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Subject: PARADISE E PRESS- 12-99
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This is the second ParadisE-Press. The Paradise Press
is a monthly publication of the Long Island Aquarium
Society.
If you have any comments or if you wish to be removed
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EVENT SCHEDULE
December 17, 1999 Holiday Meeting Holiday Party
January 21, 2000 Sal Silvestri Apistograma
February 18, 2000 Jerry Smith KOI
March 10, 2000* Jeff Cardwell (Tetra) Florida Fish Farming
April 14, 2000* John Benn South American Collecting
May 19, 2000 Jeff DeGeorge
Also a rep from Fancy Publication Fish Jeopardy
May 21, 2000 ANNUAL LIAS AUCTION Babylon Town Hall
Annex
June 16, 2000 TBA TBA
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE VINNY KREYLING
I want to start off this issue by thanking all those
members that pitched in for October’s meeting during our
absence. From what I understand, they even enjoyed the
tasks they volunteered for. Now, there are a few people,
having had the exposure that realize. Hey, this can be a
fun thing to do. I guess the next step would be to try
attending a board meeting to see if that could also be
something enjoyable. The least these people could do, is
tell someone else they had a better time being involved for
the evening than just sitting in a chair. Speaking of
chairs I called the park and mentioned the shortage of
tables and chairs. There were adequate numbers of both
available for the night. Thank you Linda and Ralph.
Our guest speaker, Rosario La Corte brought along a great
set of slides to compliment his wonderful presentation on
killifish. There are so many of these colorful gems to
choose from. There is even one for you African fans that is
a stunner. Many of the fish are easy to breed and do not
require a large tank. As with all these fish please keep
the strains separate, lest you interbreed, and ruin all
your efforts. Breeder award points should be easy to obtain
and you will enjoy the fish even more. Rosario stressed the
importance of a varied diet with as much live food as you
can manage. He even collects his from a kiddy pool in the
backyard. We had a pool in our yard years back and I used
to harvest creatures to feed in the fall and spring when
the cover was on.
This month is the holiday party. Someone will be going home
with a new tank, Eclipse style. Tickets will be $1.00 or 6
for $5.00 for this prize. There will be a bowl show and
regular raffles will also be sold. Please bring a fish
related grab bag gift of between 10 and 15 dollars. Have a
safe and enjoyable holiday season. I look forward to seeing
you in the year 2000.
EDITOR'S NOTE BOB BAKOFEN
Well it is just about time to say farewell to 1999. Was it
a good year for you and your loved ones? I mean your
family and friend, not your fish. Hopefully the fish did
well also.
When I look back on ’99 in terms of the club, I see
a lot of things happened. We lost a good friend and
member, John Lundgren. We gained a few new members and
friends. We had some great meetings and some good ones.
And….. OK, maybe one that was just not terrific.
This year was the year I became Editor of the
Paradise Press. When I looked back at the first Editor’s
Notes I wrote I noticed that I said that the only reason I
took the job was to keep the Paradise Press going. Glen
Peterson needed to drop the job of Editor off of his “to do
list”. No one else wanted it , so rather than let the
Press laps for months, I took the job.
In looking back over the past year, in terms of
being the Editor, I noticed a few things. One is that I
appreciate the efforts of our club leaders more than I did
in the beginning of the year. As the Editor, I guess I
payed more attention to their efforts. I also noticed
that as jobs came open more and more people have been
standing up and taking on the responsibilities that others
just needed a break from.
The last thing I noticed is that from the beginning
of the year till now, one thing has not changed. It is
still difficult to get enough articles from you all to fill
the Paradise Press each month. Some of you have the
article ready each month on time and ready to go. Others,
well let me just say, it more difficult to get an article
from you.
As far as articles go, next year I would like to
see more participation from more people. I would like to
see more “how to” articles. How did you make a stand for
your tanks. How about some info on filtration or a simpler
way to do those all important water changes. Any simple
suggestions will be appreciated, and your article does not
have to be long or technical.
So as we enter the New Year let’s try to ….-----
Join in, participate.
Have a safe and happy holiday season.
