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Buckeye Bulletin
January 2014
December Cichlid/Catfish BAP
Exchange Article – Wayne Toven
List of ALL 2013 Spawns
More AWESOME Extravaganza Pics
Happy New Year!
May your CICHLID
resolutions come true!
Our next meeting is January 3rd at 8:00.
OCA Mission
Buckeye Bulletin Staff
Jonathan Dietrich
Editor
jdietric@mail.bw.edu
Eric Sorensen
Exchange Editor
Eeleven@aol.com
The Ohio Cichlid Associations
Buckeye Bulletin is produced
monthly by the Ohio Cichlid
Association. All articles and
photographs contained within this
publication are being used with
consent of the authors.
If you have an article, photograph,
or ad to submit for publication,
please send it to
jdietric@mail.bw.edu.
When submitting articles for
publication in this bulletin, please
remember to include any
photographs or art for the
article. The Ohio Cichlid Association
is not responsible for any fact
checking or spelling correction in
submitted material.
Articles will be edited for space and
content.
All information in this bulletin is for
the sole use of The Ohio Cichlid
Association and the personal use of
its members.
Articles, photographs, illustrations,
and any other printed material may
not be used in any way without the
written consent of The Ohio Cichlid
Association.
For membership info please
contact Andrew Subotnik:
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The OCA is an organization dedicated to the
advancement and dissemination of information
relating to all aspects of the biology of cichlids and
related aquatic life. Our purpose is to promote the
interest, keeping, study, breeding, and the
educational exhibition of Cichlids. Additionally, the
exchange of ideas, meeting new people, and
distribution of information concerning Cichlids is of
primary interest.
A young Oscar Cichlid poses for a quick shot before
devouring a tasty snack. Mmm…
In this Issue of the Buckeye Bulletin…
Monthly Features
President’s Message
Editor’s Message
Bowl Show Results
Cichlid BAP Results
Catfish BAP Results
BAP Point Schedule
Program Preview
2014 Program Preview
This Month in OCA History
President’s Message
Don Danko
January 2014
We had an awesome holiday meeting in December, with members bringing in great dishes to
share. I cannot imagine that anyone went away hungry! While there were many awesome items
brought to share, I have to say my favorite dish hands down was George Anagnostaupolos’ spicy
noodle dish. So, I guess he gets the Presidential award for the spiciest noodle dish!! LOL.
Thanks to everyone for coming and we hope you had a great time.
We conducted our annual elections at the December and here are the results for the elected
positions on the board:
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President, Votes ties only – Don Danko
Vice President, Voting – Lew Carbone
Secretary Elected Voting – Steve Heinbaugh
Membership Elected Voting – Eddie Hall
Breeder Award – Cichlids, Voting – Mark Chaloupka
Breeder Award – Catfish, Voting – Steve Heinbaugh
Bowl Show, Voting – Gary Mendez
Photographer, Voting – Dennis Rozmus
Videographer, Voting – No candidate
Historian, Voting – No candidate
Librarian, Voting – Hilary Lacerda
Refreshments, Voting – Bob Tilman
Board-at-Large 1 (Elected), Voting - Dan Woodland (Jim Smith Fund Coordination)
Board-at-Large 2 (Elected), Voting – Scott Myers (Role TBD)
At our next board meeting, we’ll be confirming the appointed positions on the BOT.
All for now, so see you back on Friday, January 3, at the Ohio Cichlid Association meeting at
the Old Oak Bible Church at 7575 Old Oak Blvd in Middleburg Hts. And, bring a friend! Also,
check us out on Facebook, www.ohiocichlid.com and on the OCA Forum at
http://www.cichlidae.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=40.
Happy Holidays,
Don
2014 Bulletin Needs!
You are the EXPERTS!
The Buckeye Bulletin staff is asking members of the Ohio
Cichlid Association to submit pictures, blogs, blurbs,
product reviews, species profiles, and articles (long or
short) to be published in upcoming issues of the bulletin.
Please contact Jombie at jdietric@mail.bw.edu to submit
documents and photos.
Here are some ideas…
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How has your fish obsession grown from your first tank?
What is your favorite species? Describe your experience.
Describe the spawn that of which you are most proud.
Tell a story of a disaster and the way you handled it.
Illustrate breeding techniques that are unique but
effective.
• Explain how the friendships you have made through the
fish hobby impacted your life.
• Why do you still trust your undergravel filter?
• How do you save money in your fish room?
Clean your glass. Grab a digital camera. Shoot at an angle.
We look forward to publishing your work.
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Editor’s Message
Jon “Jombie” Dietrich
January 2014
Hey OCA friends!
First, I want to wish everyone the happiest of holidays! Although at times stressful, this is truly
a wonderful time of the year. It comes and goes so quickly, and I hope you make the best of each
and every moment. The Year New is on the horizon too. (It might be 2014 when you read this!)
