Buckeye Bulletin - Cichlid Room Companion

Buckeye Bulletin
May 2014
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In this edition of The Buckeye Bulletin…
! BAP Updates
! ! “Breeding Synodontis Lucipinnis”
! EXCHANGE Article
! The Cunningham Corner!
Lepidiolamprologus hecqui w/ eggs
nd
Next Meeting on May 2 , 2014 @ 8pm
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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.!
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and!any!other!printed!material!may!
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Association.!
For!membership!info!please!
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Shells!make!wonderful!additions!to!tanks,!creating!a!
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In!this!Issue!of!the!Buckeye!Bulletin…!
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Monthly!Features!
President’s!Message!
Editor’s!Message!
Bowl!Show!Results!
Cichlid!BAP!Results!
Catfish!BAP!Results!
Program!Preview!
2014!Program!Preview!
This!Month!in!OCA!History!
Exchange!Article!
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President’s Message
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Don Danko
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eXXtravaganza!planning!is!in!full!gear!and!for!this,!our!20th!anniversary!show,!we!will!be!starting!
earlier!and!offering!more!activities.!We’ll!be!kicking!off!the!festivities!Friday!morning!with!a!
behind?the?scenes!side!trip!to!the!Greater!Cleveland!Aquarium!
(www.greaterclevelandaquarium.com).!Gary!Mendez!is!in!the!final!stages!of!setting!up!this!
activity.!We’ll!also!be!increasing!the!number!of!talks!from!five!to!seven!this!year!based!on!
feedback!we!received!from!attendees!last!year.!We’ll!also!be!offering!a!raffle!of!a!package!for!
two!to!attend!the!2015!American!Cichlid!Association!Convention!in!the!Boston!area.!We’ll!be!
selling!tickets!throughout!the!year,!throughout!the!eXXtravaganza!weekend!and!will!be!pulling!
the!winning!ticket!at!our!Awards!Ceremony.!Last!but!not!least,!the!Kids!Tank!Competition!returns!
in!2014.!It’s!great!to!be!able!to!offer!this!opportunity!to!engage!our!youth!members!in!the!
hobby!!Thanks!to!United!Pet!Group!and!RMS!Aquaculture!for!sponsoring!!!We’ll!be!announcing!
much!more!and!also!loading!2014!info!on!our!website!shortly.!!
In!May,!our!speaker!will!be!Steve!Edie.!Steve!is!President!of!the!Missouri!Aquarium!Society!and!is!
an!experienced!Cichlid!keeper!and!all!around!great!guy.!Here’s!Steve’s!bio,!an!interesting!read:!
“Steve!Edie!has!kept!fish!for!north!of!50!years,!and!has!kept!almost!every!kind!of!fish!available,!
and!some!that!weren’t.!He!now!keeps!about!1,200!gallons!of!freshwater!aquariums,!with!a!
preference!toward!Rift!Lake!Cichlids.!He!has!had!good!success!in!maintaining!many!different!
species!and!moderate!success!at!breeding!them.!Steve!is!currently!the!President!and!BAP!Chair!
of!the!Missouri!Aquarium!Society,!and!previously!served!on!the!BOT!of!the!American!Cichlid!
Association.!He!has!attended!every!ACA!convention!since!1996.!He!believes!that!attending!
conventions!(including!the!Northeast!Council,!the!All!Aquarium!Catfish!Convention,!the!OCA!
Extravaganza,!and!the!GCCA!Cichlid!Classic!in!Chicago)!is!one!of!the!best!means!of!finding!friends,!
information,!and!rare!species!of!fish.!He!once!kept!a!saltwater!tank!for!about!a!year,!but!has!
promised!not!to!do!it!again.”!
Stay!in!touch!with!OCA!announcements!and!coming!events!on!Facebook,!on!our!website!at!
www.ohiocichlid.com!and!on!our!Forum!at!
http://www.cichlidae.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=40.!
Warm!regards,!
!
Don!
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P.!melanurus!with!an!attitude!!
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Editor’s Message
Jon Dietrich
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GREETING!FISH!GEEKS!!
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Well,!this!month!has!been!a!productive!one!in!the!fish!room.!I’m!super!impressed!with!my!
Amphilophus!sp.!Red!Isletas!breeding!pair.!I!picked!up!5!fish!from!Bob,!an!attendee!from!
Minnesota.!He!had!success!with!this!species!back!home!and!wanted!to!share!the!wealth.!Coming!
off!my!success!with!Amphilophus!flaveolus!and!my!then!current!project!Amphilophus!
Amphilophus!hogaboomorum,!I!was!eager!to!get!my!hands!on!these.!While!the!group!settled!in!
and!picked!mates,!I!was!excited!to!see!similar!behavior!and!temperament!from!these!fish.!
