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HI,
I just rescued/adopted about 8 Cichlid and know nothing about them besides they are fresh water fish and won't be bullied by a puffer or Gourami (I have 1 of each). What are their favorite foods (besides bloodworms) and what kind of hidey hole is best?

Hi, Neo, and welcome to the forum!  Any chance you could send us a photo of your new guys?  It'd sure make it easier to give you good info.

ok here they are i had to get the pics

Hmmm.  Didn't seem to work.

how about this? http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/ ... 2167sm.jpg

Looks like an African to me.  Don't really know much about them.  Perhaps Protomelas fenestratus (Gome).  Check this link for a comparative photo:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/s ... hp?id=1221

Or they could be convicts, and I'm just being fooled by the angle of the pic. 

DanRad they sure do look like Convicts to me!

I also thought that they look like convicts

Yeah they are convicts, and if you have eight of them u will end up with thousands of them, as they spawn like rabbits!!!
What size is your tank males grow to be between 5/6 inches and females maybe an inch or two smaller, usually the males develop a nuchal lump on its head and thier fins trail back further than females. But you may need to move some on if your tank isn't big enough for them all x