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Cichlids
Hailing from
lakes of very hard water in Africa to very soft water in South
and Central America cichlids are often seen as the most intelligent
fish. They often learn to recognize their owners and practice
highly ritualistic and protective brood care. Most are also highly
aggressive with a few being calm enough to be kept with fish other
than other cichlids. Click
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List Sort Common
Name | Scientific
Name
South / Central American
Altum
Angel Fish (Pterophyllum
altum)
Angel
Fish (Pterophyllum scalare)
Apistogramma
Species (Apistogramma sp.)
Bolivian
Ram (Microgeophagus altispinosa)
Butterfly (Ram)
Cichlid (Microgeophagus ramirezi)
Convict
Cichlid ("Cichlasoma" nigrofasciatum)
Cupid
Cichlid (Biotodoma cupido "Santarem")
Discus (Symphysodon Aequifasciatus)
Festivum (Mesonauta Festivus)
Firemouth Cichlid (Cichlasoma Meeki)
Flag Cichlid (Mesonauta Festivus)
Keyhole
Cichlid (Aequidens maronii)
Oscar
(Astronotus ocellatus)
Velvet
Cichlid (Astronotus
ocellatus)
Zebra Cichlid
("Cichlasoma" nigrofasciatum)
Lake Tanganyika
Blackfin Calvus (Altolamprologus
Calvus "Congo Blackfin" )
Blunt-headed
Cichlid (Tropheus moorii)
Brevis
Shelldweller (Neolamprologus brevis)
Brichards
Lyretail Cichlid (Neolamprologus brichardi)
Brichards
Lyretail Cichlid (Neolamprologus brichardi 'kipilli blue
face')
Dickfeld's
Julie (Julidochromis dickfeldi)
Frontosa (Cyphotilapia Frontosa)
Golden Julie
(Julidochromis ornatus)
Lemon
Cichlid (Neolamprologus leleupi)
Many-banded
Shell-dweller (Neolamprologus
multifasciatus)
Marlieri
Cichlid (Julidochromis marlieri)
Masked
Julie (Julidochromis transcriptus)
Striped
Julie (Julidochromis regani)
White Calvus
(Altolamprologus Calvus White "White Calvus" )
Lake Malawi
Other African
Blockhead
Cichlid (Steatocranus casuarius)
Jewel Cichlid
(Hemichromis Guttatus)
Kribensis
(Pelvicachromis pulcher)
Lionhead
Cichlid (Steatocranus casuarius)
Lumphead
Cichlid (Steatocranus casuarius)
Pelvicachromis
taeniatus (Pelvicachromis taeniatus)
Purple
Cichlid (Pelvicachromis pulcher)
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