Initially!this!species!only!really!separated!itself!based!on!strong!red!color!on!its!head.!Really!
gorgeous!coloration,!which!only!got!more!intense!during!breeding.!Last!month,!the!spawned!but!
other!fish!in!the!tank!got!to!the!wigglers!before!I!had!a!chance!to!manage!the!situation.!I!put!a!
DIY!divider!in!the!tank!and!found!myself!with!a!new!spawn!in!only!a!few!days.!They!spawned!in!a!
drainage!pipe,!leaving!a!very!tiny!mess!of!wigglers.!Since!my!schedule!opened!this!month,!I!have!
had!a!ton!of!time!to!spend!focusing!on!growth!through!feeding!and!water!changes.!The!parents!
are!typical!of!the!Amphilophus!species!I!have!kept.!They!are!amazing.!This!species!is!definitely!
more!aggressive!towards!other!fish!(on!the!other!side!of!the!divider)!and!me.!They!go!crazy!
trying!to!defend!the!fry!when!my!finger!even!comes!close!to!the!tank,!especially!the!female.!
They!are!currently!growing!in!a!125!gallon!which!gets!daily!water!changes!and!lots!of!feedings.!In!
only!about!3!weeks,!I!have!the!fry!at!almost!¾”.!They!will!be!available!for!BAP!at!the!June!
meeting.!If!you!are!super!eager!to!get!your!hands!on!this!species,!send!me!a!private!message.!
Awesome!species!not!seen!around!here.!
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In!other!spawns,!my!N.!caudopuntatus!have!a!cloud!of!fry.!Also,!my!L.!hecqui!keep!spawning.!!
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There!are!only!a!few!more!months!until!the!Twentieth!Anniversary!of!the!OCA!Extravaganza!!You!
know!what!that!means!–!PLAN!AHEAD!!This!will!be!the!biggest!OCA!event!in!history!and!you!
don’t!want!to!miss!a!moment.!!
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Send!me!something,!
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Jon!
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Cichlid Breeders Awards Program
April 4, 2014
Data calculated and stored by Mark Chaloupka
!
Bryan&Davis& &
&&&&
Neolamprologus&sexfasciatus&“gold&Kipili”&
&&&&
Telmatochromis&temporalis& &
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Dave&Esner& &
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Julidochromis&ornatus& &
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Gary&Mendez&
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&Labidochromis&sp.&“pearlmutt”&&
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Pseudotropheus&sp.&“elongates&Chewere”&
Dennis&Rozmus& &
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Melanochromis&dialeptos&
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Tyler&Toncler&
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&Tropheus&sp.&“red&Chimba”& &
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Dave&Toth& &
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&&Astatotilapia&sp.&35&“tomato”& &
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Matt&Urbin& &
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&Amatitlania&nigrofasciata&“black&convict”&
Jeff&Yadlovsky&
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Aulonocara&sp.&“eureka&red&albino”& &
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20&
10&
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15&
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10&
10&
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10&
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20&
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10&
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10&
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10&
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Congratulations!&
Gary&Mendez&
!
For&reaching&the&700&Point&Level&
Cichlid Breeders Awards Program
th
Through April 4 , 2014
Data calculated and stored by Mark Chaloupka
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BREEDER!
2014!
TOTAL!
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MASTER!BREEDER!1000!POINT!LEVEL!
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Lew$Carbone$
Don$Danko$
Dan$Woodland$
Bill$Loudermilk$
Bryan$Davis$
Linda$Wallrath$
Rich$&$Maggie$Schoeffel$
Mark$Chaloupka$
John$Tesar$
10$
15$
6$
10$
70$
6$
6$
10$
50$
2615$
2350$
2050$
1200$
1185$
1130$
1065$
1030$
1000$
6$
6$
965$
905!
6$
840!
45$
40$
715$
715$
6$
15$
6$
6$
6$
690$
625$
625$
615!
600$
6$
6$
6$
595$
540$
510!
30$
6$
80$
10$
6$
495$
495$
490$
465$
455$
900!POINT!LEVEL
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Dennis$Tomazin$
Tom$Swiderski$
!
800!POINT!LEVEL!
$
Dustin$Brummitt$
700!POINT!LEVEL!
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Gary$Mendez$
Jeff$Yadlovsky$
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600!POINT!LEVEL!
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Jeff$Natterer$
Ken$&$Sue$Galaska$
Hilary$&$Antonio$Lacerda$
Charlie$&$Cathy$Suk$
Steve$Zarzeczny$
!
500!POINT!LEVEL!
