TankTales Sept 2015

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September 2015
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“Knowledge of Useless Stuff I Acquired”
It is tips and ideas that Joe picked up over the past 40 years.
Not just on aquarium ideas but in everyday things that we do.
Time & Place
Saturday
September 19th 2015
1:00 PM
Joe has been a hobbyist of freshwater fish for over 40 years. He
enjoys breeding all species of tropical fish and sharing them
with fellow hobbyists. Joe has written extensively on breeding
and raising fish. He has been published in Tropical Fish Hobbyist
magazine, Aquarium Fish magazine and Freshwater and Marine
Aquarium magazine (FAMA). Joe has also been published in the
American Cichlid Association publication Buntbarshe Bulletin and
in many local aquarium society publications throughout the
United States and England. His new found passion is fish photography.
Hand-in-Hand Fire Co.
313 enterprise Dr.
Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
Joe lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and currently maintains aquariums of various
sizes containing killifish, anabantoids, characins, cyprinids, livebearers, cichlids and
catfish both Old and New World. Joe is President of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society
since 2007, prior to being President Joe was the Society’s Corresponding
Secretary from 1997 to 2007. Joe joined the Brooklyn Aquarium Society in
1975.
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2015 ACLC
Board of Directors
President
Kurt Johnston
717-965-7763
president@aclcpa.org
Vice-President
Steve Arnott
717-486-4380
vicepresident@aclcpa.org
Treasurer
Tim Brady
570-385-0573
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Secretary
Richard Bressler
717-272-7480
secretary@aclcpa.org
Programs Director
Joel Antkowiak
717-354-2274
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Public Relations Director
Kyle Zwerko
484-553-0708
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Past President
Jack Lafayett
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Financial Director
Karen Haas
610-573-6388
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The ACLC meets on the third Saturday of each month (except July and
August) at Bird-In-Hand Fire Co., 313 Enterprise Drive, Bird-In-Hand,
PA 17505. Meetings begin at 1:00 PM unless otherwise noted. Meetings usually are comprised of a program featuring a guest speaker,
door prizes, a mini fish auction, with a period allowed for mingling
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are interesting to both the novice and advanced hobbyist alike. An effort is made to keep business to a minimum at the general
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Lifetime Members of the ACLC™
Paul Bricknell
Pedro Sanchez
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Fellow Members,
I hope you have all had a great summer. I can’t wait to get back in touch
with many of you and see what you have been up to both fish and non-fish
related. A special thank you to Ted Coletti for a great program in June and
we have planned several terrific programs for the rest of 2015. We also
have some special programs and surprises that other members of the club
have been working diligently on.
“He who rejects change is the architect
of decay
The only human institution which rejects
Progress is the cemetery.”
~Harold Wilson
I want to complement the members of the ACLC, past and present, who
have not only been receptive of changes but, have embraced them. It is a
big reason for the club almost tripling its membership and its income over
the past 6+ years. I have been fortunate to have either traveled to or
spoken with members of other clubs and have found the same results not
only across this country but internationally as well. Those that embrace
change, progress; those that reject it, regress.
See you on the 19th!
The Traveling Aquarist:
Sea World
by Joel Antkowiak
I was trying to squeeze in a trip to our place in Florida this summer, but it appeared that my work
schedule was too tight to fit much of anything extra into it. But when I got a sale notification from
Southwest Airlines, I couldn't resist the urge to check out the fares. Wouldn't ya' know it, there were
some flights available out of Philly for just $64, so I just had to figure out a way to get this trip in. I
noticed that the 5:45 AM flight from Philly to Orlando on Thursday morning carried that cheap fare, and
a return flight a week later - at a more reasonable hour of 9:25 AM, was also at the same rate. I couldn't
resist and booked it, after making sure that certain obligations could be met. Next, I was able to secure a
rental car for a decent rate, so we were pretty much set.
Before leaving, as I always do, I checked some of the websites of theme parks, etc. for good deals. I
found a great one called the Florida Platinum Pass. This particular offer was made by Sea World
Entertainment, which includes all Sea World Parks as well as Busch Gardens and their associated water
parks. I opted for the 2 year pass for the family, which included unlimited admission to Sea World (all 3
parks - Florida, Texas and California) as well as its sister water park, Aquatica, in all 3 locations, and
both Busch Gardens locations (Virginia and Florida) and their associated water parks. It also included
free parking (the preferred variety at the Florida parks - very nice having a short walk after you are
done!) and discounts within the parks on food and merchandise. We hadn't been to Sea World or Busch
Gardens in many years and knew each had new attractions that, well, attracted us, so we opted in.
