Cichlid Room Companion
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Tropheus moorii © Patrick Tawil


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Noticias

New Lake Tanganyika's Trophein genus described

New Lake Tanganyika's Trophein genus described — A new monotypic genus of Lake Tanganyika cichlid has been described for the species Paratilapia pfefferi Boulenger, 1898 by Anja Haefeli, Frederic D.B. Schedel, Fabrizia Ronco, Adrian Indermaur, and Walter Salzburger in the journal Zootaxa (5410(3):434-450). The new genus Jabarichromis... continuar leyendo

Perfiles de especies publicados

Etroplus suratensis

Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790) — por Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Etroplus suratensis is not found in Surat.

Crenicichla vittata

Crenicichla vittata Heckel, 1840 — por Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Werner first observed the fry eating from the skin of the parents.

Pterophyllum altum

Pterophyllum altum Pellegrin, 1903 — por Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

The most difficult angelfish to keep and breed in the home aquarium.

Pterophyllum scalare

Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823) — por Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Pterophyllum scalare was brought from South America to Europe and in 1911 was already kept in Germany.

Crenicichla zebrina

Crenicichla zebrina Montaña, López-Hernández & Taphorn, 2008 — por Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Crenicichla zebrina is more likely part of the genus Lugubria.

Swimming with cichlids

Nkondwe Island — Tanzania

Nkondwe Island — Tanzania — por Pam Chin

In this article, Pam tells us about an inspiring cichlid observation swim at Nkondwe Island in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania

Editorial

Chalinochromis, the bridled Julidochromis

Chalinochromis, the bridled Julidochromis — por Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

The Lake Tanganyika genus Chalinochromis has proven to be a junior synonym of Julidochromis, in this article I describe the steps and publications that lead to this conclusion

Two species of Labeotropheus

Two species of Labeotropheus — por Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

After the Lake Malawi cichlid genus Labeotropheus was split into eleven species in recent years, Ad Konings pushes back and explains why only two species should be recognized

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