Species

Vieja maculicauda

A bold, brawny Central American cichlid with a namesake black band and real attitude.

Maylandia callainos

A bold mbuna that rewards keepers who understand cichlid politics.

Amatitlania nigrofasciata

Fearless, easy to breed, and absolutely not a community fish.

Pseudotropheus demasoni

A pint-sized mbuna with the aggression of a fish ten times its size.

Pseudotropheus lombardoi

A notoriously aggressive mbuna with a dramatic reverse color scheme between sexes.

Xenotilapia leptura

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

Herichthys pearsei

A surprisingly gentle giant from Mexican and Guatemalan river systems.

Pseudotropheus socolofi

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

Protomelas taeniolatus

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

Metriaclima estherae

A bold, scrappy cichlid that brings serious color and attitude to the African rift tank.

Pseudotropheus saulosi

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

Herichthys tamasopoensis

A rare Mexican cichlid from crystal-clear limestone rivers, built for hard water.

Eretmodus cyanostictus

A wave-zone specialist that hops across rocks and pairs for life.