Armed with our platinum passes, we set out for Florida.
We went to Sea World on 2 separate days. It turns out, Sea World is celebrating its 50th anniversary this
year. There is a lot to do and it can be done in one day if conditions are right, but we didn't have to, so
we just took our time. Of course, one of the big reasons to go to Sea World is to see Shamu, the killer
dolphin. I mean killer whale. But of course, killer whales are actually in the dolphin family. There are
actually 7 killer whales at the Florida park. It is quite a site to see them react to their trainer's signals to
put on a show. We saw the night time show which is a rock and roll themed light and killer whale show
Sea World (cont)
that ends with a short fireworks display. There are also several daytime "Shamu" shows, dolphin shows
and sea lion and walrus shows. At this time, we only saw Shamu. Hey, we have 2 years to see the rest.
Of course, there are the beasts that
we traditionally have known as
dolphins at Sea World too, as well
as manatees, beluga whales, sting
rays, turtles, gators and many
other aquatic creatures. Within
some of the attractions, there are
miniature public aquaria. For
instance, within the Manta roller
coaster, there is a huge ray tank as
well as several smaller aquaria in
the walls of the ride. The roller
coaster actually dives through the
ray tank! The Manta is one coaster
that I can not simply gloss over. It
is one of the reasons we were
there, as it was built shortly after
our last trip to this park. When you get on the Manta, at the beginning the floor disappears. Then you are
rotated so that you ride as a ray would swim and glide through the water. A very unique experience! But
somehow, I don't think rays glide and swim at 65 miles per hour!
Back to aquatic creatures.
Inside the Atlantis attraction
there are several aquaria,
including jelly fish, a reef tank
lit by black light to show the
corals glowing in the dark, eels,
and a huge aquarium that you
are actually walking on that
serves as the floor. The Atlantis
ride itself is similar to a log
flume ride and you get wet. Did
I mention that we were pretty
much always wet during this
trip? There was a stalled front
that kept pumping moisture in
from the gulf coast. It was rainy for about half of every day of the week we went to Florida. But that was
OK, as it was also hot!
But I digress. The last area of the park that I will introduce you to is "Antarctica: Empire of the
Penguin." The place was made to resemble the polar climates and stands out in the park with its white to
off white to bluish architecture (is that what you call artificially created ice and snow?) This is a great
place to go to cool off! Also, the only attraction that really operates during inclement weather, so it was
very crowded most of the time. There is a ride that takes you through the cool caverns and educates you
about these feathered polar creatures as you travel into the penguin habitat. I didn't get a decent picture
of the live penguins, but this little topiary was outside the entrance to the area.
Sea World (cont)
If you get the chance to go to any of the Sea World
parks, take advantage of the opportunity and go. You
don't know when you will get another chance. My first
experience with Sea World was as a child when my
family went to Sea World in Aurora, Ohio. That park had
an interesting last 10 years or so, but in the end, it is now
a ghost park. I was lucky enough to be able to visit that
park as a child, and to take my niece and nephew there
when they were youngsters. It is always a thrill to visit
Sea World.
Above: Penguin Topiary
Above right: Green Moray Eel
Right: One of the coolest fish on earth, the
leafy sea dragon
Breeder’s Report: T-Bar Cichlids
Alan Rollings
We have a “catch all” tank that many of our mercy bids at auctions get “temporarily” assigned to.
Karen is known as the “Convict Queen” among the local clubs as she has convicts housed in 4 of the
tanks – some even in with the electric catfish!
,
Since my arrival in Pennsylvania, club members have come to know that I love cichlids of all sizes
and from all continents, and livebearers. In the “catch all” surviving and fighting against a crowd of
large adult convicts – both black and pink strains – were 3 small young Cryptoheros sajica. Karen
admitted that they were a mercy buy at an auction because no one else was interested in them.
It is fortunate that our fish do not read scientific books on classifications, as many of them have had
their genus assignment changed over the years; some as many has 6 times or more. However, the
T-Bar is lucky to have only gone through 3 – initially Cichlasoma then assigned to Archocentrus and
now Cryptoheros. The species name given to the fish by Bussing honored his collecting partner Salvador Jimerez Canossa. Bussing made an acronym from his friend’s name SA-JI-CA.