When a New Year presents itself, it makes us reflect on the past and hope for the future. We all
had different 2013s, but we all have one thing in common. We look for even better in 2014. I
hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year and only the best in 2014.
On the fish spectrum, it is wintertime, so I expect everyone is spending more time with his/her
fish! Being cooped up in the house isn’t the worst thing when you have warm tanks of beautiful
fish. Looking at the BAP submissions, we have had quite the tablefuls at our recent monthly
meetings. The diversity of fish within our club is amazing! Last month I went into the meeting
knowing I had no room for fish at all. By the end of the meeting, I left with three bags and
three new species. A few shifts and my stock became even more diversified. You can’t pass
anything up because you truly don’t know when that species might become available again. With
that said, let’s push forward into the New Year with the motivation to spawn more than ever.
Keep working with your tanks. Warm weather isn’t around the corner just yet!
On December 14th, I had the OCA Board over my place for a meeting to discuss the New Year.
2014 will be an amazing year for the OCA and its members. We have some awesome initiatives
in the works, all leading up to the 20th Anniversary of the OCA Extravaganza. The details are
still coming together, but I can guarantee this year will be the best convention in our history.
Start planning now because no one should miss this event.
Well, I hope to see everyone at the January meeting. I have two obligations outside of this
meeting, but you will definitely see me there considering our speaker. A simple internet search
of Charlie Grimes provides years of comments about “The Death Fish Talk.” I’m sorry other
obligations; they will have to wait! Thanks Lew for booking this talk!
See you then. Email me your photos and articles.
jdietric@mail.bw.edu
Take care,
Jombie
November 21-23
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Extravaganza
2014
Winter BAP Update
Mark Chaloupka
January 2014
Lew Carbone
Cryptohers cutteri (Rio Jutiapa)
10
Josh Cunningham
Astatotilapia sp. 35 “tomato”
10
Aulonocara sp. “OB peacock”
10
Cyprichromis sp. “leptosome jumbo” (Mamalesa)
15
Lamprologus speciosus “black ocellatus”
15
Opthalmotilapia nasuta (Chimba)
25
Otopharynx lithobates “red top aristochromis”
10
Pseudotropheus acei (Ngara)
10
Telmatochromis sp. “temporalis shell”
10
Tramitichromis intermedius
10
Don & Marilyn Danko
Paracyprichromis nigripinnis “albino”
15
Bryan Davis
Neolamprologus prochilus (Zambian)
20
Jonathan Dietrich
Neetroplus nematopus
10
Ken & Sue Galaska
Lepidiolamprologus hecqui
15
Kyle May`
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “marble convict”
10
Gary Mendez
Amatitlania siquia (Rio Cabayo)
10
Lamprologus tetracanthus
10
Peter Nario-Redmond
Cryptoheros sajica
10
Carl Olszewski
Hypsophrys nicaraguense
15
Tony Poth
Lamprologus stappersi “pearly ocellatus”
15
Jeff Yadlovsky
Herichthsy cyanoguttatus
10
Nicholas Zarzeczny
Neolamprologus multifasciatus
15
Juvenile Amphilophus hogaboomorum finding his mate.
Tom Swiderski
Winter
BAP Update
905
800 POINT LEVEL
Mark Chaloupka
January 2014
Dustin Brummitt
2013
TOTAL
MASTER BREEDER 1000 POINT LEVEL
-
840
700 POINT LEVEL
CURRENT B.A.P. STANDINGS (12/6/13)
BREEDER
-
600 POINT LEVEL
Jeff Natterer
-
690
Jeff Yadlovsky
35
675
Gary Mendez
60
670
Hilary & Antonio
25
625
-
615
125
610
Lacerda
Lew Carbone
80
2605
Don Danko
50
2335
Dan Woodland
-
2050
Bill Loudermilk
30
1190
Linda Wallrath
-
1130
210
1115
-
1065
30
1020
Bryan Davis
Rich & Maggie
Schoeffel
Mark Chaloupka
Charlie & Cathy Suk
Ken & Sue Galaska
500 POINT LEVEL
Bill Schwartz
Tim Craig
Ron Georgeone
900 POINT LEVEL
Dennis Tomazin
John Tesar
-
595
210
540
-
510
400 POINT LEVEL
-
965
70
950
Rick Hallis
-
495
Bob Blazek
55
465
Ozeal Hunter
-
190
Phil Hypes
20
455
Chuck Carroll
-
185
Jonathan Strazinsky
50
455
Andrew Subotnik
-
180
-
415
Tony Poth
175
175
