Aquarium Care Guides
2881 articles- Xenotilapia spilopterus Breeding GuideBreeding Xenotilapia spilopterus, a sand-sifting Tanganyikan cichlid: a biparental mouthbrooder in which the female transfers the brood to t
- Xenotilapia flavipinnis Breeding GuideBreeding Xenotilapia flavipinnis, a sand-sifting Tanganyikan cichlid: biparental mouthbrooding with the female passing the brood to the male
- Xenotilapia ochrogenys Breeding GuideBreeding Xenotilapia ochrogenys, a sand-sifting Tanganyikan cichlid: a maternal mouthbrooder best spawned in a female-skewed group.
- Spathodus erythrodon Breeding GuideBreeding Spathodus erythrodon, a surf-zone Tanganyikan goby cichlid: biparental mouthbrooding with the brood transferred from female to male
- Spathodus marlieri Breeding GuideBreeding Spathodus marlieri, the largest Tanganyikan goby cichlid: a maternal mouthbrooder in which the female broods the whole clutch herse
- Tanganicodus irsacae Breeding GuideBreeding Tanganicodus irsacae, the smallest Tanganyikan goby cichlid: pair bonding, biparental mouthbrooding and the female-to-male fry tran
- Eretmodus cyanostictus Breeding GuideBreeding Eretmodus cyanostictus, a biparental mouthbrooding goby cichlid: pairing, the female-to-male egg transfer, brooding and slow-growin
- Chalinochromis popelini Breeding GuideBreeding Chalinochromis popelini, a biparental cave-spawning Tanganyikan cichlid and sister species to C. brichardi: pairing, sexing and fry
- Chalinochromis brichardi Breeding GuideBreeding Chalinochromis brichardi, a biparental cave-spawning Tanganyikan cichlid related to Julidochromis: pairing, sexing and fry care.
- Julidochromis dickfeldi Breeding GuideBreeding Julidochromis dickfeldi, a biparental cave-spawning Tanganyikan cichlid: pairing, sexing, secretive cave spawning and fry rearing.
- Julidochromis regani Breeding GuideHow to breed Julidochromis regani, a biparental cave-spawning Tanganyikan cichlid: pairing, sexing, spawning in caves and fry care.
- 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