Tanganyika Cichlids

Lake Tanganyika is found in East Africa’s Rift Valley and contains very hard, alkaline water with a high pH value.

Cichlids are the dominant fish in Tanganyika, and they are very diverse - from small “shell-dwelling” cichlids to mid-water shoaling fish like the Cyprichromis, to the large Frontosa.

Tanganyikan cichlids include many species of Lamprologus and Neolamprologus, the unusual Altolamprologus, the slim Julidochromis, large Frontosa and the boisterous Tropheus.

Altolamprologus calvus
Altolamprologus compressiceps
Cyphotilapia frontosa	Frontosa
Cyprichromis leptosoma
Julidochromis dickfeldi	Brown julie
Julidochromis marlieri	Chequered julie
Julidochromis ornatus	Golden julie
Julidochromis regani	Convict julie
Julidochromis sp. 'Gombi'
Lamprologus multifasciatus
Lamprologus ocellatus
Neolamprologus brichardi	Lyretail cichlid
Neolamprologus cylindricus
Neolamprologus leleupi	Lemon cichlid
Neolamprologus tretocephalus