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Africa

The Great Rift Lakes drive the African hobby — Malawi and Tanganyika host some of the most diverse cichlid radiations on Earth. West Africa and Madagascar add further biodiversity.

396 species · freshwater

Three-lined African Tetra

Three-lined African Tetra

Fish

Neolebias trilineatus

A tiny, shy Congo tetra that transforms into a jewel in the right tank.

Threespot Torpedo

Threespot Torpedo

Fish

Exochochromis anagenys

A sleek Lake Malawi predator that hunts fish over sandy and rocky lake floors.

Tigerfish

Tigerfish

Fish

Hydrocynus vittatus

Razor-toothed river predator that hunts in packs and outgrows almost any tank.

Trout Cichlid

Trout Cichlid

Fish

Champsochromis caeruleus

The trout cichlid: a solitary Lake Malawi predator built around an enormous mouth.

Two Banded Cichlid

Two Banded Cichlid

Fish

Telmatochromis bifrenatus

A compact Tanganyikan rock-dweller with fascinating pair-bonding behavior.

Upside-down Catfish

Upside-down Catfish

Fish

Synodontis nigrita

The Synodontis that outgrows its welcome. And gets mistaken for something else entirely.

Upside-down Catfish
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Upside-down Catfish

Fish

Synodontis nigriventris

The catfish that flipped the script, spending most of its life swimming upside down.

Upsidedown Catfish
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Upsidedown Catfish

Fish

Synodontis batensoda

A large African catfish that genuinely swims upside down as its default mode.

Utaka

Utaka

Fish

Copadichromis borleyi

A peaceful Malawi cichlid that rewards patient keepers with vivid color morphs and fascinating breeding behavior.

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Utaka

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Copadichromis chrysonotus

A mid-water spawning Malawi cichlid that breeds in open water like no other Hap.

Utaka

Utaka

Fish

Copadichromis ilesi

A peaceful Utaka cichlid from Lake Malawi with fascinating mouthbrooding behavior.

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Utaka

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Copadichromis mloto

A Lake Malawi schooling cichlid that breaks the solitary-male stereotype.

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Utaka

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Mchenga flavimanus

A peaceful Malawi cichlid from the sandy shallows, built for life in open water.

Vampire Shrimp
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Vampire Shrimp

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Atya gabonensis

A peaceful giant that filter-feeds with fan-like hands instead of grazing.

Volcano Killifish

Volcano Killifish

Fish

Aphyosemion volcanum

A rare Cameroonian killifish from volcanic rainforest streams, seldom seen in the hobby.

Vundu

Vundu

Fish

Heterobranchus longifilis

One of Africa's largest freshwater fish, built for serious dedicated keepers only.

Wahrindi

Wahrindi

Fish

Synodontis gambiensis

A wide-ranging West African catfish that earns its space with character.

Walker's Killi

Walker's Killi

Fish

Fundulopanchax walkeri

A feisty West African killi with a big appetite and cool-water preferences.

Walteri

Walteri

Fish

Aulonocara sp. "Walteri"

A lesser-known Malawi peacock with an island-restricted range and manageable temperament.

Walteri

Walteri

Fish

Neolamprologus marunguensis

A deep-water Tanganyikan shell-dweller with a deeply forked tail and fascinating family dynamics.

Weakfish
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Weakfish

Fish

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

A nocturnal African weakfish that retreats into caves by day and hunts by night.

West African Bichir
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West African Bichir

Fish

Polypterus retropinnis

A living fossil with lungs, armor, and a prehistoric attitude.

West African Lungfish

West African Lungfish

Fish

Protopterus annectens annectens

An ancient, air-breathing fish that can survive years without water

White-spotted Cichlid

White-spotted Cichlid

Fish

Tropheus duboisi

Juvenile leopard pattern fades into something completely different as adults.

Wormjawed Mormyrid

Wormjawed Mormyrid

Fish

Campylomormyrus tamandua

A rare African electric fish with a bizarre beak-like snout and a brain to match.

Yellowbelly Albert

Yellowbelly Albert

Fish

Haplochromis aeneocolor

A papyrus-shore cichlid from Uganda's Lake George, small but full of character.

Yellow Regal Peacock

Yellow Regal Peacock

Fish

Aulonocara sp. "Stuartgranti Maleri"

A peacock cichlid blazing with yellow and orange from a handful of Malawi islands.

Yellow Sand Cichlid

Yellow Sand Cichlid

Fish

Xenotilapia flavipinnis

A sand-dwelling Tanganyikan cichlid with remarkable biparental mouthbrooding teamwork.

Yellow-tailed African Characin

Yellow-tailed African Characin

Fish

Alestopetersius caudalis

A Congo schooling fish where rival males put on their best show

Zebra Cichlid

Zebra Cichlid

Fish

Pseudotropheus zebra

A classic mbuna that brings Lake Malawi's rocky shores into your tank.

Zebra Malawi Cichlid

Zebra Malawi Cichlid

Fish

Maylandia zebra

A feisty Lake Malawi mbuna with fascinating mouthbrooding behavior worth planning around.

Zebra Obliquidens

Zebra Obliquidens

Fish

Haplochromis latifasciatus

A critically endangered Lake Kyoga cichlid that breeds readily in home aquariums.

Zebra Tilapia

Zebra Tilapia

Fish

Tilapia buttikoferi

Bold, beautifully barred, and notoriously combative. Not for the faint-hearted.

Zimbabwe Rock

Zimbabwe Rock

Fish

Otopharynx lithobates

A cave-dwelling Malawi cichlid that turns neon blue when ready to breed.

Zona

Zona

Fish

Bedotia geayi

A rare Malagasy rainbowfish that forms size-sorted shoals in cool highland streams.

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Zona

Fish

Bedotia madagascarensis

A rarely-seen Malagasy rainbowfish with a long hobby history and a complicated identity.

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