Pam Chin has been replying to cichlid questions for over twenty years. Highly respected and experienced aquarist, Pam has visited cichlid habitats around the world, and bred in her's and her husband Gary fish house hundreds of cichlid species. Besides her job, she still devotes time to help any person with a cichlid question!
Sponsorship is devised by way of direct donations for support of the home page, in exchange of services. It is customized for three different type of sponsors;
Individuals: Individuals can sponsor a cichlid species for a year term and in return they get:
Personal access to the Cichlid Room Companion cichlid catalog during the term of the sponsorship.
The text of the species profile open for every visitor to see (no subscription necessary), including all available species pictures.
A web banner (468x60 pixels) placed in the page of the cichlid species (and all picture and video pages for that species) they sponsor for the length of their sponsorship. The banner can contain a link to the sponsor's personal home page.
Individuals get credited US $12.00 for pay per read PDF documents in the Cichlid Room Companion.
Individuals optionally can get a sponsor's personal page within the Cichlid Room Companion with their picture and information about their involvement in the aquarium hobby.
Cichlid breeders can advertise can advertise their cichlids for sell or wanted with up to 20 simultaneous ads in the Cichlid Room Companion trade section.
Individuals get listed as Cichlid Room Companion sponsors.
Optionally, sponsors can get a cichlidae.com e-mail account.
Clubs: Clubs can sponsor a cichlid species for a year term and in return they get:
A web banner (468x60 pixels) placed in the page of the cichlid species for the length of their sponsorship period. The banner can contain a link to a URL the donor provides.
For each cichlid species sponsored, clubs get 20,000 additional printings of their banner in random Cichlid Room Companion pages, distributed during the term of their sponsorship, a geographical target can be set for their banners (e.g. Banner are just shown in the US).
Personal access to the Cichlid Room Companion cichlid catalog for the club bulletin editor, during the term of the sponsorship.
The text of the species profile open for every visitor to see (no subscription necessary).
Clubs get listed as Cichlid Room Companion sponsors.
Companies: can sponsor a cichlid species for a year term and in return they get:
A web banner (468x60 pixels) placed in the page of the cichlid species (and all picture and video pages for that species) for the length of their sponsorship period. The banner can contain a link to a URL the donor provides.
For each cichlid species sponsored, companies get 20,000 additional printings of their banner in random Cichlid Room Companion index pages, distributed during the term of their sponsorship, a geographical target can be set for their banners (e.g. Banner are just shown in the US).
The text of the species profile open for every visitor to see (no subscription necessary), including all available species pictures.
Cichlid breeders or wholesalers can advertise their cichlids for sell with up to 100 simultaneous ads in the Cichlid Room Companion trade section.
Companies get listed as Cichlid Room Companion sponsors.