Species

Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei"

The only mbuna that feeds exclusively on submerged wood in the wild.

Pseudotropheus acei

A bold Lake Malawi cichlid that brings real personality to a species tank.

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.

Tilapia guinasana

A critically endangered sinkhole cichlid with wild color variation and devoted parental care.

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.

Oreochromis tanganicae

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