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CONTENTS
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4
5
6-8
10-11
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Editorial
August Minutes
Fish House Night Report
"Lake Victoria and its Cichlids"
- Aart Langelaar
Species Maintenance Update
I1Having a Bad Spell"
- John Emms
Ta ble Show Report
Cichlid Scene
The Victorian Cichl1d Soci.ety Inc, formed by Cichlidophiles in
March 1972, th us became the first specialist aquarist group in the
State of Victoria.
The aims of the VCS Inc are: to promote the keeping of Cichlidsi to
gain and disseminate knowledge of their habits through slides,
films, books, lectures, overseas magazines, articles by members
and discussion wi th fellow members or other experts in the field.
REPRINTS: Anyone wishing to reprint materials from any
Cichlid Monthly, may direct their requests to authors, via the
Editor.
The Cichlid Monthly is published monthly by:
THE VICTORIAN CICHLID SOCIETY INCORPORATED,
cj- 23 ManganaDrive,
Mulgrave, Vic, Australia 3170.
EDITORIAL
NEWS FLASH!
MEDIA WATCH PRESS
I'm sure every reader young and old would have spotted my
mistake in last month's Cichlid Monthly. Yes our cover Cichlid was a
Jack Dempsey - Cichlasoma octofasciatum and not a Convict - Cichlasoma
nigrofasciatum as I had labelled it. Sorry about that folks!
The Yes. is very happy to have Professor Muntz from Monash
University back to give the main talk at our September meeting. This time
Prof. Muntz will be telling us about collecting and studying Cichlids from
Lake Malawi.
I've already seen some of Prof. Muntz's slides and
although not wanting to say too much about what we will see, I am
compelled to mention one slide. I have never seen so many cichlids
in one picture
.. before, it's amazing. This is a meeting definitely not
to be mIssed.
I hope all members have noticed that the Door Prizes at the last
several meetings were donated by M.A.S. Imports - thanks to M.A.S.
Also I would like to thank PRYDA Aust. Ply. Ltd. for donating a
number of sets of drill bits which are being auctioned at our mini auctions.
On the topic of auctions, the V.C.S.'s Annual Auction is coming up
at the end of October. It's time to start thinking about fish and hardware
you may want to get rid of. As soon as the date and venue is finalised I
will publicise it in our magazine. So keep a look out for that.
Finally we have another Fish House Night coming up on October
13th at 8 pm at the home of David and Helyna Thorn at 26 Greenaway
Drive, Femtree Gully. I hope to see you all there.
SteveM.
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OSCAR EYES WANTED
FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AT MONASH UNIVERSITY
If one of your Oscars should die, we would lIke to have him/her,
young or old.
Put it In a plastic bag (or two) and stick it in the freezer.
Give us a ring and we will arrange to pick them up.
Please phone Steve Morton
on 565 3663 BH
or 211 9259
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AUGUST MINUTES
The August meeting opened at 8.17 with President in chair. He
welcomed all 40 members and 11 visitors present. Apologies were
received.
Steve B. then spoke about Julidochromis - Fish of the Month.
Treasurers report:
Opening balance
39.09
836.55
. Income (mini Auction $434.05)
Expenditure
105.00
Closing Balance
$814.64
This report was received on a motion moved by Steve B. and
seconded by Bill.
Minutes of July meeting taken as read on motion moved by Kevin
and seconded by ~eith.
Correspondence recei ved on motion moved by Danny and seconded
by Steve B.
New members Kevin Blitz, Graham Bell, Sylvia Gilbert and Kerry
Jones were welcomed and presented with badges.
Aart defeated Manny in the quiz and won a can of food.
After a brief mini auction there was a short break. Bill thanked
Judy for organizing the great night out.
Aart was thanked for opening his fish house, for the Club's fish
house night.
Colin Parbery then spoke on his experiences with Discus.
John Emms moved a vote of thanks which was carried by
acclamation.
John R. is now B.A.A. Secretary.
Table Show results announced and ribbons presented.
Draw prize: Eheim 2009 - Kevin Blitz
Wine
- Syd Soleh - redonated - Sue Smith
Plant
- Sue Smith
Door prizes presented.
Sue Smith, Aart, Judy M., Luke, Heinz and Chu Noon.
