Category: Aquarium Fish

Photo: Cichlasoma Festae (Boulenger, 1899) Inhabit the ponds of Ecuador. Length up to 32 cm, in the aquarium up to 20 cm. A greenish male with 7 dark transverse stripes on the side, under the middle of the spinal fin black spot. The same stain with a pearl border on a tail stem. On the […]

Photo: Julidochromis dickfeldi Staek, 1975. The length of the male up to 11 cm, the female is less. The main color of the body from orange to gray-brown, the lower part is darker. 3 longitudinal black stripes go on the side, scales with a blue border. Head with black spots and strokes. Unpaired fins with […]

Photo: Tilapia Joka Thys, 1969 Inhabit the western part of Sierra Le1. Length up to 12 cm. The body is elongated in length and flattened from the sides, the back is quite high. The spinal fin is long, the ends of the spinal and anal fins are elongated. Solod’s body is brown-black with 9-11 yellow-white […]

Photo: Cichlasoma Salvini (Gunther, 1864) Inhabit the eastern part of Central America from g. Verakrus (Mexico) to g. Puerto Barrios (Guatemala). Keep in small reservoirs with standing water and in large rivers off the coast. Male length up to 16 cm, females up to 13 cm. G. Sterba (59) describes the color of fish: "The […]

Photo: Julidochromis Marlieri Poll, 1956 Length up to 13 cm, in the aquarium up to 8 cm. The main coloring is whitish-gray, reddish to yellow, a black mesh pattern formed by 3 longitudinal and 9-10 incomplete transverse stripes on the body. Body color fins with black spots, the edges are light blue with a black […]

Photo: Sarotherodon mossambicus Peters, 1852 Sinonyms: Tilapia Natalensis, T. Mossambica.Inhabit the eastern part of Africa from the upper reins. Nile to the province of Natal (South Africa). Keep in reservoirs with fresh and brackish water, can go to sea for a short time. Length up to 35 cm, in the aquarium up to 15 cm. […]

Photo: Cichlasoma Severum Photo: Cichlasoma Severum Size up to 20 cm. Lives in the reservoirs of Brazil and Guiana. Sexual differences are weak. Contain in conditions ordinary for all cichlids. For the selection of a quality couple, it is better to keep 5-6 copies and give the couple the opportunity to form itself. The composition […]

Photo: Julidochromis Transcriptus Matthes, 1959 Length up to 7 cm. The main coloring is whitish-gray, with age it becomes yellow-brown. On the body of 3 rows of more or less large irregular shape of black spots. On the head of 3 rows of dark lanes stretch to the gill cover. A dorsal fin with a […]

Photo: Hyphesobrycon Griemi Hoodeman, 1957. Inhabit the state of Gyuya (Brazil). Length up to 4 cm. The body is moderately high, flattened from the sides. The main coloring of the body is brown, with excitement, dark red. Behind the gill cover on a golden background, in bright lighting, casting blue, there are two dark spots […]

Photo: Cichlasoma Spilurum (Gunther, 1869) Synonym: p. Cutteri.Inhabit the reservoirs of Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. Length up to 10 cm. The body is ovoid, the ends of the spinal fin and anal fin are elongated. Old males have a fat pillow on the forehead. The main coloring of the body is green, on the side […]