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COBALT BLUE ZEBRA

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 12-14 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.5 - 8.5General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Malawi   Reproduction Mouthbrooder: after spawning, the females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Males will mate with multiple females. The fry are easily raised with first foods such as baby brine shrimp.   Feeding Herbivorous and omnivorous. Eats all normal foods, but include some vegetable foods.   Additional Comments Cobalts are one of the more popular of Malawi's, they display good colour from...

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CHOCOLATE CICHLID

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 24-30 cmTemperament: Relatively peaceful, will eat small fish.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.2 - 7.8General Hardness: Moderate   Range Brazil: Matto grosso, Rio Paraguay   Reproduction Eggs are laid on a hard surface, the eggs (and hatched fry) are guarded by both parents.   Feeding Omnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Relatively peaceful despite its large adult size. Colouration develops into a rich chocolate and chocolate-red colour as the fish matures. Females remain smaller than males.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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CHILOTILAPIA RHOADESII

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 22 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.5 - 8.5General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Malawi   Reproduction Mouthbrooder: after spawning, the females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Males will mate with multiple females. The fry are easily raised with first foods such as baby brine shrimp.   Feeding Carnivorous. Dry foods and frozen foods.   Additional Comments In nature primarily feeds on snails. Both sexes similar in appearance.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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CHILOTILAPIA EUCHILUS

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 25 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.5 - 8.5General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Malawi   Reproduction Mouthbrooder: after spawning, the females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Males will mate with multiple females. The fry are easily raised with first foods such as baby brine shrimp.   Feeding Carnivorous. Dry foods and frozen foods.   Additional Comments Relatively peaceful despite its large adult size. Large specimens often develop fleshy lips. Females remain smaller than males and are...

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CHECKERBOARD CICHLID (D.filamentosa)

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 7 cmTemperament: Peaceful.    Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.0 - 7.0General Hardness: Soft   Range South America: Rio Negro region   Reproduction Eggs are laid on a firm surface (eg plant leaf), the eggs (and hatched fry) are cared for mostly by the female. Rarely bred successfully, requires soft acid water for spawning.   Feeding Omnivorous. Prefers small live or frozen foods.   Additional Comments Adult male Checkerboards are very attractive with their long finnage and green spangles. Rarely bred, most aquarium stock is wild-caught from South America. An excellent fish for...

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CHAMPSOCHROMIS SPILORHYNCHUS

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 35 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.5 - 8.5General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Malawi   Reproduction Mouthbrooder: after spawning, the females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Males will mate with multiple females. The fry are easily raised with first foods such as baby brine shrimp.   Feeding Carnivorous. Piscivorous, feeding mainly on small fish. Frozen and dry foods.   Additional Comments Streamlined fish predator, best kept in a large tank with some hiding places and plenty...

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CHALINOCHROMIS POPELINI

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 14 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8 - 9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Substrate (cave) spawner, defends eggs and fry   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Pairing fish. Needs hiding places. Start with a small group and let them pair off.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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CHALINOCHROMIS NDOBHOI

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 14 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8 - 9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Substrate (cave) spawner, defends eggs and fry   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Pairing fish. Needs hiding places. Start with a small group and let them pair off.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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CHALINOCHROMIS BRICHARDI

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 14 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8 - 9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Substrate (cave) spawner, defends eggs and fry.   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Pairing fish. Needs hiding places. Start with a small group and let them pair off.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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CHALINOCHROMIS BIFRENATUS

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 14 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8 - 9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Substrate (cave) spawner, defends eggs and fry   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Pairing fish. Needs hiding places. Start with a small group and let them pair off.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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CALLOCHROMIS PLEUROSPILUS

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 11 cmTemperament: Can be territorial.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8 - 9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Mouthbrooder, males construct a sand crater and try to attract passing females.   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Inhabits sandy areas of the lake. Sifts the substrate for food items such as small invertebrates, so prefers fine sand rather than coarse gravel.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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CALLOCHROMIS MACROPS

