I guess I'm the only one that found this article to be really awful. Having kept tropical fish for many years -- with much greater success than Steve apparently

I guess I'm the only one that found this article to be really awful. Having kept tropical fish for many years -- with much greater success than Steve apparently -- I found many parts of it hard to swallow. I don't doubt the activities of his betta, only his conclusions. Having said that, cichlids are a great choice if you are looking for intelligent freshwater aquarium fish. Many species of cichlids are very easy to breed in captivity (removing the need to harvest them from the wild) and they tend to be very hardy. I highly recommend Kribensis and convict cichlids.