Chilids are amazing fishes from the family cichlidae. There are at least 1300 species of fishes in this family making it in of the largest vertebrate families and many species which belong to this family are yet to be discovered. The totally number of species in this group is therefore not clear. Many species cichlids are main food fishes and many other species of cihlids such as angelfish, Oscars and discus are really valued in aquarium. Chilids belong to the family of vertebrate having the largest number of endangered species. They are found in freshwater. Algae, plants and other small animals are the main part of Cichlids diet.
