Like everyone else has said, "That sucks!!", sorry about your luck. That is crazy to hear of snow that time of year there. I lived in Edmonds (just south of Everett) for many years and never had that much snow at all, specially this late in the year. I have since moved to Florida, you should come down, weather is much more conducive to keeping tropical fish. We also have many SA cichlids here in the wild, I am going fishing today for some Mayan cichlids in a canal by my house.