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A lot of people have been asking me lately about
the different cichlid species so I thought I
would compile a bit of a thorough list in regards
to the various species.

Cichlid ( sik-a-lid ) fish stem from what's known
as the Cichlidae (sik-li-day) family. The
Cichlidae family is an extremely large & diverse
family having nearly 2000 specimens described and
it's believed the still many more to be described
scientifically.

They would have to be the largest family of
vertebrates.

Due to the fact that we are constantly finding
new species types, estimating the exact number of
cichlid types is very hard to do.

These fish come in some of the strangest looking
shapes to the most breath taking colors and throw
in some peculiar mannerisms and it makes for
quite the character.

Cichlids are found all across the globe ranging
from Africa throughout Asia to North and South
America.

Cichlid fish which tend to be kept in captivation
can come from the African waters as well as the
Amazon basin area and also from some the famous
lakes like Lake Malawi, Great African Rift Lake
and Lake Tanganyi.

Presently there is a massive diversity in the
behavior and eating habits of these fish because
of the greater number of types.

The majority of cichlids are herbivorous fishes
and feed on vegetation or even algae. The two
other types of cichlid are omnivorous which means
they will eat anything and carnivorous which
means they like to eat other fish and small
insects and bugs.

The broad range of eating habits has really
allowed cichlid fish to occupy numerous habitats.
Cichlid fish do not survive in salt water
although funnily enough their ancestors did.

Most cichlid kinds are fairly scaled down in size
and many among them tend to be referred to as
game types.

This has lead to several different cichlid
species being farmed for human consumption. On
the flip side, we can't deny the amount of fish
tank enthusiasts that enjoy cichlid species
because of their eye-catching colorings and
tendencies.

Angelfish, Oscar fish, Discus fish and Convict
cichlid are among the most popular with aquarium
enthusiasts.

African Cichlid Species

Most of the Cichlid types that we see in
captivity today come from the African Amazonian
regions. So on with the listings!

Lake Malawi

Lake Malawi is one of the largest lakes known to
man and is home to over 300 varieties of cichlid
fish. Here are some of the better known of the
African cichlid species:

* Big-lipped

* Moori or Blue Dolphin

* Malawi Eye-biter

* Linni or Elephant-nose Cichlid

* Livingstoni

* Polystigma

* Venustus

* Deep-Water Haplo

* Electric Blue Haplo

Mbuna Cichilds

* Red-dorsal Afra, Dogtooth

* Fuelleborn's, Fuelleborni

* Trewavas, Red-finned

* Electric Yellow Mbuna, Lion's Cove Yellow

* Malawi Golden

* Johann's Mbuna

* Parallel-striped Mbuna

* Purple Mbuna

* Aurora

* Bumblebee Mbuna or Hornet

* Elongatus, Slender Mbuna

* Snail Shell Mbuna

* Kennyi

* Eduard's Mbuna

* Zebra Mbuna, Zebra Malawi, Cobalt Blue or Nyasa
Blue

Peacock Group

* Baensch's Peacock, Yellow Peacock or Sunshine
Peacock

* Red Shoulder Malawi Peacock

* Lake Malawi Butterfly

Lake Tanganyika

* Pearly Compressiceps

* Compressiceps

* Frontosa

* Black-finned Slender

* Striped Clown Goby, Striped Goby, Tanganyika
Clown

* Dickfeld's Juli

* Checkerboard Julie

* Golden Julie or Ornate Julie

* Regan's Julie or Striped Julie

* Masked Julie or Black-and-White Julie

* Fairy

* Daffodil Brichardi

* Lemon

* Elongated Lemon

* Ocellated Shell-dweller

* Pearl-lined Lamprologus

* Five-bar

* Otostigma, Tripod

* Blue-eyed Tropheus

* Duboisi

* Blunt-headed

* Poll's Tropheus

* Aulonocara

* Lamprichthys

* Synodontis

* Afromastacembelus

Cavity Brooder s

* Altolamprologus

* Lamprologus

* Julidochromis

* Neolamprologus

Mouth Brooder Group of s

* Cyphotilapia

* Cyprichromis

* Eretmodus

* Tropheus

* Xenotilapia

Other African Species

* African Butterfly

* Zebra Haplochromis

* Two-spotted Jewel

* Blood-red Jewel

* Purple or the Common Krib

* African Blockhead or Lumphead

* Zebra Tilapia

* Clown Tilapia

North American Species

* Firemouth

* Convict

* Pearlscale

* Texas

* Midas

* Large Lipped

* Long Fin

* Friedrichsthali

* Jaguar

* Jack Dempsy

* Salvin's or Tricolor

* Red-spotted

* Black Belt

* Nicaragua

* Quetzal or Red-headed

South American Species

* Oscar fish or Velvet

* Peacock Bass

* Festa's

* Port Acara or Black Acara

* Pike

* Banded

* Festive

Acara s

* Blue Acara

* Green Terror or Rivulatus

* Saddle or Two-spot Acara

* Keyhole

* Flag Acara

* Golden Dwarf

New World Dwarf s

* Agassiz's Dwarf

* Yellow Dwarf

* Cockatoo Dwarf

* Three-Stripe Dwarf

* Ramirez' Dwarf

Angel Species

* Angelfish

* Altum Angelfish

Discus Species

* Brown Discus Fish

* Green Discus

* Royal Blue Discus

* Heckle Discus or Pompadour Fish

* Waroo or Triangle

Eartheater Cichlis Species

* Cupid

* Pearl or Mother-of-Pearl Eartheater

* Red hump Eartheater

* Paraguay Mouthbrooder

* Demon Fish

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