LIBRARY GLEN PETERSON
I) Baensch Aquarium Atlas Vol I, II, III
Author: Dr. Rudiger Riehl & Hans A. Baensch
II) Tanganyika Cichlids
Author: Ad Konings
III) Malawi Cichlids in Their Natural Habitat
Author: Ad Konings
IV) Tanganyika Secrets
Author: Konings & Dieckhoff
V) Malawi Cichlids in Their Natural Habitat (2nd Edition)
Author: Ad Konings
VI) The Reef Aquarium (Vol I)
Author: J. Charles Delbeck & Julian Sprung
(Donated by Michele Romeo)
LIAS Members can call Glenn Peterson [586-3893] and request
any book to be brought to the following general meeting.
Books are intended as reference material for all members,
therefore no books will be “loaned” outside of the general
meeting.
Any members who wish to donate books, videos or old club
newsletters (LIAS or others) should contact Glenn at the
above number. Due to space constraints, magazines can not
be accepted at this time. Arrangements for these
periodicals are being considered, so don’t throw them out
yet!
AUCTION HELP NEEDED
Many of you are aware that we are planning to have our
annual auction on May 21, 2000. We need this auction to be
a huge success. This is our major method of fund raising
for the year and our success here determines the shape of
the 12 months that follow for the club. A successful
auction determines the quality of our guest speakers and
the nature of the programs we can present. We need it to
be a success.
So how can you help? Sign up at the December meeting to be
a part of the Auction Committee. People with many talents
are needed. If we start planning now we can have a well
organized , profitable show. Vinnie will ask for
volunteers at the December meeting. Stand UP
IS A FISH TANK AN AQUARIUM GIAN PADOVANI
Aquarium - Nouns = Marine museum, vivarium. This is the
description given by the electronic dictionary in my
computer. Of course, the same dictionary defines the plural
as AQUARIA (which is correct) but also as AQUARIUMS, which
is incorrect and proves you shouldn’t trust the electronic
dictionaries either. My Webster’s II New Riverside
University Dictionary (which is an old fashioned book)
defines Aquarium as: (1) A water filled container in which
fish or other aquatic animals and often plants are kept.
(2) A place for the public display of aquatic animals and
plants. The Gian Padovani Unaccepted Unpublished Dictionary
defines an aquarium as: An often rectangular glass
container for the purpose of keeping aquatic life, and
where an aquarist (which see) pours most of his money. For
the benefit of those who are burning with curiosity I am
also citing the word Aquarist: the formally accepted title
for a human being who keeps fish but should be classified
as a nut.
When I was a little boy a fish was a red animal with fins
and was kept in a bowl filled with water. Whenever I
remembered or my mother reminded me, I changed the water. I
would dump the entire contents in a sink, fill the
container with fresh water from the top, grasp the fish,
and dump it back in the bowl. Occasionally I would forget
to put the stopper on the sink and the fish would end up in
the vast labyrinth of the plumbing!
As I grew older I saw people who actually had rectangular
glass containers, which they referred to as tanks.
The word Aquarium was reserved for large institutions or
wealthy individuals who could afford to keep gigantic
enclosures, made out of different materials but with at
least one viewing glass pane. One of the most famous
aquariums was locate in Principality of Monaco, but many
large aquarium were located in England (Plymouth), France
(Nice), Italy (Naples), and Germany (Berlin).
Here in the United States the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago was
a landmark, as well as the defunct New York Aquarium. Today
there are many outstanding public edifices like the
relatively new New York (Brooklyn) Aquarium, the New
Jersey Aquarium, the National Aquarium (Baltimore), the
Monterey Bay, the Shedd Aquarium (Chicago), the Scripp
Institute Aquarium, the New England Aquarium (Boston), the
Steinhart Aquarium (San Francisco), the Marinelands of the
Atlantic and Pacific and many other smaller, modest
aquariums. I live in the western portion, but North
Carolina has at least three marine aquariums in the eastern
section of the state, which are vivarium, since they
include local reptiles, as the Alligator.
The combination of fish, plants and other aquatic creatures
has been the formula for all public aquariums located by
the seashore, bays or estuaries. My honeymoon in St.
Augustine, Florida, warranted a visit to the Seaquarium in
Marineland, where the public could view giant marine
denizens through convenient windows and portholes below the
surface, and delight at the antics of Flipper and other
cetaceans.