In their natural habitat, Cryptoheros sajica
is found along the Pacific Coast slope
drainages of Costa Rica, from a little south
of Punte Mala to the Rio Esquinas basin.
According to Bussing, (who described the
species in 1974) it is the only cichlasomine
from the Osa peninsula. The T-Bar cichlid
is found in small to moderate-sized (no
more a few yards – 3 feet to a yard - wide),
slow moving, streams and lakes. These
water bodies primarily have sand gravel
substrates with a scattering of boulders.
According to Bussing’s observations in their
natural habitat their natural diet seems to
consist of vegetable matter. Males are capable of reaching 4”SL, and the females are a
little smaller at 3”SL.
Adult male in fry guarding coloration photo by Karen Haas
Like other Archocentrus/Cryptoheros species the T-Bar Cichlid is one of the easiest species from
Central America to keep and successfully breed.
The base color is buff to light orange, more or less suffused with grey-blue dependent upon mood.
There are 8 vertical bars along the flanks; 7 of these are very faint whereas the 4th is vividly prominent in comparison with the others. There is also a dark mid-lateral band leading up to the prominent
4th bar, and continues after this bar but much lighter. These 2 prominent markings make a characteristic “T” on the sides. The root of the common name “T-Bar Cichlid”, and distinguishes this species
from those other close relatives in the Archocentrus/Cryptoheros complex. There is a dark spot at the
caudal peduncle (some consider this as a 9th bar). The eye is pale blue.
Apart from the slight color differences between the
sexes, females tend to be paler in normal coloration,
adult males develop a nuchal hump and longer extensions to their dorsal and anal fins, and often stretch out
beyond the end of the caudal fin. Those female specimens that are closer to “the wild generation” have yellow
paired fins as opposed to the blue of the males,
whereas hobby bred strains have tended to lose this distinction over the generations.
In the home aquarium the ideal water parameters
should be alkaline, say pH 7.3 through to pH 8.0 and
moderately hard (6-10DH); although harder more alkaline conditions do not present this species any problems. Most aquarists though rely on the fish’s
adaptability and maintain them in normal unadulterated
Notice the blue eyes in these young juveniles
tap water. Whilst I was in the UK I housed my breedphoto by Karen Haas
ers in a 90 liter tank (a little over 23 gals). I was lucky
that the tapwater at the time was pH7.3, and had a natural hardness of 10DH; I ran the temperature
using a thermostat at 74̊F however, in the heat of summer it could creep up to about 83̊F; and carried out 30-40% volume water changes. The pair were conditioned by feeding them a wide range of
foods but favoring live foods.
Courtship is most often initiated by the females. As she ripens and becomes rounder ventrally and
posteriorly, she also intensifies her colors and darkens noticeably as a dramatic contrast with the normal coloring. She is soon displaying to her male. Once he responds they choose a suitable spawning site and vigorously clean and prepare it. The eggs, which can number from 100-300, are
deposited in a plaque and fertilized with the occasional break to fend off any other tank mates. Their
eggs will hatch within 3-4 days, and the larvae/wrigglers are moved from pit to pit, to protect them but
also to feed from all the hidden food stuffs between the gravel substrate. Once the fry have become
free-swimming the female tends to the brood while the male defends a territory from intruders. As
with the young of many Central American cichlids the fry will willingly accept micro-worms and freshly
hatched Artemia, and as they grow they soon accept flake foods.
When I arrived in Pennsylvania, Karen had already got a trio of Cryptoheros sajica – as a mercy bid
at one of the many auctions the local clubs have – in her catch-all tank. This tank houses a myriad of
species including some of her large convicts. Sometime in May an obvious pair emerged from the
trio, and could be seen cleaning, and going in to a PVC tube. The small pair had difficulties defending
both ends of this structure and ultimately lost their eggs to scavenging tankmates. By their third attempt they had manoeuvred so that one end was hard up against the tank glass, thus creating their
own cave. This time they were successful in defending their plaque of eggs and the resulting fry. All
predators were fended off without too many losses or injuries. After a week or so the proud parents
paraded their brood through the tank, however, remaining close to the PVC cave. As the fry grew the
wanderings were much more adventurous. In order to ensure that all the fry were not picked off we
netted out a good number of the fry and placed them in an alternative accommodation to feed and
raise separately.
The parents are still intent on raising their family, and the fry with them number enough to cover a
couple of BAP presentations, and extras to sell on to others that we feel surely will enjoy this relatively peaceful Central American cichlid of the “Convict-complex”.
