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Cichlids are divided up into two main orders. American Cichlids and African Cichlids. Here you can find information and tips to care for cichlids. See the photo page for photos, The Cichlid Breeding page for breeding tips. And the Cichlid Care page for care tips.



Angelfish
Temperment: Peacefull Schooling Fish
Food: Feed Flakes Brine Shrimp & Blood Worms
Water Paramiters:See Cichlid Care
Breeding:* Raise Temp, Feed live foods, A high tank is preferred since Angels like to lay their eggs vertically on the aquarium glass.
Comments: One of the most elegant and popular cichlids.

Blue Acara
Temperment: Usually Peacefull
Food: Cichlid Pellets Brine Shrimp
Water See Cichlid Care
Breeding: See Breeding
Comments: Often confused with the Green Terror as a juvenile.

Green Terror (Green Saum)
Temperment:Aggressive Troublemaker
Food: Live Foods or Pellets
Water Paramiters: See Cichlid Care
Breeding: See Breeding Cichlids
Comments: Will tear up the tank, very aggressive keep with other fish with a similar attitude.

Firemouth
Temperment: Semi Aggressive around spawning
Food: Live Food or Pellets
Breeding: See Breeding Cichlids
Comments: Smaller Cichlid, Need plenty of hiding, can be housed with other semi aggressive fish such as Jack Dempseys.

Jack Dempsey
Temperment: Aggressive
Food: Live Food or Pellets
Breeding: See Breeding Cichlids
Comments: One of the more colorful cichlids, will uproot plants and decorations.

Oscar
Temperment: Semi Aggressive
Food: Live Food or Pellets
Breeding: See Cichlid Breeding
Comments: BIG CICHLID, needs big tank and will redecorate the tank.

Texas Cichlid
Temperment: Usually Peacefull
Food: Pellets
Breeding: See Cichlid Breeding
Comments: Compare to the Oscar. Dull coloring, and very friendly.

Kribensis
Temperment: Peacefull
Food: Brine Shrimp, small pellets
Breeding: See Cichlid Breeding
Comments: Very unique cichlid, dwarf cichlid, Does well when kept in pairs in a 10 gallon or higher.

Vunustus
Temperment: Semi Aggressive
Food: Live Food and Pellets
Breeding: See Cichlid Breeding
Comments: Larger species of African Cichlid, can become very territorial during spawning.

Yellow Lab
Temperment: Usually Peacefull
Food: Brine Shrimp and small pellets
Comments: Bright Yellow in color, get larger and can become aggressive.

Electric Blue
Temperment: Semi Aggressive
Food: Brine Shrimp Guppies small pellets
Comments: Bright Blue Color, gets larger and more territorial as it grows.

Jewel Cichlid
Temperment: Peacefull
Food: Brine Shrimp small pellets
Comments: Much like the Kribensis.

Blue Ram
Temperment: Peacefull
Food: small pellets
Comments: also called the butterfly cichlid because of its long fin extensions.

Convict
Temperment: Aggressive
Food: Live food or pellets
Comments: Does well when kept in a small school. Easy to breed.

Discus
Temperment: Peacefull
Food: Pellets Live Food
Comments: One of the most beatiful and hardest to care of all cichlids. See Cichlid Care

Gold Severum
Temperment: Peacefull
Food:Guppies Pellets
Comments: Gold in color, similar to green severum.

Green Severum
See Gold Severum

Red Devil
Temperment: Super Aggressive
Food: Live food and pellets
Comments: This is the piranha of the cichlid species, will kill most all tankmates.

 



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