| I have kept both saltwater fish and cichlids. I can | | | | It is really hard to go wrong if you choose to |
| tell you that my favorite by far was my cichlid | | | | keep cichlids. You can keep African cichlids, South |
| fish tank. There is something about keeping | | | | American cichlids and many other cichlids from |
| cichlids that is so rewarding. First of all they are | | | | various parts of the world. Cichlids range in size |
| not as difficult as salt water fish, but they have | | | | from 3 inches to 3 feet. Most of them can and |
| so many great colors, sizes, shapes, personalities | | | | currently are being kept by cichlid enthusiasts all |
| that you can find whatever you want. | | | | over the world. |
| I chose to keep African cichlids because I loved | | | | Some of the best tanks I have ever seen are |
| the diverse colors as well as the breeding was | | | | from people that keep peacock bass, which is a |
| easy to do. I enjoyed watching the little fry in my | | | | South American cichlid species. Now you need at |
| tank try to survive and make it to adult hood. I | | | | least a 300 gallon aquarium to keep them because |
| never bred them seriously, but they would breed | | | | they get so big, but they are spectacular. |
| all the time and it was a blast to watch them. I | | | | So if you are trying to decide whether or not to |
| also included a few catfish in the mix and it made | | | | keep cichlids or try salt water, my suggestion is |
| the tank look amazing with some great diversity. | | | | to try fresh water cichlids. |