One of the newest aquariums, established in 1992 is the
Chattanooga Aquarium in Tennessee. This particular
establishment should be of particular interest to “home”
aquarists, since it emphasizes the freshwater fishes. In
fact, (as in the National Aquarium) it has a section
devoted to the fishes of the Amazon area .
As Long Islanders, you may be interested in making a visit
to the Cold Spring Harbor Hatchery & Aquarium. Emphasis is
placed on game fishes, especially Salmonids, but there are
also ornamental cold water species. The Hatchery has been
declared an Historic Site, and is maintained by private
concerns. Its niche to fame comes from the fact that it was
the first American hatchery to receive from Europe the
first shipment of eggs of the Brown trout. To conclude,
and since this is the last issue of this millenium, let me
wish you a Happy New Thousand Years!
THE AQUARIUM WORLD EMMETT RYAN
This month I will be writing about everyone's
favorite cichlid with the most pugnaciousness and
personality. When you hear those two words, the
name "Oscar" comes to mind for most of you, or at least it
does with me. I will give you the basics on how to train
your Oscars! That's right kids! For the next few weeks,
your house will be an aquatic circus, or at least it will
for those of us who keep Oscars.
What do I mean exactly by training Oscars? Well,
of course I am not talking about teaching him to go fetch
the morning paper or better yet, clean the algae with a
scouring pad inside the tank. What I mean is, you can
easily train your Oscar to learn to "know you" and even
perform simple tricks for you or any of your house guests.
First let's start by me adding that the best way to
start out to a fully tame and puppy-like fish is to start
when they are young. The smaller the better is what I
always say. I found that it works best with just one
Oscar. If you have about 4 or 5 in the tank and you try to
train it to eat from your hand, one of them will swim over
quickly and assertively and then the others get all crazy
about getting it all to themselves and you just wind up
with a bunch of little Oscars trying to nibble at your
finger. When they get about a foot long, those little
nibbles can turn out to be strong bites of a big jaw. So
try to start out on the right track.
You are looking to show your little guy the
difference between your finger and food. Hold your finger
in the tank for a while. Let the little guy nibble and
explore it. He will loose interest within a few minutes
once he realizes there is no way to consume your finger.
Then try holding a small pellet, piece of krill, or even a
small guppy or feeder fish. He will go right to that most
likely and just to that, not try to nibble your finger like
he did before.
After a while, he will know the difference between
you and the food. He may get all excited and dance around
like a clown when you come up to the tank or put your
finger in, but that is what you want. You want him to put
on a show for you.
This serves as a good lesson for when they get
bigger. They will be able to take food from your hand and
just the food. Start them off on the right track and you
will have quite a specimen.
The next thing you could do is teach your Oscar
what the can or bag of cichlid pellets looks like. Anytime
he sees that bag in your hands, he will go nuts! Trust me,
it's quite a sight! This is very simple. Once he gets
excited with you, he will already be very giddy when you
are feeding him. Each time, hold the container in which
the food is in front of the tank and then toss the food
in! After a while, he will know the red from the cichlid
food container or the green from the cichlid food container
will look like gold to him and he will let you know he
wants to eat! This is definitely very funny to watch with
a larger Oscar.
Now, I will talk about how you can make your Oscar
a true pet! Remember, it will almost always work as long
as your start out small. With getting him to learn the
difference between you and the food, you are already a step
ahead. After that, try touching his head lightly. You
will be able to stroke his head time after time of getting
him used to your touch. Do this every day if you can.
Stick with it. It's just like a rabbit or a furry
creature; the more you handle it, the more tame it will be
to your. Of course you don't really want to handle your
Oscar, at least not out of the water. You will like this
trick the most when he is really big. Then it is the most
fun petting him and even shaking his fin! It is also a
good idea to reward him whenever you are doing that. This
way, he won't care what you do with him as long as he's
getting fed!
The final little trick that I will talk about is my
favorite. That's right, I am saving the best for last! I
am also explaining it last because you need to have all of
the above accomplished before you attempt this, especially
with a large Oscar. The trick is to have him jump out of
the water and grab a piece of food from you hand! It is
loads of fun and will keep you and your kids entertained
for hours, or until he is full at least!
This is also the easiest little thing you can teach
him to do, because there really isn't any teaching
involved! When the Oscar is all caught up in his
excitement waiting for food, he will do anything to get
it. If you have him all wound up and going then just hold
a large piece of food, preferably krill because he can see
it better, over the top of the tank and hold your breath!
