| Introdution | 11 |
| 1. The Lakes | 15 |
| 2. Rocks and Islands | 31 |
| 3. Peuculiarities of African Lake Cichlids | 39 |
| 4. How Cichlids Feed | 47 |
| 5. Breeding African Lake Cichlids | 71 |
| 6. Breeding African Cichlids in the Aquarium | 99 |
| 7. Diseases and Parasites | 107 |
| 8. Identifying African lake cichlids | 111 |
| 9. Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika | 115 |
| 10. Cichlids of Lake Malawi | 123 |
| Illustrations Index | 379 |