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Written content © Copyright Malawi Cichlids (African Rifts) Haplochromis The Haplochromis genus are omnivores, they eat both vegetable and animal foods. The larger species in this genus such as Aristochromis, Rhamphochromis, Tyrannochromis and even some Nimbochromis are predatory which means they need fleshy foods such as shrimps, mussels and [...] Read more

Written content © Copyright Malawi Cichlids (African Rifts) Keeping Malawi Cichlids which are also known as African or Rift Valley Cichlids is reasonably easy although they are not a community fish so you can only keep them with others of their kind. There are two main genus of Malawi Cichlids both of which require different environments which is [...] Read more

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Habitat types vary from rocky shorelines to sandy beaches and from wooded hillsides to swamps and lagoons. A range of underwater habitats are represented including the sandy zone, the weedy zone, the rock-sand interface, the intermediate zone and the reed beds. The islands, especially Mumbo and Boadzulu, are important nesting areas for several [...] Read more

The African Conservation Foundation is working towards the protection and conservation of Africa's endangered wildlife and their habitats. ACF is conducting field projects and supporting conservation initiatives throughout the continent. Our overall goal is to change the approach of the management of natural resources to one in which the needs of [...] Read more

Melanochromis Johanni, Interruptus and Cyaernohabdos often get mixed up and sold as one or the other. Below you can see a photograph showing the different patterns and colours of each of these three similar and often confused Melanochromis Species. Top: Melanochromis Johanni Middle: Melanochromis Interruptus Bottom: Melanochromis Cyaernohabdos [...] Read more

For many years I have been keeping and breeding Malawi Cichlids, my favourite one being the Aristochromis Christyi or commonly known as the "Malawi Hawk or Aristocratic Hap". I was first introduced to these most aristocratic looking fish around 2004 while I was updating my website. I saw various pictures of the males in breeding colours and just [...] Read more

Are Malawi Cichlids easy to keep? Yes, Malawi cichlids are relatively easy to keep just like any other cichlid but be aware of what they require before you start such as water conditions, correct food and environment. Do your research in to which of the species you would prefer and set up your aquarium to the correct needs of that particular [...] Read more

Snail Problem Some people are happy to have snails live in their tanks, especially Malayan trumpet snails (MTS) as they help clean up left over food and are good at turning over the substrate in planted tanks. On the other hand there are people who concider all snails are pests and unfortunatly for the snails I am one of them with the exception of [...] Read more