ACLC Elections are in November 2015.
Our club needs you!
Please consider volunteering for one of the
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Volunteer Needed
The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County is in
need of a member to be the club representative to
the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies. Kurt
Johnston has been the rep since we joined the
NEC and is requesting that someone new take
over. Your main responsibilities are to participate
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each year and create a report to be included in
Tank Tales and to represent the interests of the
ACLC at those meetings. If you are interested,
please contact Kurt at the meeting or email him at
president@aclcpa.org.
Your club has quite a few tanks available for
sale as a result of some very generous donations over the last few months. The tanks
are located in Honey Brook, PA and pick up
can be arranged by contacting Joel Antkowiak at sponsor@aclcpa.org. Includes
tank, undergravel filter, natural gravel, lid
(may be glass, may be a hood) and strip
light (if no hood). Tanks need cleaning and
most are painted “pet
shop blue”.
10 Gal. Tanks (approx. 30 available): $10
29 Gal. Tanks (approx. 20 available): $25
Joel can not bring tanks to meetings as he
brings a lot of stuff
What’s in My Tank?
Darter Tetras
by Karen Haas
Most of you probably unaware that a rheophilic tetra exists. There
are 9 genera of these tetras with Characidium the most likely genus
that we encounter in the hobby. It is difficult to tell these species
apart according to Professor Paulo Buckup but their care is the similar. They are found between Panama and Argentina.
These tetras are also known as goby tetras or hummingbird tetras.
As their common names suggests, they hop or scoot around on the
bottom of the tank sometimes perching themselves on a stone with
their pectorial fins. They are long and slender to adapt to fast flowing rivers. It is recommeded that you keep them in groups like you
normally would with most tetras. Some are known to eat algae, but
most are thought to eat insects and crustaceans as they pass by in
the current. In the aquarium mine eats prepared foods. They are
found in a wide range of water conditions from a little acidic to
slightly akaline, temperatures ranging from 65-81° F.
Sexing these fish is typical for tetras, females are slightly plumper,
some males have a little more color and small hooks on their pelvic
fins. They have been spawned in captivity. It is reported that they
laid the eggs in java moss with them hatching 2 days later. It was a
large quantity of eggs numbering over 200. The fry were fed infusoria for their first foods.
If you see these unusual tetras in your local store, don’t hesitate to
try them out.
references:
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=29
Breeder Award Program Monthly Report September 2015
BAP as of September 10, 2015
Summer BAP News
I haven’t heard much BAP news this summer,
but the news I did hear was BIG. That is,
ACLC has a new F. Wayne Calender
Breeder, the pinnacle of the Lifetime Achievement Awards hierarchy.
Rich Bressler’s family breeding operation was
busy this summer, breeding ten species.
These ten, building on a series of successful
breeding events that began in 1985, completed four classes, which met the requirements of the Grand Master Breeder award
and the F. Wayne Calender Breeder award
pretty much simultaneously. Awesome!!
Congratulations to the Bresslers, and a toast
to the latest achievement of an aquarium fish
breeding juggernaut!
Naturally, in the process of racking up Lifetime Achievement points, Rich passed me in
the Breeder of the Year (BOY) points race,
which he now leads. This was totally expected, I knew I couldn’t hold the lead for
long against such formidable competition.
However, I fully expect to hear from more
BOY contestants at the September meeting,
so I may get left in the dust by others as well.
Look for more news in next month’s TT.
In the meantime, find Rich and Chelsea,
shake their hands, and ask them how they
did it.
*Breeder has enough points for next higher
class award but needs to complete one or
more classes to achieve the award.
