Species

Vieja maculicauda

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

Tropheus moorii

A Lake Tanganyika specialist that rewards experienced keepers with endlessly fascinating colony dynamics.

Maylandia callainos

A bold mbuna that rewards keepers who understand cichlid politics.

Amatitlania nigrofasciata

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

Symphysodon discus

The crown jewel of the Amazon, built for serious fishkeepers who love a challenge.

Pseudotropheus tropheops

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

Pseudotropheus lombardoi

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

Satanoperca pappaterra

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

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.

Tilapia zillii

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

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.

Oreochromis tanganicae

Lake Tanganyika's dominant tilapia, rarely seen in home aquariums