Bio Adrian Indermaur

 

Adrian Indermaur was born 1984 in a remote countryside

village in Switzerland. This environment sparked an early

interest in nature and its processes, which led him to the

study of biology. He finished in spring 2014 handing in

his dissertation on ecological and phylo-geographic

aspects of Lake Tanganyika cichlid assemblages. Today he

works permanently as head of fish facility at the

University of Basel, Switzerland. His brother had

introduced Adrian to the aquarium hobby in 1996

keeping Betta spp. and finally a pair of Pelvicachromis

pulcher. Ever since cichlids of all kind have never lost

their fascination and during his travels in Nicaragua,

Costa Rica, Panama, Egypt and so forth, he would always have an eye open for the colorful fish. In the framework of his job he took part in several sampling trips to Lake Tanganyika (Zambia, Tanzania and Burundi) as well as the Crater Lakes and rivers of Cameroon during the last 8 years. Further Adrian is an author for the Cichlid Room Companion and has recently started to publish articles in popular magazines.