Lifetime Achievement Award Report
Active Members’ Point Totals
F. Wayne Calender Breeder
Bressler Family .........................................1690 pts
Wayne Calender .......................................1553 pts
Grand Master Breeder
Paul Bricknell.............................................1949 pts
David Stephon...........................................1120 pts
Pedro Sanchez .........................................1050 pts
Master Breeder
None currently
Expert Breeder
Bob Kulesa*.................................................812 pts
Advanced Breeder
Joel Antkowiak*.........................................1205 pts
3 Star Breeder
Gary Boyer*.................................................473 pts
Karen Haas*................................................349 pts
2 Star Breeder
Danny Corman*...........................................373 pts
Gary Haas*..................................................304 pts
J/N Dickel....................................................178 pts
1 Star Breeder
Gene Regener …........................................245 pts
Pat Kelly*....................................................165 pts
Glenn Davies* ............................................120 pts
Dave Frehafer ..............................................90 pts
Clair Klinedinst..............................................78 pts
Scott Shenk...................................................70 pts
Tony Kline ….................................................60 pts
Robin Antkowiak............................................57 pts
Kurt Johnston ...............................................56 pts
Other Participants
Sam Jones....................................................66 pts
The Moyers...................................................37 pts
Lonny Langione.............................................35 pts
Ashley Antkowiak...........................................21 pts
David Tangredi..............................................21 pts
Mackenzie Dalton..........................................14 pts
Elizabeth Bonvillain.......................................13 pts
Tara Miller......................................................10 pts
Breeder Award Program Monthly Report September 2015
Specialist Breeder Awards Report
Class 1 Livebearers
Paul Bricknell
Wayne Calender
Bob Kulesa
Pedro Sanchez
David Stephon
Joel Antkowiak
R/W/C Bressler
Gary Boyer
J/N Dickel
Karen Haas
Class 2 Catfish
Wayne Calender
Bob Kulesa
R/W/C Bressler
Class 3 Barbs & Minnows
David Stephon
Paul Bricknell
R/W/C Bressler
Class 4 Characins
Wayne Calender
David Stephon
Danny Corman
R/W/C Bressler
Class 5 Killifish
Bob Kulesa
Wayne Calender
Pedro Sanchez
Paul Bricknell
R/W/C Bressler
Class 6 Anabantoids
R/W/C Bressler
Class 7 New World Cichlids
Bob Kulesa
Pedro Sanchez
David Stephon
R/W/C Bressler
Class 8 Old World Cichlids
Bob Kulesa
Joel Antkowiak
R/W/C Bressler
Paul Bricknell
Gary Boyer
Class 11 Other Aquatic Animals
Bob Kulesa
Joel Antkowiak
R/W/C Bressler
Karen Haas
Paul Bricknell
Class 12 U. S. Native Species
Wayne Calender
Paul Bricknell
R/W/C Bressler
Class 14 All Other Freshwater Fish
2015 Species Bred
R/W/C Bressler.........................................16 species
Gary Haas................................................10 species
Karen Haas.................................................8 species
Gary Boyer..................................................5 species
Clair Klinedinst............................................4 species
McKenzie Dalton........................................2 species
Danny Corman...........................................2 species
David Tancredi............................................1 species
The Moyers.................................................1 species
Paul Bricknell..............................................1 species
2015 Breeder of the Year Pts.
R/W/C Bressler..........................................213 points
Gary Haas.................................................170 points
Karen Haas...............................................113 points
Clair Klinedinst ...........................................78 points
Gary Boyer..................................................60 points
Danny Corman............................................13 points
Mackenzie Dalton........................................14 points
Paul Bricknell..............................................13 points
David Tancredi .............................................7 points
The Moyers...................................................7 points
Summer 2015 Species Bred
R/W/C Bressler.........................................10 species
Pomoacea bridgesii, Bedotia geayi, Aphyosemion
cognatum kenge, Oryzias latipes, Archocentrus
multispinosus, Chromaphyosemion bivattatum
funge, Melanotaenia olibyi, Apyosemion scheel,
Corydorus paleatus, Ameca splendens
Gary Haas .................................................3 species
Epiplatys annulatus, Fundulopanchax walkeri,
Simpsonichthys santanae
Karen Haas ................................................1 species
Cryptoheros nanoluteus
Danny Corman ..........................................1 species
Danio choprae
Specialist Breeder Awards Report cont.
