Hello All! My name's Jonathan, and I just joined today! I live in Woodbridge Virginia and just wanted to see how many other cichlid enthusiasts there are nearby! To contribute to this thread, have you guys tried KG Tropicals in King George Virginia? I happened to stumble on their YouTube channel and have been a fan of their channel ever since. I've been wanting to make a trip down there so bad to get my cichlid tank started, but in a recent video, the store owner, John, said that they will soon be closing their store to walk-ins and only do store visits by appointment. Apparently, they're making much more money through online sales, and they're having a difficult time juggling both the store and the online sales department. In any case, you should check his YouTube channel out if you haven't already!
Anyway, yeah, I just retired from the US Air Force, and have been dying to get back into the fishkeeping hobby. It was difficult at best to keep fish, while getting deployed all the time, and having to move to another base every 2-4 years. But now that I know I'll be staying put for a very long time, I can finally get back into it! So, I just wanted to say "hello" and I look forward to meeting fellow "cichlid-heads" in the area!