Splash February-March 2006 - Milwaukee Aquarium Society

THE
SPLASH
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MILWAUKEE AQUARIUM SOCIETY, INC.
1955 - 2006
CELEBRATING OUR 51ST YEAR
In this Issue:
Betta unimaculata
Plus
Pretty Easy Caulerpa
&
The Last Minute Article
Fossorochromis rostratus
FEBRUARY GENERAL MEETING
FEBRUARY 24, 2006
February/March, 2006
MILWAUKEE AQUARIUM SOCIETY
SOCIETY OFFICERS
President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Sgt. At Arms:
Jeff Michels
Michael Laursen
Edell Schaefer
Jerry Michels
Ed Curran
(262) 242-3747
(414) 737-3686
(414) 425-5433
(414) 353-5370
(262) 524-2120
Kerri Michels
Naomi Gettler
Joe Mack
Gary Schaefer
David Timmer
Aaron Glass
(262) 242-3747
(262) 662-5591
(414) 915-3794
(414) 425-5433
(262) 789-9596
(262) 436-1157
Naomi Gettler
Austin Braganza
Jim Everson
Ray Gettler
Judy Martin
Ron Revolinski
(262) 662-5591
(414) 447-5693
(414) 374-1484
(262) 662-5591
(262) 252-3148
(262) 446-0207
Michael Laursen
Jeff Michels
Michael Laursen
Ed Curran
Kerri Michels
Ken King
Ray Gettler
Judy Martin
Tammy Adyniec
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(262) 242-3747
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COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
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VISIT US AT OUR WEB SITE AT: www.mas-wi.com
From the desk of the President:
The votes are in and MAS has a new board. This year the
board has 5 first time board members out of the 12 serving
the club and I’m looking forward to the new ideas and fresh
perspectives that are sure to come along with them. As always even if you aren’t a board member but have ideas or
thoughts that you feel would benefit the club please talk to
one of your board members. Or better yet, attend a board
meeting, which are always open to any member wishing to
share ideas or gain a sense of what goes on (and then
hopefully run at next year’s elections!)
One of those “new” ideas is to have interviews with interested club members. Some fishy and not so fishy questions will be answered and then published in the Splash
along with a photo of the person. The board hopes that in
this way everyone will have an easier time placing names
with the faces of your fellow club members and get to learn
a little about the people as well. To get things started the
board will be interviewed first. The long-term goal is to turn
the interviews into a club directory. But more about that another time.
Already the 2006 calendar is filling up with club sponsored
events. The Spring Auction will be held March 12th @
Burnham Bowl, dates for combined store and “fish room”
hops are being arranged, and talk of a group trip to the
Shedd Aquarium in Chicago has surfaced…just to name a
few things.
I hope to see all of you at the next general meeting and
don’t forget to polish your tanks for the house hop!
Jeff Michels
President, M.A.S.
MILWAUKEE AQUARIUM SOCIETY, INC
FEBRUARY MEETING
PUBLIC WELCOME
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2006
7:30 P.M.
(No Admission Charge)
HOFFER’S TROPIC LIFE PETS
7323 N. 76TH STREET
MILWAUKEE AQUARIUM SOCIETY, INC. 1955-2006
General Club Information & Assistance: (262) 662-5591
www.fishclubs.com/WI/MAS
2006 MAS BOWL SHOW SCHEDULE
February:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Red or Pink Fish
Live Bearers (No Guppies)
Fishy Fridge Magnet
Youth Entry
March:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Killie Fish
Dwarf Fish
Fishy Can or Bottle Holder
Youth Entry
D = Youth 2 to 14 years old, any fish in categories A, B or C
THANK YOU!!!
The Milwaukee Aquarium Society, Inc. would like to thank the following companies for their generous donations to our club in 2005:
All –Glass Aquarium
Fancy Publications
Penn-Plex
Kent Marine
Aqua Culture
Lee’s Aquarium and Pet Products
Zoo Med
Python Products
Perfecto Manufacturing
Hikari
Boyd Enterprises
Danner Manufacturing
SeaChem
Wardley
Ginger
Novalek Inc.
