ACA – CRC partnership
The American Cichlid Association, in order to provide its membership with the best and most up-to-date information about cichlids, has worked an agreement with the premier cichlid site on the web, The Cichlid Room Companion, giving ACA members access to this subscription-based site.
Joining the ACA brings immediate access to the CRC, with all the utilities it offers:
Complete cichlid catalog
The Cichlid Room Companion offers a complete cichlid catalog with extensive information on each species: Taxonomic, distribution and ecology, natural history, aquarism, conservation, and more. Multiple pictures are shown for each species, the great majority taken in their natural habitat and showing the geographical variation of the species. There is also a map for each species showing where it can be found, a list of cichlid species sharing the habitat, a list of localities with pictures, an extensive bibliography for each species, a list of relevant collection records, and much, much more.
Articles
The Cichlid Room Companion offers a multitude of cichlid articles, each one of them selected for their quality, all are authored by the most prominent cichlid specialists.
Editorial sections
The Cichlid Room Companion offers several specialized editorial sections, each one with multiple articles on their treated topics.
Extensive cichlid bibliography
The CRC has a very large reference base for cichlids, for each reference the species covered as well as the relevant taxonomic records (when available) the reference includes are shown. There are several cichlid magazine indexes, including Buntbarsche Bulletin!
Distribution of cichlids
The distribution of cichlids in the WWF Freshwater Ecoregions of the World is provided by the CRC, with hundreds of pictures of localities as well as GPS information for them, including a list of species found at each place.
Trade system
The Cichlid Room Companion offers a friendly trading system for all your cichlids, there is also the possibility to request wanted species.
Match the ID
A challenging identification game to prove and improve your cichlid identification skills.
You get all this and more when you become a member of the ACA.