If you are more of the sensitive one or your Oscar is more
of the "try to fir your whole hand in his mouth in mid air"
type, then just used some kind of plastic grasping tool or
tongs to hold the food. Just make sure that it isn't
anything sharp or could hurt him.
These are only a few of the things that you can
teach your Oscar to do. I am sure there are loads of other
things too. Experiment for yourself. I am sure you could
accomplish a lot! Have fun and be sure to always keep the
tank covered with something heavy when you're not around!
Happy oscarkeeping!
Visit Emmett’s web site “Oscars on the Web,” at
http://aquafish.webjump.com. or contact him by e-mail at
Gourami007 at aol_com
THE NEW TAPAJOS TIGER PLECO MICHELE ROMEO
Yes, pleco fans, there is yet another tiger pleco on the
market. Like the Peckoltia sp. Vittata from the Rio Xingu
in Brazil(L15 for you hardcore Aqualog fans!), the Panaque
sp. “Tiger” from Cameta, Brazil (L002) and the Panaque
sp. “Gold” also from Brazil (LDA 01), this species achieves
a relatively small size. However, the pattern of theis
fish will undoubtedly label it as the most outstanding of
all the so-called tiger plecos.
This species was collected at the Rio Tapajos near
the city of Santarem in Northern Brazil. It is noteworthy
to mention here that many of the species collected at this
locality, both of chichlid and catfish origin, possess a
brilliant yellow and/or red hue throughout the body. This
was recently seen in shipments of Geophagus sp. of the
Surinamensoid type and also in specimens of Apistogramma
Agasizzi. The pattern of the newest tiger pleco is one of
wavy brown lines on a background of brilliant yellow. The
fins are opaque with typical tiger striping, but the lines
on the head and body do not connect. These wavy lines
depict a pattern that might have been a deliberate attempt
at randomness by the artist!
The yellow pigmentation of the species from this
region can be explained by cells called chromatophores
which contain compounds known as carotins which absorb the
red, yellow, or orange spectrum of sunlight. And yes,
these are the same compounds known as carotenoids from red,
yellow and orange vegetables. In humans, these compounds
function as antioxidants to scavenge potentially harmful
substances known as free radicals. In fish, carotins are
simply color containing, fat soluble compounds. It is also
interesting to note that the background color of the Rio
Tapajos is yellow to beige in color. So, perhaps this is
an evolutionary adaptation to provide the smaller species
protection (by camouflage) from predation by the larger
species.
These compounds also help to explain the dramatic
color changes many fishes undergo in times of stress: the
carotin compounds in the chromatophore cells are fat
soluble and can therefore pass through the membrane of
otherwise colorless cells known as iridocytes. These cells
contain guanine granules which appear as silver. In times
of stress, such as courtship rituals, jaw locking or even
poor water conditions, hormones are released which act as
chemical messengers to release carotins from
chromatophores. The carotins are taken up by the silver
iridocytes. I have had many fish appear to loose their
color or to change color during spawning time or even when
defending a territory against a challenger. It would be
interesting to do a study on the effect of diet and
modification of color. Studies are already underway to
study the effects of supplementation of fish foods with
essential fatty acids, but I’ll leave that for another
article.
Getting back to the Tapajos Tiger pleco – I
mentioned earlier that this fish attains a small size. I
have had my current specimen for over two years and it has
not grown beyond three and a half inches! It has proved to
be a fairly hardy species; the water parameters are 80
degrees Fahrenheit, Ph 6.8 and soft. The tank is
aquascaped with many branches of driftwood because this
fish appears to have the same spoon shaped teeth as that of
the dwarf panaques and their larger cousins, the blue-eyed
pleco and the royal pleco. All of these species rasp wood
due to the requirement for lignans in their diet. Lignans
are the main non-carbohydrate component of fiber and form
the structural components of plants. Lignans are not
digested by intestinal bacteria humans of animals.
These species as well as the Tapajos Tiger pleco
will accept other foods – mine particularly loves Tetra
Bits and algae wafers. It does not possess a belligerent
nature like its larger cousins and will kindly relinquish
its territory to others.
There are many beautiful species coming out of the
Rio Tapajos system and hopefully collections will become
more frequent.
