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THE
CICHLID FISHES OF LAKE MALAWI, AFRICA
When a friend e-mailed me
to ask why this link was not listed, I was nastily surprised (to say
the least). This is one of the very few sites that I visit regularly
and a great inspiration to start our own one. Yet, ironically, it
was not listed in the "Links" section. Well, now it is. I
doubt if there is any African Cichlid fan who has not visited this
site. This site simply covers all levels ! From beginners to
experienced, everybody should visit it and try to get the most while
there. Dr. Michael Oliver has
put a tremendous amount of work behind it and he supports it with
his scientific skills. You will find every piece of information you
need and, equally important, you can say assured that what is
written there is scientifically supported, not a guestimation.
Saying "Highly Recommended" is surely an understatement. |
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CYPHOTILAPIA
FRONTOSA
Well, this site is very
strange in the sense that it deals with just one species. Not a
family, not a particular lake, just one species: Cyphotilapia
frontosa. However, it has become a classic and is a reference site
for frontosas. Of course, if you own or you plan to get one of these
beauties, then there is no reason to visit any other site or buy any
books. This site contains everything you will ever need to know. If
similar websites were available for other species, too, we would all
have much less problems. This site offers to frontosa owners
everything they could wish for (or think of). Apart from the usual
stuff of a well organized site (links, photo gallery, species
information, discussion forums, articles, nice layout, easy
navigation etc.) this site offers things like "Creating a card
with any frontosa picture you chose", names of breeders, tile
games with frontosa pictures. Even if you do not own a frontosa,
this site is recommended as a "must - see". Site owned by D.J.Riebesell. |
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MY
AFRICAN CICHLIDS HOME VIDEO
A
new site with lots of new things. Apart from a very well designed
Malawi tank (which should set an example for most mbuna keepers)
this site has many video clips of fish with comments by the author.
The author, Aurelian Tuta
comes from Craiova, Romania and his presence and website confirm
that keeping Africans can be done everywhere as long as the fish
keeper has the knowledge and skills to do it. He admits that he
learned most of what he knows from the Internet and later improved
his skills with his own efforts. Lately he decided to return to the
Internet and give all of us a close view to his achievements. The
site is relatively new and will definitely grow (Aurelian is quite
determined on that). |
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THE
GAS STATION - African Cichlids
A new site by Greg
SteIt
is a serious work with many useful features (like a list of books
next to the main pages named "Recommended Reading"), a
chat room, a unit conversion program, a library (essential to us)
and more ! The
photo section includes many species and the photos are original.
There are also some first class articles there, to satisfy the
advanced hobbyist. All in all a recommended site. A visit to the
"Fish Hut" will tell you how organized those people are
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HOOVER'S
AQUA PUPPIES
is a commercial site which you should
definitely visit. This site contains many useful information and a
very big collection of African Cichlid photos. In contrast to other
sites this one contains a great deal of information. A very
beautiful design and easy navigation. For those interested in the
marine side of the hobby there are also tons of "marine"
photos. This
link was found broken in August 2001. Unless a valid URL is found /
submitted, the link will be removed in six months. |
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ARMKE'S
RARE AQUARIUM FISH
is another commercial site specializing in
cichlids and catfishes from Africa. As such it deserves a place in
this list of links. Another good site if you look for fish photos. |
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DAN'S
AFRICAN CICHLID PAGE is
a personal website with all the goodies one would expect from such a
site. First hand information (including some fish profiles, tank
maintenance and setup), fish photos, info on the owner's tanks and
the alike, which make personal websites my preferred choice. |
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TROPHEUS
BASICS
Another personal website which has been
dedicated to one genus only; tropheus from Lake Tanganyika. To keep
it short: everything you would like to know on this genus is located
in this site. Among them, some of the best photos of tropheus on the
net. A must for all African cichlid lovers! |
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Please
note : These links are presented at random order. They are not
ranked by any criteria. Hence, very important, highly recommended
sites may appear in any page. Please visit all pages in this
section.
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