What is a Cichlid fish?
Cichlid fish , any of in excess of 1,300 types of fishes of the family Cichlidae (request Perciformes), a considerable lot of which are famous aquarium fishes. Cichlids are essentially freshwater fishes and are found in tropical America, central area Africa and Madagascar, and southern Asia. Most of species are African, showing up in extraordinary variety in the significant African lakes. Cichlids are somewhat profound bodied and have one nostril (as opposed to the standard two) on each side of the head. The horizontal line is broken, and there are at least three butt-centric spines. They by and large have adjusted tails and, however sizable for aquarium fishes, typically don't develop longer than around 30 cm (12 inches). In numerous species, the back edges of the dorsal and butt-centric balances are pointed and the pelvic balances are stretched. Contingent upon the species, cichlids range from veggie lover to predatory. They are noted for their mind boggling mating and rearing ...