Some “large”-eyed creatures caught their attention — and turned out to be two new species. Scuba divers visited several spots at Lake Malawi in 2016 to search for cichlid fish, George Turner ...

Behavioural experiments in shell-dwelling cichlid fish reveal evolutionary adaptations in parents and offspring that control the timing of emergence from the nest. To mimic the empty snail shells ...

D-printed snail shells provide insights into the brood care of cichlidsShell-dwelling cichlids take intense care of their offspring, which they raise ...

Shell-dwelling cichlids are known for their remarkable parental care, raising their young in abandoned snail shells.

Over 1,800 species of cichlid fish live in Africa’s Rift Valleys lakes. In this crowded world, many cichlid species use ‘mouth-brooding’ to both incubate their eggs, and protect their young.

But who or what decides when it is time for the young to leave? A team in Herwig Baier`s research department has studied this in cichlids. These fish are particularly interesting because, unlike many ...