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Tro p i Q u a r i u m
The Official Publication of the
Motor City Aquarium Society
w w w. m o t o r c i t ya q u a r i u m . c o m
Inside this issue:
April 2014
Page
President’s Message
4
Board Meeting Minutes
5
MCAS Program Schedule and Upcoming Events
6
Information on Tal Sweet, our April 10th Speaker
7
Bowl Show Results
8
Focus On: by Mike Zajac
9-10
Curtain Spawning Mops by Mike Zajac
12-13
MCAS Meeting April 10, 2014 at 7:00pm
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General Meeting and Banquet Location
Our monthly meetings will be held at the
Crash Landing Restaurant and Bar
26620 Dequindre Road, Warren, MI. 48091
(586)751-4444
Located on the east side of Dequindre, about 1/4 mile north of
I-696.
MCAS will provide refreshments. Members may avail
themselves of Crash Landing’s menu items. Reservations are
encouraged for our banquets. Meetings start at 7:00 PM.
Board and General Meeting Information
Board meetings are held on the Wednesday a week
before the general meeting. The general meeting is
held on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00pm
All board members are required to attend the monthly board meeting. All chair people and assistants are
encouraged to attend. Please contact a board member
if you plan on attending the board meeting.
MCAS Policies
The TropiQuarium is published monthly for the membership of the Motor City Aquarium Society (Metro
Detroit area and for corresponding societies).
Correspondence regarding the TropiQuarium should
be addressed to the editor.
Motor City Aquarium Society (MCAS) will exchange
publications with those clubs interested in receiving
our publication. In turn, we welcome other clubs to
send us a copy of their publication. Deletion of any club
from the MCAS mailing list is at the discretion of the
board of directors.
Please submit articles, committee reports and show
results for publication in the TropiQuarium by the Saturday following the general meeting. All articles, reports & results submitted within that time frame will be
featured in the next issue of TropiQuarium.
www.motorcityaquariumsociety.com
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Motor City Aquarium Society Executive Board
President
Vic Bondi
VicBondi@comcast.net
Vice President
Ron Albers
rsalbers@comcast.net
Secretary
Mike Zajac
Fishgoman@att.net
Treasurer
Juergen Kasprick
tekdvr@sbcglobal.net
Board of Directors
1 year term
Don Combs
BigDon57@comcast.net
1 year term
Mike Zebrowski
zchallenger@aol.com
1 year term
Jeff Ouimet
jouimet@wowway.com
2 year term
Jeffrey Olivier
jffryoliver@yahoo.com
2 year term
Gary Mousseau
gtm56moose@yahoo.com
2 year term
Christine Amberg
wcsdancer5678@gmail.com
Program & Committee Chairpeople, Representatives & Assistants
Advertising
Auction Chairperson
Auction Assistant
Blackworm Sales
Bowl Show
Breeder Award
Editor
Exchanges Receipt USPS
Exchanges Receipt Web
Exchanges Editor
F.A.A.S. Rep
Fishin’ Post (web)
Fishin’ Post (TropiQuarium)
Horticultural Award
Manufacturers' Rep.
Membership
Monthly Programs
Raffles
Refreshment
Webmaster
Ron Albers
Patricia Piekarz
Gary Damm
Open
Jeffrey Olivier
Gary Leung
Jeff Ouimet
Randy Stier
Jeff Ouimet
Chuck Riffenburg
Open
Vic Bondi
Jeff Ouimet
Chris Newell
Gary Mousseau
Leslie Ernst
Board of Directors
Patricia Piekarz
Patricia Piekarz
Steve Kranson
586-268-3271
586-945-5917
586-415-8396
248-677-3441
248-375-9353
586-558-4375
248-375-9353
586-292-4637
586-754-6135
248-375-9353
586-202-1375
412-552-0654
586-945-5917
586-945-5917
rsalbers@comcast.net
DPiekarz1@comcast.net
GaryD.Mi@netzero.net
jffryoliver@yahoo.com
GLeung_mcas@att.net
jouimet@wowway.com
jouimet@wowway.com
Finsnfur1216@yahoo.com
VicBondi@comcast.net
jouimet@wowway.com
Newellcr@yahoo.com
gtm56moose@yahoo.com
leslierkeefer@yahoo.com
stevek64@ymail.com
Fellows of the Motor City Aquarium Society
Don and Betty Campau
2013
Dewey and Delores Schehr
2013
Juergen Kasprick
2013
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From the Editor:
The TropiQuarium is produced by and for the members of Motor City Aquarium Society.
Don’t miss the following articles this month.
