Cynotilapia afra “Black Eastern” Cynotilapia afra “Black Eastern” Pictured Cynotilapia afra “Black Eastern” male pictured. Common Names: None.  Fairly rare in the hobby.  We had been looking for them for almost 4 years before we found some. Location Collected From: Nkhungu Point Size:  4 inches with females being slightly smaller Food:  Readily accepts most foods.  […]

Etheostoma whipplei “Red Fin darter” photos                                       

Labrochromis ishmaeli Common name:  Also called Haplochromis ishmaeli.  This name is commonly incorrectly used for a fish in the obliquidens complex.  The actual fish has a much more rounded head and is much differently colored than the fish commonly called obliquidens, sp. 44, or sp. thick skin. Location and Lake collected from:  Lake Victoria Approximate

Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus male pictured. The Female is the upper fish in the bottom photo. Common Names: Locations collected from:  Has a wide distribution in the southern part of the lake. Approximate Size: Males reach a size of 12 inches with females slightly smaller. Food: Will eat large flake food, pellets and will hunt

Placidochromis electra Description: Males are a metallic blue color with a black bar that runs down through the eye and a black bar behind the gills and faint barring on the remainder of the body. Females are a silvery color with the same barring pattern. Common Names:  electra Deep Water Hap Location Collected From:  Likoma

Dimidochromis compressiceps photos Dimidochromis compressiceps young adult pictured. Common Names: Malawi Eyebiter Locations Collected From: Chizumulu Island, and Cobue in Mozambique. Approximate Size: 10 – 12 inches with females slightly smaller. Food: Not picky. Will eat a wide variety of foods everything from flake to pellet to frozen and live foods(brine shrimp and mosquito larvae).

Labidochromis chisumulae Common Names: Chisumulu Clown Locations Collected From: Chizumulu Island. Approximate Size:  3.5 inches with females around 3 inches Food: Not very picky.  Mine ate pellets, flake, daphnia, mosquito larvae, brine shrimp, and algae off the rocks. Water Conditions:  Can tolerate a pH of 7.5 – 8.5 and a temperature range of 75 –