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The Central Scene talks to one of the most influential
figures in the Central American cichlid hobby
Rusty was awarded the ACA fellowship in 1997
which is the highest honour the American Cichlid
Association offers. He is on the ACA’s Speaker’s
Programme and part of the “Guy Jordan Endow-
ment Fund”, which deals with cichlid research.
Rusty has made over 100 successful collecting trips
to many different countries where he has studied
and collected fish to bring back and spawn to in-
troduce back into hobbyist tanks. Over the years
he has discovered many species being one partic-
ular cichlid on a trip to Honduras. This cichlid later
became Theraps wesseli named in his honour by
Dr Robert Rush Miller.
Rusty Thank you for talking to the Central Scene.
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