Welcome to Namakate Aquatics

Hi ,my name is Izak Louw and I just want to say thank you for visiting our online store. I am the owner of Namakate Aquatics , a registered Commercial Ornamental fish farm , specializing in the culturing of Lake Malawian Cichlids in Namibia since 2017. Namakate Aquatics cultures over 54 species of Lake Malawian Cichlids commercially. We only supply via wholesale to Aquatic Stores in Namibia . Namakate Aquatics also is a registered sole importer of Lake Malawian Cichlids with the Namibian Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries. My love for Lake Malawian Cichlids started during 2002 , as a teenager visiting my local Aquatic Store. Purchasing my first " Mbuna " species, and starting to research about all of the cichlid species found in Lake Malawi , I became addicted. They do have a special place in my heart. My outlook is to culture Lake Malawian cichlids as a naturalist , and to share them with fellow aquarist. I also do scientific work for the Blue Earth Institution as a board member. The Blue Earth Institution is an organization focusing on the preservation of Lake Malawian Cichlids. The preservation of Lake Malawian Cichlids is of paramount importance in todays world where the Lake , as a functioning ecosystem is in decline year after year. Looking back in hindsight , the Lake is slowly fading away. 

Species that we culture:

Metriaclima aurora “N’kolongwe ”           

Metriaclima estherae “Minos Reef” OB, O, MC + Standard                                                                                                     

Metriaclima fainzilberi “Luwino Reef”                                                                                                                                                             

Metriaclima callainos “Chindunga Rocks” O Morph + Standard

Metriaclima melissa “Chewere”

Metriaclima usisyae “Mara Rocks”

Metriaclima mbenji “Mbenji” OB, MC + Standard

Metriaclima pyrsonotos “Nakantenga” O Morph + Standard

Labeotropheus fuelleborni “Thumbi West” OB, O, MC + Standard

Labeotropheus fuelleborni “Katale Island”

Labeotropheus trewavasae “Chilumba” OB + Standard

Labeotropheus trewavasae “Thumbi West” OB + Standard

Labidochromis caeruleus “Kakusa”

Labidochromis chisumulae “Chizumulu Island”

Labidochromis sp. 'hongi' “Hongi Island”

Petrotilapia sp. 'yellow chin' “Mbenji”

Tropheops sp. 'membe' “Likoma Island”

Tropheops sp. 'chilumba' “Chilumba”

Tropheops sp. 'red cheek' “Likoma Island”

Cynotilapia sp. 'hara' “Gallireya Reef”

Cynotilapia sp. 'maleri' “Nakantenga”

Cynotilapia zebroides “Cobwe”

Chindongo demasoni “Pombo Rocks”

Chindongo saulosi “Taiwan Reef”

Chindongo sp. 'elongatus spot' “Hai Reef”

Metriaclima koningsi “Membe Point”

Melanochromis dialeptos “Gome”

Labidochromis joanjohnsonae “Likoma Island”

Pseudotropheus sp. 'polit' “Lions Cove”

Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos “Maingano”

Pseudotropheus johannii “Gome”

Pseudotropheus sp. 'perspicax tanzania' “Puulu”

Iodotropheus sprengerae “Boadzulu”

Gephyrochromis lawsi “Nkhata Bay”

Cyrtocara moorii

Cheilochromis euchilus “Mbenji”

Fossorochromis rostratus “Otter Point”

Otopharynx lithobates “Zimbawe Rocks”

Sciaenochromis fryeri “Maleri”

Tramitichromis lituris “Mdoka”

Aulonocara stuartgranti "Mbowe"

Aulonocara sp. 'stuartgranti maleri' “Nakantenga Island”

Aulonocara jacobfreibergi “Undu Reef”

Aulonocara sp. 'lwanda' “Hai Reef”

Placidochromis phenochilus “Mdoka”

Placidochromis sp. 'phenochilus tanzania' “Lupingu”

Placidochromis milomo "Mbenji Island"

Placidochromis electra “Likoma Island”

Protomelas sp. 'steveni imperial' “Nkhata Bay”

Protomelas sp. 'spilonotus tanzania' “Liuli”

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Izak D Louw    
The Namakate Aquatics Team