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Cichlid Fishes of Africa
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By Bob Fenner
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Lamprologus brichardi
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Genus Aulonocara:
| Aulonocara bizarro (my naming)... an aberrant morph in a fish
shop in Sacto. |
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Genus Cyphotilapia:
| Cyphotilapia frontosa (Boulenger 1906), the
Humphead Cichlid. East Central Africa; Lake Tanganyika endemic. To
thirteen inches in length. Conditions in the wild: pH 8, dH 8-12,
temp. 24-26 C. A beauty that is too often mis-placed with other
fishes that are too docile and/or small for this bruiser. Can
become a living terror with age/growth. |
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Genus Hemichromis:
Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill, 1872, the
Jewel Cichlid. Wide spread in Africa. To a little over three inches
in length. Rock dweller. pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 4 -
16, 20-24 C.
http://fishbase.org/Summary/species
Summary.php?ID=2389&genusname=
Hemichromis&speciesname=bimaculatus |
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Genus Julidochromis:
| Julidochromis ornatus Boulenger 1898, the
Golden Julie. East Central Africa; a Lake Tanganyika endemic.
To a little over three inches in length. Rock dweller. pH range:
8-9, dH 9-18, temp. 20-24 C. Many different color, marking
variations have occurred in this species with successive captive
generations. |
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| Julidochromis marlieri Poll 1956. Africa;
northwestern part of Lake Tanganyika. To five inches in length.
Peaceful as far as Cichlids go. Hardy, undemanding species.
Micro-feeders, not carnivores in the wild. pH 7-9, dH 8-14, temp.
22-25. Breeds in caves and crevices. |
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| Julidochromis regani Poll 1942, the Convict
Julie. East Central Africa; a Lake Tanganyika endemic. To a little
over five inches in length. Lives openly over shallow sandy
bottoms. pH range: 8.5-9.2, dH 8-14, temp. 22-25. A popular genus
and species of easier going African Cichlids, that have become
adapted to more "common" aquarium water quality
conditions with successive captive generations. |
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Genus Labeotropheus: Two valid species.
| Labeotropheus fuelleborni Ahl 1926, the Blue
Mbuna (other sport mutations exist with their own surnames). East
Central Africa; Lake Malawi. A territorial species. Feeds on algae,
worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter in the wild. Cond.s:
pH 7.5-8.5, dH to 12, temp. 22-25C. Here a mottled variety is shown
in captivity. |
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Neolamprologus:
| Neolamprologus multifasciatus (Boulenger
1906), the Multi-banded Tanganyikan Cichlid. Conds.: pH
7.3-8.5, dH to 18., temp. 24-26 C. Dist. East Central Africa:
Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. One of the smallest cichlid species to
about 4 cm. in length. A shell dweller that is peaceful
amongst its own kind. |
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| Neolamprologus pulcher (Trewavas & Poll
1952), the Daffodil Cichlid. Conds.: pH 7.3-8.5, dH to 18., temp.
24-26 C. Dist. East Central Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. To
about three inches in length. |
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Paretroplus menarambo Allgayer 1996, a
Madagascaran Cichlid. Conds.: pH 7.3-8.5, dH to 18., temp. 24-26 C.
Dist. Africa: Madagascar. To about ten inches in length.
http://fishbase.org/Summary/
speciesSummary.php?ID=57958&genusname=
Paretroplus&speciesname=menarambo |
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Pelvicachromis:
| Pelvicachromis pulcher (Boulenger 1901), the
Rainbow Krib (from the old name, Kribensis, still sold in the
pet-fish trade as). Originally from West Africa; southern Nigeria
and Cameroon. A perennial favorite in the hobby, with many
generations bred in captivity. Females larger (to four inches),
better looking than males. Freshwater to brackish; pH 5-8, dH 5-19,
temperature 24-25C. in the wild. Aquarium pic at right, albino
variety below. |
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| Pelvicachromis taeniatus (Boulenger 1901),
the Striped Kribensis. West Africa; lower Nigeria and Cameroon. To
a little over three inches in length. Variable in color and
markings. pH 6-8, dH 5-12, temp. 22-25 C. A hardy and relatively
easygoing small Cichlid, bred in good numbers in captivity. |
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Pseudotropheus:
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Ps. sp. "black dorsal thundu"
male from Thundu, Mozambique.
ID by Chuck Rambo.
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Steatocranus:
| Steatocranus casuarius Poll 1939, the
Lionhead, Buffalohead Cichlid. From Central Africa; Stanley Pool,
Congo Basin. To four inches in length, bottom dweller. Conditions
in the wild: pH 6-8, dH 5-19, temp 24-28 C. One of the earliest
"Africans" in the family in the trade/hobby. Widely bred,
distributed since the 1960's. |
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