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The ram cichlid (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi) is a species of freshwater fish endemic to the Orinoco River basin, in the savannahs of Venezuela and Colombia in South America. [3] The species has been examined in studies on fish behaviour [4] and is a popular aquarium fish, traded under a variety of common names, including ram, blue ram, German blue ram, Asian ram, butterfly cichlid, Ramirez's ...
Mikrogeophagus is a genus of cichlids native to the Llanos wetlands (Orinoco basin) and Guaporé–Mamoré river system (southern Amazon basin) in tropical South America. [2] They are dwarf cichlids that reach up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in standard length. [2] [3] They are popular with aquarists, especially M. ramirezi.
Bolivian rams are biparental, open-spawning cichlids. [9] Limited data are available on reproduction in the wild; in captivity, though, courtship is known to involve various body movements including head shaking, quivering, and preparation of spawning sites, including shallow pits.
Cichlids have a great variety of behaviors associated with substrate brooding, including courtship and parental care alongside the brooding and nest-building behaviors needed for pit spawning. Cichlids' behavior typically revolves around establishing and defending territories when not courting, brooding, or raising young.
Cobalt blue cichlid, cobalt zebra cichlid: Maylandia callainos: 10 cm (3.9 in) Red zebra cichlid: Maylandia estherae: 8 cm (3.1 in) Kenyi cichlid: Maylandia lombardoi: 13 cm (5.1 in) Zebra mbuna: Maylandia zebra: 11 cm (4.3 in) Auratus cichlid, Malawi golden cichlid: Melanochromis auratus: 10 cm (3.9 in) Chipokee cichlid: Melanochromis chipokae ...
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.
There are two families within the Cichliformes; the convict blennies are a small family consisting of a single genus and two species, while the cichlids are one of the largest vertebrate families with over 202 genera and more than 1700 species. It is molecular data which placed the two seemingly dissimilar families in the same taxon.
The male cockatoo dwarf cichlid reaches a body length of 8 centimetres. The female is considerably smaller, reaching only 5 centimetres. The body shape is long and of middle height and the mouth is rather big with thick lips. The male is more colorful than the female, usually with red/orange dorsal and caudal fins.