The Firemouth Cichlid (Thorichthys meeki) is a tropical freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids.
The Firemouth Cichlid has an oval, flattened body. Its head tapers towards its mouth. It is silvery with fiery red colouring under its chin and on its belly. There is a black, broken line on the side of its body. It has spiny fins with a bluish tint.
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The Mayan Cichlid (Mayaheros urophthalmus) is a tropical freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids. It is also known as the Mexican Mojarra.
The Mayan Cichlid has an oval, flattened body. Its head tapers towards its mouth. It is yellowish-brown to grey-brown, which becomes redder during breeding. However, the colour varies depending on its location. There are six wide green-black vertical stripes on the sides of its body. There is also a large, black eye-spot circled with blue-green on the tail stem. It has spiny fins.
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The Discus (Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids. It is known as an Orange Variant of the Blue Discus, which is also known as the Brown Discus.
The Discus – Orange Variant is a laterally compressed fish, which means that it is vertically thin. It has a round discus-shape. It is patterned in shades of green, red, orange, brown, and blue.
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The Mottled Mbuna (Labeotropheus fuelleborni) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids.
The Mottled Mbuna is yellowish-blue with mottled brown-black markings. Its tail has a yellow margin, and its bottom fin has yellow spots. It has black eyes.
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The Eureka Red Peacock Cichlid – Yellow Morph (Aulonocara jacobfreibergi) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family. It is also known as the Freiberg’s Cichlid or the Fairy Cichlid.
The Eureka Red Peacock Cichlid – Yellow Morph is the yellow variant. It is greenish-to-yellowish with a red-orange head and a yellow tail. It has tinges of blue on its bottom lip and bottom fin.
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The Pearl Cichlid (Geophagus brasiliensis) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family.
The Pearl Cichlid has an oval-shaped body, with light-brown to silver-blue or dark-blue to purple scales. It has one dark spot on each side of its body.
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The Haplochromis Cichlid (Haplochromis nyererieor Pundamilia nyererei) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids.
The Haplochromis Cichlid male has metallic green, blue, pink, and orange scales on its side. The female Is less colourful. The male and female have a humped forehead and a projected lower jaw.
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The Quetzal Cichlid (Vieja melanura) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids. It is also known as the Redhead Cichlid or Firehead Cichlid.
The Quetzal Cichlid male has metallic green, blue, pink, and orange scales on its side. The female is less colourful. It has a humped forehead and a projected lower jaw.
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The Blood-Red Jewel Cichlid (Hemichromis lifalili) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids.
The Blood-Red Jewel Cichlid is red-orange to bright red with rows of small blue spots all over its body, head, and fins. It has two dark spots on its sides. In the mating season, its whole body turns red.
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The Eureka Red Peacock Cichlid (Aulonocara jacobfreibergi) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids. It is also known as the Freiberg’s Cichlid or the Fairy Cichlid.
The Eureka Red Peacock Cichlid is greenish-to-yellowish-grey with a red-orange head and a yellow tail. There is also a yellow variant.
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The Yellow-Tail Acei Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Acei) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids. It is a Mbuna cichlid.
The Yellow-Tail Acei Cichlid has a yellow tail. Its body is blue, blue-purple, or grey.
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The Sabaki Tilapia (Oreochromis spilurus spirulus) is a medium-sized freshwater ray-finned fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids.
The Sabaki Tilapia male is a golden-yellow colour with bright blue areas on its fins. The female is yellowish with a series of side blotches. It has rounded yellow eyes. It has thick lips and a down-turned mouth.
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The Freshwater Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family. It is the most common Angelfish. It is a cichlid.
The Freshwater Angelfish has a thin, laterally compressed triangular-shaped body. It is silver with three brownish-red vertical stripes on its body and red markings on its fins. It has elongated, trailing fins. It has reddish-brown eyes.
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The Gunther’s Mouthbrooder (Chromidotilapia guentheri) is a freshwater fish in the cichlid family.
The Gunther’s Mouthbrooder is tan-brown in colour. The female is more colourful than the male. She has a pink belly and a metallic white stripe on her dorsal (back) fin. It has a wide, down-turned mouth.
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The Jaguar Cichlid (Parachromis managuensis) is a large freshwater fish in the cichlid family. It is also known as the Managuense Cichlid and the Aztac Cichlid.
The Jaguar Cichlid has a yellow-bronze oval body, with vivid black spots. It has a series of large black dots running horizontally along the middle of its body.
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The Blood Parrot Cichlid (family Cichlidae) is a freshwater fish in the cichlid family. It is also known as the Parrot Cichlid, due to its beak-like mouth.
The Blood Parrot Cichlid can be bright orange, red, yellow, or grey
It is a hybrid cichlid, which is a combination of breeding two different cichlid species. Its mouth is narrow and vertical, which is considered to be a person-made breeding deformity.
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The Livingston’s Cichlid (Nimbochromis livingstonii) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids.
The Livingston’s Cichlid is a thin fish with a large mouth. It is usually mottled brown and white. Its dorsal (back) fin often has blue colouring with an orange-red or white line.
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The Smith’s Cichlid (Julidochromis marksmithi) is a tropical freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids. It is also known as a Julie Cichlid or Convict Julie.
The Smith’s Cichlid has an elongated body with black, white, and yellow horizontal stripes from nose to tail. Its long dorsal (back) fin is white with black markings. Its eyes are black with yellow eye-rings.
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The Electric Yellow Fish (Labidochromis caeruleus) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlid family. It is also known as the Lemon Yellow Lab, the Blue Streak Hap, and the Yellow Prince.
The Electric Yellow Fish is a thin, laterally compressed fish. It is bright yellow with red eyes.
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The Auratus Cichlid (Melanochromis auratus) is a small freshwater fish in the Cichlid family. It is also known as the Golden Mbuna and the Malawi Golden Cichlid.
The Auratus Cichlid is elongated with a silver sheen and black and white stripes on the upper half of its body. The male is dark brown or black with a light-bluish or yellow stripe. The female is bright yellow with black and white stripes.
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