed best looking ones I have ever seen and the best is in a mbuna tank) and I just moved everything in my tank and got rid of some fish. I also added 1 9inch Malawi Sand Diver - Fossorochromis rostratus. My 2.5 inch jewels are going after him and he is attacking back the little ones wont back down I will try to get a video.

I have a 6" midevil that could cure your jewel problem in about and hour. You want to borrow him?

 

[Tank1]

My johanni are pretty mean

 

[love The Jack Dempseys]

You should get a dovii or an umbee for a couple months, try and keep some tank mates with it and get back to us

 

[Allan01230]

Some of you people need to do a little research as far as fish compatability. Of course the fish are agressive you put them in a small glass box. In a big lake this would never happen as the fish that is picked on would just swim away. Read up on a particular fish before you purchase!