Species

Steatocranus casuarius

A bottom-bouncing Congo cichlid with a legendary pair bond and comical personality.

Apistogramma agassizii

A jewel of the Amazon riverbed with big cichlid personality in a small package.

Astatoreochromis alluaudi

A versatile Victorian cichlid with teeth built to crush snails whole.

Amphilophus macracanthus

A hefty Central American cichlid built for life on the riverbed.

Apistogramma atahualpa

A jewel-sized Amazonian dwarf cichlid with fierce maternal instincts.

Tilapia sparrmanii

A peaceful, plant-grazing tilapia that pairs up to raise its young.

Apistogramma bitaeniata

A jewel of Amazonian blackwater, with color forms varying by river system.

Acaronia nassa

A wide-eyed Amazonian ambush predator that makes the most of its stillness.

Thorichthys pasionis

A lesser-known Central American cichlid with bold personality and a distinctive dark throat.

Geophagus brachybranchus

A sand-sifting eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding parental care and a surprisingly gentle nature.

Apistogramma panduro

A tiny Peruvian cichlid with a bold personality and cave-spawning habits.

Apistogramma brevis

A cave-spawning dwarf cichlid from a surprisingly small corner of the Amazon.

Hypsophrys nicaraguensis

A Central American cichlid that bonds for life and redecorates constantly.

Julidochromis marlieri

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid with a bold personality and lifelong pair bonds.

Alcolapia alcalicus

A cichlid from one of Earth's most inhospitable lakes, built to survive where almost nothing else can.

Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi

A rarely traded Congo mouthbrooder with personality that far outweighs its small size.

Julidochromis regani

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that mates for life and parents cooperatively.

Satanoperca jurupari

A sand-sifting cichlid that's far more peaceful than its name suggests

Geophagus pellegrini

A rarely traded Colombian eartheater with a warm yellow wash and a gentle disposition.

Geophagus proximus

A sand-sifting cichlid that's gentler than its 'aggressive' label suggests.

Geophagus steindachneri

A harem-forming eartheater with a complex personality and mouthbrooding surprises.

A sand-sifting cichlid from the Tocantins that's far calmer than its reputation suggests.

Chromidotilapia guntheri

A mouthbrooding West African cichlid with fascinating shared parental care.

Archocentrus multispinosus

A tough Central American cichlid with serious parenting instincts and surprising heat tolerance.

Apistogramma hoignei

A dwarf cichlid from the Orinoco with cave-breeding instincts and complex taxonomic intrigue.

Alticorpus macrocleithrum

A rarely kept deep-water cichlid from the mysterious depths of Lake Malawi.

Abactochromis labrosus

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid with an unusually approachable temperament for the genus.

Cichlasoma urophthalmus

A brackish-tolerant bruiser that can handle conditions few other cichlids can.

Oreochromis mossambicus

One of the world's most invasive fish, sold as food and kept as a curiosity.

Aulonocara hueseri

A sand-sifting peacock cichlid with deep blue coloration from Lake Malawi's rocky shores.

Satanoperca lilith

A rarely traded eartheater with a single bold flank spot and surprising social depth.

Andinoacara sp. "Orinoco"

A mellow Orinoco cichlid that pairs easily and rewards patient breeders.

Geophagus crassilabris

A rare Panamanian cichlid with a reddish glow and fascinating sand-sifting habits.

Geophagus brasiliensis

Iridescent eartheater with big personality and bigger territorial instincts.

Melanochromis joanjohnsonae

A compact Malawi cichlid from the rocky shores of Likoma Island.

Lamprologus stappersi

A tiny Lake Tanganyika shell-dweller with outsized territorial attitude and colony-forming charm.