There's not much in the green category. For this tank, you could go with Tramitichromis sp. "intermedius". They're pretty close to green when coloured up. Astotilapia calliptera can also show some nice green hues.
I would maybe suggest one of the Lethrinops such as the "Green face" or a couple of the other ones in which the males are "green." They are a little hard to find though. I would check them out in the profile section.
It really makes you wonder why there are no green species of mbuna. Maybe its an evolutionary thing so they don't resemble plants and therefore have an increased risk of getting eaten?
i have 3 red jewels and they actually calmed my tank down, I have a cool looking Honduran Red Point that gets really dark, almost green. I have them with lake malawi cichlids and they are the ones running the tank, they are bigger though. weird.
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