[GSAS-Member] Name That Cichlid

[Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com>]

Ok, ok...I'm gonna start a cichlid tank.

I resisted for years because I had mixed reactions to an old girlfriends 
Cribenza tank where they were always getting all red and shoving each other 
back and forth for turf.  I like a chill community tank where everyone gets 
along.

BUT...

I am kinda fish bored and need something new and Cichlids have so many colors 
and personalities.  I have always wanted bright fish, yellow would be the best, 
but am not ready for a marine tank.

I think the idea of shell dwellers is fun and mouth breeding sounds fun and I 
can even handle the territoriality now.  I also like the idea of having a tank 
that couldn't have plants and was only rock which I think is the whole story 
with Cichlids.

Here is the point of this post though...where do I start?  There are a TON of 
cichlids.

I would like some that...

-are brightly colored
-don't have especially high water needs
-might breed for me
-might be territorial but won't actually nip/cause damage to each other, just 
flare color and move aggressively
-can handle a gravel tank bottom
-will be happy in a 29GAL
-Not above $15 each.

If ya'll would suggest a handful of species to begin looking at, I would 
appreciate it.

Thanks
Shango
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