Aquarium Care Guides
2881 articles- Apistogramma velifera Breeding GuideBreeding Apistogramma velifera: a Venezuelan Orinoco dwarf cichlid following the genus cave-spawning, female-brood-care pattern in soft warm
- Apistogramma payaminonis Breeding GuideBreeding Apistogramma payaminonis: cave spawning, female-tended eggs and larvae, soft warm Ecuadorian rainforest backwater conditions.
- Apistogramma paucisquamis Breeding GuideBreeding Apistogramma paucisquamis: cave/leaf-litter spawning, female brood care, very shallow soft Rio Negro blackwater habitat.
- Apistogramma uaupesi Breeding GuideBreeding Apistogramma uaupesi: cave spawning, female-tended eggs and larvae, very soft acidic Rio Negro blackwater conditions.
- Apistogramma luelingi Breeding GuideBreeding Lueling's apisto (Apistogramma luelingi): cave spawning, female-tended eggs and larvae, cooler-tolerant Bolivian dwarf cichlid.
- Apistogramma pucallpaensis Breeding GuideBreeding the Pucallpa dwarf cichlid (Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis): cave spawning, ~80 eggs on the cave ceiling, female brood care, soft w
- Apistogramma resticulosa Breeding GuideBreeding Apistogramma resticulosa: cave spawning, female-tended eggs and larvae, fin-shape sexing, soft acidic water from the Madeira draina
- Apistogramma piauiensis Breeding GuideHow to breed the Piaui apisto (Apistogramma piauiensis): cave spawning, female-tended eggs, soft warm water, and harem-based dwarf cichlid c
- Apistogramma juruensis Breeding GuideHow to breed Apistogramma juruensis, a Brazilian Jurua-basin dwarf cichlid that attaches eggs to cave ceilings; the female cares for eggs an
- Apistogramma erythrura Breeding GuideHow to breed Apistogramma erythrura, a Bolivian Mamore-basin dwarf cichlid; a cave-spawning harem species that prefers soft, slightly acidic
- Apistogramma eremnopyge Breeding GuideHow to breed Apistogramma eremnopyge, a Peruvian dwarf cichlid that lays 50-150 eggs in crevices; warm water above 27 C harms fry survival.
- 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.