Josh Cunningham
300
410
Ken Walker
40
165
Kyle May
45
100
Frank Mueller
20
160
David Ayers
-
145
Greg Seith
-
145
Bill & Janice Bilski
-
135
10
135
-
130
20
130
-
120
115
115
Aaron Stevens
-
115
Dennis Kuehn
60
115
-
110
Bob Bina
300 POINT LEVEL
George
-
375
Tyler Toncler
-
350
David Hale
-
335
Gary Zalewski
-
325
Eric & Rhonda
10
320
Anagnostopoulos
Sorensen
Steve Heinbaugh
Tom & Carolyn
Evers
Jason Mylnar
Joe Ring
Peter NarioRedmond
200 POINT LEVEL
James Shakour
35
275
Ken & Karen
70
260
Grimmett
Bob Evers
Dave Esner
Paul Collander
30
215
-
205
100 POINT LEVEL
Marc & Dawn
DeWerth
-
195
BREEDER LEVEL
Jonathan Dietrich
10
95
Fred Roberts
-
25
Mark Huntington
-
95
Andy Lacerda
-
20
Dan Ogrizek
-
95
Scott Meyers
20
20
90
90
Bill Sensor
-
20
-
75
Nicholas Zarzeczny
15
15
30
70
Ron Drungil
-
10
-
70
Mike Trader
-
10
Justin Way
70
70
Matt Urbin
10
10
Dolores Bacisin
15
60
Chris Jaskolka
35
55
The points list for the Breeders Award Program
John Kahl
-
50
members. If you are a current member and your
Alex Gorges
-
45
John Kaminski
15
40
Andrew Schock
40
40
Ethan Wiley
-
40
Pete Gembka
35
35
Carl Olszewski
35
35
Christopher Sooy
-
35
Tom Tansey
-
35
Dave Dimond
30
30
Jason Gorges
-
30
Paul Hutnyak
-
30
Wayne Corman
15
25
Jim Jensen
25
25
Raymond Langer
Rick Wood
Denis Rozmus
Bob Tillman
has been updated to include only current
name has been omitted, please see the B.A.P.
Chairman at the social meeting so we can correct
any errors.
Please remember: You may only turn in a species
or strain of fish for B.A.P. points one time. If you
need a list of what you have been credited with,
see the BAP chairman at the social meeting.
At the end of each year,
our totals are sent to
the ACA to be compared
with other clubs’ totals.
Let’s win it all this
year.
Keep breeding!
BAP Props
Welcome to the program:
Nicholas Zarzeczny
Congratulations to
Kyle May
For reaching the 400 point level
Winter Catfish BAP Update
Steve Heinbaugh
January 2014
Breeder
Species
Points
Synodontis petricola
20
Hemiloricaria eigenmanni
15
Dan Ogrizek
Loricaria birindelli L010 German Red Lizard
15
Dave Ayres
Corydoras weitzmanni
10
William Zarzeczny
Ancistrus sp. "brown bushynose"
10
Phil Ayres
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Winter Catfish
BAP Update
Steve Heinbaugh
January 2014
Photo by Something Fishy Inc.
Dan Ogrizek
Steve Heinbaugh
Phil Ayres
Don & Marilyn Danko
Dave Ayres
Rick Hallis
Dan Woodland
Ken Walker
Dustin Brummitt
Linda Wallrath
Eric & Rhonda Sorensen
Charlie & Cathy Suk
Bob Bina
Bryan Davis
Phil Hypes
Hilary Lacerda
Tom & Carolyn Evers
Jeff Natterer
Dennis Tomazin
Ken Galaska
Tyler Toncler
John Kaminski
Kyle May
Bob Blazek
Andrew Schock
Justin Way
John Kahl
George Anagnostopoulos
Lew Carbone
Gary Mendez
John Tesar
David Toth
Matt Urbin
Karen & Ken Grimmett
James Shakour
William Zarzeczny
Tony Poth
Wayne Corman
Chuck Caroll
Mark Chaloupka
Bob Evers
Jeff Gorbach
David Hale
Paul Hutnyak
Denis Rozmus
Kris Sooy
Jonathan Strazinsky
Bob & Jennifer Tillman
Ethan Wiley
2013
TOTAL
55
55
45
20
10
260
250
190
185
175
115
100
90
80
75
65
65
60
60
60
60
50
50
50
45
45
40
40
40
30
30
30
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
60
20
10
30
20
10
10
10
10
10
Dan Ogrizek takes the CATFISH BAP
Lead with 260 Points!
That Deserves a Round of Applause!
Congrats and
Thank You for
your Effort!
Dave Esner accepts his award as the
2013 BOWL SHOW Champion.
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Wondering how many
points your fish earn
for the Breeders
Award Program? Well,
here’s the Ohio Cichlid
Association’s point
schedule for New and
Old World Cichlids.
Happy Breeding!
Point Schedule for
New World Cichlids
10
Ten Point Fish:
Aequidens sp. (The Blue
and Green Acaras)
Archocentrus centrarchus
Archocentrus
nigrofasciatum
Archocentrus
octofasciatum
Archocentrus sajica
Archocentrus
septemfasciatum
Archocentrus spilurum
Bujurquina sp.
Cichlasoma sp. (The Black
Acaras)
Geophagus brasiliensis
var.
Geophagus pellegrini
Geophagus steindachneri
Guinacara sp.
