Ok,

Recently lost my electric blue JD; he had always been a very shy and timid fish and due to missing a water change through being out of twon and a secondary filter failure he took a turn for the worst and went within 12 hours of me noticing him not looking so good.

So, question is, what fish do you recommend I have a look at as a replacement?

Its a 375 litre tank with a large Sev, a female convict, loaches, some serpae tetras, BNs, a fire eel, BGK and a pictus (and some randoms from old tanks etc), heavily (or getting there) planted.

I'm really interested in a blue coloured cichlid that won't be put out by the the other two. The con can go if needed but the sev is the key fish. Thoughts? Not sure if I should try another ebjd due to the size of the sev, whereas the other had grown up with before, but the contrast in colour was really nice, and the price if it doesn't work out. I don't really have much of a grow out tank either due to space constraints of setting it up.

Thinking maybe blue acara (2?), a few kribs maybe? Gonna assume blue rams would just be a waste of time (and an expensive meal for something)

Thanks

More pictus ?

More pictus ?

Have been thinking that but not sure if that would just crowd the bottom layer too much, umming and ahhhing over getting a few more angelicus loaches and pass the pictus on to someone with a group.

If you want similar colour to the EBJD you could try Electric Blue Acara (came into NZ as Neon Blue Nannacara). I have 3 and the male is colouring up really well.

Where did you get them from? I've had a quick look but the american cichlid availability is pretty low in Christchurch at the moment

I got mine from organism, I may have a spare if 2 pair up again.

I might be very keen on that, thank. Did you happen to get them on Sunday?

I got them in April when they were first available.

This is a pic of 2 of mine, the middle fish is the male, about 6-7cm

Where did you get that :nfs: .

That is a very nice looking fish, is it a male you might be looking at selling on?

Hard to say, I thought I had 3males and then 2 of them were protecting eggs. I think the other is a male, I will let you know if I decide to sell it.

Now that's what I call a fish!

Hard to say, I thought I had 3males and then 2 of them were protecting eggs. I think the other is a male, I will let you know if I decide to sell it.

That would be awesome, here's hoping two pair up again soon

On the (hopefully slim) chance that I can't get an electric blue acara, are there any other cichlids people would suggest?

How would a texas cichlid do temperament wise (assuming I don't get a jerk fish)