Alright Cichid Gurus....

[Aquanero]

You gave me a reason to haul this out again. Pick through it, it's an interesting topic. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/279

This is about Central Amercian Cichlids. If you only need South Amercians I have some thing else but this is a good topic to speak about. Let me know.

Here's somthing on South American Cichlids for you to look at, http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/Hougen_Cichlids2.html

I hope one of these are helpful to you. Good Luck.

 

[fwprawn]

Focus on them having unique personalities, and their parental behavior - and don't cock up by talking about CENTRAL AMERICANS, such as the Jag....

South American = Oscars, Festae, Geos, and others.

 

[flowerpower]

You might want to take a conservationist approach by talking about the threats to their natural habitats.
The Belo Monte Dam Project in the Amazon is a huge ecological threat and there is a grassroots movement trying to stop its construction. http://amazonwatch.org/work/belo-monte-dam
Explore this organization's website and you should find a wealth of info.

You could then go onto discuss the captive breeding program C.A.R.E.S. where people from around the world devote themselves to breeding species that are endangered, threatened or extinct in the wild.
http://www.carespreservation.com/

Good luck and let us know how it goes.


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[Aquanero]

Ed C.A.R.E.S. is great I like the idea about speaking about that better then the topics I came up with. It is a worth while endevor. Good suggestion!

 

[oprahricky]

Thank you everybody! good stuff!