Recent content by Jim Cooper

I had the pleasure of knowing Paul back in the 1970's.. I was in Southern California and active in the hobby while I was in grad school in San Diego. Paul was, of course, much more into cichlids than myself, but one of the remembrances I have of him was his tale of his interaction with a...

Just thought I'd post a note here, having been away from the hobby for more than 40 years now... I lived in Southern California in the 1960's, and 70's, and was very active in the tropical fish hobby at that time. I made pocket change breeding and selling Bettas while I was in high school, and...

Back in the 1970's, I had the chance to meet Guy Jordan and his Cichlasoma dovii "Pablo"... Pablo definitely recognized Guy and a few other people, and it wasn't just a matter of clothes color. In my years of fish keeping back then, I also had a few other cichlids that definitely recognized me...