Pat Kelly
CCA Member
October 10th -
Dan Sharifi
Care and husbandry of new world cichlids
My name is Dan Sharifi and I own Cichlids of the Americas, an internet-based fish provider. I have kept fish for nearly 30 years, focusing primarily on Central American cichlids with several South American cichlids as well. My current facility is over 3,000 square feet indoors, as well as some outdoor pools and pond used to raise fish. In my facility, there are tens of thousands of fish, with over 80 varieties currently in my breeding program. We are one of a few USDA APHIS certified facilities in the US, and ship fish to literally every continent. In my time keeping fish, I have collected, located, and purveyed fish in many ways and hope to share these insights with you as well as the daily requirements of many of the species I keep.
Dan Sharifi
Care and husbandry of new world cichlids
My name is Dan Sharifi and I own Cichlids of the Americas, an internet-based fish provider. I have kept fish for nearly 30 years, focusing primarily on Central American cichlids with several South American cichlids as well. My current facility is over 3,000 square feet indoors, as well as some outdoor pools and pond used to raise fish. In my facility, there are tens of thousands of fish, with over 80 varieties currently in my breeding program. We are one of a few USDA APHIS certified facilities in the US, and ship fish to literally every continent. In my time keeping fish, I have collected, located, and purveyed fish in many ways and hope to share these insights with you as well as the daily requirements of many of the species I keep.
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