Paul Bricknell: Master Killifish (Class 5) Breeder
& Advanced Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder
Gary Boyer: Advanced Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder
Bressler Family: Master Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder
Joel Antkowiak: Master Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder
WRITER'S AND ARTIST'S AWARD PROGRAM REPORT
OVERALL STANDINGS: Through August 10, 2015
Participant
Total Points Base
Bonus
Reprints
(Articles/Photos)
Special Awards
Ultimate Writer Award (1000 points plus 2 Specialty Awards plus 5 Articles Reprinted)
Joel Antkowiak
2,560 points
1,835
725
5/0
Fishy Photographer;
The Popular Fish Head
Pen and Quill Award (750 points plus 1 Specialty Award plus 2 Articles Reprinted) - None
Wordsmith Award (500 points)
Kurt Johnston* ........................... 1,525 points
Bob Kulesa .................................... 690 points
Scott McLaughlin.......................... 575 points
1,305
500
480
220
190
95
385
208
45
105
60
100
123
65
55
55
120
70
0
55
10
0
40
40
30
30
25
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
1/0
1/0
Fishy Photographer
1/0
Fishy Photographer
Author's Award (250 points)
Gary Haas......................................430 Points
Karen Haas .................................... 313 points
Writer's Award (50 points)
Richard Bressler ............................ 180 points
Lonny Langione ............................ 170 points
Alan Rollings ................................ 123 points
Robin Antkowiak .......................... 120 points
Greg Steeves ................................... 65 points
Michael Buchma ............................. 55 points
2/0
0/1
Other Participants
Brandon Moyer ............................... 40 points
Lindsey Moyer ................................ 40 points
Sheila Garl ...................................... 30 points
Joseph Pacheco ............................... 30 points
Ashley Antkowiak .......................... 25 points
Ellen Haas ....................................... 10 points
*-Participant has enough points for the next higher award, but needs to complete one or more other requirements to qualify.
Those who are no longer ACLC members have been removed from the list. Their records are still maintained.
MIGHTY FIN STANDINGS 2015
Standings through August 10, 2015
Karen Haas ......................................... 128 pts
Alan Rollings ..................................... 123 pts
Bob Kulesa ........................................... 95 pts
Kurt Johnston ....................................... 85 pts
Michael Buchma .................................. 55 pts
Joel Antkowiak .................................... 50 pts
Richard Bressler ................................... 50 pts
Joseph Pacheco .................................... 40 pts
Lonny Langione ................................... 20 pts
Gary Haas ............................................ 10 pts
Greg Steeves ........................................ 10 pts
Sorry for not keeping up with the updates over the
past few months, I've just been extremely busy. A
quick look at the standings shows that we have one
of our newest members, Alan Rollings, just behind
his new wife, Karen Haas on the leader board for
2015.
It also looks like a few awards are to be handed out
in September, including the 2014 FAAS
Publications Awards which Karen will present. We
once again had a nice showing, with 13 awards for
Tank Tales and its articles, split amongst 7 people.
This included a clean sweep for the ACLC for "Best
Spawning Article, 500-1000 words).
ACLC C.A.R.E.S. Registrants
Updated on June 3, 2015
Joel Antkowiak
Betta simplex
Xiphphorus couchianus
Tanichthys micagemmae
Ameca splendens
Tanichthys albonubes
Puntius denisoni
Nothobranchius korthausae
Chapalichthys pardalis
Xenoophorus captivus
Pseudotropheus saulosi
Aulonocara kandeense
Betta albimarginata
Prognathochromis perrieri
Pseudotropheus demasoni
Puntius titteya
Pachypanchax sparksorum
Skiffia multipunctata
Coptodon snyderae
Ataeniobius toweri
Fundulopanchax amieti
Coptodon bakossiorium
Xiphophorous milleri
Xenotaenia resolonae
Tanichthys thacbaensis
Nothobranchius foerschi
Pachypanchax patriciae
Rivulus uroflammeus
Melanotaenia boesemani
Melanotaenia eachamensis Cryptoheros myrnae
Steve Arnott
Tanichthys micagemmae
Barry Bixler
Tanichthys albonubes
Gary Boyer
Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis
Xystochromis sp.“Kyoga Flameback” Tim Brady
Xenotoca eiseni
R/W/C Bressler
Melanotaenia lacustris Betta albimarginata
Tanichthys micagemmae Bedotia geayi Zoogenetius tequila Ataeniobius toweri Xiphophorus malinche Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis Glossolepsis incisus
Melanotaenia boesemani
Ameca Splendens
Paul Bricknell
Ilyodon whitei (lennoni)
Ameca splendens
Zoogoneticus tequila
Atenobius toweri
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Tanichthys micagemmae
John Dickel
Tanichthys micagemmae
Todd Dutton
Xenotoca eiseni
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Betta albimarginata
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Fundulopanchax sjoestedti Fundulopanchax amieti Puntius titteya Tanichthys albonubes Melanotaenia boesemani
Nematolebia papiliferus (Inoa)
Nothobranchiaus kilomberoensis
Karen Haas
Xenotoca eiseni
Paralabidochromis sauvagei Synodontis brichardi Glossolepis incisus Puntius denisonii Chapalichthys encaustus Fundulopanchax amieti Cryptoheros nanoluteus Xystochromis sp.“Kyoga Flameback” Tony Kline
Tanichthys albonubes
Clair Klinedinst
Fundulopanchax amieti
Tanichthys albonubes Tanichthys micagemmae
Richard Miller
Tanichthys micagemma Xystochromis sp.“Kyoga Flameback” Debbie Rubin
Tanichthys micagemma
Paul Tangredi
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Symbol Key:
The Gold Seal , species is registered in ACLC CARES
The Green Seal , spawning report published in Tank
Tales
The Blue Seal , species distributed in the home club
The Red Seal , species distributed and registered to a
CARES group of another club
Longevity Seal  etc., indicating the number of
years the species has been maintained
THANK YOU TO THESE COMPANIES FOR THEIR SUPPORT!
