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| Welcome to the summer issue of Cichlid News. As any cichlid
aquarist knows, things in a cichlid aquarium seldom stay constant forever.
In fact, to the cichlid aquarist change is an important and exciting part
of keeping cichlids. Juveniles grow slowly at first and then one day you
notice that one has colored up and is chasing its tank mates. Fish that
one day are fighting, the next day have paired up and may even have started
breeding. Eggs hatch into wrigglers and wrigglers in turn change into fry.
Change is interesting and exciting.
There have been some changes at Cichlid News as well. This month brings a change of editorship from the capable hands of Ariel Bornstein to myself. I look forward to serving you, the readers, by continuing to present the best articles and photographs of cichlids. A common thread that runs through this issue is that while we know much about cichlids already, there is so much more to discover. Sometimes there are brand new fish, such as some of the goby cichlids described by Patrick Tawil. In other cases, there are fish we knew existed, but knew little else. Oliver Lucanus tells us about a fish thought to most closely resemble the ancient cichlids, Heterochromis multidens, while Pam Chin treats us to Neolamprologus olivaceous, a species from Lake Tanganyika. Often a closer look at what we thought we knew reveals exciting differences. Ad Konings explores the large shallow water sand sifters of Lake Malawi and finds more diversity than we once thought existed. Finally, Juan Miguel Artigas Azas describes the blackthroat cichlid, Amphilophus macracanthus, an attractive and intriguing cichlid from the middle regions of Central America. Look closely at your own fish and you just might see things you never noticed before. I appreciate hearing your comments and suggestions to continue making
Cichlid News the premiere source of information about these
wonderful fishes.
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Ron Coleman, Editor
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