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Cichlid breeds Picture Common name Species Lake Size Aggression Level Description Red Zebra: Pseudotropheus estherae: Malawi: 5 inches or 12.7 cm: Moderate: Mbuna: Very common in shops. Strangely, neither red, nor striped Aulonocara fort maguire: Aulonocara hansbaenschi: Malawi: 5 inches or 12.7 cm: Moderate: Utaka: Many variations Yellow Lab ...
Of the African cichlids, the West African or Lake Tanganyika cichlids are the most basal. [71] [76] Cichlids' common ancestor is believed to have been a spit-spawning species. [77] Both Madagascar and Indian cichlids retain this feature. However, of the African cichlids, all extant substrate brooding species originate solely from Lake Tanganyika.
Tropheus moorii (blunthead cichlid) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. Over 40 different color morphs of this species are dispersed throughout the lake, ranging from dark green to flame red and yellow.
Cyphotilapia frontosa, also called the front cichlid and frontosa cichlid, is an east African species of fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika. [1] The genus name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "cypho-", meaning "curved", and tilapia, which means "fish" in a local dialect. The species name frontosa is a reference to its relatively large ...
The lionhead cichlid (Steatocranus casuarius), also known as African blockhead, buffalohead, [2] humphead cichlid, lionhead or lumphead is a species of rheophilic [3] cichlid native to Pool Malebo and the Congo River. [4] It uses caves for spawning. [1] This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. [4]
Hemichromis is a genus of fishes from the cichlid family, known in the aquarium trade as jewel cichlids.Jewel cichlids are native to Africa.Within West Africa, Hemichromis species are found in creeks, streams, rivers and lakes with a variety of water qualities including brackish water lagoons.
The zebra mbuna (Maylandia zebra) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in Africa. This species can reach a length of 11.3 cm (4.4 in). It feeds on aufwuchs, a surface layer of mostly algal material that grows on rocks. This cichlid is a mouthbrooder and the female broods the eggs in her mouth for about three weeks.
It is the most popular African cichlid amongst aquarium hobbyists. [1] These fish are mouthbrooders; the female lays her eggs on the surface of rocks and then scoops them into her mouth where they brood for 18 days before being released. The electric yellow cichlid is set apart from other African cichlids by its striking electric yellow coloration.