Guide Note

African cichlids comprise a group of about 1,300 freshwater fish species native to the African Rift Valley lakes of Tanganyika, Victoria, and Malawi. Many are harvested for sale as food or to aquarium hobbyists.

Diverse Species

Research and fossil records have shown that African cichlids evolved rapidly to produce a wide variety of closely related, but morphologically and habitually distinct species.

Feeding habits vary among species: Some cichlids subsist on algae or plant matter, others consume only detritus, while others are predatory hunters.

Although diverse in coloring, size and overall appearance, most cichlids are laterally narrow, generally oval in shape and of medium size.

Fast Facts

40 species of cichlid are listed as endangered
Some species will tolerate brackish water
10"-3' long
Fairly easy to keep and maintain
Require alkaline tank water
Relatively intelligent, social and active
Some species are highly aggressive
Cichlids are also found in freshwater lakes in the Americas

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African Cichlids

The Mahalo Top 7

Cichlidresearch: African Cichlids
Wikipedia: African Cichlids
Badmanstropicalfish: African Cichlids
Allcichlids: African Cichlids
Aquarium Life: African Cichlids
Drsfostersmith: African Cichlids
YouTube Video: Lake Tanganyika (Time: 9:32)

African Cichlid Characteristics

Mongabay: African Cichlid Social Behavior and Paring
Solodvds.com: African Cichlids Heavily built and very hearty eaters
Malawicichlidhomepage: African Cichlids Aggression and Territorial Behavior
Wetpetz: African Cichlid Mouth Brooders, Cave Brooders

African Cichlid Species List

Wikipedia: African Cichlid Species List
Bayfish: African Cichlids, Lake Malawi Species List
Cichlidresearch: Identify your African Cichlid
Sydney Cichlid: Sydney Cichlid

African Cichlid Care

Cichlidcellar: African Cichlid Care
Cichlid.infocrux: African Cichlid Care
Badmanstropicalfish: African Cichlids General Requirements

African Cichlid Food

Cichlid forum: African Cichlid Food Recipes
Drsfostersmith: African Cichlid Food
Dainichi: African Cichlid Ainichi Formulas
Hagblomfoto: African Cichlid Feeding Information
Cichlidae: African Cichlid Adult and Juvenile Feeding

African Cichlid Breeding

Aquariumlife: African Cichlid Eggs, When and How to Strip
101.com: African Cichlids Mouth Brooding
Cichlids/breeding: African Cichlid Breeding and Mouth Brooding
Infocrux.com: African Cichlid Breeding, Learning the Basics

African Cichlid Tropical Fish Pictures

Aqualandpetsplus: African Cichlid Red Parrot Pictures
Google: African Cichlid Pictures
Yahoo! Image: African Cichlid
Timstropicals: African Cichlid Pictures
YouTube: Hand Feeding African Cichilds Video

African Cichlid Articles

Aquaticcommunity: Africa Cichlid Articles List
Cichlidae: African Cichlid Interview with Rusty Wessel (2002)
Zoogoer: "Cichlid Fishes of the African Great Lakes" (1998)

African Cichlid Blogs And Message Boards

Cichlid-forum: African Cichlid Forum
Africancichlids: African Cichlid Forum
Forums.somd.com: African Cichlid Forum
Malawimayhem: Lake Malawi Cichlid Mayhem Forum
Cichlid.ipbhost: African Cichlid Breeding Forum

African Cichlid Related Merchandise

Amazonia.com: African Cichlid Book List
PetSmart: African Cichlids
Arcatapet: African Cichlid "Tetra Cichlid 5.65 ounce"
Aquabuys: African Rift Lake Aquarium Setups

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