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The Ross Socolof Award

The Ross Socolof Award recognizes individuals or institutions that have made a significant contribution to the cichlid hobby through their commercial activities. Nominees for this award can come from any arena in the tropical fish industry. An ideal candidate may have:

  • Concentrated a significant portion of their venture/career on the promotion of cichlids;
  • Provided significant financial support for cichlid-specific research or conservation;
  • Invented or developed technologies that have been used to improve cichlid keeping or advance the hobby of cichlid keeping;
  • Been a leader/pioneer in the discovery, importation, and introduction of new cichlid species for commercial purposes;
  • Been a leader/pioneer in the propagation of cichlids and/or the development of important tank strains of cichlids for commercial purposes;
  • Been a leader in publishing books or other literature that promotes cichlids and cichlid keeping;
  • Made any other significant contribution to the cichlid hobby in the pursuit of commercial interests.

Ross Socolof Award Recipients:

2010 Laif DeMason & Stuart Grant
2011 Rick Biro
2012 Gary Bagnall

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