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This past July at the annual American Cichlid Association (ACA) convention in Cincinnati, OH, I was introduced to Craig Storms. He is a bit of an outlier in the fish keeping hobby because he is the only long-time fish keeper I know who maintained multiple tanks before he was 10 years old. Since that time, he has mostly focused on cichlids, primarily Tanganyikans.
Early yesterday evening, I was looking through the fish list of one of my favorite online vendors. I always eagerly look forward to new fish lists when they come out. After keeping cichlids for more than two decades, I still get excited about the thought of buying new fish. When I look at these lists, I see fish that I would love to work with. Then I am reminded why I don’t. Many years ago, I established a cichlid keeping niche and I’ve stuck to it. Why? Keep reading.
A few days ago, a school teacher in Pennsylvania reached out to me. Mike Krautzel teaches an elective Horticulture and Aquaculture class at Garnet Valley Middle School. It’s as much a year-round project as it is a single course, which focuses on various flora and fauna around the world. It is such a popular course that hundreds of students sign up for it each year. Mike contacted me thinking I might have some cichlid caves that I would be willing to donate for part of their project.
Yes, I have a blind cichlid, a Neolamprologus cylindricus to be exact.
How do I know he’s blind? Observation.