Species

Steatocranus casuarius

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

Hemichromis letourneuxi

A bold, pair-bonding cichlid that earns its jeweled reputation through color and attitude.

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.

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.

Lamprologus speciosus

A pint-sized shell-brooding cichlid from Lake Tanganyika with outsized attitude.

Apistogramma hongsloi

A compact Colombian dwarf cichlid that pairs up and parents together.

Geophagus brachybranchus

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

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

A peaceful Tanganyikan schooler that hangs vertically against rock walls to spawn.

Apistogramma panduro

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

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

The hardier, more forgiving cousin of the popular ram cichlid.

Chalinochromis brichardi

A bold little rubble-dweller from Tanganyika's rocky shoreline.

Hypsophrys nicaraguensis

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

Altolamprologus calvus

A razor-thin Tanganyikan ambush hunter built to slip into the tightest rock crevices.

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.

Lamprologus congoensis

A bottom-hugging Congo rapids cichlid with a charmingly jerky swim and a fiery temper.

Julidochromis regani

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

Biotodoma cupido

A peaceful community cichlid that rewards keepers who buy a proper group.

Satanoperca jurupari

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

Krobia itanyi

A subtly beautiful South American cichlid with surprisingly gentle manners for the genus.

Geophagus megasema

A rare eartheater from the Guaporé basin with surprisingly peaceful community manners.

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.

Geophagus taeniopareius

A rare Orinoco eartheater that bucks the mouthbrooding norm of its kin.

Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys

A South American eartheater with surprisingly flexible pair-bonding and a cool-water edge.

Satanoperca leucosticta

A sociable eartheater that's surprisingly gentle outside of spawning season.

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

Nannacara aureocephalus

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

Pseudotropheus tropheops

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