Gymnogeophagus balzanii
Gymnogeophagus
meridionalis
Gymnogeophagus
rhabdotus
Herichthys carpintas
Herichthys cyanoguttatum
Herotilapia multispinossa
Krobia sp.
Laetacara sp. (curviceps,
dorsigerus)
Nannacara sp.
Neetroplus nematopus
Pterophyllum scalare
Thorichthys meeki
Fifteen Point Fish
15
“Cich.” Facetum
Amphilophus citrinellum
Amphilophus labiatum
Amphilophus longimanus
Amphilophus
macracanthus
Apistogramma sp.
Cleithacara maronii
Heros appendiculatus
Heros severum
Hypselecara temporalis
Mesonauta festivum
Microgeophagus
altispinossa
Microgeophagus ramerezi
Nandopsis atromaculatum
Nandopsis bartoni
Nandopsis freidrichsthalli
Nandopsis loiselli
Nandopsis managuense
Nandopsis motaguense
Nandopsis salvini
Nandopsis trimaculatum
Nandopsis uropthalmus
Theraps argentea
Theraps bifasciatum
Theraps breidorhi
Theraps guttalatum
Theraps hartwegi
Theraps heterospilus
Theraps intermedium
Theraps nicaraguense
Theraps panamense
Theraps regani
Theraps synspilus
Theraps zonatum
Thorichthys affinus
Thorichthys aureum
Thorichthys ellioti
Thorichthys helleri
Thorichthys pasionis
Thorichthys socolofi
20
Twenty Point Fish
Amphilophus alfari
Amphilophus altifrons
Amphilophus calobrense
Amphilophus diquis
Amphilophus lyonsi
Amphilophus rhytisma
Amphilophus robertsoni
Amphilophus rostratum
Amphilophus tuyrense
Amphilophus zaliosum
Apistogrammoides sp.
Archocentrus
spinosissimus
Astronatus sp.
Batrachops sp.
Caquetaia sp.
Crenicara sp.
Geophagus crassilabrus
Geophagus surinamensis
var.
Gymnogeophagus
gymnogenys
Gymnogeophagus
labiatum
Gymnogeophagus
lacustrus
Herichthys bocourti
Herichthys labridens
Herichthys minkleyi
Herichthys pearsi
Nandopsis beani
Nandopsis dovii
Nandopsis festae
Nandopsis grammodes
Nandopsis haitiensis
Nandopsis islantum
Nandopsis ornatum
Nandopsis pantostictum
Nandopsis steindachneri
Nandopsis tetracanthus
Nandopsis umbriferum
Paraneetroplus bulleri
Petenia splendida
Satanoperca leucosticta
Satanoperca pappaterra
Symphysodon sp.
Taeniacara candidi
Teleocichla sp.
Theraps coeruleus
Theraps fenestratum
Theraps gibbiceps
Theraps godmani
Theraps irregulare
Theraps maculicauda
Theraps melanurum
Therapsmicropthalmus
Theraps nebuliferum
Theraps omonti
Theraps seiboldi
Thorichthys callolepis
Tomocichla tuba
Uaru amphiacanthoides
25
Twenty Five Point Fish
Acarichthys heckelii
Acaronia sp.
Biotecus sp.
Biotodoma sp.
Chaetobranchopsis sp.
Chaetobranchus sp.
Hoplarchus psittacum
Pterophyllum altum
Pterophyllum dumerelli
Retroculus sp.
Satanoperca acuticeps
Satanoperca daemon
Satanoperca Lilith
Point Schedule for Old
World Cichlids
10
Ten Point Fish
Aristochromis **
Astatoreaochromis
Chalinochromis **
Chilotilapia
Cleithrochromis
Corematodus
Cynotilapia
Genyochromis
Gephyrochromis *
Haplochromis (victorian)
Haplochromis **
Hemichromis bimaculatus
Hemichromis thomasi
Hemihaplochromis *
Iodotropheus sprengerae
Labidochromis *
Labeotropheus **
Lamprologus brichardi
Lamprologus margarae
Lamprologus ornatipinnis
Lamprologus meeli
Lamprologus tetracanthus
Lethrinops
Lichnochromis
Melanochromis *
Pelvicachromis *
Pseudocrenilabrus
philander
Petrotilapia
Pseudotropheus
Telmatochromis Thysia *
Tilapia *
Trematocranus
15
Fifteen Point Fish
Asprotilapia
Aristochromis macrochir
Aulonocara maylandi
Aulonocara ussiyi
Aulonocranus
Callochromis
Cardiopharynx
Chalinochromis *
Chromidotilapia *
Cyprichromis
Diplotoxidon
Docimodus
Eretmodus
Grammatotria
Julidochromis *
Haplochromis ahli
Haplochromis bethicola
Haplochromis borleyi
Haplochromis horei
Haplochromis kiwingi
Haplochromis linni
Haplochromis macrostoma
Haplochromis pfefferi
Etroplus maculatus
Hemichromis elongatus
Hemichromis fasciatus
Nanochromis *
Labeotropheus marmalade
cat
Labeotropheus
trewavasae orange x
orange
Lamprologus (lake species)
Lamprologus furcifer
Limnochromis
Limnotilapia
Orthochromis
Rhamphochromis
Spathodus
Steatocranus *
Tanganicodus
Tylochromis
Xenotilapia
Twenty Point Fish
Cunningtonia
Lobochilotes
20
Cyphotilapia *
Ectodus
Etroplus suratensis
Hemibates stenosoma
Lamprologus calvus
Lamprologus
compressiceps
Lamprologus fasciatus
Lamprologus ornatipinnis
Lamprologus sexfasciatus
(gold)
Lamprologus
tretocephalus
Lastredea
Lamprologus (all riverine)
Limnochromis auritus
Petrochromis **
Serranochromis
Simochromis
Trematocara
Tropheus brichardi
Tropheus duboisi
Tropheus moori
