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Renowned Cichlid Expert to Speak in Portland, Oregon
May 7th
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
Blank Park Zoo in Iowa Adds 700 Gallon African Cichlid Tank
Jul 6th
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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