AFRICAN BUTTERFLY CICHLID: Picture Required
Species Name: Anomalachromis thomasi
Origin: African streams
Size: 8cm
Temperament: Peaceful
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: Middle and bottom
Notes: Fairly peaceful, but can become aggressive when spawning.
AGASSIZ'S DWARF CICHLID: Picture Required
Species Name: Apistogramma agassizi
Origin: S. American streams
Size: 7.5cm
Temperament: Peaceful
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: Middle and bottom
Notes: Females are smaller and are less colourful than males. They need caves for spawning and can be aggressive when spawning occurs.
AHL'S CICHLID: Picture Required
Species Name: Cyrtocara ahli
Origin: Lake Malawi in Africa
Size: 17cm
Temperament: Aggressive
Food: Carnivore aquarium food and small fish.
Tank Areas: Middle & bottom
Notes: Loves eating any fish it can get hold of so keep it in a species tank.
ANGELFISH:
Species Name: Pterophyllum scalare
Origin: S. American streams & rivers
Size: 14cm
Temperament: Peaceful
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: All
Notes: There are many different coloured Angelfish but they been created by selective breeding and are not different species. Difficult to sex but fairly easy to breed and usually make good parents although while they have young about they may be aggressive to other fish.
BLACK BELT CICHLID: Picture Required
Species Name: Cichlasoma maculicauda
Origin: C. American streams
Size: 30cm
Temperament: Aggressive
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: All
Notes: Fairly easy to sex as males have pointed dorsal and anal fins. Needs a very large tank with good filtration and regular water changes.
BLUE DISCUS: 
Thanks to
Becky Knapp
Species Name: Symphysodon aequifasciata haraldi
Origin: S. American rivers
Size: 15cm
Temperament: Peaceful shoaling
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: Middle and bottom
Notes: A very difficult fish to keep as they need very specific water conditions to survive (soft slightly acidic and filtered through peat). They need a deep species tank, dark gravel, plenty of rocks and a few broad leaf plants to feel "at home". If these conditions can be met they spawn easily and make wonderful parents even feeding their fry with a skin mucus secretion. Should be kept in groups.
BROWN DISCUS: 
Species Name: Symphysodon aequifasciata axelrodi
Origin: S. American rivers
Size: 15cm
Temperament: Peaceful shoaling
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: Middle and bottom
Notes: A very difficult fish to keep as they need very specific water conditions to survive (soft slightly acidic and filtered through peat). They need a deep species tank, dark gravel, plenty of rocks and a few broad leaf plants to feel "at home". If these conditions can be met they spawn easily and make wonderful parents even feeding their fry with a skin mucus secretion. Should be kept in groups.
Species Name: Melanochromis chipokae
Origin: Lake Malawi in Africa
Size: 13cm
Temperament: Aggressive
Food: Herbivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: Middle and bottom
Notes: Stupidly easy to sex as the female is yellow and the male is dark blue ( both have dark stripes running head to tail ). Best kept with one male to several females in a species tank.
COCKATOO DWARF CICHLID: Picture Required
Species Name: Apistogramma cocatuoides
Origin: S American streams and rivers
Size: 8cm
Temperament: Peaceful
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: Bottom
Notes: Females have a dark bar through their eyes and have less ornate fins. Keep one male and several females for best breeding results.
CONGO DWARF CICHLID: Picture Required
Species Name: Nanochromis nudiceps
Origin: African streams and rivers
Size: 7cm
Temperament: Peaceful
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: Bottom
Notes: These fish need rocks and caves to spawn in. During spawning they are territorial.
CONVICT CICHLID: Picture Required
Species Name: Heros nigrofasciatum
Origin: C. American streams
Size: 15cm
Temperament: Aggressive
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: All
Notes: Best if kept in a species tank.
DOW'S CICHLID: Picture Required
Species Name: Cichlasoma dovii
Origin: C American streams & rivers
Size: 40cm
Temperament: Aggressive
Food: Carnivore aquarium food and small fish
Tank Areas: Middle and bottom
Notes: Needs a massive tank with very good filtration and regular cleaning as this fish will eat lots and be messy with it! Due to their size they are not a good choice for home breeding projects.
FIREMOUTH: 
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to Shirlie Sharpe
Species Name: Thorichthys meeki (formally Cichlasoma meeki)
Origin: C. American streams
Size: 15cm
Temperament: Peaceful
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: Middle and bottom
Notes: Although this fish is generally peaceful it can be aggressive with smaller fish and when spawning. Males have very pointed dorsal and anal fins. Requires clean sand and plenty of secure rocks as well as a few stout plants. They are good parents protecting both their eggs and newborn fry.
JEWEL CICHLID: Picture Required
Species Name: Hemichromis bimaculatus
Origin: African streams
Size: 15cm
Temperament: Aggressive
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: All
Notes: Best if kept in a species tank consisting of a male and one or two females. Will dig up any plants in the tank so don't put any in! Well secured rocks are best with flat rocks to spawn on.
Species Name: Pelvicachromis pulcher
Origin: African rivers
Size: 10cm
Temperament: Peaceful
Food: All aquarium food
Tank Areas: Middle and bottom
Notes: Males dorsal fin is pointed, females is rounded and has spots on it. Likes to hid away in caves or rocks when spawning.
OSCAR: 
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to Clive John Nelson
Species Name: Astronotus ocellatus
Origin: S. American rivers
Size: 30cm
Temperament: Aggressive
Food: Carnivore aquarium food
Tank Areas: Middle and bottom
Notes: Quite intelligent for a fish and able to recognise it's owner. Can be tame enough to allow you to stroke it if bought as a juvenile and hand fed. Will eat any smaller fish in the aquarium. Tank needs to be enormous. If allowed to spawn this fish may produce thousands of fry so be careful!
Species Name: Crenicichla lepidota
Origin: S. American streams and rivers
Size: 20cm
Temperament: Aggressive
Food: Live foods including small fish
Tank Areas: All
Notes: Predatory fish that will eat any smaller ones in the tank. Needs a sand based substrate, lots of plants and hiding places plus a good tank lid.
Species Name: Papiliochromis ramirezi
Origin: S. American streams
Size: 7cm
Temperament: Peaceful
Food: All aquarium food but prefers live food
Tank Areas: Middle and bottom
Notes: Can be territorial when spawning but otherwise quite peaceful and often kept in community tanks.
SLENDER CICHLID: Picture Required
Species Name: Cyprichromis leptosoma
Origin: Lake Tanganyika in Africa
Size: 13cm
Temperament: Mainly peaceful but territorial
Food: Plankton
Tank Areas: Middle
Notes: If you want to keep more than one male you will need a large tank. Their diet tends to make them difficult to keep but they can sometimes get used to other foods.
Species Name: Pseudotropheus zebra
Origin: Lake Malawi in Africa
Size: 15cm
Temperament: Territorial aggressive
Food: All aquarium food
Tank Areas: Middle and bottom
Notes: Females are fairly plain, males have more colouration. Very territorial especially with their own kind.