Aquatics Unlimited
Aqua Exhibits
Hoffer’s Tropic Life Pets
Pets ‘N Things
7323 N. 76th Street - Milwaukee, WI
SPLASHING THROUGH THE EXCHANGES– 2006 FEBRUARY
Spring is in the air, all the sights and all the sounds. Actually it’s
nearing the end of another fairly mild winter. Some trees around the
country have started to bud, others have sprung into blossom too
early because of the 40 degree days we have been having, I even
heard of some daffodils trying to break through the soil and some
people breaking through ice on frozen ponds. be careful out there.
Even trying to skate on your tub pond could prove dangerous with
this kind of weather.
On Feb 2nd Punxsutawney Phil said he saw his shadow, this was
communicated through a translator, this means we have to endure 6
more weeks of winter, or what feels more like an early spring. That is
of course only if you believe ground hogs can predict the weather and
care to make statements about whether or not they saw their shadow
on February 2nd. Check out http://www.groundhog.org/
Reprint of an article by Eric Rogne titled American Characin Basics in
The Granite Fisher, publication of the New Hampshire Aquarium Society. The article was originally written for Splash, the article was reprinted from aquarticles.com. Thanks for all the excellent fish you
bring into the club Eric and a very nicely detailed article.
In other news The Minnesota Aquarium Society celebrated their 75th
anniversary.
A very interesting organization dealing with native fish is the Native
fish conservancy http://www.nativefish.org . This site was mentioned
in two fish club magazines.
Many of you are probably known as ‘the fish expert’ in your circle of
friends and you probably get asked questions about setting up a tank
for the first time often enough. Well instead of rattling off a few tips for
first timers, you can refer them to an article appropriately titled,’Setting up a tank for Dummies’ by Grant Gussie. Originally published in The Calquarium, Vol.40, No.7 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Also available on aquarticles.com. One point I thought especially
noteworthy was that it is easier especially for a beginner to provide a
stable environment in a 25 to 50 gallon aquarium than a 10 gallon
aquarium.
It was interesting to note that a few other clubs are starting up HAP
(Horticultural Award Programs). Thanks once again to Aaron Glass for
our own HAP. Aaron has been receiving a steady number of entries for
the HAP, I hope you catch up with your paperwork. A planted aquarium
can be as simple or complex as you want it to be. Plants can be grown
in big or small aquaria to suit any budget or experience level. Even
young children are putting together and maintaining low cost, low maintenance mini planted aquaria in 20oz soda bottles and pickle jars.
Austin Braganza,
Exchange Editor
Milwaukee Aquarium Society
The September /October 2005 issue of the Brazos Valley Aquarium Society Newsletter reprinted Brian Torreano’s article “Fundulopanchax
gardneri N’sukka…They Spawned?” in it’s reprint of the month column.
Also mentioned in the same newsletter are Jerry Michel’s article “Fake
Fish Facts” and Eric Rogne’s article “American Characin Basics”. The
same article was also reprinted in the December 2005 issue of The
Granite-Fisher (the newsletter of the New Hampshire Aquarium Society).
By the way has anybody mentioned that Eric Rogne was GCCA’s 2005
breeder of the year? His 101 species submitted to the BAP program
accounted for a third of the entire program submissions for 2005. Congratulations Eric.
The December 2005 issue of The Tropical News from the Sacramento
Aquarium Society covers the main points of articles written by Warren
Berg (“Barclaya longifolia”), Terry Tankersly (“Corydoras sterbai Be Patient”), and Ed Curran (“Apistogramma bitaeniata”). These same three
articles were mentioned in the November 2005 issue of the Michiana
Tropical Times, the newsletter of the Michiana Aquarium Society.
Jim Everson
Exchange Editor
Milwaukee Aquarium Society
THE
MILWAUKEE
AQUARIUM SOCIETY
Presents a
TROPICAL FISH
AUCTION
SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2006
BURNHAM BOWL
6016 W. BURNHAM
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Doors open for viewing at 10:30 a.m.
Consignment of fish and aquatic plants
taken from members and the general public
New aquariums and equipment will be available
Large selection of fish books and magazines
THE AUCTION BEGINS AT 12:00 NOON
ADMISSION IS FREE!