Mike Zajac’s “Focus-On” series article on Metro
Detroit Fish Stores. This month is on Highland Tropical Fish and Bird Haven
Don’t miss our April Meeting speaker Tal Sweet-”Captive Breeding: FAQ’s” See page 7 for
additional details.
We currently have two open positions that need to be filled so please volunteer.

Blackworm Sales

F.A.A.S. Representative
Please see a Board Member for additional information and time commitment. Thank you.
MCAS has logo
T-shirts for sale. To
purchase a T-shirt,
please see
Gary Damm at our
general meeting or at
our auctions.
Editor:
Jeff Ouimet
TropiQuarium Staff
248-375-9353 jouimet@wowway.com
Exchange Editor
USPS Mailing:
Randy Stier 29155 Orvylle Dr. Warren, MI 48092-4612
Electronic Mailing: Vic Bondi vicbondi@comcast.net
Membership Rates
Membership rates per year which includes monthly newsletter, TropiQuarium
Email delivery of TropiQuarium $10 per year
Postal delivery of TropiQuarium $20 per year
Advertising Rates per Year
Full Page Ad - $120; Half Page Ad - $80; One Third Page ad - $60
Reprint Policy
Non-profit organizations: Reprinting from the TropiQuarium is encouraged
provided that proper credit is given to the author & MCAS. Please provide
MCAS with a complimentary copy of the publication featuring the reprint.
For-profit organizations: Reprinting from the TropiQuarium in whole or in
part is forbidden unless written permission is received from MCAS and/or
the author.
NEW MCAS
Mailing address:
Motor City Aquarium Society
P.O. Box 722
Sterling Heights, MI 48311-0722
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President’s Message
I usually don’t focus on the weather. However, this past winter has
certainly had an effect on our doings. It’s made it difficult to get together
for board meetings as well as for visitors to our General Meetings.
Now that that’s behind us, let’s focus on the immediate future.
For our salt water aficionados, we’ll be hosting a very special speaker and
presenter at our April General Meeting.
Our sister clubs in neighboring areas are hosting a number of events. I’ll
certainly be attending the locals and I just might be travelling to Louisville
this year and attend the American Cichlid’s soiree in July. I invite all other
hobbyists to show their support to these presenters for all their hard
work.
In just a few short weeks we’ll be planning on formulating our slate of officers for our next fiscal year. As
I’ve mentioned just a time or two, if you have just a few hours each month to help the cause and keep
MCAS on track, why not join the hard working personnel we already have serving and do your part.
Please see any of our current executive or directors and let them tell you all about how you can
contribute.
MCAS will be putting together another of our awards night and banquet meetings in June. Let’s get in
those last minute entries into our Author of the Year, Breeders’ Award Program, Bowl Show and Horticultural Award Program. We usually reward outstanding participants in these programs at the June
meeting. The June meeting just may also feature a prize table wherein we state that everyone wins.
We’re doing our part to maintain your interests in this fascinating and multi-faceted hobby. All we’re
asking for is just a little bit of support, in your own way, to lighten the load for our usual tireless contributors. So, let’s take one step forward and ask what you can do to maintain our very successful position
in the hobby.
i|v UÉÇw|,
President
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MCAS March Board Meeting Minutes
The Board Meeting was held March 5th at National Coney Island in Warren
Michigan. President Vic Bondi called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM. Members
present were Mike Zajac, Jeff Ouimet, Jeffrey Olivier, Juergen Kasprick, Ron Albers, and
Gary Mousseau.Visitor present was Tim Mousseau.
Mike read the February Minutes. The motion to accept was made by Ron, seconded by
Gary. Motion passed.
Juergen gave the Treasure's Report. The motion to accept was made by Mike, seconded
by Jeff. Motion passed.
Vic gave the President's Report. The auction was very successful and the results will be
available at the next board meeting. We would like to see more items at the mini
auction. We will have some openings on the Board for next year, members should
contact current members if interested. The Club inventory list needs to be updated.
Jeff is the process of updating the supporters list. Gary gave an update on
manufactures donations. We are in need of someone to handle Blackworm sales at the
meeting. If we do not have someone step up we will drop this
program. We are looking for an update on BAP, as well as an
An Additional
update on rules for website. The Club's Rep. for FAAS is
Note from MCAS
Don't forget you can win our
Open. If members are interested, open chair positions are
monthly $25.00 gift certificate
listed in the TropiQuarium. The gift card for the March
by entering monthly in one of
Program comes from Moby Dick. We would like to thank
or all of the BAP, HAP, bowl
show, or submit an article for Gary.
the
TropiQuarium (one ticket for
each of the categories). We
try to get a gift certificate to a
different pet shop in the area
every month.
