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 here for more info on Cichlids. For a larger archive of cichlid info, try http://www.cybercichlids.com.

List Sort Common Name | Scientific Name

South / Central American

Lake Tanganyika

(Altolamprologus Calvus "Congo Blackfin" ) Blackfin Calvus
(Altolamprologus Calvus White "White Calvus" ) White Calvus
(Cyphotilapia Frontosa) Frontosa
(Julidochromis dickfeldi) Dickfeld's Julie
(Julidochromis marlieri) Marlieri Cichlid
(Julidochromis ornatus) Golden Julie
(Julidochromis regani) Striped Julie
(Julidochromis transcriptus) Masked Julie
(Neolamprologus brevis) Brevis Shelldweller
(Neolamprologus brichardi) Brichards Lyretail Cichlid
(Neolamprologus brichardi 'kipilli blue face') Brichards Lyretail Cichlid
(Neolamprologus leleupi) Lemon Cichlid
(Neolamprologus multifasciatus) Many-banded Shell-dweller
(Tropheus moorii) Blunt-headed Cichlid

Lake Malawi

Other African

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