General information These fish have the name Cockatoo due to the male’s extended rays of the dorsal fin, these first rays are higher than the rest giving it a crested look. Males are silver and have a dark horizontal stripe, their underside is golden brown. Females are yellow and black. There are many different color…
General information These fish have the name Cockatoo due to the male’s extended rays of the dorsal fin, these first rays are higher than the rest giving it a crested look. Males are silver and have a dark horizontal stripe, their underside is golden brown. Females are yellow and black. There are many different color…
General information These fish are silver with black vertical stripes, like the traditional prisoner’s outfit, hence the common name “ Black Convict Cichlid”. They are usually 6 inches. New world Cichlids are extremely popular in the hobby and as such many color varieties have appeared like albino, pink, blue and black. To keep these fish…
General information These fish are silver with black vertical stripes, like the traditional prisoner’s outfit, hence the common name “ Black Convict Cichlid”. They are usually 6 inches. New world Cichlids are extremely popular in the hobby and as such many color varieties have appeared like albino, pink, blue and black. The pink variety is…
General information These fish are gold and have black markings and tints of blue. They can reach up to 7 inches, however, they rarely exceed 4 inches in captivity. To keep these fish in captivity, water temperature should range from 72°F to 77°F and water pH should be between 7.0 and 8.0. The tank should…
General information These fish are slender and only reach 3 inches in length. Males have red and green backs with an underside that can be green, yellow or blue, their face has gold or green marks and has an yellow forehead, also, they have a horizontal dark stripe that goes from the nose to the…
General information These fish have a bright yellow belly, two horizontal dark lines that go from the eyes to the tail fin and many bright blue dots all over the body. They can reach up to 6 inches. To keep these fish in captivity, water temperature should range from 72°F to 79°F and water pH…
General information These fish are gray with bright blue scales and can reach up to 12 inches. Adults have 2 small black spots while juveniles have quite a few. Males develop a hump on the forehead. The Green Texas Cichlid is green instead of gray. To keep these fish in captivity, temperature should range from…
General information As juveniles these fish are pearly gray with white dots all over the body and fins and two black spots, one in the center of the body and the other on the base of the tail fin. Adults are gold and have white and turquoise spots and 3 black bars and mature males…
General information These fish are silver with a black splotch that looks like an irregular stripe in the middle of the body. These fish can reach up to 14 inches in the wild, however, in captivity they usually only reach up to 12 inches. To keep these fish in captivity, water temperature should range from…