Tropheus polli
Twenty Five Point Fish
Boulengerochromis
Cyathopharynx furcifer
Lamprologus sexfascitus
(blue)
Haplotaxodon microlepus
Haplotaxodon tricoti
Ophthalmochromis
Perissodus
Petrochromis trewavasae
Reganochromis
Triglachromis otostigma
NOTE: FOR ALL OLD
WORLD CICHLIDS
* = ALL ** = NOT ALL
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Meeting Announcement
January 3rd, 2014
8:00 pm
What?
Who?
When?
Where?
Why?
The monthly meeting of the
Ohio Cichlid Association
Cichlid lovers from far and wide
January 3rd, 2014
President takes the mic at 8pm
Old Oak Bible
7575 Old Oak Blvd.
Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Why not?! The OCA has so much
to offer. Bring some fish, meet
some friends, and be prepared to
have a BLAST!
Directions:
From the North take I-71 South
Take exit 235 (Bagley Rd.).
Turn Right onto Bagley.
Turn left onto Old Oak Blvd.
Church is about ½ mile on left.
From the South take I-71 North
Take exit 234.
Turn Right onto Pearl Rd. (42)
Turn Left onto Fowles Rd.
Turn Right onto Old Oak Blvd.
Church is on the right 1/10 mile.
Program Preview
from Lew Carbone
January 2014
This month our speaker will be…
Charlie Grimes
Giving the famous presentation called…
“The Dead Fish Talk”
Charley Grimes has been keeping fish for over 50 years. He maintains a fishroom of over 100 aquariums, filled
mostly with cichlids and killies. His words:
The mix of fish becomes more eccentric and eclectic as time and opportunity goes on. I find it difficult to
ignore a new species when attending various fish auctions.
Over a period of years, he had dug a few backyard ponds he was able to enjoy in the summer, but that phase of
his hobby had to be ended for safety reasons.
With the arrival of a granddaughter that is a frequent visitor, the backyard pond and live food factories
became a hazard and were filled in. By the way, it is a lot more fun digging and setting up a couple of 2,000+
ponds and putting a 1000-gallon horse trough into the ground than it is to pull them out and fill the holes back
in---wheelbarrow load by wheelbarrow load.
Charley has also been an avid fish collector and has taken three trips to South America and one to Mexico. In
the spring, he often gets “Native Fish Fever” and collects locally in Indiana and in the southeastern part of the
country.
Living in the Indianapolis area, Charley is active with the Circle City Aquarium Club. He is one of the bestknown pure hobbyists among US aquarists. His popularity is the result of his aquaristic skill and experience,
his personality and sense of humor and his willingness to share all of the above with others. There is a huge
demand for Charley’s presentations, especially among the cichlid- and killifish-oriented clubs. He has spoken
at American Cichlid Association and American Killifish Association conventions, at past OCA meetings and at
four OCA Extravaganzas. The culturing of live foods is one of his favorite topics.
Charley is scheduled to do his famous “Dead Fish Talk” for us this month. I heard him deliver it at this past
Chicago Cichlid Classic and I guarantee that the room will be rollicking.
Next month, Michigan catfish specialist Dale Ernst talks about “Breeding Hypancistrus”.
Program Preview
Lew Carbone
January 2014
2014
January 3
Charley Grimes
“The Dead Fish Talk”
February 7
Dale Ernst
“Breeding Hypancistrus”
March 7
Mike Wise
Apistos
April 4
Dan Sharifi
Cichlids of the Americas
Care and Husbandry of NeoTropical Cichlids
May 2
Steve Edie
Tanganyikans+
June 6
TBD
August 1
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See Virgil at monthly OCA
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Bowl Show
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Gary Mendez
Congratulations to Scott Myers for winning the
2013 Bowl Show!!!
Jan. Classes
Coming up next…
• A. Tanganyikan shelldwellers
• B. Central Americans
under 6"
• C. Loracariids (Pleco
types) over 6"
Feb. Classes
• A. Victorian Basin
• B. Angelfish
• C. Synodontis and
other Mochokids
December
Winners
B. Tanganyikan "Lamps" exclude
shell-dwellers
A. Open Malawi
•1st - Aulonocara jacobfriebergi
"Lemon jake" BOS
•2nd - Aulonocara walteri
•3rd: - Pseudotropheus "blue
dolphin"
•1st - Lamprologus leleupi
•2nd •3rd -
C. Julidochromis
•1st: - Julidochromis marlieri
•2nd: •3rd -
Prizes!
