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.
| Water | 76–82°F |
Copadichromis azureus
Copadichromis azureus
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Deep-water hap
Placidochromis electra
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Fairy cichlid
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
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Fenestratus
Protomelas fenestratus
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Flavescent peacock
Aulonocara stuartgranti
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Fort Maguire aulonocara
Aulonocara hansbaenschi
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Haplochromis borleyi redfin
Copadichromis borleyi
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Haplochromis yellow black line
Mylochromis melanonotus
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Hump-head
Cyrtocara moorii
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Livingston's Cichlid
Nimbochromis livingstonii
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Malawi eyebiter
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
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Malawi Trout Cichlid
Champsochromis caeruleus
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Nkhomo-benga peacock
Aulonocara baenschi
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Otopharynx lithobates
Otopharynx lithobates
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Rostratus
Fossorochromis rostratus
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Spilo
Champsochromis spilorhynchus
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Spindle hap
Protomelas taeniolatus
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Sulfurhead aulonocara
Aulonocara maylandi
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Venustus
Nimbochromis venustus
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Big-mouth Hap
Tyrannochromis macrostoma
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Chitande aulonocara
Aulonocara ethelwynnae
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Copadichromis chrysonotus
Copadichromis chrysonotus
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Lake Malawi utaka
Copadichromis virginalis
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Malawi Hawk Cichlid
Aristochromis christyi
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Mchenga flavimanus
Mchenga flavimanus
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Protomelas pleurotaenia
Protomelas pleurotaenia
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Slender tail hap
Buccochromis lepturus
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Snail-crusher Hap
Trematocranus placodon
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Stripeback hap
Buccochromis nototaenia
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Super VC-10 hap
Placidochromis milomo
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Tramitichromis intermedius
Tramitichromis intermedius
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Electric Blue
Sciaenochromis fryeri
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Copadichromis ilesi
Copadichromis ilesi
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