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Common member of the family Cichlidae
 
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Pronounced sik lid
Family Common Name Cichlids
Size Smallest 42mm, largest 170mm, average 80mm, most commonly 45mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 9 "species" in 8 genera in the database
Keepers 8 species (88%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 8 "species" (88%) are being bred.
Hop to next section Subfamilies in Cichlidae (by species)
2.Cichlinae101 species(1122%)
2.Pseudocrenilabrinae28 species(311%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Apistogramma 94 species(7 keepers)
2.Benitochromis 6 species(1 keepers)
3.Haplochromis 6 species(1 keepers)
4.Herotilapia 2 species(1 keepers)
5.Laetacara 4 species(1 keepers)
Hop to next section Distribution of Cichlidae


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Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Apistogramma cacatuoidesApistogramma cacatuoides
(30.77%)
2.
Apistogramma agassiziiApistogramma agassizii
(23.08%)
3.
Pelvicachromis pulcherPelvicachromis pulcher
(7.69%)
4.
Nanochromis splendensNanochromis splendens
(7.69%)
5.
Laetacara dorsigeraLaetacara dorsigera
(7.69%)
6.
Herotilapia multispinosaHerotilapia multispinosa
(7.69%)
7.
Haplochromis vanheusdeniHaplochromis vanheusdeni
(7.69%)
8.
Benitochromis conjunctusBenitochromis conjunctus
(7.69%)
Hop to next section Most Bred Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Kept)
1.Cryptoheros cutteri(i:0, k:0, b:2)
2.
Apistogramma agassiziiApistogramma agassizii
(i:3, k:3, b:1)
3.
Apistogramma cacatuoidesApistogramma cacatuoides
(i:5, k:4, b:1)
4.
Benitochromis conjunctusBenitochromis conjunctus
(i:2, k:1, b:1)
5.
Haplochromis vanheusdeniHaplochromis vanheusdeni
(i:2, k:1, b:1)
6.
Herotilapia multispinosaHerotilapia multispinosa
(i:4, k:1, b:1)
7.
Laetacara dorsigeraLaetacara dorsigera
(i:3, k:1, b:1)
8.
Nanochromis splendensNanochromis splendens
(i:1, k:1, b:1)
9.
Pelvicachromis pulcherPelvicachromis pulcher
(i:6, k:1, b:1)