Best of Show: $20 Cash
Quarter Champ: $35 Pet Shop certificate
2013 Champ: 55 gal.Aquarium Set-up
Standings
1 Scott Myers
2rd Dave Esner
3rd Carl Olzewski
4th Tony Poth
5th Bob Evers
6th Nick Zarzeczny
6th Denis Rozmus
6th W. Zarzeczny
7th Ken Grimmett
8th Justin Way
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Bowl Show 2014 Schedule
Meetings 2014
A
B
C
Jan. 3
Tanganyikan Shelldwellers
Central Americans
under 6”
Loracariids (Pleco
types) over 6”
Feb. 7
Victorian Basin
Angelfish
Synodontis and
other Mochokids
Mar. 7
Pseudotropheus,
Cynotilapia,
Melanochromis
South Americans
under 6”-- exclude
Angels, Discus,
Apistos
Apr. 4
Peacocks
Central Americans
over 6”
Catfish—exclude
Callichthids,
Loracariids,
Mochokids (see
other classes for
explanations)
Freshwater Crustaceans
May. 2
Tanganyikan Mouthbrooders--exclude
Frontosa
Mbuna--exclude
Pseudo, Cyno,
Melano
South Americans
over 6”
Loracariids under 6”
Discus, Uaru
Open Catfish, limit 3
per participant (all
Cats eligible)
June. 6
July
Aug. 1
Sept. 5
No meeting
Old World—exlude
Rift Lakes and
Victorian Basin
Frontosa
Open New World,
limit 3
Open Tanganyika,
limit 3
Open Old World, exclude Malawi, Tang.
Corys and other
Callichthyids
Oct. 3
Nov. 7
Malawi “Haps”
Apistos
Female cichlids, limit Telmatochromis,
3
Chalinochromis
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Dec. 5
Tanganyikan
“Lamps”—exclude
Shell-dwellers
Open Malawi, limit 3
Julidochromis
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This Month in OCA History
Lew Carbone
January 2014
1986: At this month’s board meeting, the first OCA Cichlid Show is
discussed. It will be a cichlid-only show, held in conjunction with the
Spring Auction, and will be held on April 5th and 6th. A new location,
the Ellenwood Community Center, was approved.
1989: Phil Dudra, the newly elected Membership Chairman, transfers
membership data to a computer program for the first time. Also, at that
time, members of the Editorial Staff were given credit for “Word
Processing”, an updating of the “Typing” credits that appeared in earlier
editions.
1990: The 21 year-old Marc DeWerth turns in his first BAP:
Cichlasoma bimaculatum (now Amphilophus bimaculatus).
What will they say
about January 2014?
EXCHANGE Article
Eric Sorensen
January 2014
Keeping and Spawning Cyprichromis leptosoma
Wayne Toven
First published in "Tank Topics", Greater Akron Aquarium Society, Dec 99/Jan 01
Aquarticles.com
The genus Cyprichromis contains four species that were previously considered to be in the genus
Limnochromis. The four species are C. nigripinnis, C. brieni, C. leptosoma and C.
microlepidotus.Cyprichromis species are endemic to Lake Tanganyika, so they obviously like
hard alkaline water. Most of the dissolved salts in Lake Tanganyika are derived from carbonates
of calcium, magnesium and sodium. The dissolved salt level in Lake Tanganyika is double that
of Lake Malawi and triple that of Lakes Victoria, Edward and Kivu. This should be kept in mind
before attempting to keep and breed these species of fish.
Cyprichromis is a group of torpedo shaped schooling fishes. They are fairly peaceful and not
territorial. A large tank of 36" or more is necessary since they need a lot of swimming space.
They will stay near the surface so the tank should be well covered. They often jump during
courtship. If plants are provided they will spend a lot of time under broad leaves with their heads
down and bodies at a 45 degree angle. These fish are open water spawners. After an egg has been
laid, the female follows it as it sinks then picks it up. The eggs are fertilized in her mouth where
she incubates them for about three weeks. When the fry are free swimming they are released and
ignored by their mother.
The species I obtained last year at an auction in Detroit was C. leptosoma. They were fry about
1/2 to 3/4 of an inch in length. Now they vary from two to three inches. I have two males and
four females. The females are a light brown with a little bit of silver on the sides of the head.
