Larry Johnson
Larry was first introduced to Lake
Malawi cichlids in the early 70's and has been keeping and breeding
them since then. The fish room has got bigger over the years and was
consumed by these beautiful fish. “Tropical Fish are a full time job
for me". He presently runs 80 various size aquariums at home, and
has been importing Cichlids from Lake Malawi for 4 years. You can
see many beautiful underwater pictures that have been taken over the
years on his website
here.
In January 2003 Cichlid News Magazine published Larry's article and
pictures on the genus Mylochromis. Larry also discovered the
interesting feeding behaviour in Sciaenaochromis fryeri and
photographing for the first time a new species of Lethrinops
sp."mbenji roundhead" In his spare time you can find Larry at local
fish clubs (Hamilton & District Aquarium Society) and others doing
the “fish thing” (speaking or attending).
Larry recently spent two months in Malawi (2009 ) installing Anti-Netting Devices around the Maleris Islands and conducting a Cichlid Survey in conjunction with the Stuart M Grant Conservation Fund. Here is the latest update (video). In September 2010 he will travel to Lake Malawi for the 10th time. Subject For Larry's talk is Swimming with Cichlids, Lake Malawi 2009. FEES: Negotiable. Larry can be contacted via e-mail.