This page is a listing (ordered by date, most recent first) of the people who have been gracious enough to be interviewed for the blog, some more than once. They are all associated with cichlids and/or fish keeping in some manner. The list includes scientists, hobbyists, business owners, breeders, and others.
Kim Pedersen Hobbyist and fish collector 9/24/26
Mike Helford Hobbyist 9/10/26
Evan Rifkind Hobbyist 8/10/26
Christine Keys Hobbyist 7/25/26
Matt Quinn Hobbyist and fish collector 4/12/26
Chuck Rambo Hobbyist 3/30/26
Rick Borstein Hobbyist 3/10/26
Mo Devlin (#2) Hobbyist and photographer 2/26/26
Larry Johnson Importer and hobbyist 2/18/26
Mike McKinney Hobbyist 2/10/26
Kwan Ming Tam Hobbyist 1/20/26
Heinz Büscher Scientist and photographer 1/1/26
Dr. Ronald Oldfield Faculty, Case Western Reserve University 8/14/25
Darron Allred Hobbyist and business owner 8/27/25
Dr. Hans Hofmann (#2) Faculty, University of Texas, Austin 8/4/25
Diana Walstad Scientist, hobbyist, and author 7/11/25
Pam Chin (#4) Hobbyist and founding member of Babes in the Cichlid Hobby 6/12/25
Mike Laan Hobbyist 5/15/25
Dr. Sam Borstein (#2) Faculty, Texas State University 2/15/25
Craig Storms Hobbyist and developer of AquaristSpecies.net 11/10/24
Peter George Hobbyist 10/11/24
Dr. Ron Coleman Faculty, California State University, Sacramento 8/12/24
Ben Ochart (#2) Hobbyist and Youtuber 6/18/24
Richard (Dick) Stratton Fish hobby pioneer and author 1/25/24
Caroline Estes Hobbyist and co-founder of Babes in the Cichlid Hobby 10/09/23
Lawrence Kent Hobbyist and fish collector 9/20/23
Chris Carpenter (#2) Hobbyist and Grand Valley Aquarium Club officer 8/11/23
Dr. Fabrizia Ronco Zoologist and evolutionary biologist 8/1/23
Lew Carbone Hobbyist 3/31/23
Karen Haas Hobbyist 1/06/23
Andy Hudson Hobbyist 12/08/22
Dave Schumacher (#2) Owner, Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish 11/29/22
Judith Weinberg Hobbyist 11/18/22
Mike Wise Hobbyist, author, and speaker 8/30/22
Dr. Wolfgang Staeck Ichthyologist and hobbyist 6/21/22
Pam Chin (#3) Hobbyist and founding member of Babes in the Cichlid Hobby 5/16/22
Don Danko Hobbyist and OCA Board of Trustee member 1/28/22
Lee Newman Hobbyist and Curator of Tropics at Vancouver Aquarium 11/29/21
Ben Ochart YouTuber and hobbyist 6/30/21
Dr. Alan DeAngelo Editor of ACA News and hobbyist 4/26/21
Dr. Alex Jordan Research scientist and hobbyist, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior 3/27/21
Brantley and Jodi Berry Owners of Pleco Caves 11/04/20
Mike Tuccinardi Senior Editor and Associate Publisher of AMAZONAS Magazine (English version) 10/19/20
Ron Soucy Owner, Aquarium Fish Depot 9/15/20
Dr. Scott Juntti Faculty, University of Maryland, College Park 7/04/20
Sam Garcia, Jr.(#2) Owner, Scalz Fine Art and Illustration 6/15/20
Jeff Turner President, Boyd Enterprises – maker of Chemi-pure 6/06/20
Drs. Chloé Laubu and François-Xavier Dechaume-Moncharmont Researcher, University of Burgundy, Faculty, University of Lyon 2/24/20
Jay Wilson Hobbyist, Owner of NorthFinUSA 1/30/20
Oliver Lucanus Aquarist, Conservationist, Proprietor of Below Water 1/11/20
Lisa & Martin Hoeber Owners, Super Cichlids 12/05/19
Dr. Hans Hofmann Faculty, University of Texas, Austin 8/07/19
Chris Carpenter Hobbyist and Vice President of Grand Valley Aquarium Club 7/18/19
Dave Schumacher Owner, Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish 6/20/19
Robert Pereda Owner, DiscusGuy 4/08/19
Pam Chin (#2) Founding member, Babes in the Cichlid Hobby 2/08/19
Steve Rybicki Owner, Angels Plus 11/06/18
Josh Cunningham Owner, Cunningham Cichlids 9/01/18
Dr. Todd Streelman Faculty, Georgia Institute of Technology 8/24/18
Paul Butler Founder, Cichlid Keeping Done Right Facebook Group 4/27/18
J. R. Shute Co-founder, Conservation Fisheries, Inc. 3/29/18
Juan Miguel Artigas Azas Founder, The Cichlid Room Companion 3/15/18
Ted Judy Ted’s Fishroom 12/13/17
Lisa Hoeber Co-owner, Super Cichlids 11/30/17
Greg Steeves Hobbyist and President, Federation of Texas Aquarium Societies 8/21/17
Dr. Peter Hurd Faculty, University of Alberta, Canada 7/31/17
Dr. Karen Maruska Faculty, Louisiana State University 2/12/17
Mike Drawdy Manager, Imperial Tropicals 1/06/17
Les Wilson Founding Partner, Cobalt Aquatics 12/22/16
Daryl Hutchins Editor, Buntbarsche Bulletin 9/21/16
Pam Chin Founding member, Babes in the Cichlid Hobby 4/25/16
John Carlin Producer and Host, Fincasters 3/02/16
Sam Garcia, Jr. Owner, Scalz Fine Art and Illustration 2/02/16
Sam Borstein Ph.D. student and Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 10/23/15
Morrell Devlin Proprietor, Aquamojo.com 8/18/15
Don Zilliox Hobbyist 8/08/15
Ralph Cabage Owner, Aquarium Life Support Systems 6/18/15