Hello cichlid fans

[Orbital]

I'm not really from the Carolina area, but was at Basic Training in South Carolina for 9 weeks and am currently in Virginia for my AIT. I am from Iowa, and should be returning on November 21st. I am mostly into Malawians, but keep a few different types of Synodontis and like the bristlenose plecos. I still keep a few types of cichlids that I got from Jason before he moved. I still have groups decended from his Ngara Flametails, Perspicax Ndumbi, but never did get his Afra Cobue to breed. I had a pretty nice trio that I got fry from though, and have been growing them out. Pretty nice mbuna I think. I have only the Ngara peacocks, and a couple types of Malawi haps, the rest are all mbuna. Love the mbuna.

I have around 13 tanks ranging from 10 up to 75 gallons, family has been taking care of them while I am gone for my training. I can't wait to get back to them in November and upgrade my setups some once I get back with my money I've been saving and bonus.

[Jason S]

Hi Chad,

Nice to have you. Hope the summer conditions in SC weren't too bad for you. Made the ACA this summer and ran into the IAA group.

[Orbital]

It was nice and hot, learned to drink lots and lots of water. It almost seemed hotter in Virginia though. I think it is the higher humidity levels, but it is cooling off some now.

I was bummed, I kind of rushed getting to basic and I ended up missing being able to goto the ACA by a week or two, also my cousins wedding before he deployed to Iraq. I am glad I have gotten the training under my belt, and most of my MOS training is done too.

[Jason S]

Good luck with the rest of your training and thank you.