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If you’re a conservationist, you are probably aware of the Red List of threatened species that is produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). I have posted about it numerous times. You can search the blog for those posts. Just enter IUCN in either search tool.
The 2026 Ohio Cichlid Association (OCA) Extravaganza is right around the corner. If you’ve never been to this annual event, I encourage you to give it a shot.
When it comes to the blog interviews, I would be doing you, the reader, a disservice if I only targeted cichlidophiles in the United States. Fortunately, I’ve been able to interview fish keepers from all over the globe. In fact, today’s interviewee hails from Denmark. If you keep Lake Victoria cichlids, then you have probably heard of him – Kim Pedersen.
NOTE: All photos by Kim Pedersen unless otherwise noted.
Earlier this summer, I posted about dither fish. In fact, I am a big proponent of them and use them frequently.
My established breeding pair of Amatitlania nanolutea have apparently taken a break from spawning. For almost a year, I was getting fry about every eight weeks. The last brood was the first week of June…over 90 days ago.
I have posted several times in the past about fish enrichment and how I am a huge proponent. The journal Applied Animal Behavior Science recently published a study focusing on the use of artificial aquarium plants as a source of enrichment. Full reference at the bottom of the post.
Getting the opportunity to capture a piece of a hobbyist’s cichlid journey is a privilege that I don’t take lightly. And today’s interviewee, Mike Helford, has had quite the journey.
Following up on the previous post about cichlid resources, I thought I would query you, the reader, with this one. The previous post focused mostly on online content and the wide range of targeted audiences.
Yesterday, I was thinking about writing a piece for the Buntbarsche Bulletin. I haven’t submitted anything to them in a while.
Because I have become so enamored with the custom ~34g I ordered in August 2025, I decided to get another one. I ordered it this week from Glasscages. You can read more about that tank here.