A halin yanzu, kimanin nau'i 200 na cichlids sun san, ko da yake ba dukkanin su mazaunan aquariums ne ba. Ko da irin wannan sanannun kifi, irin su scaly da discus, su ma wakilan wannan nau'in. Scalarians , wanda ake kira angelfish , suna da jiki mai laushi wanda yake da ƙananan dorsal da kuma tsalle-tsalle da kuma tsalle-tsalle masu tsayi, wanda ya ba kifi abu mai ban sha'awa. Bugu da ƙari, iyakar launi a cikin launi na kifi yana biya ta wurin kasancewa a cikin jiki, wanda ya canza launin dangane da yanayi na kifaye.
Suna kama da tsarin ma'aunin tattaunawa (sunan yana fito ne daga kalmar Latin "faifai"), amma suna da launi mai launi.
Kuma yanzu 'yan kalmomi game da mafi yawan wakilan cichlids.
Kayan kifi kifaye na cichlids
Bari mu fara tare da nau'ikan Malawi na cichlids. Mafi shahararrun mutane da yawa a cikin masu kare nau'in nau'in kifaye shine samfurin blue, wanda ya samu sunansa saboda irin wannan kamala da aka yi da dolphins a siffar kai. Kifi yana da launi mai launin launi, wanda a cikin babban namiji, lokacin farin ciki, ya juya cikin duhu. Yayinda ake yaduwa, maza suna da rawaya a goshinsu da duhu mai duhu, kusan baƙar fata, sashi a garesu. Wani fasali na kusan dukkanin cichlids na Malavian (ta hanyar, wakilan wannan nau'in kifi ne ake kira Cichlids na Afrika, kamar tafkin Malawi ne tafkin ruwa na ruwa, wanda ke kan iyakokin Afrika) shine ɗaukar caviar ta mace a bakinta. A wannan yanayin, irin jaka (ko jaka) an kafa a cikin mata a kusa da makogwaro, inda aka ƙera manyan ƙwai don 3-4 makonni. A wannan lokacin, mace ta ƙi yarda da ciyar.
Amurka cichlids
Duk nau'i na nau'i na cichlids na Amurka fiye da 50. Mafi yawan wakilan wannan nau'in kifi za a iya la'akari da Siffofin da tattaunawa da aka ambata a sama, da geofagus. Geofagus shine kifi mai yawa, wanda yana nuna hanyar da za ta ciyar. Ta tara yashi a cikin bakinta da kuma tsantsa larvae, kananan molluscs, algae da abin da yashi ya girma, sa'an nan kuma, ya haɗiye abincin da ake ci, ya zubar da hanzari.
Akwai irin wannan geofagus:
- Maƙalar (maza a saman ɓangaren suna da jan wuri, kuma launi gaba na kifi na iya bambanta dangane da yanayinta daga azurfa mai tsabta ga zaitun na zinariya);
- Surinamese;
- Brazilian (mafi girman wakilin jinsunan);
- geofagus shtayndahnera.
Dukansu suna cikin jinsin jinsin dabbobi kuma suna buƙatar yanayi na musamman na tsare.