Mainly Cichlids News Page

Updated July 26, 2007

On this page I will be posting any news of Mainly Cichlids.

Here are the results from the fish that I entered at the ACA Convention in Sacramento (Blue is 1st, Red 2nd, White with a black border 3rd, White without a border did not place):

Class	Division A - New World Cichlids

3	Apistogramma, Biotecus, Crenicara, Nannacara, Microgeophagus, Taeniacara	Apistogramma eunotus “Big Tail”	Apistogramma baenschi

4	Astronotus, Cichla, Crenicichla, Herotilapia, Neetroplus, Uaru, Petenia	Astronotus ocellatus	Crenicichla regani	Hypselecara temporalis

6	Cichlasoma Under 6"	Archocentrus sp. Honduran Red Point	Archocentrus centrarchus

7	Cichlasoma Over 6"	Herichthys bocourti

Class	Division B - Non-Rift Lake Old World Cichlids

8	Nanachromis, Parananachromis, Anomalchromis, Pelvicachromis, Steatocranus, Teleogramma, Limbochromis, Lamprologus	Lamprologus congoensis	Pelvicachromis taeniatus "Lokoundje"

10	Lake Victoria and Lake Kivu species	Pundamilla nyererei "Igombi"

11	Tilapia, Chromidotilapia, Sarotherodon, Hemichromis, and Division B cichlids not listed above	Tilapia brevamanus	Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus


	Best of Division B	Tilapia brevamanus


Class	Division C - Rift Lake Old World Cichlids

12	Pseudotropheus and Melanochromis	Pseudotropheus barlowi

14	Aulonocara	Aulonocara masoni	Aulonocara heuseri	Aulonocara jacobfreibergi "Otter Point"	Aulonocara sp. "Lwanda Red Top"	Aulonocara stuartgranti "Blue Neon Mozambique"

15	Lake Malawi Haplochromines	Copadichromis borleyi "Lumbria"

17	Julidochromis, Chalinochromis, Telmatochromis and other Tanganyikan substrate spawners not listed elsewhere	Julidochromis regani "Zambian yellow"

18	Lake Tanganyika featherfins and their allies including Cyathopharynx, Ophthalmotilapia, Cunningtonia, Aulocranus, Callochromis, Cyprichromis, Paracyprichromis, Ctenochromis, and Xenotilapia	Cyprichromis leptosoma "Kekese"	Cyprichromis leptosoma "Kerenge Is."	Paracyprichromis nigripinnis "Neon Blue"

19	Tropheus, Petrochromis, Cyphotilapia, Tanganyikan goby cichlids, and other Tanganyikan mouthbooders not listed elsewhere.	Tropheus moorii "Murago"	Tropheus moorii "Ilangi"	Tropheus sp. Black "Ikola"


	Best of Show	Tilapia brevamanus

Many of you have asked for new pics of the fishroom since I completed the second floor. Here is what Mainly Cichlids Fishroom looks like now:

What you see when you first walk in.

The African Side

Once you get up the ladder and walk into the upper fishroom.

The other upper side.

The tanks on the top left side are all spawning groups of Peacocks.

I also have hired a new helper. Her name is Jen and here is a picture of her:

She only works on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays - NOT!