The Club is considering holding a rare fish auction at a
regular meeting. Check us out on our Facebook Page.
Mike made a motion that the club pay for the expenses for
the March Meeting, Seconded by Jeff. Motion Passed.
The April Board Meeting will be held at Juergen's House.
A motion to adjourn was made by Jeff, seconded by Juergen.Meeting Adjourned at 8:57.
Submitted by Mike Zajac
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Motor City Aquarium Society Program and Banquet Schedule
April 10 - General Meeting-Speaker Tal Sweet-”Captive Breeding: FAQ’s”
May 8 - General Meeting-Speaker Mark Denero
June 12 - Banquet
July - No Meeting
August 14 - General Meeting with hors d’oeuvres
September 11 - General Meeting
October 9 - General Meeting
Nov 8 - Auction
November 13th - General Meeting
December 11th - Banquet
Upcoming Regional Events
April 5 - Greater Detroit Aquarium Society Auction http://greaterdetroitaquariumsociety.org/
April 5 - Michiana Aquarium Society Auction
www.michianaaquariumsociety.org/2013-events/2013-spring-auction.html
April 27 – Greater Chicago Cichlid Association Swap Meet www.gcca.net
May 15-18 – American Livebearer Association Convention St Louis MO Aquarium Society
www.missouriaquariumsociety.com
May 23-25 American Killifish Assoc. 2014 National Convention Syracuse, NY http://conv2014.aka.org
May 31 & June 1 Michigan Guppy Breeders Show & Auction
www.michiganguppybreeders.com/index.php?p=1_13
June 5-8 North American Native Fishes Association 2014 Convention
www.nanfa.org/convention.shtml
June 7 – NEO Fish Club Auction Valley View OH www.neo-fish.com
June 21-22 - Greater Akron Aquarium Society Ultra-Aqua Fish Show www.gaas-fish.net
July 10-13 – American Cichlid Association Convention, Louisville KY www.aca-convention.com
July 19 – Champaign Area Fish Exchange Urbana Civic Center
www.champaignfish.com/index.php/auction-info
Sept 20 - NEO Fish Club Auction Valley View OH www.neo-fish.com
Nov 2 - Greater Akron Aquarium Society Auction www.gaas-fish.net
Nov 21 thru 23 - Ohio Cichlid Extravaganza, Strongsville, OH www.ohiocichlid.com
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Information on Tal Sweet, our April 10th Speaker
Tal is the co-creator of the Marine Breeding Initiative MBI. His presentation is titled "Captive Breeding: FAQ's".
He will be answering the most common questions that people have when they are
considering captive breeding.
The core of the MBI (Marine Breeding Initiative) is a universal Marine Breeders’ Award Program (BAP). The MBI
is a project of the Marinelife Aquarium Society of Michigan (MASM), spearheaded by Tal Sweet and Chad
Penney. The MBI invited a select group of breeding experts, programmers, and aquarists, to form the MBI
Council. Learning from freshwater aquarium BAPs and leveraging modern technology, the MBI Council created
the MBI as a modern system of documenting, reporting, verifying, scoring, and ranking for breeders. Ultimately,
the MBI is an online service available to Marine Aquarium Clubs and online Marine Aquarium Communities
anywhere in the world. The MBI Council continually seeks to improve the MBI program by identifying other
services and needs that are supportive of the hobbyist breeder.
By making the MBI available to organizations worldwide, we bring breeders together in a way no other clubspecific BAP could. In the end, the “universal language” of the MBI is like that of a sports league – we all play by
the same rules, with the same terms and statistics. Individuals can compete amongst themselves, but unlike the
isolated BAPs of the freshwater hobby, clubs and organizations around the world can now compete and compare
their accomplishments too. Furthermore, should an aquarist move halfway around the world, they need not lose
their status and start over in a new BAP, but are able to bring their stats with them. Much like a free agent
baseball player, a MBI participant need only switch the organization they are “playing for”. By using the universal
motivation of friendly competition and bragging rights, a concept familiar to all of us, the MBI creates an
incentivized environment that encourages and rewards individual achievement and innovation, while maintaining
communitywide support and sharing, in a way no other project could. The MBI stands ready as a league
organizer and system of referees; all it takes is for you and your organization to step onto the playing field!
Outlined below are some basic concepts and structures of the MBI program.
