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33 species · 31 commonly kept

Lake Malawi peacocks & haps

Every species in this group on the site (Lake Malawi peacocks & haps). Commonly kept species are listed first; use the chips to show only commonly kept fish, or jump to a genus.

Group care guide

Lake Malawi peacocks and haps

  • Hard, alkaline water (pH 7.8–8.6), a long tank (5 ft+ for larger haps) with open sand and some rock.
  • Generally less aggressive than mbuna; males color up best with several females.
  • For Aulonocara stuartgranti, use small prepared foods with some vegetable content and varied small live/frozen invertebrates. Match other haps to their own feeding ecology.
Water76–82°F

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Copadichromis azureus
No federal permit

Copadichromis azureus

Copadichromis azureus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Deep-water hap
No federal permit

Deep-water hap

Placidochromis electra

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Fairy cichlid
No federal permit

Fairy cichlid

Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Fenestratus
No federal permit

Fenestratus

Protomelas fenestratus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Flavescent peacock
No federal permit

Flavescent peacock

Aulonocara stuartgranti

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Fort Maguire aulonocara
No federal permit

Fort Maguire aulonocara

Aulonocara hansbaenschi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Haplochromis borleyi redfin
No federal permit

Haplochromis borleyi redfin

Copadichromis borleyi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Haplochromis yellow black line
No federal permit

Haplochromis yellow black line

Mylochromis melanonotus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Hump-head
No federal permit

Hump-head

Cyrtocara moorii

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Livingston's Cichlid
No federal permit

Livingston's Cichlid

Nimbochromis livingstonii

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Malawi eyebiter
No federal permit

Malawi eyebiter

Dimidiochromis compressiceps

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Malawi Trout Cichlid
No federal permit

Malawi Trout Cichlid

Champsochromis caeruleus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Nkhomo-benga peacock
No federal permit

Nkhomo-benga peacock

Aulonocara baenschi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Otopharynx lithobates
No federal permit

Otopharynx lithobates

Otopharynx lithobates

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Rostratus
No federal permit

Rostratus

Fossorochromis rostratus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Spilo
No federal permit

Spilo

Champsochromis spilorhynchus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Spindle hap
No federal permit

Spindle hap

Protomelas taeniolatus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Sulfurhead aulonocara
No federal permit

Sulfurhead aulonocara

Aulonocara maylandi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Venustus
No federal permit

Venustus

Nimbochromis venustus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Big-mouth Hap

Tyrannochromis macrostoma

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Chitande aulonocara

Aulonocara ethelwynnae

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Copadichromis chrysonotus

Copadichromis chrysonotus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Lake Malawi utaka

Copadichromis virginalis

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Malawi Hawk Cichlid

Aristochromis christyi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Mchenga flavimanus

Mchenga flavimanus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Protomelas pleurotaenia

Protomelas pleurotaenia

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Slender tail hap

Buccochromis lepturus

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Snail-crusher Hap

Trematocranus placodon

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Stripeback hap

Buccochromis nototaenia

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Super VC-10 hap

Placidochromis milomo

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Tramitichromis intermedius

Tramitichromis intermedius

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
Electric Blue
No federal permit

Electric Blue

Sciaenochromis fryeri

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate
No federal permit

Copadichromis ilesi

Copadichromis ilesi

Aquarium hobby

Intermediate