African Cichlids

African cichlids are interesting creatures: they will eat almost anything, as there are various types of African cichlids. Some are carnivores, so they will only eat meat, while others are …

If you’re noticing white spots on the body of your fish, then it’s most probably ich/ick. It is a very common fish disease that is caused by a protozoan parasite, …

There are many herbivorous and omnivorous African cichlids that are going to eat aquatic plants. In fact, this is often the main problem with them. Beginner fish keepers tend to …

If you’re looking to complete a diet for your African cichlid, then you start questioning yourself which types of food your African cichlid will love. One of the more common …

Whether your African cichlid is going to eat shrimp or not depends on its diet. In general, most of them are not going to eat it because the majority of …

African cichlids are not livebearers. They are mouthbrooders, which is a very interesting way of giving birth to cichlid fry. We are talking about a huge family of hundreds of …

Perhaps you may have already seen other fish when they start to shed their scales. This is especially common during the breeding season, as they wish to attract other fish …

If you own African cichlids, then you might have already noticed one thing: they like to dig into the substrate quite a lot, and they will dig into it often. …

One day, you might notice that your African cichlids look somewhat different. They are suddenly not as colorful as before. This can happen to cichlids at any given day and …