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Bill$Schwartz$
Tim$Craig$
Ron$Georgeone$
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400!POINT!LEVEL!
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Bob$Blazek$
Rick$Hallis$
Josh$Cunningham$
Jonathan$Strazinsky$
Phil$Hypes$
Bob$Bina$
Kyle$May$
George$Anagnostopoulos$
6$
10$
30$
415$
415$
405$
40$
6$
6$
6$
390$
335$
325$
320!
6$
6$
25$
6$
10$
275$
260$
240$
205!
200!
6$
6$
6$
10$
6$
6$
6$
45$
40$
20$
15$
6$
6$
6$
6$
6$
20$
6$
6$
10$
20$
195$
190$
185$
185$
180$
165$
160$
155$
155$
150$
150$
145$
145$
135$
130$
120$
115$
115$
115$
115$
110$
BREEDER!LEVEL!
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Jonathan$Dietrich$
Mark$Huntington$
Denis$Rozmus$
Justin$Way$
Rick$Wood$
Pete$Gembka$
Bob$Tillman$
Dolores$Bacisin$
Chris$Jaskolka$
Carl$Olszewski$
John$Kahl$
Andrew$Schock$
Alex$Gorges$
Jim$Jensen$
Dave$Dimond$
John$Kaminski$
Ethan$Wiley$
Christopher$Sooy$
Tom$Tansey$
Jason$Gorges$
Paul$Hutnyak$
Nicholas$Zarzeczny$
Wayne$Corman$
Fred$Roberts$
Andy$Lacerda$
Scott$Meyers$
Bill$Sensor$
Matt$Urbin$
Ron$Drungil$
Ben$Jensen$
Mike$Trader$
!
300!POINT!LEVEL!
!
Tyler$Toncler$
David$Hale$
Gary$Zalewski$
Eric$&$Rhonda$Sorensen$
200!POINT!LEVEL!
!
James$Shakour$
Ken$&$Karen$Grimmett$
Dave$Esner$
Paul$Collander$
Greg$Senn$
100!POINT!LEVEL
!
Marc$&$Dawn$DeWerth$
Ozeal$Hunter$
Chuck$Carroll$
Tony$Poth$
Andrew$Subotnik$
Ken$Walker$
Frank$Mueller$
Bob$Evers$
Dennis$Kuehn$
Tom$&$Carolyn$Evers$
Steve$Heinbaugh$
David$Ayers$
Greg$Seith$
Bill$&$Janice$Bilski$
Jason$Mylnar$
Joe$Ring$
Dan$Ogrizek$
Peter$Nario6Redmond$
Aaron$Stevens$
David$Toth$
Raymond$Langer$
!
!
6$
6$
10$
10$
6$
35$
6$
6$
6$
20$
6$
10$
6$
20$
10$
6$
6$
6$
6$
6$
6$
15$
6$
6$
6$
6$
6$
10$
6$
10$
6$
95$
95$
80$
80$
75$
70$
70$
60$
55$
55$
50$
50$
45$
45$
40$
40$
40$
35$
35$
30$
30$
30$
25$
25$
20$
20$
20$
20!
10$
10$
10$
!
The$points$list$for$the$Breeders$Award$
Program$has$been$updated$to$include$only$
current$members.$$If$you$are$a$current$
member$and$your$name$has$been$omitted,$
please$see$the$B.A.P.$Chairman$at$the$social$
meeting$so$we$can$correct$any$errors.!
$
Please$remember:$You$may$only$turn$in$a$
species$or$strain$of$fish$for$B.A.P.$points$one$
time.$$If$you$need$a$list$of$what$you$have$
been$credited$with,$see$the$BAP$chairman$
Catfish Breeders Awards Program
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April 4 , 2014
Data calculated and stored by Steve Heinbaugh
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Matt Urbin
Ancistrus sp. "Calico"
10
Anthony Scranton
Ancistrus sp. "Brown"
10
Jon Dietrich
Ancistrus sp. "Albino Longfin"
10
Dan Ogriezek
Synodontis polli
25
Steve Heinbaugh
Ancistrus sp. "Brown Longifn"
Corydoras ehrhardti
10
10!
Breeder%%
%
Dan!Ogrizek!
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Steve!Heinbaugh! !
Don!&!Marilyn!Danko!
Phil!Ayres!
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Dave!Ayres!
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Rick!Hallis!
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Dan!Woodland! !
Ken!Walker!
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Dustin!Brummitt! !
Linda!Wallrath! !
Eric!&!Rhonda!Sorensen!
Charlie!&!Cathy!Suk!!
Bob!Bina!!
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Bryan!Davis!
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Phil!Hypes!
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Hilary!Lacerda!
