Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Apistogramma atahualpa Breeding GuideHow to breed the Sunset apisto (Apistogramma atahualpa), a Peruvian Nanay-basin dwarf cichlid that lays its eggs on cave ceilings tended by
- Apistogramma mendezi Breeding GuideHow to breed Apistogramma mendezi, a lower Rio Negro blackwater dwarf cichlid that spawns in crevices and requires very soft, acidic water.
- Apistogramma pertensis Breeding GuideHow to breed Apistogramma pertensis, a Rio Negro and Amazon dwarf cichlid that lays about 120 eggs on cave ceilings tended by the female.
- Apistogramma eunotus Breeding GuideHow to breed Apistogramma eunotus, a hardy Peruvian dwarf cichlid that spawns in crevices and tolerates a wider water-parameter range than m
- Apistogramma gibbiceps Breeding GuideHow to breed Apistogramma gibbiceps, a Rio Negro blackwater dwarf cichlid that lays its eggs on cave ceilings where the female tends the clu
- Apistogramma elizabethae Breeding GuideHow to breed Apistogramma elizabethae, a Rio Negro blackwater dwarf cichlid that spawns in crevices and requires very soft, acidic water.
- Apistogramma hongsloi Breeding GuideHow to breed the Hongsloi apisto (Apistogramma hongsloi), an Orinoco-basin dwarf cichlid that spawns in crevices with the female caring for
- Apistogramma norberti Breeding GuideHow to breed Norbert's apisto (Apistogramma norberti), a Peruvian dwarf cichlid that spawns in crevices in soft acidic water with the female
- Apistogramma baenschi Breeding GuideHow to breed the Inca apisto (Apistogramma baenschi), a Peruvian dwarf cichlid that spawns in crevices and requires very soft, acidic water
- Apistogramma panduro Breeding GuideBreeding Apistogramma panduro, a Peruvian dwarf cichlid in the nijsseni group that forms monogamous pairs and spawns in caves in soft, acidi
- Apistogramma nijsseni Breeding GuideBreeding Apistogramma nijsseni, a Peruvian blackwater dwarf cichlid that forms strict pairs, spawns in caves and tends its fry through the f
- Apistogramma bitaeniata Breeding GuideBreeding Apistogramma bitaeniata, an Amazonian blackwater dwarf cichlid that spawns in crevices with female-tended fry in very soft, acidic
- Apistogramma viejita Breeding GuideBreeding Apistogramma viejita, a Colombian dwarf cichlid that spawns in crevices with female-tended fry and soft acidic water, eggs hatching
- Apistogramma macmasteri Breeding GuideBreeding Apistogramma macmasteri, a Colombian dwarf cichlid that spawns in caves and crevices with female-tended broods in soft, acidic wate
- Divandu albimarginatus Breeding GuideBreeding Divandu albimarginatus, a monotypic West African cichlid from Gabon and the Congo that, per FishBase, is a female mouthbrooder rath
- Lamprologus werneri Breeding GuideBreeding Werner's Lamprologus (Lamprologus werneri), a rheophilic riverine cichlid from the lower Congo and Pool Malebo that spawns in caves
- Teleogramma brichardi Breeding GuideBreeding the rheophilic Congo rapids cichlid Teleogramma brichardi: a pair-bonding cave spawner producing small broods, demanding high oxyge
- Pelvicachromis humilis Breeding GuideBreeding the large West African krib Pelvicachromis humilis, a cave-spawning dwarf cichlid that raises fry biparentally in soft, acidic wate
- Pelvicachromis rubrolabiatus Breeding GuideBreeding the Red-Lipped Krib (Pelvicachromis rubrolabiatus), a Guinean dwarf cichlid that spawns in caves and raises fry biparentally in sof
- Neolamprologus bifasciatus Breeding GuideBreeding the Two-Banded Lamprologus (Neolamprologus bifasciatus), a deep-water Tanganyikan cave spawner kept in hard alkaline Rift-lake cond
- Neolamprologus tetracanthus Breeding GuideHow to breed the Fourspine Cichlid (Neolamprologus tetracanthus), a large Tanganyikan substrate spawner needing hard alkaline water and ampl
- Cyprichromis pavo Breeding GuideBreeding Cyprichromis pavo, a schooling open-water Tanganyikan cichlid. A maternal mouthbrooder that spawns in mid-water within a colony.
- Ophthalmotilapia paranasuta Breeding GuideBreeding Ophthalmotilapia paranasuta, a Tanganyikan featherfin and recently split sister species of O. nasuta. A sand-bower-building materna
- Sciaenochromis benthicola Breeding GuideBreeding Sciaenochromis benthicola, a predatory Lake Malawi hap. A maternal mouthbrooder requiring a large tank and harem setup.
- Protomelas marginatus Breeding GuideBreeding Protomelas marginatus, a peaceful Lake Malawi hap from shallow vegetated waters. A maternal mouthbrooder bred in a harem.
- Maylandia fainzilberi Breeding GuideBreeding Maylandia (Metriaclima) fainzilberi, an aggressive Lake Malawi mbuna. A maternal mouthbrooder bred in a harem over rocks and sand.
