Staeck, Wolfgang

Dr. Wolfgang Staeck studied biology at the free University of Berlin. After graduation he worked as a research assistant and lecturer at the Technical University of Berlin for ten years where he got his PhD. For several years he taught biology at a high school, later he was a trainer of student teachers. His main…

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Perez, Austin

Sales Manager at Something Fishy Inc. At Something Fishy, our claim is simple: we share the influence and energy of aquarium exhibits with as many people as possible. We do this by simplifying aquarium ownership – with you or for you. While there are many recipes for a successful aquarium system, there is only one…

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Schumacher, Dave

Owner of Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish. Bio Dave has been keeping cichlids since he was sixteen. That’s also when he started working in aquarium shops, so his experience with the fish and with the retail tropical fish business both run deep. He was able to save the money to buy what, originally, was one of…

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Johnson, Larry

Larry was first introduced to Lake Malawi cichlids in the early 70’s and since then has never been without them in his fish room.  Eventually the fish room was consumed by the fish from this lake, and he has been keeping and breeding Lake Malawi fish for over 35 years. “Tropical fish are a full-time…

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Roberts, Sarah

Sarah has been a fish hobbyist for over 20 years, but it wasn’t until more than halfway thru those 20 years that she found her passion…Cichlids from Lake  Tanganyika. Born in California, moved to Australia and now residing in Maryland she has always lived near an Ocean, which bred her other passion…SCUBA. Sarah lives with…

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Horos, Tony

Tony Horos is the current vice-president of the Capital Cichlid Association and has been keeping fish since he was in grade school, but really got involved in the  hobby in the mid-90s. While he has experience with high-tech planted and reef setups, his true passion is for cichlids from Africa’s Lake Malawi. In the past…

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