Purpose
1. To encourage captive breeding of marine ornamental fish and invertebrates.
2. To share knowledge of captive breeding techniques.
3. To enable more people to participate in captive breeding.
4. To recognize outstanding achievement in the captive breeding of marine ornamental fish and invertebrates.
5. To create a pool of information for hobbyists and professionals to use in breeding of established and untried
species.
6. To reduce reliance on wild caught animals for the marine aquarium trade by supporting captive breeding and
sustainable collection.
Read more at the MBI website, www.mbisite.org.
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2013/2014 Bowl Show Categories
September:
October:
November:
December:
January:
February:
March:
April:
May:
Goldfish, Angelfish, Killifish
Guppies, Plecos, Gouramis
Dwarf Cichlids, Corydoras, Tetras
No Bowl Show
African Cichlids, Rainbows, Synodontis & Photo Show
Danios, Swordtails and Platys, Favorite Fish & Photo Show
Barbs, Bettas, Gobies
Loaches, Livebearers (AOV), Albino
Aquatic Animals, North American Natives
The Bowl Show Report By Jeffrey Olivier
Sorry-No Update This Month
Member
1st
2nd
3rd
Mark Allar
150
30
10
HM
BIP
Total
190
Christine Amberg
25
25
Bob Kanas
50
15
Philip Kukulski
25
15
20
60
Pat Piekarz
25
45
10
80
45
*HM denotes Honorable mention, awarded when an entry is made and the club
member does not place in any category.
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Focus On: Highland Tropical Fish and Bird Haven
By Mike Zajac
Highland Tropical is located at 10655 Highland Road (M-59) in White Lake Michigan. They’re on the web
at www.highlandtropical.com. This local fish store was founded in 1984. It’s owned by Brett Overall.
Doug Brendel is the store manager and Bob Topper is their Aquatic Specialist.
Highland Tropical features their specials through an
email list. Club members receive 10% off of their
purchases. Special prices may also be available for
multiple fish purchases.
Highland features 4,500 gallons of freshwater aquariums. To maximize the effectiveness of their displays, all of the aquariums feature plants, rocks and
gravel, piled high in the back and low in the front.
This type of set up is just like you’d expect to see in
the more serious hobbyists’ aquariums.
Throughout the store you will find clean and well
stocked aquariums. Bob T will always attempt to
assist their customers in putting the right fish together. This is something that I would love to see at all fish stores.
Their wide variety of tropical fish
stock is divided into three distinct
sections, i.e., freshwater/community,
New World Cichlids and Rift Valley
Cichlids.
Not to be missed is their nice selection of freshwater plants, aquariums
and various aquarium supplies such
as decorative rocks, driftwood and
caves.
The store also features a nice selection of reptiles, birds and a full line
of their supplies.
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Focus On: Highland Tropical Fish and Bird Haven
By Mike Zajac
Highland Tropical prides themselves in their
personal customer service. So, if you need
to special order something, they are happy
to lend their assistance to fulfill your personal requests.
Whenever you’re in the area, stop on in at
Highland Tropical and be sure to mention
you’ve heard a little bit about them via
Motor City Aquarium Society.
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Plastic bags for Sale!
The club has purchased three different size
2 mil plastic bags to offer to our members.
6 X 20
8 X 20
10 X 22
(fish not included)
All sizes are priced at 10 for $1.00
See Ron Tichansky at our general meetings.
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Curtain Spawning Mops
By Mike Zajac
This is a slightly different look at Spawning Mops. Over the years I have had used traditional spawning
mops and I have been a bit disappointed. I always wanted a mop with a lot of surface room and a mop
in which fish could easily swim though. When I used a traditional mop with corydoras, I often found
corys buried in the mops when I checked them. Not always a pleasant surprise. I also wanted a smaller
mop that I could put in a net breeder. This allows me to crowd the fry and have a larger tank for the
bio load. Crowding the fry makes feeding easier. Sometimes this is the parent’s tank or a separate tank
that I use for fry.
First you will need to gather your materials. You will need acrylic yarn (I prefer dark green), a book, a
straw, scissors, and foam or cork.
1) Cut the straw 3 to 3 ½ inches. You may also use plastic tubes.
2) Take a 12 to 19 inch piece of yarn and push it through the straw. A bent paperclip is helpful to get
the yarn though the straw.
3) Tie a knot with the yarn to prevent the yarn from coming off the straw.
4) Wrap the yarn the book approximately 50 times. The size book you use will determine the length
of the mop.
5) Cut yarn.
6) Double up the yarn, make a loop pull the yarn though the loop and pull tight. Each loop makes two
strands.
