Lake Tanganyika

Clarias alluaudi

A tough East African clariid that breathes air and thrives where other fish can't.

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

A giraffe-patterned gentle giant that needs serious space to roam.

Xenotilapia sima

A sand-sifting Tanganyikan schooler that rarely turns up in the hobby

Lamprologus speciosus

A pint-sized shell-brooding cichlid from Lake Tanganyika with outsized attitude.

Tropheus brichardi

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that rewards patience with fascinating colony dynamics.

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

A peaceful Tanganyikan schooler that hangs vertically against rock walls to spawn.

Tropheus moorii

A Lake Tanganyika specialist that rewards experienced keepers with endlessly fascinating colony dynamics.

Chalinochromis brichardi

A bold little rubble-dweller from Tanganyika's rocky shoreline.

Julidochromis dickfeldi

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that pairs for life and guards its cave fiercely.

Haplochromis burtoni

A scrappy Tanganyikan cichlid with bold color and an attitude to match.

Altolamprologus calvus

A razor-thin Tanganyikan ambush hunter built to slip into the tightest rock crevices.

Julidochromis marlieri

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid with a bold personality and lifelong pair bonds.

Alcolapia alcalicus

A cichlid from one of Earth's most inhospitable lakes, built to survive where almost nothing else can.

Altolamprologus compressiceps

A laterally flattened Tanganyikan predator built to hunt in razor-thin rock crevices.

Julidochromis regani

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that mates for life and parents cooperatively.

Synodontis petricola

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young. Nature's ultimate con artist.

Neolamprologus pulcher

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid with a remarkably complex social family life.

Ectodus descampsii

A shy, sand-dwelling Tanganyikan cichlid that needs its own kind to feel secure.

Gnathonemus petersii

A trunk-nosed African oddball that navigates the dark using its own electric field.

Neolamprologus brichardi

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that raises its young as a multigenerational family group.

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis

A Lake Tanganyika mouthbrooder with famously elaborate fin lure breeding tricks.

Cyathopharynx furcifer

A plankton-picking Tanganyikan with spectacular breeding craters and fin-tip lures.

Neolamprologus tetracanthus

A sand-dwelling Lake Tanganyika predator with a clever trick for eating snails.

Lamprologus ocellatus

Pocket-sized cichlid with big personality, built around a borrowed shell

Cyphotilapia gibberosa

A deep-water Lake Tanganyika cichlid with a signature forehead hump and unusual social grace.

Cyphotilapia frontosa

A long-lived Lake Tanganyika giant with a signature forehead hump and surprising personality.

Boulengerochromis microlepis

The largest African cichlid, built like a predator and almost as big as your arm.

Julidochromis ornatus

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that bonds for life with its partner.

Alcolapia grahami

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

Lamprologus lemairii

A Lake Tanganyika ambush predator that plays dead to lure its prey.

Neolamprologus leleupi

A bold, canary-yellow cave dweller from the rocky shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Xenotilapia leptura

A schooling Tanganyikan sand-dweller that grazes algae in peaceful, flowing groups.

Distichodus fasciolatus

A boldly barred Congo giant that stays surprisingly peaceful for its size.

Julidochromis transcriptus

A bold little rock-dweller from Lake Tanganyika with sharp black-and-white contrast.

Tetraodon mbu

A Congo giant that demands respect, space, and a very sturdy tank.

Variabilichromis moorii

A Lake Tanganyika rockdweller with a fascinating family life and devious brood tactics.