Cichlid Breeding

If you’re in Portland, don’t make plans for this Saturday afternoon (May 8th), as world renowned cichlid expert will speak at an event sponsored by the Greater Portland Aquarium Society at 2 p.m.

Ad Konings is an ichthyologist, author, publisher, photographer and environmentalist, who trained in medicine and biology. He is best known for his research on African rift lake cichlids. Konings is the founder of Cichlid Press, a line of guidebooks that are the standard reference on African cichlids. He is a popular speaker and has traveled the world lecture circuit.

The event will be at the Friendship Masonic Temple at 5626 N.E. Alameda Street in Portland. It is free for members of GPAS; $5 for non-members.

Via  Oregon Live

Two new species of eartheater have been described by Brazilian ichthyologists in the Tocantins River. The new Geophagus cichlid species have been named Geophagus neambi and Geophagus sveni.

Geophagus sveni has not yet been encountered in the aquarium trade, but Geophagus neambi may in fact be the species seen in the aquarium trade as Geophagus sp. “Aereos”.

Two New Geophagus Species Described via Practical Fishkeeping

Geophagus neambi

A new app in the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch allows you to have a pet cichlid wherever you go, and for just $0.99. The iQuarium app featues a cute Parrot Cichlid which you can feed, care for and play with.

“iQuarium is not a usual game - it’s so much more than that! It is a virtual tank in your pocket with a very smart and thirsty for attention Parrot Cichlid fish living in it!

Keep the fish happy by feeding it and playing with it and observe how your water pet companion reacts to your actions and how it grows healthy and strong! Remember - it depends entirely on you what kind of personality this fish will develop! And as it is a living creature without your attention and a proper treatment it might fall ill and even die.

Oh, and don’t forget that the fish tank needs your attention as well! As time passes by you will find new decorative items available in your inventory so you can arrange your aquarium space whatever way you like. What’s more, rocks, plants and any other decorations providing hiding places for your fish will gain its appreciation and make it happy.”

Check Out iQuarium

Industry and Investment NSW Aquatic Biosecurity and Risk Management acting manager Melissa Walker said pearl cichlids or pearl eartheaters (Geophagus braziliensis), were reported in Murwillumbah and Uki in late 2008.

“In recent months we’ve received new reports of the pest fish being spotted near Dum Dum on the Tweed River and again at Doon Doon Creek, below Clarrie Hall Dam, on a tributary of the Tweed River.”

Ms Walker said there were concerns about the impacts the pearl cichlid would have if it became more widespread in the river system.

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The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa has added a 700 gallon freshwater aquarium for 150 African Cichlids to its Discovery Center. The selected Cichlids come from the Mbuna and Utaka groups from Lake Malawi, on the borders of Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania in southeastern Africa. Chad Comer, the zoo’s Animal Curator, says that they have recreated the Cichlids rocky habitat.

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