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.

Xenotilapia sima

A sand-sifting Tanganyikan schooler that rarely turns up in the hobby

Lamprologus speciosus

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

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.

Altolamprologus calvus

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

Teleocichla centrarchus

A dwarf riverine cichlid built for life in Brazil's fast-flowing rapids.

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.

Chromidotilapia guntheri

A mouthbrooding West African cichlid with fascinating shared parental care.

Lamprologus lemairii

A Lake Tanganyika ambush predator that plays dead to lure its prey.

Cichlasoma urophthalmus

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

Variabilichromis moorii

A Lake Tanganyika rockdweller with a fascinating family life and devious brood tactics.

Oreochromis mossambicus

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

Satanoperca lilith

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

Tilapia guinasana

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

Lamprologus stappersi

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

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.

Satanoperca acuticeps

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

Tilapia mariae

A bold West African cichlid with serious parenting instincts and a territorial streak.

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.

Cichla monoculus

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

Vieja bifasciata

Two bold facial stripes mark this colorful, feisty Central American cichlid.

Neolamprologus marunguensis

A deep-water Tanganyikan shell-dweller with a deeply forked tail and fascinating family dynamics.

Tilapia buttikoferi

Bold, beautifully barred, and notoriously combative. Not for the faint-hearted.

Otopharynx lithobates

A cave-dwelling Malawi cichlid that turns neon blue when ready to breed.