Meeting adjourned for supper at 11 pm.
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FISH HOUSE NIGHT
And now for something completely different, a Fish House
Report from your Vice President
Well, this is my type of fish house; plenty of space and plenty of
chairs which is uncommon in most fish houses due to a desire by most to
capitalize on all available space. That said, down to business. The fish
house night was at Aart Langelaar's and I was able, together with the other
11 visitors, to view 20 tanks in all, ranging in size from 12" to a 6 x 2 x 2.
Contained in the tanks were a good selection of cichlids, mainly African.
Some of the more notable species were Nanochromis nudiceps (obtained
through the S.M.C. scheme), Haplochromis livingstoni, Cynotilapia
frontosa and four species of Julidochromis. The tanks are individually
heated and are filtered by either D.Gs or power filters. It would seem that
Aart must be doing something right as there were plenty of babies in
various stages of growth, which is generally a sign that conditions in the
tanks are favourable.
A few interesting details worth mentioning are that the fish house is
actually a converted bungalow which accounts for the space with a distinct
homely atmosphere, having plenty of fish calendar pictures on the walls
and quite a few plants, no doubt acquired at our recent donation auction.
Also, anyone planning to buy a tank or a tank stand should really pay Aart
a visit as every conceivable shape of tank and stand was on display. The
range of tank shapes and stand types would make mos t shop keepers
envious. All in all, a nice fish house run by an obviously capable
fi shkeeper.
Steve B.
PS: Watch this space for our next f;<;h house report at a venue soon to be
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LAKE VICTORIA
Lake Victoria is the third major lake which makes up the African
Rift Lake system that we have been discussing. Whilst Lake Malawi and
Lake Tanganyika are similar to each other in some respects, Lake Victoria
is very different. It has a mxaimum length of some 320 kilometres and a
maximum width of some 300 km, making it the third largest lake in the
world, with a surface area of over 68,000 square kilometres. It is
relatively shallow, however, having a maximum depth in the region of 100
m. In fact it could be described as a "saucer" lake.
It is situated to the east of Lakes Albert, Edward and Kinn, just
south of the equator. Lake Victoria has Tanzania on its southern shores,
Uganda on its North-western shores and to the North-east of the lake is
Kenya.
It is the principal source of the Nile, and receives inflow from the
Katangi, Ruizi and Kagara Rivers, as well as numerous minor streams
which fonn the headwaters of the Nile.
Water hardness varies around 480 p.p.m. and the pH ranges from
7.1 to 9.0. Temperatures are stable around the 25°<;;elsius mark. Lake
Victoria is infested with parasitic organisms called Schistosoma, more
commonly known as Bilharzia. Lake Malawi is reported to be the only
lake in the Rift Valley to be largely free of Bilharzia, which cause
Schistosomiasis.
This vast stretch of water has already revealed some 125 species of
Cichlids, the majority belonging to the Genus Haplochromis. Of the eight
Cichlid Genera, 4 are Endemic.
Aart
THE CICHLIDS OF LAKE VICTORIA
Astatoreochromis
allaudi
Haplochromis
acutirostris
aelocephalus
annectens
altegenis
apogomoides
arcanus
argentus
artaxerxes
barbarae
bartoni
bayoni
boops
brownae
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cavifrons
chilotes
chlorochrous
chromogenys
cInctus
cinereus
crassilabris
cronus
cryptogramma
decticostoma
dentex
dichrourus
dolichorhynchus
empodisma
erythrocephallus
estor
flavipinnis
fusifonnus
gestri
gilberti
gowersii
gracilicauda
granti
guiarti
hu mil ior
ishmaeli
lacrimosus
laparogramma
lifidus
longirostris
macrodon
macrqgnathus
macrops
maculipinna
mandibularis
martini
maxillaris
megalops
melanopterus
melanopus
melichrous
mento
michaeli'
microdon
ill grecens/nigricans
niloticus
nubilis
nuchisquamulatus
nyanzae
obesus
obliquidens
obtusidens
orthostoma
pachycephalus
pallidus
paraguiarti
paraplagiostoma
paroptus
parorthos toma
parvidens
pellegrini
percoides
pharyngomylus
phytophagus
piceatus
plagiodon
plagistoma
promodus
prognathus
pseudopel1egrini
riponianus
sauveigi
saxicola
serranus
serranoides
spekiiJspekei
squamulatus
symnodees
taeniatus
theliodon
thuragnathus
triaenodon/tridens
tyrianthinus
victorianus
wellcommei
xenodon
xenognathus
xenostoma
HaplotiIapia
retrodens
]'v[acropleurodus
bicolor 1
Paralabidochromis
serranus
victoriae2
Platytaeniodis
degeni
Sarotherodon
esculenta
galilaea
leucostia
nilotica
variabilis
TiIapia
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1 a piebald Mono-genus growing to 16 em
2 This small genus is endemic to rlle lake
and is a Bi-parental mouth brooder. This is
fairly rare and only known amongst another
half a dozen or so AfTican Cichiids, e.g.
