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
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"JazzyB" wrote in message
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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

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