Lake Victoria
Africa's largest lake and the Victoria cichlid radiation — less common in the hobby than Malawi or Tanganyika but worth exploring.
10 species · fish
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African Electric Catfish
FishMalapterurus electricus
A living electric weapon that can knock out prey with a 400-volt discharge.
Allauad's Haplo
FishAstatoreochromis alluaudi
A versatile Victorian cichlid with teeth built to crush snails whole.
Brownae Hap
FishHaplochromis brownae
A wave-swept Lake Victoria cichlid built for life on exposed, rocky shorelines.
Chromo Victoria Cichlid
FishHaplochromis chromogynos
A specialized Lake Victoria cichlid that hunts insect larvae along rocky shorelines.
Egyptian Mouthbrooder
FishPseudocrenilabrus multicolor
A century in the hobby, this tiny African cichlid broods its young in its own mouth.
Haplochromis nyererei
FishPundamilia nyererei
A fiery Lake Victoria cichlid where male rivalry demands careful planning.
Obliquidens Hap
FishHaplochromis obliquidens
A scrappy Victorian cichlid with a taste for algae and a bold personality.
Perrieri Cichlid
FishHaplochromis perrieri
A piscivorous Lake Victoria cichlid that will eat anything it can fit in its mouth.
Rock Kribensis
FishHaplochromis sauvagei
A Lake Victoria cichlid that hunts snails and insect larvae along rocky shorelines.
Zebra Obliquidens
FishHaplochromis latifasciatus
A critically endangered Lake Kyoga cichlid that breeds readily in home aquariums.