fuckyeahaquaria

17 NOTES

Reblog

Red Empress Cichlid | Protomelas taeniolatus
(by rbw1950)

17 NOTES

Reblog

Malawi Blue Dolphin | Cyrtocara moorii
Cyrtocara moorii, or by it’s old name more generally known as Haplochromis moorii, is a popular aquarium fish. Males develop a nice nuchal hump that is the source of the common name the Malawi Blue Dolphin. The species is popular among aquarium keepers where it is also known as the Humphead Cichlid, Blue Dolphin Cichlid, Malawi Dolphin or simply as Moorii.
Cyrtocara moorii is found in relatively shallow waters (3 to 15 m deep) over sandy areas in Lake Malawi in east Africa. Males grow up to 25 cm in length, and females grow up to 20 cm. They are varying shades of blue, ranging from turqoise to a silvery-blue, and grow a distinctive hump on their forehead. Juveniles are silver and begin taking on blue coloring at around 4 cm.
(by Foto Martien)

8 NOTES

Reblog

Cichlid | Protomelas sp. “spilonotus tanzania”
(by akwarium)

29 NOTES

Reblog

Common Plecostomus and Gold Severum | Hypostomus plecostomus and Heros severus
(by jonasflanken)

40 NOTES

Reblog

Freshwater Angelfish | Pterophyllum altum

14 NOTES

Reblog

Discus | Symphysodon sp.
(by Saray_girl)

50 NOTES

Reblog

Apistogramma Borellii var Opal
(by belabgonzales)

19 NOTES

Reblog

Aulonocara Baenschi cichlid
(by LeonardoBruno)

11 NOTES

Reblog

55g African Cichlid Tank

Stock List:
1 Synodontis Eupterus Catfish
1 Aulonocara jacobfreibergi1 Astatotilapia latifasciata1 Sciaenochromis ahli 1 Pseudotropheus crabro3 Pseudotropheus zebra1 Albino Pseudotropheus zebra4 Labidochromis caeruleus1 Iodotropheus sprengerae 1 Aulonocara spec. 1 Kigoma Cyphotilapia frontosa

(by jeffrey.x)

36 NOTES

Reblog

Discus | Symphysodon sp.
(by weesen)

21 NOTES

Reblog

Discus | Symphysodon sp.
(by wonderfuelled)

5 NOTES

Reblog

Gold Pearlscale Angelfish | Pterophyllum scalare var.
(by sakichin)

5 NOTES

Reblog

Labeotropheus fuelleborni
(by dog.happy.art)

8 NOTES

Reblog

Albino Tiger Oscar | Astronotus Ocellatus
(by mv4)

29 NOTES

Reblog

Apistogramma cacatuoides male which carries the “triple red” colouration, i.e. his dorsal, caudal and anal fins all contain red. He is 10 months old at the time of the photo.
Cockatoos are classed as South American dwarf cichlids. They are one of the easiest to keep out of these picky fish and thus are the most popular of the group. If you wish good success with the species, ensure a high quality for the water and that it is appropriate (soft, acidic). Females are normally plainer, but will acquire a golden colour when in breeding condition, especially if a suitable male and spawning sites are present.
It is possible to determine the colour morph by counting how many fins contain bright blotches of colour and looking at what that colour is. So if, for example, one fin is coloured, the fish will be called by the name of that colour only. Two coloured fins would indicate that it is a “double” followed by the colour and the extreme is a “triple”. The two most common colours are orange and red, although many others have become available over the years including blue, albino and leucistic.

tumblr counter