List of cichlid fish of Africa

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This is a list of African cichlid species that are commonly kept by aquarists.

Cichlid breeds
Pic	Common name	Species	Lake	Size	Aggression	Level	Description
	Red Zebra	Pseudotropheus estherae	Malawi	5 inches	Moderate	Mbuna	Very common in shops. Strangely, neither red, nor striped
	Red Peacock	Aulonocara hansbaenschi	Malawi	5 inches	Moderate	Utaka	Many variations
	Yellow Lab	Labidochromis caeruleus	Malawi	6 inches	Minimal	Mbuna
	Zebra Obliquidens	Astatotilapia (Haplochromis) latifasciata	Kioga	4 inches	Minimal	Utaka	Often sold as haplochromis obliquidens from Lake Victoria (but is not)
	Msobo	Metriaclima Msobo	Malawi	6 inches	Minimal	Mbuna	Males are blue, females yellow
	Blue Acei	Pseudotropheus Acei	Malawi	6 inches	Moderate	Mbuna	Swims on the top, even though a mbuna
	Christmas Fulu	Xystichromis phytophagus	Victoria	6 inches	Minimal	Mbuna	Spectacular male mating colors

Another African cichlid is a Frontosa (Cyphotilapia frontosa) which is commonly found in Lake Tanganyika. It grows to about 10-14 inches has minimal aggression and is stripy.

See also: List of South American cichlids