One Tank. One System. Healthy Livestock.
One Tank. One System. Healthy Livestock.
Explore our collection of Lake Malawi cichlids, including colourful Peacock Cichlids, Hap-type display fish, and rock-oriented Mbuna. Species and varieties such as Ngara Flametail Peacock, Nkhomo-Benga Peacock, Taiwan Reef, Red Empress, Hongi Super Red, and Yellow Lab are valued for their bold appearance, active behaviour, and unmistakable African cichlid presence.
Lake Malawi cichlids are best kept in aquariums planned specifically for African cichlids, with stable mineral-rich water, strong filtration, adequate swimming space, and rockwork or territory breaks appropriate to the species. Peacock and Hap cichlids are often chosen for open-water colour display, while Mbuna are more closely associated with rocky habitat and stronger territorial behaviour.
Mature male Lake Malawi cichlids can show extraordinary blue, yellow, orange, and red coloration when healthy and properly housed. At Topick Aquarium, the colour you see is genuine natural or selectively bred colour expression supported by proper conditioning and feeding. We do not use hormones to artificially force or intensify colour.
All Lake Malawi cichlids at Topick Aquarium are carefully quarantined and conditioned to our stable local tap water before sale. While African cichlids should still be kept in a properly planned setup, this conditioning helps fish transition more smoothly into stable home aquariums in Canada.
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Taiwan Reef Cichlid (Protomelas sp. "Steveni Taiwan") Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums in Canada. ...
View full detailsBoadzulu Red Empress Cichlid (Protomelas taeniolatus "Boadzulu") Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums in...
View full detailsYellow Lab Cichlid (Labidochromis caeruleus) Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums in Canada. The...
View full detailsTurkis Peacock (Aulonocara sp. "Turkis") Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums in Canada. Turkis Peaco...
View full detailsRainbow Tanzania Lethrinops (Lethrinops sp. "Rainbow Tanzania (Mbasi)") Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquar...
View full detailsMchuse Hap (Mylochromis mchuse) Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums in Canada. Mylochromis mchuse is...
View full detailsMaulana Bicolor Peacock (Aulonocara stuartgranti "Chitimba Bay" Maulana) Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aqua...
View full detailsJalo Reef Mbuna (Cynotilapia zebroides "Jalo Reef") Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums in Canada. J...
View full detailsJacobfreibergi Peacock (Aulonocara jacobfreibergi) Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums in Canada. Au...
View full detailsGold Crest Kanda Hap (Copadichromis virginalis "Gold Crest Kanda") Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums ...
View full detailsThumbi West Red Top Mbuna (Labeotropheus trewavasae "Thumbi West Red Top") Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aq...
View full detailsDragon Blood Peacock (Aulonocara sp. "Dragon Blood") Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums in Canada. ...
View full detailsNgara Flametail Peacock (Aulonocara stuartgranti "Ngara") Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums in Canada...
View full detailsNkhomo-Benga Peacock (Aulonocara baenschi) Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums in Canada. The N...
View full detailsSulfurhead Peacock (Aulonocara maylandi) Quarantined specialty cichlid for carefully planned freshwater aquariums in Canada. The Sul...
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