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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.

401 species

Golden Tropheops

Golden Tropheops

Fish

Pseudotropheus tropheops

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid with a surprisingly forceful approach to eating algae.

Goldie River Rainbowfish
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Goldie River Rainbowfish

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Melanotaenia goldiei

A large, active rainbowfish from the wild rivers and swamps of New Guinea.

Gold Lyretail

Gold Lyretail

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Aphyosemion australe

A gentle, long-lived killifish and a perfect gateway into the killi hobby.

Graham's Tilapia

Graham's Tilapia

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Alcolapia grahami

A cichlid from one of Earth's most extreme lakes, built to survive where others cannot.

Gray Bichir

Gray Bichir

Fish

Polypterus senegalus

A living fossil that breathes air and stalks prey like a tiny armored snake.

Gray Ctenopoma

Gray Ctenopoma

Fish

Ctenopoma kingsleyae

A long-lived African predator that can outlast almost every fish in your collection.

Greattooth Sawfish

Greattooth Sawfish

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Pristis microdon

An ancient, river-roaming giant whose rostrum is both weapon and legend.

Greshakei

Greshakei

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Maylandia greshakei

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid that rewards bold tank management with vivid color.

Guinean Bichir
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Guinean Bichir

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Polypterus ansorgii

A rare West African bichir that breathes air and grows impressively large.

Gunther's Cichlid

Gunther's Cichlid

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Chromidotilapia guntheri

A mouthbrooding West African cichlid with fascinating shared parental care.

Hannelore's Killi
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Hannelore's Killi

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Aphyosemion hanneloreae

A tiny Gabonese killifish that's surprisingly forgiving for beginners.

Haplochromis nyererei

Haplochromis nyererei

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Pundamilia nyererei

A fiery Lake Victoria cichlid where male rivalry demands careful planning.

Haplochromis polli
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Haplochromis polli

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Ctenochromis polli

A compact Congo cichlid with fiery courtship colors and fascinating mouthbrooding behavior.

Haplochromis yellow black line
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Haplochromis yellow black line

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Mylochromis melanonotus

A sand-dwelling Lake Malawi predator with a jaw that caused decades of taxonomic confusion.

Happy

Happy

Fish

Copadichromis azureus

A peaceable Malawi cichlid that builds sand nests and dazzles with intense color.

Harlequin Shark

Harlequin Shark

Fish

Labeo cyclorhynchus

A boldly patterned Congo shark that demands its own territory and respect.

Herzog's Killi
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Herzog's Killi

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Aphyosemion bochtleri

A dainty rainforest killifish with a surprisingly forgiving temperament for beginners.

Herzog's Killi
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Herzog's Killi

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Aphyosemion herzogi

A cool-water forest killi that stays small and rewards patient spawners.

Hump-head

Hump-head

Fish

Cyrtocara moorii

A big, blue, nuchal-humped cichlid that shadows bottom-sifters to steal their leftovers.

Jae Barb

Jae Barb

Fish

Barbus jae

A tiny, jewel-toned African barb best kept in a species-focused setup

Jellybean Tetra
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Jellybean Tetra

Fish

Lepidarchus adonis

A tiny, transparent West African gem that rewards patient, detail-oriented keepers.

Jelly Bean Tetra

Jelly Bean Tetra

Fish

Ladigesia roloffi

A tiny West African gem that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Jewel Cichlid

Jewel Cichlid

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Hemichromis bimaculatus

Gorgeous West African cichlid that becomes a ferocious defender once paired up.

Kampango
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Kampango

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Bagrus meridionalis

A giant Lake Malawi catfish with one of the most complex social lives in freshwater.

Kenyi Cichlid

Kenyi Cichlid

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Pseudotropheus lombardoi

A notoriously aggressive mbuna with a dramatic reverse color scheme between sexes.

Kotsovato

Kotsovato

Fish

Paretroplus kieneri

A peaceful Malagasy cichlid rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Kribensis

Kribensis

Fish

Pelvicachromis pulcher

A beginner-friendly cichlid that breeds willingly and parents like a pro.

Kribensis

Kribensis

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Pelvicachromis subocellatus

A cave-spawning dwarf cichlid whose females put on a dazzling courtship display.

Kubuna Hardyhead
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Kubuna Hardyhead

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Craterocephalus randi

A slender, active schooler from the clear streams of New Guinea.

Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish

Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish

Fish

Melanotaenia lacustris

A slow-developing rainbowfish whose true colors take patience to unlock.

Lake Tebera Rainbowfish

Lake Tebera Rainbowfish

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Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi

A highland Papua New Guinea gem that rewards patient keepers with vivid color.

Lake Wanam Rainbowfish

Lake Wanam Rainbowfish

Fish

Glossolepis wanamensis

A critically endangered rainbowfish from a single remote Papua New Guinea lake.

Laprade's Bichir

Laprade's Bichir

Fish

Polypterus bichir lapradei

A prehistoric African giant that breathes air and hunts like a predator from another era.

Large Finned Lampeye
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Large Finned Lampeye

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Procatopus nototaenia

A forest stream lampeye that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Large-scale Characin
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Large-scale Characin

Fish

Brycinus macrolepidotus

A football-sized African predator that roams rivers from the Nile to the Congo.

Lavender mbuna

Lavender mbuna

Fish

Iodotropheus sprengerae

A compact, easygoing mbuna that plays well with others in Malawi setups.