For additional Auction information contact:
Naomi Gettler (262) 662-5591
WEB SITE : www.mas-wi.com
MILWAUKEE AQUARIUM SOCIETY
1955-2006
CELEBRATING OUR 51st YEAR
The Milwaukee Aquarium Society is a non-profit organization
Betta unimaculata
By Eric Rogne, MAS
The Betta unimaculata originates from East Malaysia on the island of
Borneo. According to horst Linke, this island is involved heavily in
palm oil, rubber, and cocoa farming. At the time of literature Labyrinth Fish, the Bubble-Nest Builders (Tetra Press, 1991), the countless farming has not seemed to bother the overall aquatic fauna.
Betta unimaculata is a paternal mouthbrooding anabantoid (male
mouthbrooding ovum care).
This species obtains a size of about 12cm (5”). The male displays a
deep green to blue metallic color on a torpedo shaped body. The
mouth is upturned, meaning that it spends most of its time along the
surface. This metallic color covers the whole body on into the fins,
except for some regions around the forehead. Males are more colorful than females, possess a larger head, slightly longer fin extensions,
more pronounced operculum colored scales. Females will generally
have a bilateral black horizontal stripe that runs from behind the operculum to just before the caudal peduncle, and the base body is brown
to grey.
In the wild, this species can be found in small slow moving streams
and creeks with a lot of surface vegetation. Generally, the average
temperature is 25 degrees C with a pH of 7.5. In the aquarium they
are very adaptable. They will take prepared foods well (pellet or
flake, etc). Personally, I kept this species around 6.5pH, and at a
temperature of 74 degrees F. They were initially in a large community 20H and moved to a half filled 10 gallon with Wisteria plants on
the surface, bare bottom, a few plastic plans and a sponge filter.
I initially started with a group of eight (3M, 5F). A Columnaris bacterial infection developed in the aquarium. In treatment four were lost
leaving me with one male and three females. Over the next couple
months I had a hard time getting the male to hold longer than three
days. I started striping at day three. The eggs were a little bigger
than killie mop eggs (3 to 3.5mm), and would develop at different
stages. The spawning process takes hours, if not a day for most
mouthbrooding betas. I placed the spawn, close to 80 eggs with only
10% starting to develop, into a ½ gallon pail half full of 100% R/O wa-
ter and Methyl Blue. A slow flow air line was placed. Over the next couple days most of the eggs fungused with only seven fry present free
swimming in ten days from spawn. Over time, the male started holding
like clockwork every two weeks, and started holding for longer periods of
time. I started striping the male around day seven or eight. Each consecutive spawn I would count larger and larger quantities of viable fry.
The largest viable quantity was about 60 fry.
The fry are about 1/8” when free swimming, and will take live brine right
away. The fry grow pretty even, unlike most other anabantoids. The
growth rate is also not as fast as many anabantoids. Fry possess similar
markings to that of females. Color will not be noticeable on males until
they are half grown. The fry are hardy after about one week out of the
father’s mouth. The father does not hold any parental care for the fry
after he spits them out of his mouth. After about thirty days the fry will
start accepting dry prepared foods (crushed flake and crushed pellet).
This species was a joy to own, once stabilized. Betta unimaculata is
probably one of the easiest “C” class fish to try to breed. As long as you
have baby brine for the fry when ready, you should be good to go. Keep
surface plants in mind, to minimize conspecific aggression. If you want
to place them into a community tank, choose large robust peaceful fish
that do not look alike to this species. They are jumpers, so keep a tight
cover on the aquarium. One interesting fact about this species is that
the male takes the fertilized egg from the ground. For most other
mouthbrooding betas, the female grabs the fertilized egg and spits it at
the male’s mouth to pickup. It must save on spawning time. If I only had
the space, I would love to keep this species around; yet I have more
species to turn and burn.
ADVERTISING IN THE SPLASH
If you are a business that is interested in advertising in The Splash, our
current rates are as follows:
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This is for 1 year (six issues)
If interested, please contact the Editor, Naomi Gettler at 262-662-5591 or
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Pretty Easy Caulerpa (Algae)
By Bob Nourse, MAS
It is hard for me to call this algae even though it is but it looks
like a plant. Never thought I would want, much less grow algae
in my tanks. I have a 75-gallon Reef tank that has been up over
20 months, almost 2 years now. I was having diatom bloom
problems and hair algae during cycling so I added one small 6”
long string of Caulerpa prolifera. It looks like leaves growing upward, kinda like Vallisneria. I purchased it from Pets & Things
along with a piece of shelf rock it was attached to.
