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Fish Profiles: The Malawi Dolphin
The Malawi Blue Dolphin is a peaceful species and should not be kept with boisterous cichlid species such as mbuna, but it will intimidate small fish with its sheer size. It is a shoaling species and should be maintained in a group.
Fish Memory: Can Fish Recognise their Relatives?
In this blog we will be exploring a little-known fish fact that you may not be aware of. Today, we explore fish memory, specifically whether they can actually recognise their relatives, and whether fish have the capacity to learn.
Classifying Fishes: Order Perciformes
The order Perciformes contains the cichlids and the anabantoids. The anabantoids contains all gourami's and Siamese fighting fish. Among the well-known members of this group are also perch and darters (Percidae), sea bass and groupers.
Are all Parrot Cichlids artificially dyed colours?
Parrot Cichlids are a beautiful, albeit controversial, freshwater cichlid. These fish are a hybrid fish species that was first created in Taiwan around 1986. The exact species used to create the Blood Parrot Cichlid are not known, but many think that the Redhead Cichlid (Paraneetroplus synspilus) and Midas Cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus) are the parent species.
Are Parrot Cichlid's aggressive?
Parrot cichlid's are not considered to be an aggressive cichlid. They are rarely bullied, because of their size, but also possess very little capability to attack. They are quite large and cumbersome, slow-swimming, and have small mouths, which limits its likeliness to attack other fish species in the aquarium.
OATA Care Guide: Dwarf Cichlids
OATA produce a good range of free care sheets for coldwater, tropical freshwater and marine fish as well as for invertebrates, aquatic reptiles and plants. The dwarf cichlids are popular fish for those who are interested in the behavioural traits of cichlids but do not want the aggression of the Lake Malawi and Tanganyika species.
OATA Care Guide: American Cichlids
OATA produce a good range of free care sheets for coldwater, tropical freshwater and marine fish as well as for invertebrates, aquatic reptiles and plants. This is a group of moderately aggressive to aggressive fish which originate from Central and South America and are members of the cichlid family.
OATA Care Guide: African Malawi Cichlids
OATA produce a good range of free care sheets for coldwater, tropical freshwater and marine fish as well as for invertebrates, aquatic reptiles and plants. Malawi cichlids are very colourful, diverse and aggressive fish. It is thought they are some of the most colourful tropical fish that can be kept. In the wild they are found in Lake Malawi, Africa.
OATA Care Guide: Discus
OATA produce a good range of free care sheets for coldwater, tropical freshwater and marine fish as well as for invertebrates, aquatic reptiles and plants. Discus belong to the genus Symphysodon and are held in the highest regard among fish keepers and by some as the ultimate freshwater tropical species.
