Okwangoku, malunga neentlobo ezingama-200 zama-cichlids ayaziwa, nangona bonke bengabemi be-aquariums. Nangona intlanzi eyaziwayo, ezifana ne-scaly kunye ne-discus, nazo zimeli zolu hlobo. I-Scalaria , ebizwa nangokuthi i- angelfish , inomzimba ogqityiweyo kunye neengqungquthela eziphezulu kunye namaqhekeza angamaxesha amade, anikezela intlanzi into engavamile yokuhlobisa. Ukongezelela, umbala ongqinqiweyo kumbala weentlanzi uhlawulelwa ubukho beembalo ezijikelezayo emzimbeni, oguqula umbala ngokuxhomekeka kwintliziyo yeentlanzi.
Zifana nesakhiwo kwi-discus (igama livela kwisiLatini igama elithi "disk"), kodwa banombala ogqithisiweyo wombala.
Kwaye ngoku ngamagama ambalwa malunga nabameli abangabonakaliyo bamaCichlids.
Iintlobo zeentlanzi ze-Aquarium zeentlanzi
Masiqale ngeentlobo ze-cichlids zaseMalawi. Eyona nto idume kakhulu kwaye iyaqhelekileyo phakathi kwezilwanyana zeentlanzi yi-dolphin eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ebizwa ngokuba negama layo ngenxa yokutshatyalaliswa kwayo kwiindiza ezinokubunjwa kwentloko. Intlanzi inemibala ebomvu, ephakathi kwendoda ephezulu, xa ivuyayo, iya kuba yintsundu ebomvu. Ngexesha lokuzalisa, abesilisa banendawo ephuzi emabunzini abo kunye nobumnyama obumnyama, phantse abamnyama, amaqela emacaleni abo. Into ekhethekileyo malunga nawo onke ama-cichlids aseMalavia (ngendlela, abameli beentlanzi zibizwa ngokuba ngama-cichlids aseAfrika, njengokuba isiqithi saseMalawi singumthombo wendalo wamanzi, esisekuhlaleni kwe-Afrika) yi-female's carrying caviar emlonyeni wakhe. Kule meko, uhlobo lwesigxobo (okanye isikhwama) sakhiwa kumaqhawe ajikeleze umqala, apho amaqanda amakhulu ahlaselwa iiveki ezingama-3-4. Ngeli xesha, ibhinqa liyanqabela ngokupheleleyo.
Cichlids zaseMelika
Zonke iintlobo zama-cichlids aseMelika zibala inani elingaphaya kwama-50. Abameli abaqaqambileyo beentlobo zeentlanzi banokuqwalaselwa njengabalandeli be-discus, kunye ne-geofagus. I-Geofagus yintlanzi ephakathi, enendlela yokuthakazelisa. Ubutha isihlabathi emlonyeni wakhe aze atye amachule, ama-molluscs amancinci, i-algae apho isityalo sakhula khona, kwaye emva koko, ukugwinya inxalenye edliwayo, ikhupha iindawo ezidliwayo.
Kukho iintlobo ze geofagus:
- i-redheads (abesilisa ephezulu kwinxalenye yentloko inombala obomvu, kwaye umbala jikelele weentlanzi unokuhluka ngokuxhomekeka kwimoya yayo esuka kwesilivere esiliva ukuya kumnquma wegolide);
- Surinese;
- I-Brazilian (ummeli okhuselekileyo wezilwanyana);
- geofagus shtayndahnera.
Zonke zazo ziyizilwanyana ezidliwayo kwaye zifuna iimeko ezikhethekileyo zokuvalelwa.