An avid aquarist for most of my life, i made the transition to cichlids around 2010 from keeping community tanks of tropical live bearers after i had my first pair of Angelfish successfull spawn and wriggers emerge on several occassions.

From there i moved to cichlids.I started with some electric yellows and Red Emperess, and once i discovered my female was holding fry i became hooked. 

Ever since i have been reasearching more in to the different species and collecting those which appealed to me the most and now starting to focus on those which are harder to find within Adelaide and gathering fish of a higher quality to boost our local market, instead of wholesaler fish from the eastern states.

Too often now i see fish advertised as species they are not or even a mix of breeds, so i aim to do my part and educate those who are new to the hobby of the joys of cichlid keeping.

All photos used on this site are taken in my own tanks and have not been sourced from other locations.

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