Fairy Cichlid (Neolamprologus brichardi)
Fairy cichlids are lyretail Tanganyikans whose “pair” becomes a palace of helpers. Build for the dynasty, or the clan annexes every cave you me…
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Julidochromis Transcriptus (Julidochromis transcriptus)
The maze-patterned julie stitches itself into a crack, spawns on a cave ceiling, and may raise stacked generations—or end the marriage if the tan…
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Tropheus Moorii (Tropheus moorii)
Tropheus moorii is a Tanganyikan grazing colony, not a pair of treats. Rock, alkaline water, fibre, and a dozen fish are the contract; daily bloodw…
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Auratus Cichlid (Melanochromis auratus)
Golden mbuna females stay yellow-striped; males invert into a dark, electric-striped night form. One male, many females, rocks, and vegetables.
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Demasoni Cichlid (Pseudotropheus demasoni)
Demasoni are 7 cm Pombo Rocks mbuna that behave like a reef. Overstock the rock city, feed greens, and skip the pair-in-a-nano fantasy.
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Kenyi Cichlid (Maylandia lombardoi)
Kenyi reverse the usual Malawi colours: yellow males, blue-barred females. The gold fish is not a second species—it is puberty on Mbenji rock.
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Peacock Cichlid (Aulonocara nyassae)
Aulonocara nyassae hunts by sensing invertebrates in sand. Peacocks need a beach, a harem, and a break from mbuna that will not let them forage.
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Electric Blue Hap (Sciaenochromis fryeri)
Electric blue haps are Malawi piscivores: cobalt males, silver females, hard alkaline water, and a harem. Small tank-mates are not dither fish. The…
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Discus (Symphysodon aequifasciatus)
Discus are Amazon cichlids built for 28–31°C water, frequent changes, and parents that feed fry on body mucus. If you cannot hold the heat, this…
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Flag Cichlid (Mesonauta festivus)
A festivum’s diagonal stripe is Amazon camouflage for a fish that hangs among wood at an angle. Relatively civil for a big cichlid, until the spa…
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Green Terror (Andinoacara rivulatus)
Andinoacara rivulatus from Ecuador and Peru is a metallic, large, territorial cichlid. The common name is the warning: this is not a peaceful commu…
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Keyhole Cichlid (Cleithracara maronii)
The keyhole cichlid is a shy Guianan fish that wears a dark blotch on the tail wrist and spends the day in leaf litter. Safety is what turns parchm…
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Jack Dempsey (Rocio octofasciata)
Named for a heavyweight, the Jack Dempsey is a digging Central American cichlid with turquoise spangles and a pair’s worth of territory in 200 li…
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Silver Dollar (Metynnis argenteus)
Silver dollars are disc-shaped Amazon herbivores that turn a planted tank into a salad and a big open tank into a shoal of living coins. Feed veget…
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Bala Shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus)
The bala shark is a 30-plus centimetre river cyprinid, endangered in the wild, that jumps and schools. Juveniles in a starter tank are a welfare pr…
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Variatus Platy (Xiphophorus variatus)
Variatus platies are Mexican stream livebearers whose males colour with cooler seasons and hard water. Farmed sunset lines still want minerals, gre…
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Least Killifish (Heterandria formosa)
North America’s smallest livebearer drips fry a few at a time from vegetated southeastern marshes. Heterandria formosa needs moss, micro-foods, a…
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Bluefin Notho (Nothobranchius rachovii)
Rachov’s notho is an annual killifish from Mozambican rain pools: brilliant short-lived males, peat-spawned eggs, and a script that ends when the…
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Elegant Rasbora (Rasbora elegans)
Elegant rasbora is a two-spot forest cyprinid that can reach 15 cm despite the nano reputation of its cousins. Buy it for a long 200 litre tank, or…
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Espei Rasbora (Trigonostigma espei)
The lambchop rasbora is a copper shoaler from Thai and Cambodian peat streams. Espei colour up in shade, softish water, and a crowd that actually f…
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Arulius Barb (Dawkinsia arulius)
Dawkinsia arulius is a Cauvery hill-stream barb that reaches 12 cm, with dorsal filaments on mature males. It wants length, current, greens, and a…
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Rosy Barb (Pethia conchonius)
Males of this northern Indian barb flush pink in coolish canals, not in a 28°C community box. Keep a real school in a long tank and they stay busy…
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Asian Stone Catfish (Hara jerdoni)
The Asian Stone Catfish is a tiny bottom-dwelling catfish with excellent camouflage and a peaceful temperament. Learn about its habitat, diet, tank…
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Aponogeton ulvaceus Care Guide
Aponogeton ulvaceus is a striking Madagascar bulb plant with long, rippled light-green leaves. Learn how to plant it, feed it, manage growth and ke…
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