Malawi cichlids
Lake Malawi's rock-dwelling mbuna, peacocks and haps: hard water, dense stocking and harem groups.
44 species. Use the filters to narrow it down to the ones that suit your aquarium.
Fish
Medium
Yellow Regal Peacock
Aulonocara baenschi
24–27°C
12 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Hard
Demasoni Cichlid
Chindongo demasoni
24–28°C
8 cm long
min. 200 L
Fish
Medium
Yellow Tail Acei
Pseudotropheus sp. 'Acei'
24–28°C
13 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Afra Cichlid
Cynotilapia afra
24–28°C
10 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Medium
Peacock Cichlid
Aulonocara stuartgranti
24–27°C
13 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Fairy Cichlid
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
24–27°C
13 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Hard
Auratus Cichlid
Melanochromis auratus
24–28°C
11 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Medium
Bumblebee Cichlid
Pseudotropheus crabro
24–27°C
15 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Copadichromis borleyi
Copadichromis borleyi
24–27°C
15 cm long
min. 400 L
Fish
Medium
Electric Blue Ahli
Sciaenochromis fryeri
24–27°C
17 cm long
min. 400 L
Fish
Hard
Elongatus Mbuna
Chindongo elongatus
24–28°C
11 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Medium
Johanni Cichlid
Melanochromis johannii
24–28°C
11 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Hard
Kenyi Cichlid
Maylandia lombardoi
24–28°C
13 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Red Zebra
Maylandia estherae
24–28°C
12 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Medium
Cobalt Blue Zebra
Maylandia callainos
24–28°C
12 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Medium
Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Labeotropheus fuelleborni
24–27°C
16 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Labeotropheus trewavasae
Labeotropheus trewavasae
24–27°C
13 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Yellow Lab
Labidochromis caeruleus 'Yellow'
24–28°C
10 cm long
min. 200 L
Fish
Medium
Livingston's Cichlid
Nimbochromis livingstonii
24–27°C
23 cm long
min. 500 L
Fish
Medium
Maingano Cichlid
Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos
24–28°C
9 cm long
min. 200 L
Fish
Medium
Malawi Eye-biter
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
24–27°C
23 cm long
min. 500 L
Fish
Medium
Blue Dolphin Cichlid
Cyrtocara moorii
24–27°C
20 cm long
min. 450 L
Fish
Medium
Rusty Cichlid
Iodotropheus sprengerae
24–27°C
10 cm long
min. 200 L
Fish
Medium
Placidochromis electra
Placidochromis electra
24–27°C
16 cm long
min. 400 L