Lake Malawi

Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos

An all-blue Malawi mbuna with serious attitude and a mouthbrooding twist.

Dimidiochromis compressiceps

The Lake Malawi ambush hunter famous for a truly unsettling feeding habit.

Aristochromis christyi

Lake Malawi's sneaky ambush predator that rolls sideways to fool its prey.

Synodontis njassae

Lake Malawi's only squeaker, built for cichlid tanks and rocky hideouts.

Abactochromis labrosus

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid with an unusually approachable temperament for the genus.

Alticorpus mentale

A deep-water Malawi cichlid from sandy depths rarely seen in the hobby.

Oreochromis mossambicus

One of the world's most invasive fish, sold as food and kept as a curiosity.

Aulonocara hueseri

A sand-sifting peacock cichlid with deep blue coloration from Lake Malawi's rocky shores.

Aulonocara baenschi

A peacock cichlid with a curved snout and brilliant gold coloration from Lake Malawi.

Aulonocara nyassae

Dazzling Lake Malawi cichlid that hunts invertebrates hidden in the sand.

Melanochromis joanjohnsonae

A compact Malawi cichlid from the rocky shores of Likoma Island.

Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt"

A pearly white Mbuna from a single Malawian reef, manageable even for beginners.

Alticorpus peterdaviesi

A deep-water Malawi cichlid that grazes the lake's silty, diatom-rich floor.

Pseudotropheus socolofi

One of the calmer mbuna, but still needs its own rules respected.

Alticorpus profundicola

A deep-water Malawi cichlid rarely seen in the wild or the hobby.

Copadichromis virginalis

A peaceable Lake Malawi cichlid that comes in a rainbow of locality color forms.

Melanochromis vermivorus

A schooling mbuna that breaks the mold with genuine shoaling behavior.

Protomelas taeniolatus

A Lake Malawi rock dweller sold under flashy trade names, worth every bit of the hype.

Aulonocara hansbaenschi

A peacock cichlid from southern Malawi with fiery coloration and manageable temperament.

Pseudotropheus williamsi

A feisty Malawi cichlid with a vivid orange-red dorsal that demands attention.

Fossorochromis rostratus

The sand-diving Lake Malawi cichlid that buries itself when spooked.

Pseudotropheus saulosi

A Lake Malawi mbuna with dazzling sex-based color differences and fascinating mouthbrooding behavior.

Labeotropheus trewavasae

A rock-scraping Lake Malawi mbuna with over 40 wild color forms.

Pareutropius longifilis

A shy but lively African schooling fish that thrives in numbers

Nimbochromis livingstonii

The Lake Malawi cichlid that fakes its own death to ambush prey.

Buccochromis lepturus

A rarely seen Lake Malawi predator that hunts juvenile cichlids on sandy flats.

Trematocranus placodon

A snail-crushing Lake Malawi hap with a specialist trick most cichlids lack.

Buccochromis nototaenia

A rarely seen Malawi predator that hunts cichlids over open sand flats.

Aulonocara maylandi maylandi

A gentle Malawi cichlid with a vivid yellow streak down its back.

Placidochromis milomo

The Lake Malawi cichlid famous for its wild, oversized lips.

Exochochromis anagenys

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

Champsochromis caeruleus

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

Copadichromis borleyi

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

Copadichromis chrysonotus

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

Copadichromis ilesi

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

Copadichromis mloto

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