Species

Thorichthys callolepis

A lesser-known Mexican cichlid from swift, rocky headwaters worth a closer look.

Cyprichromis leptosoma

A mid-water schooling cichlid from Tanganyika with fascinating lekking behavior.

Pseudotropheus saulosi

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

Labeotropheus trewavasae

A rock-scraping Lake Malawi mbuna with over 40 wild color forms.

Heros efasciatus

A gentle giant of the Amazon that plays surprisingly well with others.

Heros severus

A large, easygoing cichlid with personality to spare and a surprisingly gentle nature.

Lamprologus meleagris

A tiny shell-brooding cichlid with a surprisingly big attitude.

Lamprologus kungweensis

A tiny Lake Tanganyika shell brooder that digs its own burrow network.

Neolamprologus brevis

A pint-sized Tanganyikan cichlid that treats a snail shell like a fortress

Nimbochromis livingstonii

The Lake Malawi cichlid that fakes its own death to ambush prey.

Buccochromis lepturus

A rarely seen Lake Malawi predator that hunts juvenile cichlids on sandy flats.

Satanoperca acuticeps

A sociable eartheater with three bold flank blotches, rarely seen in the trade.

Tanganicodus irsacae

A wave-zone specialist that hops across rocks like no other cichlid.

Australoheros facetus

A tough South American cichlid with a big personality and surprising cold tolerance.

Tilapia mariae

A bold West African cichlid with serious parenting instincts and a territorial streak.

Andinoacara stalsbergi

A Pacific-slope cichlid built for hard, alkaline, and even brackish water.

Apistogramma steindachneri

A harem-breeding dwarf cichlid with bold lateral markings from Guiana's rivers.

Pelvicachromis taeniatus

A cave-spawning West African dwarf cichlid with vivid breeding colors and real personality.

Placidochromis milomo

The Lake Malawi cichlid famous for its wild, oversized lips.

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.

Amatitlania sajica

A compact Costa Rican cichlid with fierce parental instincts packed into a small frame.

Telmatochromis temporalis

A bold little Tanganyikan cichlid that's never shy about being seen.

Herichthys cyanoguttatus

The only cichlid native to the United States, and it has the attitude to prove it.

Acarichthys heckelii

A cichlid with elaborate burrowing spawning behavior unlike almost anything else in the hobby.

Geophagus altifrons

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

Cichlasoma trimaculatum

A bold, territorial Central American cichlid with legendary parenting instincts.

Exochochromis anagenys

A sleek Lake Malawi predator that hunts fish over sandy and rocky lake floors.

Apistogramma trifasciata

A tiny cichlid packing bold stripes, bright color, and real personality into a small frame.

Uaru amphiacanthoides

A surprisingly gentle giant that raises fry just like discus do.

Vieja bifasciata

Two bold facial stripes mark this colorful, feisty Central American cichlid.

Telmatochromis bifrenatus

A compact Tanganyikan rock-dweller with fascinating pair-bonding behavior.

Apistogramma borellii

A gentle, cold-tolerant dwarf cichlid with big personality in a small package.

Copadichromis borleyi

A peaceful Malawi cichlid that rewards patient keepers with vivid color morphs and fascinating breeding behavior.

Copadichromis chrysonotus

A mid-water spawning Malawi cichlid that breeds in open water like no other Hap.

Copadichromis mloto

A Lake Malawi schooling cichlid that breaks the solitary-male stereotype.