Parrot cichlids are controversial fish. Matt Clarke takes an open-minded look at them and answers some of the most common questions. Parrot cichlids don't have a scientific name, as such, as they're ...

Few tropical fish stir up as much emotion as the Parrot cichlid, says Jeremy Gay. But should they be avoided? I remember the first time I saw a Parrot cichlid. It was in an advertisement in PFK in ...

Indonesia is tackling a cow milk shortage by turning to the sea. 'Fish milk,' not actual milk but protein-rich fish roe, is being processed into a flavored drink for school lunch programs.

By studying a highly social, very hierarchical fish species, cichlids, scientists have now found that social stress raises oxidative stress in the brains of low-status fish. Male cichlids have a ...

In social fish like cichlids, status is everything. High-status males are territorial and colorful – they defend territories and reproduce with females. Low-status males, which are less colorful and ...

Japanese mythology suggests that the appearance of the fish can signify impending earthquakes: Many have even wondered if reports of a dozen oarfish washing up on various parts of Japan’s coast ...

This is thought to be a predatory stance that allows the fish to see the silhouette of its prey in waters above," Allcock said. "There is additional footage of them swimming horizontally ...