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Crenicichla vittata Heckel, 1840 — by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Werner first observed the fry eating from the skin of the parents.

Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823) — by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Pterophyllum scalare was brought from South America to Europe and in 1911 was already kept in Germany.

Crenicichla zebrina Montaña, López-Hernández & Taphorn, 2008 — by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Crenicichla zebrina is more likely part of the genus Lugubria.

Pterophyllum altum Pellegrin, 1903 — by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

The most difficult angelfish to keep and breed in the home aquarium.

Neolamprologus sp. 'benthosplendens' — by Ad Konings

A spectacular recent discovery.

The beauty of the deep — by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

A potentially new species of cichlid has been found in the deep rocky habitats of Lake Tanganyika's Tanzanian coast

Nkondwe Island — Tanzania — by Pam Chin

In this article, Pam tells us about an inspiring cichlid observation swim at Nkondwe Island in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania

Chalinochromis, the bridled Julidochromis — by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

The Lake Tanganyika genus Chalinochromis has proven to be a junior synonym of Julidochromis, in this article I describe the steps and publications that lead to this conclusion