Lake Malawi Cichlids: A to L

Aristochromis Christyi

• Size: 30 cm.
• Diet: Live fish, mussels and the like
• Character: Not very agressive towards bigger fish
• Reproduction: Mouthbreeder

Aulonocara Baenschi

• Size: 13 cm.
• Water: pH 8, 22-26 ºC, Dh 10-30
• Reproduction: Mouthbreeder
• Diet: invertebrates, meat, flakes
• Character: Not very agressive towards other species.

Aulonocara Kandeensis

• Size: 10 cm.
• Reproduction: Mouthbreeder
• Water: pH 8 , 26 ºC, very hard
• Diet: invertebrates.

Aulonocara Maleri

German Red Peacocks

• Size: 12 cm.
• Diet: Algae and meat, with the occasional brine shrimp or bloodworm.
• Character: Not very agressive.

Aulonocara Mamelela

• Size: 15 cm.
• Water: pH 8
• Diet: Algae and meat, with the occasional brine shrimp or bloodworm.
• Character: Not very agressive towards other species.

Aulonocara Maylandi

• Size: 15 cm.
• Water: pH 8 , 22-26 ºC
• Diet: Omnivorous
• Reproduction: Mouthbreeder

Aulonocara Stuartgranti

• Size:
• Reproduction: Mouthbreeder
• Water: pH 8-8.5 , 26 ºC

Cynotilapia Afra

• Size: 30 cm
• Water: 25-28 ºC, pH8
• Character: Unagressive
• Diet: Omnivorous
• Reproduction: Mouthbreeder

Cynotilapia axelrodi

• Size:
• Water: pH 7.8 , 25 ºC
• Diet: Shrimps, mussels, vegetables
• Character: Cohabit with other species

Haplochromis Venustus

• Size: 25 cm.
• Water: pH 7.2-7.8 , 25-27 ºC
• Character: Territorial and asocial

Hemichromis bimaculatus

• Size: 15 cm.
• Water: pH 7 , 21-26 ºC
• Character: Generally peacable

Labeotropheus Fuelleborni

• Size: 15 cm.
• Water: 22-27 ºC, Dh 10-15, pH 7-8.5
• Character: Both males and females agressive towards their own species
• Reproduction: Mouthbreeder
• Diet: Live, algae, Spirulina flakes, lettuce

Labeotropheus trewavasae

• Size: 13 cm.
• Water: 22-27 ºC, Dh 10-15, pH 7-8
• Character: Both males and females agressive towards their own species
• Reproduction: Mouthbreeder
• Diet: Live, algae, died and frozen fodder

Labidochromis caeruleus

• Size: 12 cm.
• Water: 24-26 ºC, Dh 10-20, pH 8
• Character: Very agressive
• Reproduction: Mouthbreeder
• Diet: Spirulina flakes, frozen brine shrimp, lettuce

Labidochromis Hongi

• Size: 13 cm
• Character: Very agressive