Sarotherodon-g a1ilaea, mas amb ic a,
macrocephala & nilotica
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species of Tilapia-Brevimanus
OSCAR EYES WANTED
FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AT MONASH UNIVERSITY
If one of your Oscar.. should diE, we would like La haY~ nlm/her,
young or old.
Put it in a plastic bag {or two) and slick JI In the freezer
Give us a
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and we wdJ arfC):nge io pick them up.
Please phone Steve Morton
on 565 3663 BH
or 211 9259 AH.
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WANTED - preferably alive
These fish are some of the species that the sub-committee feels are
threatened in Victoria, if not Australia. We do not profess this to be a
complete list by any means, but it is a starting point.
SPECIES MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST
Key to groups:
No 1 = Lost to the hobby
No 2 = Existence doubtful
No 3 = Extremely rare
No 4 = Very rare
No 5 = Rare
No 6 = Threatened by inbreeding
No 7 = Endangered
No 8 = Allowable import but rare
Group No 3:
Group No 1:
Biotodoma cupido
Chromidotilapia gpentheri
Cichlasoma alfmi
Eretmodus cyanostictus
Geophagus daemon
Haplochromis grandeosos
Haplochromis horei
Haplochromis niger
Haplochromis straeleni
Haplochromis trimaculatus
Haplochromis woodi
Labidochrornis caeruleus
Lamprologus furcIfer
Limnochromis auritus
Melanochromis brevis
Nanochromis dimidiatus
Simnochromis diagramma
Group No 2:
Cynotilapia afra "blue"
Haplochromis boadzulu
Haplochromis brownae
Haplochromis epichorialis
Haplochromis johnstoni
Haplochromis Sp "utaka green"
Lamprologus elongatus
LimnotIlapia dardenni
Pseudotropheus elongatus "blue"
Pseudotropheus zebra "red top"
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Aequidens tetramerus
CicWasoma aureum
Cichlasoma motaguensis
Cichlasoma psittacum
Cichlasoma sieboldi
Haplochromis quadrimaculatus
Hemitilapia oxyrhynchus
Lamprologus calvus
Lamprologus compressiceps
Lamprologus mustax
Lobochilotes labiatus
Melanochromis chipokae
Melanochrornis parallelus
Pseudotropheus lucerna
Pseudotropheus zebra "albino"
Steatocranus tinanti
Group No 4:
Aulonocara sp. "sunburst"
Cichlasoma atromaculatum
Cichlasoma facetum
Cichlasoma friedrichsthalii
CicWasoma septemfaciatum
Cichlasoma tetracanthus
Etroplus maculatus
Etroplus suratensis
Haplochrornis fuscotaeniatus
Lamprologus pleuromaculatus
Lamprologus tretocephalus
Lamprologus waIteri
Melanochromis venniverous
Petrotilapia tridentiger
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor
Group No 5:
Cichlasoma ellioti
Cichlasoma salvini
Haplochromis ahli
Haplochromis chrysonotus/mloto
Haplochromis euchilus
Haplochromis frenestratus
Haplochromis incoJa
Haplochromis mola
Haplochromis omatus
Haplochromis polystigma
Lamprologus brevis
Lamprologus chrystyi
Lamprologus pulcher
Lamprologus tetracanthus
Petenia splendida
Pselldotropheus elongatus "likoma
island"
Pseudotropheus elongatus "golden"
Telmatochromis bifrenatus
Tremotocranus reginae
Trematocranus jacobfreibergi
Group No 6:
Aequidens itanyi
Aequidens geayi
Aequidens portalegrensis
Chilotilapia rhoadesi
Cichlasoma longimanus
Cichlasoma maculicauda
Cichlasoma trimaculatum
Cichlasoma umbriferum
Group No.6 contd.
