Species

Gymnogeophagus balzanii

A South American earth eater with a bold nuchal hump and fascinating mouthbrooding habits.

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.

Labidochromis caeruleus

The most beginner-friendly mbuna, wearing a yellow that's rarer in the wild than you'd think.

Nimbochromis linni

A crafty Lake Malawi predator that ambushes prey with surprising patience.

Apistogramma elizabethae

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

Astronotus crassipinnis

A bold, intelligent cichlid that knows your face and owns its territory.

Protomelas fenestratus

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

Neolamprologus tetracanthus

A sand-dwelling Lake Tanganyika predator with a clever trick for eating snails.

Lamprologus ocellatus

Pocket-sized cichlid with big personality, built around a borrowed shell

Cyphotilapia frontosa

A long-lived Lake Tanganyika giant with a signature forehead hump and surprising personality.

Boulengerochromis microlepis

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

Nannacara anomala

A tiny cichlid that punches well above its weight come breeding time.

Nannacara aureocephalus

A dwarf cichlid from blackwater French Guiana with dramatic size differences between sexes.

Julidochromis ornatus

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that bonds for life with its partner.

Herichthys carpintis

A pearl-flecked bruiser that rewards bold hobbyists willing to manage its attitude.

Mylochromis melanonotus

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

Parachromis managuensis

A bold, personable predator that owns every tank it inhabits.

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.

Neolamprologus leleupi

A bold, canary-yellow cave dweller from the rocky shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Apistogramma linkei

A secretive dwarf cichlid from Bolivia's river systems, full of personality in a small package.

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.

Apistogramma macmasteri

A compact Colombian cichlid with big personality and fascinating cave-breeding behavior.

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.

Alticorpus mentale

A deep-water Malawi cichlid from sandy depths rarely seen in the hobby.

Variabilichromis moorii

A Lake Tanganyika rockdweller with a fascinating family life and devious brood tactics.

Neolamprologus multifasciatus

Possibly the world's smallest cichlid, big attitude packed into a tiny shell.

Aulonocara baenschi

A peacock cichlid with a curved snout and brilliant gold coloration from Lake Malawi.