Lake Victoria is one of the Rift Valley lakes on the African continent, and just like the other Rift Valley lakes, Lake Victoria is popular among aquarists for its wide range of beautiful fish species.
Cichlids are very common in Lake Victoria, and a lot of the cichlid species are endemic to the lake. Cichlids have adapted to all the different habitats in the lake and display a wide range of different looks and behaviors.
Some Lake Victoria cichlids are found along the shores where they inhabit caves and crevices, while other species prefer the open waters or the sandy bottom and its abandoned shells. Estimations show that there are at least 200 different cichlid species in Lake Victoria, and many scientists and aquarists suspect that they will find even more species in the future since Lake Victoria is far from thoroughly explored by science. Pollution, over-fishing and a disturbed eco-system do however threaten the wild life in Lake Victoria and many species might die out before we have a chance to discover them.
Due to this there has been alot of discussion into a ban of fishing in the lake.