7) Repeat step 6 until the straw is covered with yarn.
8) Cut a piece of foam.
9) Tie the yarn from the top of the mop. This will allow the mop to float. If you use a stone the mop
will sink.
10) After this is completed you should presoak your mops for use.
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Curtain Spawning Mops
By Mike Zajac
Finished Curtain Spawning Mop
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Bird & Fish Sale by Motor City Bird Breeders, Inc.
When:
May 3, 2014 10:00am - 4:00pm
Place:
Madison Place
876 Horace Brown Drive
Madison Heights, MI
Table Information: 1/2 Table (3’ x 4’) $20.00
Full Table (4’ x 8’) $40.00
Now is the time to sell those items and fish and make room for the
upcoming auction season.
No limit on fish or fish related items, fill your table space. All money from
sales is yours to keep.
Tables must be paid for by April 1st.
Contact Lori Kanas 586-727-9286 or Jeffrey Olivier 248-632-8239
Fishin' Post
Fresh & saltwater tanks for sale. 10 tanks from very large to small
sizes available. Must sell very soon.
Call Frank Pullizz at 586-615-5752 or email at fpfp366@yahoo.com
********************************************************************************************************************
120 gallon tank for sale. Dimensions are 33H x 26W x 33L.
Best Offer, John Hodgson, (734)676-8564,
JLHODGSO1@yahoo.com
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Fantastic Fins
Freshwater & Saltwater Fish & Fish Supplies
Stendker Discus (German)
L-Number Plecos
Tank Raised Fancy Plecos
Rare Tetras, Barbs, Rasboras, Etc.
Stingrays
African, South American, and Central American Cichlids
Rare Fish
Bulk & Live Foods
M-F 12-8 Sat 11-8 Sun 12-6
734.464.3523
38131 Ann Arbor Rd. Livonia, MI 48150
fanfins@aol.com
Owners Dale Ernst II & Chris Carothers
Tropical Fish & Pet Supplies
Full line pet store
17800 E. 9 Mile Rd Eastpointe, 48021
3 miles east of Gratiot, 1 mile west of Kelly
586.778.0547
Mon - Sat: 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Sun: 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM
www.stingraybayofmi.com
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Marine & Tropical fish • Invertebrates • Decorative Coral
Open: Mon - Sat 11 am - 8 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm
www.oceansandseasinc.com
Aquariums & Supplies 10% discount to MCAS members!
20741 Mack Ave
Gross Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1435
Since 1970
A Complete Line of Pet Supplies
Tropical Fish
Dog/Cat Nutrition
Reptiles
Birds
Small Animals
Donald Cook, Owner
Stephanie Catalfio, Manager
www.louspetshop.com
313-885-1560
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Why Join Motor City Aquarium Society?
Benefits:
You will receive an electronic copy of our monthly publication, the TropiQuarium.
 You can purchase raffle tickets at our general meetings with the possibility of winning
products from aquatic manufacturers.
 You are invited to attend the our June and December Banquets.


You will receive an electronic copy of other clubs publications.

You are invited to participate in Shop Hops

Great programs from local and regional fish experts
Websites of Fish Interest
American Cichlid Association
http://www.cichlid.org/
Michigan Cichlid Association
www.Michigancichlid.com
American Killifish Association
www.aka.org
Michigan Guppy Breeders
www.michiganguppybreeders.com
American Livebearers Association
http://livebearers.org/
Michigan Killifish Association
http://mka.aka.org
Grand Valley Aquarium Club
www.grandvalleyaquariumclub.org
Missouri Aquarium Society
www.missouriaquariumsociety.com
Great Lakes Cichlid Society
www.greatlakescichlidsociety.net
Planet Catfish
www.planetcatfish.com
Greater Cincinnati Aquarium Society
www.gcas.org
Pleco World
www.plecoworld.org
Greater Detroit Aquarium Society
www.greaterdetroitaquariumsociety.org
Raleigh Aquarium Society
www.raleighaquariumsociety.org/
Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society
www.gpasi.org
Seriously Fish
www.seriouslyfish.com/
Michigan Aquatic Plant Group
www.miapg.com/forums
Southwestern Michigan Aquarium Society
www.swmas.org
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Motor City Aquarium Society Thanks our Supporters!
Local Support
Fantastic Fins
Lou’s Pet Shop
Moby Dick’s Pet Store
Oceans and Seas
Pet Suppliers
Stingray Bay Tropical Fish & Pet Supplies
Re-
gional Support
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Motor City Aquarium Society Thanks our Supporters!
Regional Support
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