I have 110 watts of Power compacts 50/50 on the tank along
with 160 watts of fluorescent full spectrum 48” bulbs. Well, the
snails and crabs took care of the hair algae and diatoms. The
Caulerpa took care of helping to eat up the nitrates and ammonia. My water straightened out and I added a Goby, 2 Clowns,
and 3 Pajama cardinals.
The Caulerpa took off and almost overtook my tank so I harvested some and took it to my local pet store at Tropical Paradise in Paddock Lake as he feeds his Tangs with it. I still have
quite a bit but now have harvested it to my sump (in progress)
and a separate 15-gallon quarantine tank which now houses 5
High-fin Mollies and babies as I have changed them over to
saltwater. This is another long but interesting story.
It seems all this Caulerpa needs is light and water to grow but it
will go sexual with white-yellowish bulbs and turn the water yellow if it is not regularly harvested. I have not had this happen in
my sump as it has one 48” fluorescent full spectrum. I have 2
inches of live sand mixed with crushed Florida shells, 100
pounds of Base and Live Rock along with miscellaneous crabs,
snails, Grape caulerpa, and another species of algae
(Chaetomorpha) spaghetti algae.
Caulerpa roots itself to soft substances like sand or other articles and sends out runners that will root along the way.
The Last Minute Article
Fossorochromis rostratus
By Edward Curran II
I have never been one who enjoys writing an article, but it is particularly a problem when you think you have a B spawn and you really
have an A. Please bear with me as I write this in haste.
Going to fish auctions and BAP auctions have become my main stay
for purchasing fish. Mostly due to the cost and the wide selection of
fish. At the 2004 spring auction of MAS I purchased a bag of juvenile
Fossorochromis rostratus for about two bucks .Not a bad deal considering there were 10 fish in the bag.
The fish were put in my African tank, a 40-gallon breeder, were they
were allowed to grow and grow and grow. I really thought I’d never
get anywhere with these fish. Then at about a year and a half old, two
fish started to color up showing some blue and black. Mind you these
fish were between 5”-6” long by now. The funny thing is when they
were 4” long a man at a fish store said I had all females, glad I didn’t
listen to him. It didn’t take long and the fish were fighting and spawning, so I netted one female out and began to wait.
The female was in her own little 20-gallon tank and it took about a
week before I saw any fry. The clutch contained about 60 little fry,
which I found to be quite amazing since they all were in her mouth.
The fry were silver with little black dots, almost like the female. The
fry grew at an ok pace being fed only crushed flake, and I even managed to sell some at the fall 2005 MAS auction.
So for fish that cost me $0.20 each I managed to sell the parents in
September at the GGCA, and half the fry at the MAS fall auction, not
bad. So if you’re on a tight budget try buying BAP spawns and go to
auctions. You can save a ton of money, get a lot of uncommon fish
and make some money in the end.
Till next time happy breeding
The 2006 elections were held on Friday, January 27th, 2006
Based upon the results of the elections, the following is the new Officers and Board
Members:
President- Jeff Michels
Vice President- Michael Laursen
Secretary- Edell Schaefer
Treasurer- Jerry Michels
Sgt. At Arms- Ed Curran
Board Members:
Kerri Michels
Joe Mack
Gary Schaefer
David Timmer
Dave Timmer will be hosting the February Board meeting. He has not determined a
date or time yet but will make notifications as appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Aaron Glass
MAS Past President
Milwaukee Aquarium Society Board Meeting
February 4, 2006
The meeting was called to order by Naomi Gettler at 5:23 p.m. at the home of Jeff &
Kerri Michels. Present: Austin Braganza, Naomi & Ray Gettler, Mike Laursen, Jeff &
Kerri Michels, Jerry Michels, Gary & Edell Schaefer.
Naomi thanked the previous Board and Officers for their service and welcomed the
new members. Nominations were made for Board Chair – Naomi Gettler (declined)
and Kerri Michaels (accepted). Kerri was selected to serve by consensus.
The sign-up sheet for hosting future Board meetings was circulated.
