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.
List Sort Common Name | Scientific Name
South / Central American
(Aequidens maronii) Keyhole Cichlid
(Apistogramma sp.) Apistogramma Species
(Astronotus ocellatus) Oscar, Velvet Cichlid
(Biotodoma cupido "Santarem") Cupid Cichlid
("Cichlasoma" nigrofasciatum) Convict Cichlid, Zebra Cichlid
(Mesonauta festivus) Festivum, Flag Cichlid
(Microgeophagus altispinosa) Bolivian Ram
(Microgeophagus ramirezi) Butterfly (Ram) Cichlid
(Pterophyllum altum) Altum Angel Fish
(Pterophyllum scalare) Angel Fish
(Thorichthys meeki) Firemouth Cichlid
Lake Tanganyika
(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
Other African
(Hemichromis guttatus) Jewel Cichlid
(Pelvicachromis pulcher) Purple Cichlid, Kribensis
(Pelvicachromis taeniatus)Pelvicachromis taeniatus
(Steatocranus casuarius) Lumphead Cichlid, Lionhead Cichlid, Block Head Cichlid
