Species

Aequidens patricki

A rarely traded Peruvian cichlid with a feisty personality and serious collector appeal.

Cichla kelberi

A hard-hitting Amazonian predator that rewards patient keepers with bold personality.

Cichla ocellaris

A river predator that grows to nearly three feet and eats anything it can catch.

Cichla orinocensis

A river predator that grows to nearly two feet and eats its tankmates.

Lamprologus stappersi

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

Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt"

A pearly white Mbuna from a single Malawian reef, manageable even for beginners.

Haplochromis perrieri

A piscivorous Lake Victoria cichlid that will eat anything it can fit in its mouth.

Crenicichla albopunctata

A compact, manageable pike cichlid with serious predator personality.

Crenicichla johanna

A big-mouthed Amazon predator that means business in any large cichlid setup.

Crenicichla lepidota

A torpedo-shaped predator that brings serious personality to a South American biotope.

Crenicichla lugubris

A deceptively pretty juvenile that grows into a large, predatory tank-buster.

Pseudotropheus socolofi

One of the calmer mbuna, but still needs its own rules respected.

Stomatepia pindu

A critically endangered Cameroonian cichlid that turns jet black when spawning.

Melanochromis vermivorus

A schooling mbuna that breaks the mold with genuine shoaling behavior.

Amphilophus labiatus

A notoriously aggressive cichlid that somehow also becomes your best friend.

Protomelas taeniolatus

A Lake Malawi rock dweller sold under flashy trade names, worth every bit of the hype.

Amphilophus calobrensis

A rare Panamanian cichlid with a ferocious personality and fascinating parental behavior.

Cichlasoma festae

A massive, fierce Ecuadorian cichlid that will eat anything it can fit in its mouth.

Crenicichla saxatilis

A torpedo-shaped predator from Suriname's creeks, built to ambush and dominate.

Fossorochromis rostratus

The sand-diving Lake Malawi cichlid that buries itself when spooked.

Aequidens tetramerus

A wide-ranging South American cichlid with vivid locality color forms worth hunting down.

Labeotropheus trewavasae

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

Buccochromis lepturus

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

Trematocranus placodon

A snail-crushing Lake Malawi hap with a specialist trick most cichlids lack.

Satanoperca acuticeps

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

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.

Buccochromis nototaenia

A rarely seen Malawi predator that hunts cichlids over open sand flats.

Cichla temensis

A giant Amazonian predator that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Placidochromis milomo

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

Oreochromis tanganicae

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

Herichthys cyanoguttatus

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

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.

Champsochromis caeruleus

The trout cichlid: a solitary Lake Malawi predator built around an enormous mouth.

Cichla monoculus

A river predator built for size, speed, and a 20-year commitment.