Nikki and Jonny headed towards Cleveland Friday after school to attend the 19th annual Ohio Cichlids Extravaganza held in Strongsville, Ohio. It is touted as the world’s largest cichlid event. The convention was held at the Holiday Inn and it was packed with fish breeders from all over, including Europe. A couple of the speakers came in from Europe as well, one from Denmark and another from the Netherlands.
Jonny bought several fish and they all made it home safe. He was still excited when they got home Saturday late afternoon and immediately started to set up a new tank he purchased before the convention to take with him. Because he is a young man in the hobby with such in depth knowledge, people kept approaching Nikki and telling her how wonderful it is to have young people so knowledgeable in the hobby and thanking her for bringing him.
They both enjoyed the speakers who educated their attendees about habitats, genetics, and history of cichlids in the wild. They both enjoyed their overnight trip so much they are already planning on attending next years 20th anniversary event.
The Ohio Cichlid Associations official website can be found here.