- Labidochromis freibergi Breeding GuideBreeding Labidochromis freibergi, a Likoma Island mbuna from Lake Malawi. A maternal mouthbrooder best spawned in a harem over rocky terrain
- Xystichromis phytophagus (Christmas Fulu) Breeding GuideBreeding Xystichromis phytophagus, the Christmas Fulu, a conservation-bred Lake Victoria haplochromine and maternal mouthbrooder.
- Enantiopus melanogenys Breeding GuideBreeding Enantiopus melanogenys, a sand-bower-building Tanganyikan cichlid. It is a lek breeder and maternal mouthbrooder kept in groups ove
- Xenotilapia melanogenys Breeding GuideBreeding Xenotilapia melanogenys (= Enantiopus melanogenys), a sand-dwelling Tanganyikan lek breeder and maternal mouthbrooder kept in group
- Xenotilapia bathyphila Breeding GuideBreeding Xenotilapia bathyphila, a sand-dwelling Lake Tanganyika cichlid. Peer-reviewed data classify it as a maternal mouthbrooder kept in
- Neolamprologus fasciatus Breeding GuideBreeding Neolamprologus fasciatus, a Tanganyikan shell- and crevice-spawning predator: sexing, courtship dance, and female-guarded fry care.
- Lepidiolamprologus kendalli Breeding GuideHow to breed Lepidiolamprologus kendalli, a predatory Lake Tanganyika cave spawner: pairing, spawning in a closed hole, and biparental fry c
- Perissodus microlepis Breeding GuideHow to breed the scale-eating Perissodus microlepis, a Lake Tanganyika cichlid with an asymmetric mouth and socially monogamous biparental m
- Haplotaxodon microlepis Breeding GuideHow to breed Haplotaxodon microlepis, an open-water planktivorous Lake Tanganyika cichlid that is a biparental mouthbrooder.
- Neolamprologus caudopunctatus Breeding GuideHow to breed Neolamprologus caudopunctatus, a small Lake Tanganyika cave and shell spawner that forms a monogamous pair with cooperative bip
- Ctenochromis horei Breeding GuideHow to breed Ctenochromis horei (now Shuja horei), a Lake Tanganyika haplochromine that is a maternal mouthbrooder with male egg-spot courts
- Simochromis diagramma Breeding GuideHow to breed Simochromis diagramma, a Lake Tanganyika algae-grazing cichlid that is an aggressive maternal mouthbrooder best bred in a colon
- Copadichromis virginalis Breeding GuideHow to breed the Virginalis utaka (Copadichromis virginalis), an open-water Lake Malawi hap that is a maternal mouthbrooder kept in a harem.
- Labidochromis chisumulae Breeding GuideHow to breed the Chisumulae Lab (Labidochromis chisumulae), a small Lake Malawi mbuna that is a maternal mouthbrooder best kept in a harem.
- Breeding Labidochromis textilis (Textilis Lab)Labidochromis textilis is a maternal mouthbrooding mbuna endemic to Lake Malawi. The female picks up the eggs and broods them in her mouth i
- Breeding Maylandia aurora (Aurora Cichlid)Maylandia aurora is a maternal mouthbrooding mbuna from Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The female broods ~40-70 eggs in her mouth in hard, alka
- Breeding Maylandia zebra (Malawi Zebra)Maylandia zebra is a maternal mouthbrooding mbuna. The female holds up to ~60 eggs and fry for 18-24 days, fasting while she broods, then re
- Breeding Melanochromis parallelus (Parallel Stripe Mbuna)Melanochromis parallelus is a maternal mouthbrooding mbuna from Lake Malawi with strong sexual dichromatism. The female incubates eggs and f
- Breeding Benitochromis finleyi (Finley's Benitochromis)Benitochromis finleyi is an ovophilic biparental mouthbrooder from Cameroon. Eggs are laid on open substrate, the female broods, and both pa
- Breeding Chromidotilapia linkei (Linke's Cichlid)Chromidotilapia linkei is a pair-bonding biparental mouthbrooder from Cameroon. The female incubates up to about 150 eggs in her mouth in so
- Breeding Chromidotilapia guentheri (Guenther's Mouthbrooder)Chromidotilapia guentheri is a pair-bonding biparental mouthbrooder. Eggs are laid on a flat surface and taken into the mouth; both parents
- Breeding Astatoreochromis alluaudi (Alluaud's Haplochromine)Astatoreochromis alluaudi is a maternal mouthbrooding East African cichlid with shell-crushing pharyngeal jaws. The female incubates eggs in
- Breeding Sarotherodon melanotheron (Blackchin Tilapia)Sarotherodon melanotheron is a paternal mouthbrooder: the male incubates the eggs in his mouth. Females court and lead in pairing; the speci
- Breeding Tilapia mariae (Spotted Tilapia)Tilapia mariae is a monogamous, biparental open-substrate brooder. Females lay up to ~2000 eggs that hatch in 1-3 days; both parents guard f