Cynotilapia afra "yellow"
Geophagus balzani
Geophagus surinamensis
Haplochromis annectens
Haplochromis compressiceps
Haplochromis electra
Haplochromis livingstoni
Haplochromis nigricans
Haplochromis rostratus
Haplochromis symnodees
Melanochromis crabro
Melaochromis similans
Pseudotropheus dinghanni
Pseudotropheus minutus
Group No 7:
Geophagus jurapari
Haplochromis lividus
Nanochromis nudiceps/parilius
Group No 8:
Apistogramma "species"
Crenicara filamentosa
Lamprologus leleupi
Lamprologus meeli
Nannacara anomala
Pelvicachromis subocellatus
Pelvicachromis taeniatus
Daru amphiacanthoides
Should you wish to assist the hobby by maintaining one or more of the
"endangered" species the V.C.S. will help. The Species Maintenance
Committee will give financial assistance to members wishing to acquire
fishes listed in groups 1,2,3 and 4. All you need do is apply and we will
t.ry and get you the requested species. It's very easy, just talk to Scott,
John E, John R or Steve B.
HAVING A BAD SPELL
Reading through the Melbourne Trading Post is often cause for a
chuckle at some of the spelling that appears in the Aquarium ads. I was
looking at a recent edition and found the following:
African Siklets
Tangerine eyelids
Geophagus Warearing
Melonochrmis Gohami
Biscus 3-4 inch
Lorescent lights
Blue Accra
Anger fish
Golden Severeigns
Jayco pheburgies
3 large Rusaids
Aurcatus
Pilapia Mariae
Silver garammees
Ehyme power filter
Dencity test kit
1 male Man Quese
unwell African children?
orange bicycles?
with earrings?
non Kosher?
Discus/barb cross?
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a type of vegetable?
unsuitable for community tanks?
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A caravan hamburger?
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I am still puzzling over those Rusaids - are they a fish or an ailment?
John Emms
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TABLE SHOW REPORT
August was our fifth Table Show for this season - Dwarfs, both
African and American; although only 5 Africans were entered. Many
thanks to our judge, John Reeves, for the excellent work.
Tank
Specie
Entrant
Julidochromis marlieri
Nanochromis parilus
Julidochromis dickfeldi
Julidochromis dickfeldi
Lamprologus brichardi
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2
3
4
5
A Langelaar
D Thorn
H Staude
J Ind
B Kerr
Judge's Report
Tank
Gen/Cond
1
2
3
24/30
28/30
22/30
26/30
26/30
4
5
Fins
Shape
22/30
28/30
25/30
25/30
27/30
17/20
18120
17/20
17/20
18/20
Scales
8/10
10/10
8.10
8110
8110
Age
7110
8110
10110
7110
8110
TOTAL
78
92
82
83
87
Judge's Comments
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2
3
4
5
Some fm damage
Excellent show fish
Poor general condition, ventrals damaged
Slight fin damaged, good potential
Good fish, only just beaten by better fish
RESULTS:
1st
2nd
3rd
David Thorn
Brian Kerr
John Ind
Popular Choice went to Tank 2­
Dave Thorn's "Nudiceps" by a landslide.
Aart
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CICHLID SCENE
NEXT MEETING will be held on September 16th at the
Ashburton Primary School, Fakenham Road, at 8.00 pm. Supper will be
held after the meeting, all visitors are most welcome.
MINI TALK
MAIN TALK
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"Collecting and Studying Cichlids
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Professor W R A Muntz
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Africans and Asians
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Ordinary membership
Family membership
Junior membership
Overseas membership
$12.00 Joining fee $5.00.
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APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
The Secretary, ..
Graham Rowe,
The Victorian Cichlid Society
Incorporated,
23 Mangana Drive,
MULGRAVE, AUSTRALIA 3170.
Dear Graham,
I wish to become a mem ber of the Victorian Cichlid
Society Incorporated. Herewith I have included the required in­
formation, and I enclose a cheque for the correct amount.
Name in fUll:
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