President: no report
Vice-president: no report
Secretary: no report
Treasurer: Jerry Michels reported that there is $3,820.54 in the treasury with $67.50
earmarked for the library. It was noted that the January meeting mini auction brought
in an unusually high amount - $314 – for the 45 bags that were sold. Jerry also mentioned that the Christmas Party has been confirmed for December 3, 2006 at the
Domes.
Membership: we are ahead of last year with 36 new and renewing members already
paid by the end of January.
B.A.P.: we are waiting for the January data entry to be completed. We will have achievement levels and quarterly drawing information ready by the next meeting. Articles are
being submitted. Certificates and plaque upgrades need to be completed, but information is still be verified.
P.A.P.: no report
H.A.P.: no report
Bowl Show: February will include a) red or pink fish, b) livebearers (no guppies), c) fish
refrigerator magnet. March will include a) killie fish, b) dwarf fish, c) fish can or bottle
holder.
Exchanges: Austin has completed the article for the Splash and will be submitting it
soon.
F.A.A.S.: no report
Library: no report
Manufacturer’s Liaison: Kerri will supply a list to Naomi for the Splash.
Speakers: a wide variety of suggestions were offered for meeting program speakers.
Ray Gettler is trying to get someone from the Milwaukee Aquarium that is under construction at the Milwaukee lakefront. Ray expects to have February, March and April
speakers confirmed within the next few weeks.
Splash: Naomi would like articles and announcements early the week of February 6.
Now that she has a new computer things are coming together more smoothly for the
issues. There was discussion of starting a column where MAS members would be interviewed and a photo included. This would be done to help members become more familiar with each other. We will start with interviews of the Board members.
Webmaster: the URL www. mas-wi.com is working.
Spring Auction: the auction will be held March 12 at Burnham Bowl. A goal this year is to
get the labels and consignment forms up set up on the website. Naomi would like someone to contact her to help with food. Ray will handle the auction treasurer’s duties.
Unfinished business:
A.L.A. 2007Convention: the American Livebearers Association handles most of the work
which makes hosting these conventions somewhat easier than most. Despite that, there
is some concern that MAS members will step forward to help with duties such as auction
runners, at the event should our bid be accepted. If we win the bid, we will be looking for
commitment from MAS volunteers.
Tee Shirts: the prices will be $15 for a tee shirt, and $18 for polo with pocket. Sign up
sheets will available at the February and March meetings with delivery of the shirts expected at the April meeting.
Swap Meet: the Spring swap meet is booked for May 7 at Burnham Bowl, and fall on
November 19 also at Burnham Bowl. There was some discussion on requests from people that we reverse the order – and hold the swap meets after the fish auctions. It was
noted that there would be conflicts with some of the Chicago group events.
Goals: we will be planning a fall field trip to the Shedd Aquarium; a house-fish room hop,
including any stores along the way of interest; and adding volunteers to assist with the
work of the B.A.P. committee.
New business:
Fish collection: the date is June 10 in Mukwonago. We will meet at the Gettler’s home
first. Those who aren’t actively collecting fish, will enjoy a shopping experience at the
Mukwonago flea market.
Picnic: two individuals have expressed interest in hosting the picnic – Ken (Bonnie) King,
and Ingrid (Ron) Revolinski. It was suggested that they agree among themselves who
will host, and the other can assist with the details.
There being no further business before the Board, Naomi moved to adjourn, Gary seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Edell Schaefer, MAS Secretary
EDITOR’S NOTE
This is just a quick note to remind everyone who has a committee report (BAP,
HAP, Exchanges, Minutes, The President’s Page) that it will be due on April 1st
for the next issue of The Splash.
The BAP and HAP stats are being worked on, and current reports should be available in the next issue. If you are interested in your current standings, please see
the committee chair people at the February general meeting.
The Gossip Column will also be back next time, so please be sure to let me know
if you have any information that you would like to have mentioned.
Naomi Gettler
Editor
MAS OPEN POSITIONS
If you are interested in increasing your involvement in M.A.S., you may
want to consider this vacant position within the club that needs to be filled:
♦
♦
Advertising Chairperson
Picnic Chairperson
If you are interested in learning more about this position, please contact
Aaron Glass.
Thank you.
