Quick “at a glance” care sheets for many of the most commonly kept aquarium fish.
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African Species/ Riverine/Lake Malawi/ Lake Tanganyika/ Lake Victoria and others
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Riverine Species
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Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Anomalochromis thomasi
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Tilapia buttikoferi
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Nanochromis parilus
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Astatotilapia calliptera
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Hemichromis bimaculatus
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Hemichromis lifalili
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Pelvicachromis pulcher
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Livingstoni’s Nimbochromis (Shire River)
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Nimbochromis livingstonii
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Malawi Eye Biter (Shire River)
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Dimidiochromis compressiceps
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Parananochromis caudifasciatus
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Steatocranus tinanti
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Tilapia zillii
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Lake Malawi
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Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Aulonocara korneliae (chizumulu)
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Melanochromis auratus
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Melanochromis perileucos
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Cyrtocara moorii
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Aulonocara koningsi
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Pseudotropheus crabro
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Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
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Tilapia buttikoferi
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Melanochromis chipokae
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Metriaclima callainos (Maylandia callainos)
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Pseudotropheus demasoni
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Pseudotropheus flavus
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Cynotilapia afra
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Astatotilapia calliptera
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Sciaenochromis ahli, Fryeri
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Labidochromis caeruleus
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Pseudotropheus elongatus
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Pseudotropheus elongatus-ornatus
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Maylandia estherae, Metriaclima estherae
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Labeotropheus fuelleborni
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Nimbochromis venustus
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Aulonocara saulosi
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Melanochromis johanni
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Aulonocara maylandi kandeensis
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Maylandia lombardoi
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Labeotropheus trewavasae
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Nimbochromis livingstonii
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Aulonocara rostratum
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Dimidiochromis compressiceps
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Maylandia Zebra Mbenji
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Pseudotropheus elongatus-Mpanga
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Labeotropheus trewavasae “Mpanga Red”
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Aulonocara Stuartgranti “Ngara”
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Labidochromis chisumulae
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Melanochromis baliodigma
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Melanochromis brevis
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Melanochromis parallelus
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Aulonacara nyassae
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Placidochromis milomo
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Pseudotropheus socolofi
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Protomelas taeniolatus
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Copadichromis borleyi
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Aulonocara hansbaenschi
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Labidochromis sp “hongi” (“kimpuma”)
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Iodotropheus sprengerae
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Iodotropheus stuartgranti
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Pseudotropheus saulosi
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Otopharynx lithobates
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Aulonocara baenschi
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Labeotropheus trewavasae
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Pseudotropheus Acei
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Metriaclima callainos (Maylandia callainos)
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Tilapia buttikoferi
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Lake Tanganyika
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Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Neolamprologus similis
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Neolamprologus splendens
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Lamprologus speciosus
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Paracyprichromis nigripinnis
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Tropheus moorii
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Neolamprologus brevis
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Altolamprologus calvus
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Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
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Julidochromis dickfeldi
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Neolamprologus longior
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Neolamprologus brichardi
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Cyphotilapia frontosa
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Cyathopharynx furcifer
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Lamprologus calliurus
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Neolamprologus hecqui (Lepidiolamprologus)
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Cyrtocara moorii
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Neolamprologus leleupi
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Julidochromis marlieri
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Julidochromis transcriptus
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Neolamprologus multifasciatus
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Tropheus duboisi “Karilani”
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Lamprologus callipterus
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Neolamprologus bifasciatus
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Neolamprologus wauthioni
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Lamprologus ocellatus
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Tropheus moorii “Lufubu”
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Tropheus sp. Red “Moliro”
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Callochromis pleurospilus
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Neolamprologus buescheri
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Lake Victoria and Others
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Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Christmas Fulu Cichlid (Yala Swamp)
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Xystichromis phytophagus
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Astatotilapia calliptera
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Lake Bermin Tilapia (Lake Bermin)
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Tilapia snyderae
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Livingstoni’s Nimbochromis (Lake Malombe)
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Nimbochromis livingstonii
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Malawi Eye Biter (Lake Malombe)
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Dimidiochromis compressiceps
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Mozambique mouthbrooder (Widespread)
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Oreochromis mossambicus
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Rock Kribensis (Lake Victoria)
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Paralabidochromis sp. Mwanza Gulf
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Starry Night Cichlid (Madagascar)
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Paratilapia bleekeri
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Tilapia Bythobates (Lake Bermin)
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Tilapia bythobates
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Zebra Obliquidens (Lake Kyoga)
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Haplochromis latifasciatus
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