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Episode 127

127. Top 5 Rift Lake Cichlids

In this episode, the team is revisiting the famous rift lakes of Africa to rank their top 5 Rift Lake cichlids! These are some of the most well known and unique aquatic ecosystems known to the aquarium hobby. With such a large selection of fish present,

Water Colors Aquarium Gallery

August 4, 20231h 44m

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Show Notes

In this episode, the team is revisiting the famous rift lakes of Africa to rank their top 5 Rift Lake cichlids! These are some of the most well known and unique aquatic ecosystems known to the aquarium hobby. With such a large selection of fish present, how could you possibly narrow them down to pick 5?

 

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Species mentioned in this episode:

  • Xenotilapia melanogenys
  • Haplochromis thereuterion
  • Neolamprologus multifasciatus
  • Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
  • Neolamprologus brichardi
  • Genus – Tropheus
  • Labidochromis caeruleus
  • Dimidiochromis compressiceps
  • Cyprichromis leptosoma
  • Pundamilia nyererei
  • Haplochromis sp. ‘Kyoga Flameback’
  • Opthalmotilapia  ventralis
  • Pseudotropheus demasoni
  • Julidochromis transcriptus ‘bemba’
  • Cyphotilapia frontosa
  • Neolamprologus tretocephalus
  • Copadichromis borleyi
  • Aulanocara sp. ‘Maulana Bicolor’