South American Cichlid Archives

Keyhole Cichlid or the Cleithracaramaronii is from South America found in the lower Orinoco Basin in Venezuela and the river basins in The Guianas. This…

Pleco Fish South American Cichlid

Pleco fish – Overview, Care, Tank Setup and Full Care Guide

William Smith February 4, 2019

Hypostomusplecostomus, commonly known as pleco or the suckermouth catfish is a tropical fish. It belongs to the group of armoured catfish that are a part…

Discus Fish South American Cichlid

Discus Fish – Care, Habitat And Guide

William Smith February 3, 2019

Symphysodon, also referred to as discus, is native to the Amazon river basin which is in South America. Pompadour fish is another term that is…

Apistogramma South American Cichlid

Apistogramma Fish – Care, Habitat, Feeding And Details You Need

William Smith February 1, 2019

Apistogramma belongs to the Cichlidae family. It originated in the Amazon rainforest and South America. 92 species of Apistogramma have been found lately. All these…

Green Terror South American Cichlid

Green Terror Cichlid – Care, Tankmates And Info You Need

William Smith January 22, 2019 green terror

Green terror cichlid is a name for three subspecies of fish, namely: Andinoacara sp. Gold/Silver saum, Andinoacara stalsbergi and Andinoacara rivulatus. This fish is often…

Angel Fish South American Cichlid

AngelFish – Care, Feeding, Tank Mates & Details

Angelfish is a term used to indicate a small group of cichlids, which comprises three different species; Pterophyllum scalare, Pterophyllum altumi, and Pterophyllum Leopold. These…

Ram Cichlid South American Cichlid

Ram Cichlid – Compatibility, Care & Details You Need To Know

William Smith November 20, 2018 Asian rams butterfly cichlids electric blue rams German blue rams German gold rams Mikrogeophagus ramirezi ram cichlid ram cichlids

Ram Cichlid also is known as Mikrogeophagus ramirezi. Ram Cichlids are good looking small and peaceful fish. Discovered thirty years after Bolivian Ram which can…