AFRICAN CICHLIDS.
Order Perciformes
Family Cichlidae
Subfamily ( Pseudocrenilabrinae )
Genus Schwetzochromis
— Schwetzochromis neodon [Poll, 1948]. Synonyms: Haplochromis rheophilus, Neopharynx, Neochromis neodon. Congo. 9 cm. The entire body features brown and whitish stripes. The beginning of the dorsal fin is black. The male during spawning is darker and more intensely colored. It is an active fish, feeding on vegetation.
Genus Stomatepia
— Stomatepia mariae [Holly, 1930]. (English — Nsess). Cameroon, Lake Barombi-Mbo. 14 cm, female is smaller. This fish has a pike-like appearance. The coloration is mainly greenish-brown, but during spawning, they turn pitch black. Females range from bronze to almost black. Males are larger than females. Not a very aggressive fish and relatively timid. Do not keep with aggressive cichlids. The aquarium should be decorated with stones, including flat ones for spawning. Juveniles grow quite fast. T 25-27°C.
— Stomatepia pindu [Trewavas, 1935]. Cameroon, Lake Barombi-Mbo. Male 12 cm, female 9 cm. Males have a bronze-green body, while females range from bronze to almost black. Dominant males are deeper-bodied. They can change color very quickly when threatened or excited, turning velvety black. Best kept in a species aquarium that allows for successful spawning.
The fish pay little attention to conspecifics and can be kept in a group. They do not touch plants. The diet consists mainly of live and frozen foods, supplemented with high-quality pellets or flakes. The male digs a small crater in the sand during spawning. The female incubates eggs in her mouth. T 26-28°C; dH 4-12°; pH 7.7-8.2.
Sarotherodon galilaeus, linnellii, lohbergeri, melanotheron.
Pelvicachromis sacrimontis, subocellatus, taeniatus. 
