Wats the best or coolest cichlid

Question

I am getting some africa cichlids so can everyone just post there favorite african cichlid thx in advance!!

Answer 1

I have preferences for numerous species actually.  I like Ps. Flavus, Ps. Elongatus, Ps. Acei, and Ps. Demasoni in the Mbuna types, and in Haps I've liked the Protomelas Steveni, Nimbochromis Venustus, and The Red Empress as well.  There's so many 1000's to pick from but most of those I actually breed.

Answer 2

I'm a huge fan of any mbuna, if I had to pick favorites I'd go with pseudotropheus acei, metriaclima greshakei, pseudotropheus crabro, or labeotropheus fulleborni.

I'm not a huge fan of haps, but all male tanks are stunning.

There are also quite a few Lake Tangnikya species that are interesting.  They're generally not as colorful as the Lake Malawi species, but can be very "personable".