Their name stands for rock dweller in the native language so these fish are most at home among large rocks along the shoreline of the lakeyou have seen them most likely in videos where there are hundreds of them bunched in one place but contrary to this they are very territorial and very few species tend to school together.

Mbuna lake malawi cichlids list. Subtypes like bumblebee cichlid pseudotropheus crabro golden cichlid melanochromis auratus red zebra cichlid maylandia estherae and blue zebra maylandia callainos usually the best choice for lake malawi themed aquarium. The mbuna group is endemic to lake malawi. List of mbuna genus.

Notable mbuna cichlids abactochromis oliver arnegard 2010 cyathochromis trewavas 1935 cynotilapia regan 1922 genyochromis trewavas 1935 gephyrochromis boulenger 1901 iodotropheus oliver loiselle 1972 labeotropheus ahl 1926 labidochromis trewavas 1935 maylandia meyer foerster 1984. Popular lake malawi cichlids auloncara. Commonly known as peacocks auloncara come in a wide variety of species and are some of the most beautiful.