Rather plain. The males are light silvery brown with a yellow tail. The dorsal fin is blue with
black markings. The pelvic and anal fins are blue with yellow tips. My fish share the tank with a
couple of Synodontis alberti and two Neolamprologus moori. The substrate is sand with a few
rocks and a sponge filter.
They were fed a mixture of flake foods, floating pellets, frozen brine shrimp and frozen
bloodworms. I didn't see the spawning, but when I noticed the female was not eating, she was
removed to another tank by herself. She hid behind the sponge filter for three weeks. I kept
checking on her as her buccal cavity grew. Suddenly one day there were six fry 3/8 inches long
swimming around the top of the tank. The female was removed and returned to the community
tank with the others.
The fry were fed two to three times a day with powdered flakes, bloodworms, daphnia or frozen
brine shrimp. Just like the adults, they all swim with their heads down. Small water changes are
done weekly so as not to change the water chemistry too much. I have medium hard, alkaline
well water, which seems to suit them. They might do better if I doctored the water some, but
with the amount of tanks I run I try not to alter water chemistry.
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Are you having a hard time keeping your plant down?
You bought a beautiful Anubias at the Extravaganza, but the plant keeps floating to
the top. You tried to anchor it down with a lava rock but you almost crushed it!
Don’t give up with plants just yet!
President Don Danko suggests the use of Super Glue to attach your Anubias or Java
Fern to the rock. Within just a few seconds, the glue will dry and your floating
problems will have vanished.
Now it’s time to work on the CO2 system. Good luck!
Here’s the Cichlids
we bred THIS YEAR!
Aequidens rivulatus
Aequidens sp. “gold saum”
Altolamprologus calvus “Chaitika – white”
Altolamprologus calvus “Chaitika white”
Altolamprologus calvus “yellow”
Altolamprologus compressiceps “black Nangu”
Altolamprologus compressiceps “Malasa Island gold head”
Altolamprologus compressiceps “Mutondwe Island – blue fin”
Altolamprologus fasciatus
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “black convicts”
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “marble convict”
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “marble convict”
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “OB convicts”
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “OB”
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “pink convict”
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “pink convicts”
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “pink convicts”
Amatitlania siquia (Rio Cabayo)
Amatitlania siquia “Rio Cabayo Nicoya Penninsula
Amatitlania sp. “Honduran red point – platinum”
Amphilophus citrinellus
Amphilophus flaveolus
Archocentrus centrarchus
Archocentrus multispinosus
Archocentrus multispinosus
Astatotilapia aeneocolor “yellow belly albert”
Astatotilapia latisfasciata
Astatotilapia sp. 35 “tomato”
Astatotilapia sp. 35 “tomato”
Astatotilapia sp. 35 “tomato”
Astatotilapia sp. 35 “tomato”
Astatotilapia sp. 35 “tomatoe”
Aulonocara baenschi “benga peacock”
Aulonocara gertrudae
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi “lemon jake”
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi “lemon jake”
Aulonocara koningsi “regal peacock”
Aulonocara lwanda “white top”
Aulonocara maulana “bi-color 500”
Aulonocara maulana “bicolor 500”
Aulonocara rubescens “ruby red”
Aulonocara sp. “dragon blood”
Aulonocara sp. “dragon blood”
Aulonocara sp. “dragon blood”
Aulonocara sp. “firefish”
Aulonocara sp. “Lwanda – yellow”
Aulonocara sp. “OB peacock”
Aulonocara sp. “OB peacocks”
Aulonocara sp. “yellow collar” (black massasa)
Aulonocara stuartgranti “Ngara flametail”
Callochromis stappersi
Caquetaia umbriferum
Caquetaia umbriferum
Chalinochromis sp. “bifrenatus”
Cichlasoma amazonarum
Copadichromis chrysonatus
Copadichromis borleyi “red fin”
Copadichromis borleyi
Copadichromis sp. “Mloto fluorescent – “Hai Reef”
Cryptoheros cutteri “Rio Jutiapa”
Cryptoheros cutteri
Cryptoheros nanoluteus
Cryptoheros panamensis
Cryptoheros sajica
Cryptoheros sajica
Cryptoheros sajica
Cryptohers cutteri (Rio Jutiapa)
Cyathopharynx foai “Kachese”
Cynotilapia afra “Cobue”
Cynotilapia afra “Jalo Reef”
Cynotilapia afra “orange back”