PISCES PAGE
For Sale – Want – Trade – Give away
6 7 6 7 6 7
To submit a request for an upcoming issue, please send the desired
information to:
Naomi Gettler,
S74 W25825 Hi Lo Drive
Waukesha, WI 53189
Or e-mail at
mas-splash@wi.rr.com
Deadline is the last Friday of odd-numbered months. Although anyone
may purchase from the Pisces market, you must be a member to have
an ad posted.
ANNOUNCING
MAS 51ST ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRTS!
ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE FEBRUARY AND MARCH
GENERAL MEETINGS, AS WELL AS THE SPRING AUCTION
ON MARCH 12TH.
$15.00—T-SHIRT WITH POCKET
$18.00—POLO SHIRT WITH POCKET
ALL SIZES ARE AVAILABLE, AND THE CLUB WILL HAVE A
LIMITED AMOUNT OF LARGE AND EXTRA LARGE SHIRTS
ON HAND IF YOU DO NOT PRE-ORDER. HOWEVER, IF YOU
WANT A SMALL, MEDIUM, 2XL, OR 3XL, YOU MUST PREORDER.
AQUA
EXHIBITS
HUGE SELECTION OF
FRESH
& SALTWATER FISH
OPEN DAILY 10 - 6
SUN. 12-5
4000 GALLON
SHARK DISPLAY!
1335 N. 3RD (KING DR.)
(414) 224-0486
DOWNTOWN 1 1\2 BLOCKS NORTH OF
THE BRADLEY CENTER
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 24th:
MAS General Meeting
7:30 p.m.
Speaker TBA
Hoffer’s Tropic Life
March 4th:
MAS Board Meeting
5:00 p.m.
Contact David Timmer (262) 789-9596
March 12th:
MAS Spring Auction
12:00 Noon
Burnham Bowl
6016 W. Burnham Street
Milwaukee, WI
Contact Naomi Gettler (262) 662-5591
March 24th:
MAS General Meeting
7:30 p.m.
Speaker TBA
Hoffer’s Tropic Life
April 28, 29, 30th:
American Livebearers Association
Annual Convention
Ramada Inn & Conference Center
East Hanover, NJ
For info call: Rich Serva (330) 650-4613
rjserva@juno.com
THE SPLASH
The Splash is the official publication of the Milwaukee Aquarium Society, and is published six times per year under the direction of
the Board of Directors. Articles are always welcome. Please submit
them to the editor (Naomi Gettler) no later than the first day of even
numbered months (i.e. February 1st) to be included in the next issue.
Articles should be sent to the editor, Naomi Gettler, S74 W25825
Hilo Drive, Waukesha, WI 53189. mas-splash@wi.rr.com
We will gladly exchange our publication with all interested
societies. Please mail exchanges to Exchange Editor, P.O. Box
250824, Milwaukee, WI 53225. Reprints of articles published in The
Splash are always permitted and encouraged, provided that proper
credit is given in reprinting to The Splash, author and Society. It is
also requested that a copy of the issue containing the article reprinted
be sent to the address above to be shared with the author. This
would be in addition to any exchange copies.
Please inform the editor of any address changes in forwarding of this publication to members or other societies.
ABOUT THE MILWAUKEE AQUARIUM SOCIETY
The Milwaukee Aquarium Society is an organization devoted
to the hobby of tropical fish, both freshwater and saltwater. Its membership consists of hobbyists gaining expertise in all phases of raising
and breeding tropical fish, as well as area retailers. Our membership’s expertise covers a wide range, from beginners to expert breeders, but all members are interested in promoting the hobby and encouraging others to join in the fun.
General meetings are held monthly, generally the fourth Friday of the month, at 7:30 p.m. at Hoffer’s Tropic Life Pets, 7323 N.
76th Street, Milwaukee. We thank them for their hospitality. Free
parking is always available, and guests are always welcome.
Annual membership dues are as follows: Families: $20.00 a
year; Individuals: $15.00 a year. Membership dues provide for The
Splash, monthly speakers, community support, annual events, and
show support. A yearly subscription to the Splash is available for
$15.00 a year. New or renewal of membership dues should be sent
to the treasurer: Jerry Michels. 6333 West Boehlke, Milwaukee, WI
53223
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