Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Breeding Julidochromis ornatus (Ornate Julie)Breeding the Ornate Julie (Julidochromis ornatus): a bi-parental cave spawner from Lake Tanganyika that pairs for life and gives long-lived
- Breeding Altolamprologus compressicepsBreeding Altolamprologus compressiceps: a laterally compressed Tanganyikan cichlid that spawns in small crevices and shells where only the f
- Breeding Neolamprologus mustaxBreeding Neolamprologus mustax: a cave-dwelling Tanganyikan cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika that spawns in caves and raises its fry in se
- Breeding Neolamprologus furciferBreeding Neolamprologus furcifer: a forktail Tanganyikan cichlid where polygamous males hold harems and females raise the young alone in roc
- Breeding Neolamprologus buescheriBreeding Neolamprologus buescheri: a small but very aggressive Tanganyikan cave spawner in which the female tends eggs on the cave roof whil
- Breeding Neolamprologus sexfasciatus (Six-Bar Cichlid)Breeding the Six-Bar Cichlid (Neolamprologus sexfasciatus): a bi-parental cave spawner that excavates caves and is very aggressive toward co
- Breeding Neolamprologus tretocephalus (Five-Bar Cichlid)Breeding the Five-Bar Cichlid (Neolamprologus tretocephalus): a bi-parental cave spawner with intense male brood defence and weak pair bonds
- Breeding Neolamprologus leleupi (Lemon Cichlid)Breeding the Lemon Cichlid (Neolamprologus leleupi): a bi-parental cave spawner from Lake Tanganyika that lays up to 150 eggs and gives exte
- Breeding Neolamprologus cylindricusBreeding Neolamprologus cylindricus: a secretive rock-dwelling Tanganyikan cave spawner that lays eggs inside a cave and raises its fry in s
- Breeding Neolamprologus pulcher (Daffodil Cichlid)Breeding the Daffodil Cichlid (Neolamprologus pulcher): a cooperative cave breeder whose colonies use helpers to raise broods of 20-60 eggs.
- Breeding Telmatochromis dhontiBreeding Dhont's Telmatochromis (Telmatochromis dhonti): a Tanganyikan cave-brooder forming temporary pairs and laying up to 500 eggs, with
- Breeding Telmatochromis vittatusHow to breed the Striped Telmatochromis (Telmatochromis vittatus): a secretive bi-parental cave spawner from Lake Tanganyika that pairs for
- Breeding Lamprologus callipterusBreeding guide for Lamprologus callipterus: large males collect snail shells into nests where tiny females breed, with one of nature's large
- Breeding Lamprologus ornatipinnisBreeding guide for Lamprologus ornatipinnis, a small Tanganyikan shell spawner that breeds inside snail shells year-round in harem groups of
- Breeding Lamprologus stappersi (Caudopunctatus)Breeding guide for the caudopunctatus-type shell-dweller (Lamprologus stappersi): pairs spawn in shells or rock cavities and raise small bro
- Breeding Neolamprologus brevisBreeding guide for Neolamprologus brevis, a pair-bonding Tanganyikan shell-dweller in which both sexes can share one snail shell, with eggs
- Breeding Neolamprologus similisBreeding guide for Neolamprologus similis, a colonial Tanganyikan shell-dweller that spawns inside empty snail shells, with eggs hatching in
- Breeding Paracyprichromis nigripinnis (Blue Neon)Breeding guide for Paracyprichromis nigripinnis, the Blue Neon: a peaceful Tanganyikan maternal mouthbrooder spawning against cave walls in
- Breeding Paracyprichromis brieniBreeding guide for Paracyprichromis brieni, a peaceful Tanganyikan maternal mouthbrooder that spawns against rocky walls in 5-25 egg broods.