LET'S SUPPORT THEM IN RETURN!
Click the logo to go to their website.
THANK YOU TO THESE COMPANIES FOR THEIR SUPPORT!
LET'S SUPPORT THEM IN RETURN!
Click the logo to go to their website.
2015 Events:
September 18-20: UNYKA Northeast Weekend
http://killienutz.com
September 26: Clash of the Cichlids3 Fish Show
http://www.clashofthecichlids.com/
October 17: James River Aquarium Society Auction
http://www.jras.org/
October 11: NJAS Fall Auction
www.njas.net
October 16-18: CATACLYSM Convention
http://catfish-cataclysm.com/
November 7: ACLC Annual Auction
www.aclcpa.org
November 1: Jersey Shore Aquarium Society Fall Auction
http://jerseyshoreas.org/
November 7: Aquarium Club of Lancaster County Auction
www.aclcpa.org
November 6-8: Aquatic Experience
www.AquaticExperience.org
November 20-22: Ohio Cichlid Association Extravaganza
http://www.ohiocichlid.com/
February 27-28, 2016: Killifish Karnival
http://www.michianaaquariumsociety.org/2013-events/2013-killifish-karnival.html
GET OUT THERE AND SUPPORT OTHER CLUBS!
If you know of any events that you would like included in this list, please email them to
editor@aclcpa.org
The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County - Spawning Report
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Member No.#:
Date:
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
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Fish Donated in Auction Y/N?
Comments:
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Points:
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In Remembrance
From Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd…
2015/08/08
The loss of Takashi Amano
Dear Friends,
With our deepest sorrow, we announce that Takashi Amano,
President & CEO of Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd., passed away
on August 4, 2015. It was Amano’s wish that his funeral to be
conducted by his close family members only.
As Amano had been fighting an illness for several years, he kept
working on his creative activities.
In last February, he accomplished a great achievement of creating the world’s largest planted
layout, the 40m Nature Aquarium in Oceanário de Lisboa in Portugal. After attending its
opening ceremony in late April, he was concentrating on treatment while continuing to work.
His last job was to work on his autobiographical photo collection, “ORIGIN OF CREATION”
and to select his works for the photo exhibition, starting from September 5th, titled as same as
the book.
Keeping Amano’s message in our mind that we should look at Nature and take interest in
Nature, we sincerely hope that people around the world continue to enjoy Nature Aquarium.
We are planning a farewell ceremony that will take place soon.
Details will be announced later.
Source: Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd. http://www.adana.co.jp/en/release/detail?id=148 (last viewed 8/13/15)
From Wikipendia…
Takashi Amano (天野尚, 18 July 1954 – 4 August 2015) was a
photographer, designer and aquarist. His interest in aquaria led him
to create the Japanese company Aqua Design Amano.
Amano was the author of Nature Aquarium World (TFH Publications,
1994), a three-book series on aquascaping.
NORTHEAST
WEEKEND
th
th
September 18 -20
Hotel: Albany Airport Best Western
200 Wolf Road, Albany, NY, 12205, United States
Phone: 518/458-1000
Costs: Hotel - $90.00 per night. Call (518) 458-1000 to make reservations. Make sure you
tell them it is for the killifish convention.
Speakers: Richard Pierce on Fundulopanchax, Tony Pinto on his Collecting Trips, and Tom Grady on
Updating the Nothos,
Banquet Speaker is: Mike Lucas on Collecting Natives
The weekend begins Friday evening with a speaker and then the traditional NEW beer and pizza party.