References:
1. Aqualog Reference Book – The “L” Numbers
2. Mayland, H. & Bork, D. – “South American Dwarf
Chichlids”, Verlag, Gmblt, Germa
SHIPPING FISH- ROBERT RICE
Ok, OK you have done it .You have just collected the
hidden, secret spot of your favorite fish and shockingly
have too many excellent fish. Maybe you have done even
better and your favorite fish has spawned and you have
fry coming out your ears. Great , at first you panic then
you dig out a Native fish wish list trading post
(avaliable at htt://nativefish.interspeed.net/ ) and decide
I want to send my fish to a Miss. Jones in Portland
Oregon ! Sounds good so far. Miss.Jones being a trusting
sort sends you a box full of aquatic plants that you have
wanted for years. You are in heaven! Suddenly you realize
you have a problem you owe Miss. Jones some fish but do
not have the foggiest idea how to get them to her ! Relax
your friendly host (me) will walk you through the whole
thing.
You need to ship fish ? Well first off you need to get a
box and some bags. Here is the place where a friendly pet
store owner can make your life easier. Let’s say you
ask your local pet store owner Hans “Sir, do you have any
extra boxes or bags I need to ship some fish”. Hans
looks at you in disgust and says “ Why do you need to
ship fish, you don’t buy fish here so where did they
come from? You are a bad person get out of my store.” So
you slink away vowing never to return. On your way home
you get a CO2 to the air mix wich is not good. If not your
air is better than no air. Now be carefull, if you blow
your plastic bags up too much , brainstorm and stop at the
local Piggly Wiggly grocery store and purchase a box of
Glad freezer bags for $1.29. Not the ziplock kind but
the cheap old reguar freezer bags.You also notice CHEAP
styro coolers for $1.99 and snag one of those too. On your
way out you talk them into giving you a cardboard box
that once held Pampers diapers. OK , fine you are in
business.
Or what if instead old Hans had said “Boxes ? You want
Boxes ? Yeah I got a pile of them in the back help
yourself and buy something will ya? “ So you purchase
some bags from him at a nickel a piece and vow to buy all
your hardware from your new buddy Hans. Who by the way
loves to collect, and tries to talk you into taking him
with him next time you go (that is a different story
though !)
So, either way you are heading home with the right stuff
in your car and a grinding fear in your heart about
shipping those fish. You wonder how can fish survive in
this little box for the long trip to Oregon. A tear wells
up in your eye, when you think “I could be sending my
babies to there DOOM , whoa is me.” Relax fish are not
people and they can tolerate a box very easily and with
little stress.
You have picked your fish out and are ready to start
packing . First rule of packing is less water equals
more fish! That means put the absolute minimum amount of
water in each bag. Fish do not breath water they breath
air. If your bag is full of water and not air you will
have a very heavy box of stinky water arriving in Oregon
and a very angry Miss. Jones opening them. So put about
an inch of water in each bag sometimes more , sometimes
less depending on the size of the fish. I like to put just
enough to fully cover each fish and never any more. Then
I blow the bags up to a squishy soft consistency. If you
are lucky and have bottled O2 or a tire pump use that
instead of blowing em up with your mouth. When you
exhale it adds a bit of the pressure change while on an
airplane can burst the bags open . Rule number two is,
more bags equals more fish. What this means is it is far
better to have 15 small bags with 1 fish in them than two
large bags with 8 fish in them. If a fish dies you will
limit the damage to his buddies if they are not in the bag
with him !
So now you have packed up these fish just so and have
all these cute little bags on the floor what now? Simple,
place them in the Styrofoam box and put a bit of
newspaper in there to cover any gaps and tape the box
closed. I use 2 inch wide packing tape as it adds
support to the box. Then place the whole thing inside a
suitably sized cardboard box with a bit of newspaper to
cover the gaps label it and write live fish on the sides of
this box. Tape it shut and you are ready to go to the
post office. Maybe Hans gave you a cardboard and styro
all in one if so skip a step and head to the post office!
