Species

Apistogramma cinilabra

A compact Peruvian dwarf cichlid with ashy lips and a body built like a brick.

Hemichromis elongatus

A jewel cichlid with a reputation for being the most aggressive in the genus.

Andinoacara pulcher

A forgiving cichlid with real personality, perfect for community tanks with medium-sized fish.

Chalinochromis brichardi

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

Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor

A century in the hobby, this tiny African cichlid broods its young in its own mouth.

Sciaenochromis fryeri

A brilliantly blue Lake Malawi piscivore that behaves itself in the right company.

Apistogramma elizabethae

A tiny Amazonian cichlid with bold markings and fascinating cave-spawning behavior.

Protomelas fenestratus

A peaceful Malawi cichlid with a clever trick for finding buried food.

Boulengerochromis microlepis

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

Mylochromis melanonotus

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

Parachromis motaguensis

A bold Central American predator that holds its own against anything in the tank.

Apistogramma sp. "Kelleri"

A mouthbrooding dwarf cichlid with a remarkably flexible approach to raising its young.

Caquetaia kraussii

A predatory Colombian cichlid that lurks in swamps and ambushes its prey.

Lamprologus lemairii

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

Crenicichla tigrina

A boldly patterned Amazonian pike cichlid that rarely shows up in the trade.

Apistogramma pantalone

A tiny Peruvian dwarf cichlid with courtship rituals unlike any other Apistogramma.

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.

Apistogramma paulmuelleri

A tiny Peruvian dwarf cichlid with outsized color and surprisingly bold personality.

Apistogramma barlowi

The only Apistogramma that mouthbroods. Or doesn't, depending on its mood.

Apistogramma mendezi

A blackwater dwarf cichlid with a surprisingly gentle nature and fascinating cave-breeding habits.

Cichla kelberi

A hard-hitting Amazonian predator that rewards patient keepers with bold personality.

Cichla ocellaris

A river predator that grows to nearly three feet and eats anything it can catch.

Cichla orinocensis

A river predator that grows to nearly two feet and eats its tankmates.

Alticorpus peterdaviesi

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

Crenicichla albopunctata

A compact, manageable pike cichlid with serious predator personality.

Crenicichla lugubris

A deceptively pretty juvenile that grows into a large, predatory tank-buster.

Stomatepia pindu

A critically endangered Cameroonian cichlid that turns jet black when spawning.

Aulonocara hansbaenschi

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

Caquetaia spectabilis

A bold Amazonian cichlid that pairs for life and defends its brood fiercely.

Apistogramma alacrina

A pint-sized Colombian dwarf cichlid with a uniquely spotted pectoral fin base.

Trematocranus placodon

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

Acaronia vultuosa

A compact Orinoco predator that punches above its weight in planted setups.

Thorichthys maculipinnis

A gentle Central American cichlid that surprises with its delicate spotted fins.

Apistogramma eremnopyge

A tiny Peruvian cichlid with a dark tail blotch and surprisingly complex social needs.

Buccochromis nototaenia

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