Saturday will be the open table sales in the morning along with speakers throughout the day. The
competition will be judged Saturday afternoon and the Awards Banquet will begin with cocktails at 6:00
PM. On Sunday, the First Ever – ALL SPECIES AUCTION will begin at 10:00 AM.
ALL SPECIES AUCTION SUNDAY
For the first time ever at a NEW, we are holding an all-species auction for anyone who
wants to sell their fish or aquarium hard goods. The Auction will be 75/25 in favor of the
vendor. It will be the first auction of the Autumn in the NY-New England (NEC) region.
There will be a shipment of Imported Killifish from Europe and many more species
obtained specifically for this year’s auction.
The Killifish Show
This is a fully sanctioned AKA competition. Points awarded will go towards the Killifish
Exhibitor of the Year. All mail-in fish entered in the competition are auctioned Sunday.
Fish not mailed in may be taken home.
Fish must arrive at the hotel by Friday Sept. 18th. Mail-ins are to be sent to the Best
Western address above with the notation: Killie Show.
______________________________________________________________________________
Event Registration: $30.00. Saturday Italian buffet banquet: $30.00. Payment may be sent to:
PayPal: unyka@aka.org or make checks out to Tom Grady (27 Webster St., Malone, NY, 12953)
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1440812876217637/
NEW & RARE
SPECIES SHIPMENT
FOR AUCTION!
FREE
LUNCH
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
CHAIRMAN'S
CHOICE EVENT
w/PAID
BIDDER CARD
Invites you to join us for a great day of Fishy Fun at our
ANNUAL FALL AUCTION
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Hand In Hand Fire Hall
313 Enterprise Drive, Bird In Hand, PA 17505
Less than 2 miles off US Rt. 30
About 2 miles east of previous location.
Registration 9:00 AM to 12:00 NOON
Auction Starts at 11:00 AM
For all registered auction lots, 70% seller - 30% ACLC. All
lots registered after 12:00 NOON will be black tagged and
auctioned last. All lots that sell for $2 or less will be
considered donations to the ACLC.
Directions: From US Rt. 30 travelling west, go north (right)
on N. Ronks Rd then turn left onto Rt. 340 East. Go about
0.6 miles then turn right on Enterprise Dr. Hall is on right.
From US Rt. 30 travelling east, go north (left) on Rt. 896 N,
Eastbrook Rd, then turn right onto Rt. 340 West. Go about 1
mile then turn left on Enterprise Dr. Enterprise Dr. loops
back on to Rt. 340, so if you take the 1st left on Enterprise,
loop around and the hall will be on the left. If you take the
2nd left on Enterprise, the hall will be on the right.
 Rt. 896
Ronks Rd 
Visit us at www.aclcpa.org for complete auction rules!
The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County is a501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Delaware County Aquarium Society
Cichlid Club of York
Meets the 1st Friday of each month from Sept.
through June at the Springfield Township Building,
Springfield, PA.
www.dcas.us
Meets the fourth Saturday of each month in Dover,
PA.
Diamond State Aquarium Society
Meets the 2nd Monday of each month from Sept.
through June, at William Penn High School in New
Castle, DE.
http://dsas.topcities.com/
Bucks County Aquarium Society
Meets the 1st Thursday of each month, from Sept.
through July, at the Churchville Nature Center,
Churchville, PA.
http://www.bcasonline.com/
Potomac Valley Aquarium Society
Meets the 1st Saturday of each month from Sept.
through June at the Green Acres School in Fairfax,
VA
http://www.pvas.com/
Keystone Killy Group
Meets the second Saturday of each month from
Sept. through June (except Dec.), at members'
homes.
http://www.cichlidclubofyork.com/
Please visit the website for the host club for
more information on any listed event.
If you know of an event that is not listed,
please send the info or flyer to
editor@aclcpa.org
ACLC™
SPEAKER SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 19TH
JOE GRAFFAGNINO
“KNOWLEDGE
Meets the second Saturday of each month, from
Sept. through June in Silver Spring, MD.
http://www.capitalcichlids.org/
Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association
Generally meets the fourth Saturday of each month
http://www.gwapa.org/
USELESS STUFF I
ACQUIRED”
OCTOBER 17TH
http://www.keystonekilly.org/
Capital Cichlid Association
OF
JOE GARGAS
“WATER
AND THE
AQUARIUM”
NOVERMBER 21ST
TBA
DECEMBER 19TH
TBA
JANUARY 16TH
MEMBERS’ MINI PRESENTATIONS
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