Forget those old days when reading magazines is the only first key to raising a fish. With the inception of the Internet, a fish hobbyist can immediately search for forums and blogs, which allows him to communicate with other fish lovers. Almost everything you need and you want to understand is published online. One of the most-researched fishes online is about African Cichlids. This type of cichlid is one of the most popular and the most colorful aquarium fishes in the world. There are over six hundred species of African cichlids and they live in Lake Malawi, Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika.