Freshwater Aquarium Fish African Cichlids. The Cichlids species comprises more than 1300 different fish that populate lakes in tropical America and mainland Africa. African Cichlids are part of a diverse group of Cichlids that come from the biological family of Cichlidae.
Each different kind has slightly varying temperaments as well and are resilient in captivity. South American Cichlids are a hardy easy to care for fish species that add brilliant color to the freshwater aquarium. We import a wide selection of Dwarf South American Cichlids and Dwarf African Cichlids from Europe with special attention paid to the more rarely found species and varieties.
No one knows for sure but it is believed that there is between 2000 to 3000 species of cichlids.
South American Cichlids are a hardy easy to care for fish species that add brilliant color to the freshwater aquarium. If you want to add more yellow Cichlids 3 gallons for each fish will be required for each fish. Some common African Cichlids include Red Zebra Cobalt Blue Electric Yellow Lab Electric Blue Albino Compressiceps and Frontosa. African cichlids are a larger species of freshwater fish that originate in Africa Asia and South America.