Cynotilapia afra “white top hara”
Cynotilapia sp. “Hai Reef”
Cyphotilapia frontosa “Mpimbwe blue”
Cyprichromis leptosome “tri color”
Cyprichromis sp. “leptosoma jumbo – tricolor”
Cyprichromis sp. “leptosome jumbo” (Mamalesa)
Cyprichromis sp. “Utinta”
Dimidichromis compressiceps
Dimidochromis kiwingi
Enantiopus sp. “Kilesa”
Fossochromis rostratus
Geophagus altifrons
Geophagus brasiliensis
Geophagus sp. “Rio Sao Paulo”
Geophagus sp. “Tapajos red head”
Geophagus steindachneri
Haplochromis sp. “Entebbe”
Haplochromis sp. “ruby green”
Herichthsy cyanoguttatus
Herichthys carpintas “green”
Herichthys carpintas
Herichthys carpintis
Heros sp. “rotkeil”
Herotilapia multispinnosa
Hypsophrys nicaraguense
Iodotropheus sprengerae
Iodotropheus sprengerae
Julidochromis dickfeldi
Julidochromis marlieri “Karilani orange”
Julidochromis ornatus
Julidochromis ornatus
Julidochromis regani “Karilani Island”
Julidochromis transcriptus “Kissi Bemba”
Labeotropheus trewavasae “Lundo”
Labidochromis caeruleus
Labidochromis caeruleus “albino”
Labidochromis caeruleus “lutino”
Labidochromis caeruleus “Nkhata Bay – white labidos”
Labidochromis caeruleus “Nkhata Bay”
Labidochromis caeruleus
Labidochromis caeruleus
Labidochromis caeruleu
Labidochromis caeruleus
Lamprologus brevis “Ikola”
Lamprologus callipterus
Lamprologus multifasciatus
Lamprologus multifasciatus
Lamprologus multifasciatus
Lamprologus ocellatus “blue”
Lamprologus speciosus “black ocellatus”
Lamprologus stappersi “pearly ocellatus”
Lamprologus tetracanthus
Lamprologus werneri
Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri
Lepidiolamprologus hecqui
Lepidiolamprologus hecqui
Lethrinops sp. “red cap”
Lithochromis xanthoperyx
Melanochromis auratus “albino”
Melanochromis dialeptos
Metriaclima estherae “red OB zebra”
Metriaclima estherae
Metriaclima estherae
Metriaclima sp. “elongatus chewere”
Metriaclima sp. “lanisticola north”
Metriaclima sp. “zebra long pelvic – Gallireya Reef”
Nandopsis beani
Nandopsis festae
Nandopsis tetracanthus
Neetroplus nematopus “Lake Nicarauga”
Neetroplus nematopus
Neetroplus nematopus
Neetroplus nematopus
Neolamprologus brevis
Neolamprologus brichardi “albino
Neolamprologus brichardi “albino”
Neolamprologus brichardi “albino”
Neolamprologus buscheri “Cape Kachese”
Neolamprologus buscheri “Kamakonde – Zaire gold”
Neolamprologus crassus
Neolamprologus cygnus
Neolamprologus cylindricus
Neolamprologus falcicula
Neolamprologus furcifer
Neolamprologus miltifasciatus
Neolamprologus mondabu
Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Neolamprologus mustaz “Sumbu”
Neolamprologus niger
Neolamprologus obscurus
Neolamprologus prochilus (Zambian)
Neolamprologus pulcher “daffodil brichardi”
Neolamprologus pulcher “daffodil”
Neolamprologus similis
Neolamprologus similis
Neolamprologus tetracanthus
Nimbochromis venustus
Opthalmotilapia nasuta (Chimba)
Opthalmotilapia ventralis “Kapampa orange”
Otopharynx lithobates “red top aristochromis”
Otopharynx tetraspilus “yellow princess”
Parachromis managuense
Paracyprichromis nigripinnis “albino”
Paratheraps sp. “coatzalcoalcos”
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Placidochromis phenochilus “Tanzania”
Placidochromis sp. “phenochilus Tanzania”
Protomelas marginatus
Protomelas sp. “steveni – Taiwan Reef-albino”
Protomelas sp. “Taiwan Reef”
Protomelas spilonatus “Tanzania”
Protomelas taeniolatus
Protomelas taeniolatus
Pseudotropheus acei (Ngara)
Pseudotropheus acei “Luwala Reef”
Pseudotropheus acei “Msuli”
Pseudotropheus acei “Ngara whitetail”
Pseudotropheus demasoni
Pseudotropheus demason
Pseudotropheus elegans “Luwala Reef”
Pseudotropheus estherae “red zebra”
Pseudotropheus hongi
Pseudotropheus lanisticola
Pseudotropheus saulosi
Pseudotropheus socolofi
Pterophllum scalare “silver angels”
Pterophyllum scalare “black angels”
Pterophyllum scalare “Kennedy blue marble angel”
Ptychochromis sp. “northern red fin”
Pundamilia nyererei “Makobe Island”
Pundamilia nyererei “Mwanza Gulf”
Rocio octofasciata
Sciaenochromis fryeri
Stomatepia pindu
Symphysodon sp. “red melon discus”
Tanganicodus irsacae
Telmatochromis sp. “temporalis shell”
Telmatochromis vittatus
Telmatochromis vittatus
Tramitichromis intermedius
Tramitichromis intermedius
Tropheus duboisi “Maswa”
Tropheus moorii “Kaiser”
Xystichromis phytophagus
Xystichromis sp. “Kyoga flameback – albino”
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