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Also known as African Blockhead. Both male and female have a pronounced fatty lump on their forehead, with the male's being significantly larger. They are blue-gray in color, and spend most all of their time on the bottom of the tank, much like a Goby.

Often they mate for life. If one of the pair dies, the surviving buffalo head will not take on a replacement.

Common Name: Buffalohead cichlid

Scientific Name: Steatocranus casuarius ...

This fish is a predator and has been witnessed eating the eyes out of it's prey. It is also the only known predator to eat it's prey tail first.
They prefer a rocky scape and a sandy substrate, with plenty of places to hide.
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These are beautiful little puffers with strikingly red eyes. Generally rather sedate, they prefer plenty of places to hide. A planted tank is perfect.
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Amano shrimp, named after famed Japanese aquascaper/photographer, can be found in Japanese swamps and marshes munching on algae. They were introduced to the U.S. aquarium trade in the early 1990's, quickly gaining a reputation as ravenous algae eaters. ...

Aponogetons are grown from bulbs that store large amounts of nutrients. Aponogeton boivinianus has attractive crinkled leaves and grows very large. In a heavily planted aquarium where there is competition for light and nutrients, the leaves may be smaller.
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Common Name: Auratus Cichlid

Scientific Name: Melanochromis Auratus

Belligerent and territorial, one male and four to five females should be kept together in an aquarium where there are plenty of hiding places. This cichlid is typically intolerant of other fish.
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Common Name:Nymphaea 'Panama Pacific'
Scientific Name: Panama Pacific Water Lily
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Common Name: Bumblebee Cichlid, Hornet Cichlid
Scientific Name: Pseudotropheus Crabro

If you are looking for an extremely dominant, aggressive cichlid, this is the fish for you. Despite it's aggressive disposition, it's a great fish but it's best to have a lot of rockwork and caves to allow other fish to escape.
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The African Scat is a beautiful Scatophagus, with a yellow base body color and 7 black vertical bars. It is rare to see this scat in the hobby, which I find confusing since it is also the only scat to thrive in freshwater as an adult.
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Common Name: Giraffe Catfish
Scientific Name: Auchenoglanis occidentalis...

Common Name: 'LAFIA GOLD'
Scientific Name: Fundulopanchax gardneri
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Common Name: Frontosa, Front, Mpimbwe "blue"
Scientific Name: Cyphotilapia Frontosa sp. Mpimbwe

Frontosa in general are large, slow moving and even tempered cichlids that originate in Africa's largest rift lake: Lake Tanganyika. Frontosa can generally be recognized by these three characteristics: 1. Six, black vertical bars stretching from the head to the tail. 2. A large, scaly hump located on the head. 3. Blue coloration in the dorsal, caudal, anal, pelvic, and pectoral fin....

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