The post office you say ! Why not UPS, Fed Ex or one of
the other carriers? Because they often do not allow the
shipping of live animals and they are always more
expensive. So you lug your large ugly box up there, all
labeled up and the postal clerk says “ I am sorry but we
can’t ship LIVE fish .” You however have read this
article and are prepared and reply “ Ma’am in the
domestic mail manual section 124.632 it states you can ship
non venomous cold blooded animals via the post
office.” “Oh “she says, looks it up and says “Never
mind !” and your fish are on their way. Wait you say,
what if I was shipping to another country, say London
England, is that legal? You would recite the same sentence
except add “the international mail manual states in
section 139.1 that the shipment of non........” You
get the picture. Anyway she says “oh” and ask “how
would you like it shipped?” The correct answer is
priority mail. Most packages are there in 2 days and it is
so cheap you can’t beat it. So you cough up about 10-12
dollars and head home and wait. The best thing is next
time you ship fish, the postal employees will all know you
are the fish person and will be glad to help. See those
postal service coffee breaks are good for something
Two days later you get a call from Miss. Jones in
Oregon thanking you for your cool fish and all is well.
You are happy, your fish are happy and Miss. Jones is
happy. Life is good. You think you might want to trade
again and dig out your Fish Wish List again. Yes life is
good!
I have used the same setup to send fish all around the
world with waits as long as 14 days with a higher
that 80% survival rate. So do not be afraid to ship fish ,
be afraid of taxes , death , environmental apathy but
not shipping fish. Until next time good luck and good
fishing.
All Men are equal until the point of exertion
http://www.nativefish.org
Help Preserve our Aquatic Heritage join the NFC
Check out our Exotic Removal Program and Breeders Program
at our website http://nativefish.interspeed.net/
The author is involved with the NFC (Native Fish
Conservancy http://nativefish.interspeed.net/) and
regularly speaks about native fish to various groups. e-
mail Robert Rice at Juno_com
SOCIETY BRIEFS
NEC UPDATE
NORTHEAST COUNCIL OF AQUARIUM SOCIETIES 25th Anniversary
Convention March 17-19, 2000. Held at the Hartford
marriot in Farmington , CT. Contact Janine Banks 802-372-
8716 or via e-mail dbanks at together_net
Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies presents Tropical
Fish Showcase 2000 hosted by the Norwalk Aquarium Society,
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2000, at the Nature Center, 10 Woodside
Lane, Westport, Ct. The first ever NEC all species mega-
show. Hugh auction Sunday, Oct. 1 starting at 10:00 a.m.
Free admission. All show entries and auction lots must be
pre-registered by Sept.
15, 2000. (Due to the large turnout expected no walk-in
entries will be
accepted). Forms are available online at
www.norwalkas.org/nec2000 or email
dfh at compuserve_com
NORTH JERSEY AQUARIUM SOCIETY
The North Jersey Aquarium Society proudly announces that
they have been selected as the host club for the American
Cichlid Association’s 2001 convention.
“ACA 2001: A Cichlid Odyssey” as we’re calling it will be
held July 11th-15th at the Parsippany Hilton, home of this
year’s immensely successful and widely attended Tropical
Fish Weekend Extravaganza ‘99. Situated in the New York
City metropolitan area, and close by to major breeders and
wholesalers, it should prove to be a memorable event.
We will keep you posted when our official NJAS ACA 2001
Website is launched.
This will be your one-source for information and
registration materials.
We invite all our fellow hobbyists to mark their calendars
NOW for an event of a lifetime:
ACA 2001: A Cichlid Odyssey
Hosted by the famous, original North Jersey Aquarium Society
Brooklyn Aquarium Society
12/10 NO SPEAKER HOLIDAY PARTY
01/14 BILL GIRARD “TOUCHED BY AN
ANGELFISH”
02/11 DR.ANDREW BAKER “CORAL SURVIVAL IN THE REEF
TANK”
03/10 DR. WAYNE LEIBEL “CICHLIDS IN THE AMERICAS”
04/14 JULIAN SPRUNG “SLOW FLOW VS MO’ FLOW”
05/12 KAREN RANDALL “TECHNIQUES FOR GROWING
AQUARIUM PLANTS”
06/9 JACK WATTLEY “DISCUSS- KING OF THE
AQUARIUM”
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The Greater City Aquarium Society
presents
78th Anniversary Fish Show and Aution
WHEN: May 6th, 7th, 8th 2000
WHERE: Queens Country Farm Museum
Between the Grand Central Pkwy and Union Tpke
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