Tag Archives: Cichlids

Peacock Cichlids

Kate Barrington April 16, 2020

Compared to other Lake Malawi cichlids, Peacock cichlids are relatively peaceful.

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Taking a Closer Look at Oscars

Summer Davis September 20, 2016

Brilliantly colored and quite smart, there’s a lot you didn’t know about the Oscar.

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The Dish on Discus

Summer Davis April 14, 2016

Thanks to modern advances, keeping discus fish is much easier than ever before.

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Lake Tanganyika Cichlids

Kate Barrington April 11, 2016

There are 250 species of Lake Tanganyika cichlids in a wide variety of colors and patterns.

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Hap Cichlids

Kate Barrington April 11, 2016

Hap cichlids exhibit a wide variety of colorations and patterns.

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New World Cichlids

Kate Barrington April 9, 2016

New World Cichlids are some of the most diverse freshwater fish species in the world.

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Mbuna Cichlids

Kate Barrington April 8, 2016

Mbuna cichlids are some of the most brightly colored freshwater fishes in the world.

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Lake Victoria Cichlids

Kate Barrington April 8, 2016

Each species of Lake Victoria cichlid is unique but, for the most part, they are fairly aggressive fish.

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Acara Cichlids

Kate Barrington April 7, 2016

Acara Cichlids General Description Within the Acara family there are two groupings of species: true Acaras and Acara-related species. True acaras are the larger of the two, growing between 6 and 12 inches in length while other Acaras grow no larger than 6 inches. Most acara cichlids are somewhat aggressive and territorial and they have a […]