- Breeding Cyprichromis zonatusBreeding guide for Cyprichromis zonatus, a peaceful midwater-spawning maternal mouthbrooder from the Zambian coast of Lake Tanganyika that c
- Breeding Cyprichromis microlepidotusBreeding guide for Cyprichromis microlepidotus, an open-water maternal mouthbrooder from Lake Tanganyika that spawns in midwater and carries
- Breeding Petrochromis polyodonBreeding guide for Petrochromis polyodon, a robust Tanganyikan rock-grazing cichlid that reproduces by maternal mouthbrooding and needs a st
- Breeding Petrochromis famulaBreeding guide for Petrochromis famula: a maternal mouthbrooder from northern Lake Tanganyika that holds up to 60 eggs for about four weeks
- Breeding Petrochromis trewavasaeBreeding guide for Petrochromis trewavasae, a maternal mouthbrooding Lake Tanganyika rock-grazer with high aggression and bloat risk on prot
- Tropheus polli Breeding GuideBreeding Tropheus polli, a larger elongate Tanganyikan grazer: sexing, colony husbandry, maternal mouthbrooding and a strict herbivorous blo
- Tropheus annectens Breeding GuideBreeding Tropheus annectens, a small Tanganyikan algal grazer: sexing, colony husbandry, maternal mouthbrooding and a strict herbivorous blo
- Tropheus brichardi Breeding GuideBreeding Tropheus brichardi: a Tanganyikan maternal mouthbrooder with tiny 5-12 egg broods of large fry, colony husbandry, herbivore diet an
- Taeniochromis holotaenia Breeding GuideBreeding Taeniochromis holotaenia, a calm Lake Malawi pursuit-predator: sexing, harem husbandry, pit spawning and roughly three-week materna
- Trematocranus placodon Breeding GuideBreeding the snail-eating Trematocranus placodon: sexing, harem setup, pit spawning, broods of up to 100 eggs and three-week maternal mouthb
- Lethrinops lethrinus Breeding GuideBreeding the sand-sifting Lethrinops lethrinus: sexing by colour, deep sand-bed setup and maternal mouthbrooding for this peaceful Lake Mala
- Lethrinops marginatus Breeding GuideBreeding the sand-sifting Lethrinops marginatus: sexing by colour, deep-sand harem husbandry and maternal mouthbrooding for this small peace
- Exochochromis anagenys Breeding GuideBreeding Exochochromis anagenys, an open-water Malawi piscivore: sexing, harem setup, maternal mouthbrooding and three-week fasting brood ca
- Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus Breeding GuideBreeding Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus, a Lake Malawi ambush predator: sexing, harem setup and maternal mouthbrooding, with a species that spa
- Tyrannochromis maculiceps Breeding GuideBreeding Tyrannochromis maculiceps, a large Malawi piscivore: harem husbandry, pit spawning and maternal mouthbrooding in a very large tank.
- Aristochromis christyi Breeding GuideHow to breed the Malawi Hawk (Aristochromis christyi): a polygamous maternal mouthbrooder needing a harem, a large tank, sand and patience,
- Fossorochromis rostratus Breeding GuideBreeding Fossorochromis rostratus, a large sand-sifting Lake Malawi hap that feeds by sifting sand and broods its eggs and larvae in the fem
- Dimidiochromis compressiceps Breeding GuideBreeding the Malawi Eyebiter, a laterally compressed ambush piscivore that broods its young for about three weeks and releases them into veg
- Stigmatochromis modestus Breeding GuideBreeding Stigmatochromis modestus, a piscivorous ambush hap from Lake Malawi's rocky habitat: sexing, harem spawning and maternal mouthbrood
- Otopharynx lithobates Breeding GuideBreeding Otopharynx lithobates, the Yellow Blaze hap from Lake Malawi: harem spawning over flat stones and up to four weeks of maternal mout
- Champsochromis caeruleus Breeding GuideBreeding Champsochromis caeruleus, the Malawi Trout: a large open-water pursuit predator and maternal mouthbrooder spawned in a harem, brood
- Buccochromis rhoadesii Breeding GuideBreeding Buccochromis rhoadesii, a large piscivorous Lake Malawi hap; males build sloping sand bowers and the female mouthbroods the eggs.
- Nimbochromis polystigma Breeding GuideBreeding Nimbochromis polystigma, a piscivorous ambush hap from Lake Malawi that hunts by feigning death and broods its young for two to thr
- Placidochromis milomo Breeding GuideBreeding Placidochromis milomo, the thick-lipped Super VC-10 hap from Lake Malawi: thickened-lip feeding, sexing, harem spawning and three-w
- Placidochromis electra Breeding GuideBreeding Placidochromis electra, the Deep Water Hap from Lake Malawi: sexing, harem spawning, sand-pit display and three-week maternal mouth
- Protomelas spilonotus Breeding GuideBreeding Protomelas spilonotus, the Tanzania Sunset hap from Lake Malawi: sexing, harem spawning over sand, 24-40 eggs and roughly three-wee
- Protomelas fenestratus Breeding GuideBreeding Protomelas fenestratus, the Steveni Taiwan Reef hap from Lake Malawi: substrate-blowing diet, sexing, harem spawning, male pit disp
- Copadichromis trewavasae Breeding GuideHow to breed Copadichromis trewavasae, a small open-water utaka hap from Lake Malawi: utaka feeding, sexing, harem setup and three-week mate
- Copadichromis azureus Breeding GuideBreeding the Azure Cichlid (Copadichromis azureus): an open-water utaka planktivore with harem spawning and three-to-four-week mouthbrooding
- Copadichromis borleyi Breeding GuideBreeding the Kadango Red Fin (Copadichromis borleyi): an open-water utaka hap with harem spawning, egg-spot fertilisation and three-to-four-
- Aulonocara ethelwynnae Breeding GuideBreeding the Chitande Aulonocara (Aulonocara ethelwynnae): a small northern Lake Malawi sand-sifter with harem spawning, sexing and maternal