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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / November 2004Cichlids Forums ?
Are there any Cichlid forums around ? Do a search for amateur cichlids, a poster here on this group, he has a wonderful website, ...........http://www.fishaholics.org/index.php -- "In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an antisymmetric, second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was good." > Are there any Cichlid forums around ? www.cichlid-forum.com springs to mind www.cichlid-forum.com is probably the largest, most visited cichlid site in the world. > www.cichlid-forum.com springs to mind > www.cichlid-forum.com is probably the largest, most visited cichlid site > in > the world. Yes it is indeed. But remember, just because you read it on the internet, doesn't make it accurate. ;-) Tim www.fishaholics.org Tim, I fully agree. There is a lot of misinformation floating around. I've read stuff on cichlid forum about stocking levels that made me gasp. Overall the site is a very good one, especially the forum. ACA also opened a forum recently that isn't bad too. Best bet is to invest in some quality books by some experts. J > > www.cichlid-forum.com is probably the largest, most visited cichlid site > > in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Tim > www.fishaholics.org > Tim, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > J The ACA site has been around for a while, it's just not real active. That could change if they get some dedicated members. Even though I disagree with some of the recommendations of the Cichlid-Forum, there are a lot of experienced people there who for the most part give out good advice. The admins are great people and have done a lot of work on the site. I agree completely about books being the best source of information, provided you get the right authors. For a general all around book, "Enjoying Cichlids 2nd edition - Edited by Ad Konings" is awesome. For just keeping Tanganyikans, "Tanganyika Cichlids, Back to Nature - by Ad Konings", for Malawi cichlids "Malawi Cichlids, Back to Nature - by Ad Konings", for West African Cichlids "The Cichlids Fishes of Western Africa - by Anton Lamboj". This book is just recently availalbe begining of this year in english. An excellent source of information. The "Aquaria Atlas by Dr Rudiger Riehl and Hans A Baensch" is also a good generla info source. That's just some of my favorites. ;-) Tim http://www.fishaholics.org Also, a good Tanganyikan site: http://www.duboisi.com The ACA forum couldn't have been up for more than a few months or so. It would be great if there were more folks on that site, although there are some informed folks there as well. The books you recommended are all quite good. I've been trying to get Anton's book for awhile but it's hard to come by. If you source out a place with that one, send me an email. Thanks. J > > Tim, > > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Also, a good Tanganyikan site: http://www.duboisi.com > The ACA forum couldn't have been up for more than a few months or so. > It would be great if there were more folks on that site, although > there are some informed folks there as well. The books you > recommended are all quite good. I've been trying to get Anton's book > for awhile but it's hard to come by. If you source out a place with > that one, send me an email. for West African Cichlids "The Cichlids Fishes of Western >> Africa - by Anton Lamboj". If it is the above book you are looking for it is on sale here. http://www.tropicalfishfinder.co.uk/books_detail.asp?id=48#buy HTH.  SignatureDon`t Worry, Be Happy Sandy -- E-Mail:- news@ftscotland.co.uk Website:- http://www.ftscotland.co.uk Looking for a webhost? Try http://www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=2966019 Thanks for the link, however, Ordering from the UK, where I once lived is not really a viable option since I'm in Canada. Plus their price equates to approximately $100 which in my opinion is highly over priced. I know that this book is pricey anyhow, upwards of $75 in Canada when it's available. But paying 33% more is just a BIT out of my price range. If you find another link in the US or Canada please let me know. Thanks. > > The ACA forum couldn't have been up for more than a few months or so. > > It would be great if there were more folks on that site, although [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > HTH. > Thanks for the link, however, Ordering from the UK, where I once > lived is not really a viable option since I'm in Canada. Plus their [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > of my price range. If you find another link in the US or Canada > please let me know. Thanks. This one? http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/The_News/What's_New/Book_Promo:_%3Ci%3EThe_Cichl id_Fishes_of_Western_Africa%3C%10i%3E_by_Dr._Anton_Lamboj/ SignatureDon`t Worry, Be Happy Sandy -- E-Mail:- news@ftscotland.co.uk Website:- http://www.ftscotland.co.uk Looking for a webhost? Try http://www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=2966019 > This one? > > http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/The_News/What's_New/Book_Promo:_%3Ci%3EThe_Cichl id_Fishes_of_Western_Africa%3C%10i%3E_by_Dr._Anton_Lamboj/ I got my copy from Randall at apistogramma.com. Great group of informative people there. ;-) Tim http://www.fishaholics.org I tried Randall, but he's all out of stock. > > This one? http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/The_News/What's_New/Book_Promo:_%3Ci%3EThe_Cichl id_Fishes_of_Western_Africa%3C%10i%3E_by_Dr._Anton_Lamboj/ > I got my copy from Randall at apistogramma.com. Great group of informative > people there. ;-) > Tim > http://www.fishaholics.org Yeah, they're out as well. > > Thanks for the link, however, Ordering from the UK, where I once > > lived is not really a viable option since I'm in Canada. Plus their [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > This one? http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/The_News/What's_New/Book_Promo:_%3Ci%3EThe_Cichl id_Fishes_of_Western_Africa%3C%10i%3E_by_Dr._Anton_Lamboj/ > Tim, > I fully agree. There is a lot of misinformation floating around. I've read > stuff on cichlid forum about stocking levels that made me gasp. Overall the > site is a very good one, especially the forum. ACA also opened a forum > recently that isn't bad too. Best bet is to invest in some quality books by > some experts. If you refer to the "Cookie Cutter" setups given on cichlid-forum, trust me, many people in the actual forum section have commented on how insane some of those are. Supposedly they're going to update, but haven't seen any action on that at all. So I would definately view their article section with a critical eye. The forum section does have some good people for various types of cichlids like Tanganyikans, but again it's always good to look for multiple opinions on multiple sites before doing much. And of course when it comes to living creatures, there's always individual personalities, particularly when it comes to stocking, that can make even a supposedly "good match" go horribly awry. Skozzy wrote: > Are there any Cichlid forums around ? There's a great one at www.cichlidfish.com. Very active and informative, although the most active forums there are Oscar-specific. If anyone here in the NGs has wondered where I went -- there i am! The ".Edu" meens i are smart --Mark Stone http://www.cichlidfish.com/portal/forums > Are there any Cichlid forums around ? this is my personal favorite. http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquarium/fish_list.html Rick A list of some Cichlid Forums http://www.cichlidfish.com/portal/forums http://www.cjexotics.com/yabbse/index.php http://www.worldcichlids.com/yabbse/index.php http://www.cichliddepot.com http://www.theoscarspot.com http://www.Cichlid-Forum.com http://www.cichlidfish.com/portal/forums |
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