Notable Mbuna Cichlids
Many mbuna cichlids are regularly stocked and sold by pet shops. Some of the most common ones are the Bumblebee Cichlid or Hornet (Pseudotropheus crabro), Golden Cichlid (Melanochromis auratus), Electric Yellow or Yellow Lab cichlid (Labidochromis caeruleus), red zebra cichlid (Maylandia estherae), Blue Zebra (Maylandia callainos), and Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos (Blue Johannii) cichlid. Many of these species are considered to have large territorial needs and will aggressively defend these territories making them a handful for the ill-prepared novice hobbyist. Cichlids belonging to any of the genera listed below are considered mbuna.
- Abactochromis
- Cyathochromis
- Cynotilapia
- Genyochromis
- Gephyrochromis
- Iodotropheus
- Labeotropheus
- Labidochromis
- Maylandia (syn. Metriaclima )
- Melanochromis
- Petrotilapia
- Pseudotropheus
- Tropheops
The list below includes groups of non-mbuna mouthbrooding cichlids from Lake Malawi.
- Peacock cichlids (Aulonocara species)
- Utaka cichlids
- other genera of "Haps" such as Rhamphochromis
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