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 15 cmTemperament: Can be territorial.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8 - 9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Mouthbrooder, males construct a sand crater and try to attract passing females.   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Inhabits sandy areas of the lake. Sifts the substrate for food items such as small invertebrates, so prefers fine sand rather than coarse gravel.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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BOLIVIAN BUTTERFLY

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 8 cmTemperament: Peaceful, territorial when breeding.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 24-26 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.5-7.5General Hardness: Soft   Range Bolivia   Reproduction Eggs are laid on a hard surface, the eggs (and hatched fry) are guarded by both parents.   Feeding Carnivorous and omnivorous. Small live and frozen foods, but also dry foods.   Additional Comments Attractive pastel-coloured dwarf Cichlid, suitable for planted tanks - will not uproot plants.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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BLUE EYE CICHLID

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 12 cmTemperament: Peaceful, territorial when breeding.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 22-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.2 - 7.8General Hardness: Moderate   Range Guatemala, Honduras, Belize   Reproduction Eggs are laid on a hard surface, the eggs (and hatched fry) are guarded by both parents.   Feeding Omnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Moderate-sized Central American Cichlid, not as aggressive as larger types. Easily bred. Males grow much larger than females.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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BLUE ACARA

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 15 cmTemperament: Peaceful, territorial when breeding.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 22-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.8 - 7.5General Hardness: Moderate   Range Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia   Reproduction Open substrate brooder.   Feeding Carnivorous and omnivorous. Live and frozen foods. Also takes dry foods.   Additional Comments Pairing fish. Suitable for a community tank containing medium to large fish such as Plecostomus and Firemouths. Provide some hiding places. Very easy to breed and exercises good parental care.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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BENTHOCHROMIS TRICOTI

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 25 cmTemperament: Schooling fish, mostly peaceful.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.8 - 9.0General Hardness: Hard   Range Africa: Lake Tanganyika   Reproduction Mouthbrooder, extremely challenging to breed (rarely done so successfully in aquaria).   Feeding Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Deepwater fish, prefers large open swimming space. Most stock sold is wild caught.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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ASTATOTILAPIA LATIFASCIATA

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 12 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with similar types.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 22-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.2 - 7.8General Hardness: Moderate   Range Africa: Lake Kyoga and Lake Nawampasa   Reproduction Mouthbrooder, females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Easily bred and the fry are easy to raise.   Feeding Omnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Males quite attractive when mature, with multi-coloured bodies. Females and juveniles boldly patterned with dark banding. Can be aggressive, particularly when breeding, so provide some hiding places. Tankmates should be of similar size and...

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ASTATOTILAPIA CALLIPTERA

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 12 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with similar types.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 22-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.2 - 7.8General Hardness: Moderate   Range Africa: Lake Kyoga and Lake Nawampasa   Reproduction Mouthbrooder, females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Easily bred and the fry are easy to raise.   Feeding Omnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Attractive variation of the popular Electric Blue.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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ASTATOTILAPIA BROWNAE

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 12 cmTemperament: Territorial, keep with similar types.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 22-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 7.2 - 7.8General Hardness: Moderate   Range Africa: Lake Victoria   Reproduction Mouthbrooder, females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Easily bred and the fry are easy to raise.   Feeding Omnivorous. Eats all normal foods.   Additional Comments Males quite attractive when mature, with multi-coloured bodies. Can be aggressive, particularly when breeding, so provide some hiding places. Tankmates should be of similar size and hardy nature.   CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

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APISTOGRAMMA VIEJITA (RED NECK)

Keeping Snapshot Difficulty: IntermediateMax Growth Size: 7.5 cmTemperament: Peaceful, territorial towards own kind.   Preferred Water Parameters Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsiuspH Level: 6.0-7.0General Hardness: Soft   Range South America: Colombia   Reproduction Spawns on a rock, plant, etc, eggs/fry guarded by the female. Males will spawn with several females. First foods for the fry can be small live foods such as baby brine shrimp and Microworms.   Feeding Omnivorous. Eats most normal foods, but prefers small live or frozen foods regularly.   Additional Comments Apistogramma Dwarf Cichlids are ideally suited to well planted tanks containing small fish such as Tetras. Provide some hiding...

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