Species

Steatocranus casuarius

A bottom-bouncing Congo cichlid with a legendary pair bond and comical personality.

Tilapia sparrmanii

A peaceful, plant-grazing tilapia that pairs up to raise its young.

Geophagus brachybranchus

A sand-sifting eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding parental care and a surprisingly gentle nature.

Chalinochromis brichardi

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

Geophagus brokopondo

A rare Surinamese eartheater that's calmer than its 'aggressive' label suggests.

Lamprologus congoensis

A bottom-hugging Congo rapids cichlid with a charmingly jerky swim and a fiery temper.

Geophagus megasema

A rare eartheater from the Guaporé basin with surprisingly peaceful community manners.

Geophagus taeniopareius

A rare Orinoco eartheater that bucks the mouthbrooding norm of its kin.

Satanoperca leucosticta

A sociable eartheater that's surprisingly gentle outside of spawning season.

A sand-sifting cichlid from the Tocantins that's far calmer than its reputation suggests.

Pseudotropheus tropheops

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

Chromidotilapia guntheri

A mouthbrooding West African cichlid with fascinating shared parental care.

Apistogramma sp. "Kelleri"

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

Pelvicachromis subocellatus

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

Lamprologus lemairii

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

Apistogramma pantalone

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

Abactochromis labrosus

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

Apistogramma barlowi

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

Cichlasoma urophthalmus

A brackish-tolerant bruiser that can handle conditions few other cichlids can.

Apistogramma cacatuoide

A selectively bred cockatoo cichlid dripping in vivid orange from dorsal to tail.

Oreochromis mossambicus

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

Satanoperca lilith

A rarely traded eartheater with a single bold flank spot and surprising social depth.

Andinoacara sp. "Orinoco"

A mellow Orinoco cichlid that pairs easily and rewards patient breeders.

Tilapia guinasana

A critically endangered sinkhole cichlid with wild color variation and devoted parental care.

Geophagus camopiensis

A rarely seen eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding behavior and real personality.

Satanoperca pappaterra

A sand-sifting cichlid that fearlessly charges piranhas in the wild.

Geophagus parnaibae

A sand-sifting cichlid from Brazil that's gentler than its reputation suggests.

Alticorpus peterdaviesi

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

Pungu maclareni

A critically endangered sponge-eating cichlid found nowhere else on Earth.

Tilapia zillii

A tank-busting herbivore that will devour your plants and ask for more.

Satanoperca rhynchitis

A gregarious French Guiana cichlid with distinctive red lips and surprising gentleness outside of spawning.

Geophagus surinamensis

A mouthbrooding digger that sifts sand and fiercely guards its young.

Caquetaia spectabilis

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

Neolamprologus similis

Tiny shell-dwelling cichlid with a ferocious personality well above its size.

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.