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.

Zebrasoma desjardinii

A sail-finned grazer that turns any large reef tank into open ocean.

Pseudotropheus lombardoi

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

Zebrasoma rostratum

A sleek, all-black Pacific tang with a distinctively elongated snout.

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.