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
Red Empress
Protomelas taeniolatus
24–27°C
15 cm long
min. 400 L
Fish
Medium
Saulosi Cichlid
Chindongo saulosi
24–28°C
9 cm long
min. 200 L
Fish
Medium
Powder Blue Cichlid
Chindongo socolofi
24–28°C
12 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Medium
Venustus Cichlid
Nimbochromis venustus
24–27°C
25 cm long
min. 600 L
Fish
Medium
Zebra Mbuna
Maylandia zebra
24–28°C
13 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Easy
Eastern Happy
Astatotilapia calliptera
23–27°C
12 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Medium
Red Shoulder Peacock
Aulonocara hansbaenschi
24–27°C
12 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Blue Orchid Peacock
Aulonocara kandeense
24–27°C
12 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Sulphur Head Peacock
Aulonocara maylandi
24–27°C
11 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Ice Blue Zebra
Maylandia greshakei
24–28°C
12 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Hard
Chipokae Cichlid
Melanochromis chipokae
24–28°C
12 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Copadichromis azureus
Copadichromis azureus
24–27°C
15 cm long
min. 400 L
Fish
Hard
Fossorochromis rostratus
Fossorochromis rostratus
24–27°C
28 cm long
min. 700 L
Fish
Medium
Red Top Hongi
Labidochromis sp. 'Hongi'
24–28°C
11 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Medium
Labidochromis chisumulae
Labidochromis chisumulae
24–27°C
8 cm long
min. 200 L
Fish
Medium
Nimbochromis linni
Nimbochromis linni
24–27°C
25 cm long
min. 600 L
Fish
Medium
Msobo Cichlid
Maylandia sp. 'Msobo'
24–28°C
11 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Medium
Otopharynx lithobates
Otopharynx lithobates
24–27°C
16 cm long
min. 400 L
Fish
Medium
Placidochromis milomo
Placidochromis milomo
24–27°C
20 cm long
min. 500 L
Fish
Medium
Nimbochromis polystigma
Nimbochromis polystigma
24–27°C
25 cm long
min. 600 L