Greater Chicago Cichlid Association

Upcoming Events

GCCA Picnic: Sunday, September 14

Our annual picnic will be held at the home of Ric Perez in Prospect Heights. Enjoy some great food and see over 100 tanks of great fish in Ric's enormous fish room. Bears game, too! | Picnic Info

News and Updates

Fish of the Month: Caquetaia spectabilis
This colorful predatory cichlid from South America can swallow fish up to half of its length, yet is a fairly docile aquarium specimen. Not hard to keep, but can be challenging to breed.
Fish of the Month Article | List of all 103 Cichlid Profiles
     
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The Greater Chicago Cichlid Association — GCCA — is a not-for-profit, educational organization, chartered in the state of Illinois, dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of information relating to the biology of the fishes in the family Cichlidae, with particular emphasis on maintenance and breeding in captivity. We are simply cichlid hobbyists who love cichlids.

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