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Mbunas vs. Tanganyikans...Which is more fun to keep?

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Well everyone, i already have my 75 gallon mbuna tank set up and almost complete in terms of the fish stock...but I've been pondering something, and I'm just curious to hear some opinions. Neolamprologus Brichardi, a really cool and beautiful tanganyikan cichlid, not for its brighty flashy colors which it lacks, but for its really graceful fin extentions and extremely interesting method of raising and caring for their young. I know im asking this question in the Malawi cichlids section, but part of my question does have to do with mbunas. What, in your opinions, do you think would be more fun and rewarding to keep over a longer period of time...Mbunas, or Brichardis? Mbunas have their super striking and intense coloration and very interesting mouthbrooding methods, and the brichardi is one of the only known african cichlid to use a "nursery style" parental care in which the parents, along with their previous offspring, will help care for the newest babies, and thus forming a type of cichlid "family" in your tank. I've never kept Brichardi cichlids and lately *** been growing more and more interested in them. But i dont know if i would be better of sticking with mbunas, or if i should give brichardis a chance and possibly be very satisfied with my decision to give them a try. Any and all opinions are welcome!