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Bob!Blazek!
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Jeff!Natterer!
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Dennis!Tomazin! !
Ken!Galaska!
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Tyler!Toncler!
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Matt!Urbin!
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John!Kaminski!
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Kyle!May!!
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Andrew!Schock! !
Justin!Way!
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2014%
35!
30!
10!
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10!
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10!
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20!
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Total%
295!
280!
195!
190!
185!
115!
100!
90!
80!
75!
65!
65!
60!
60!
60!
60!
50!
50!
50!
45!
45!
40!
40!
40!
30!
30!
Breeder%%
%
John!Kahl!
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George!Anagnostopoulos!
Lew!Carbone!
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Gary!Mendez!
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John!Tesar!
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David!Toth!
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Karen!&!Ken!Grimmett!
James!Shakour! !
Anthony!Scranton!!
Jon!Dietrich!
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Richard!Shamray! !
William!Zarzeczny!!
Tony!Poth!
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Wayne!Corman! !
Chuck!Caroll!
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Mark!Chaloupka! !
Bob!Evers!
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Jeff!Gorbach!
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David!Hale!
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Paul!Hutnyak!
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Denis!Rozmus!
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Kris!Sooy!
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Jonathan!Strazinsky!
Bob!&!Jennifer!Tillman!
Ethan!Wiley!
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2014%
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10!
10!
10!
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Total%
30!
20!
20!
20!
20!
20!
20!
20!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
10!
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See Virgil at monthly OCA
meetings, swap meets,
auctions, and the Extravaganza.
Bowl Show
• 
Gary Mendez
!
Congratulations,Denis,Rozmus,for,taking,1st,
place,in,April,2014!!!,
!!
!
Coming up next…
May Classes
•  A. Tanganyikan
mouthbrooders -- exclude
frontosa
•  B. South Americans over
6"
•  C. Loracariids under 6"
!
June Classes
•  A. Mbuna - exclude
Pseudo, Cyno and
Melano
•  B. Discus, Uaru
•  C. Open catfish, limit 3
per participant (all cats
eligible)
!
April
Winners
B. Central Americans under
6"
A. Peacocks
C. Freshwater Crustaceans
• 1st: • 2nd: • 3rd -
• 1st • 2nd • 3rd -
• 1st - Aulonocara korneliae
• 2nd • 3rd: -
Prizes!,
Best!of!Show:!$20!Cash!
!
Quarter!Champ:!$35!Pet!Shop!certificate!
!
2014!Champ:!55!gal.Aquarium!SetBup!
!
1st
Standings
Denis Rozmus
2rd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Apr.
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Quarter 2014
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Point System
1st place
10
nd
2 place
7
rd
3 place
5
Non-placing entries
1
Best of Show*
5
*Only awarded if two or more entries
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Support the 2014 Bowl
Show
!
Show your prize fish to other members!!
Any Questions
Please Contact: Gary Mendez
mendezmg@aol.com
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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
Fish Photography
Loaches and Botias
Dec. 5
Tanganyikan
“Lamps”—exclude
Shell-dwellers
Open Malawi, limit 3
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Julidochromis
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Next Social Meeting – March 2, 2014
Old Oak Church, 7575 Old Oak Blvd,
Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Meeting"Starts"at:""
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Directions:++
From+the+North+take+I371+South+"
Take"exit"235"(Bagley"Rd.).""
Turn"Right"onto"Bagley.""
Turn"left"onto"Old"Oak"Blvd.""
Church"is"about"½"mile"on"left.""
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From+the+South+take+I371+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.""
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Old+Oak+Church+"
7575+Old+Oak+Blvd.+"
Middleburg+Heights,+Ohio"
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Fun In April
OCA Monthly Meeting
April 4, 2014
Dan$Danko$inspects$a$fish$before$runner,$
Dave$Esner$takes$it$to$its$new$home.$
OCA$Board$members,$Eric$and$Rhonda,$
spend$the$last$half$of$the$meeting$taking$
care$of$BAP$payments.$
Bryan$Davis$finally$receives$his$HUGE$plaque$
recognizing$his$induction$into$a$small$group$of$
MASTER$BREEDERS!$
Above:$Mark$Chaloupka$thoroughly$enjoys$
handing$Dan$Ogrizek$his$BAP$100$Point$
Milestone.$
$
Right:$Lots$of$DeWerth$happiness$around$the$
raffle$table.$Where’s$Marc?$
$
Left:$George$Anahnostopoulos$
receives$many$accolades$for$his$
March$breeds.$
$
Right:$Ken$Galaska$holds$up$his$
certificate$for$another$wonderful$
spawn.$$
30 Years!
OCA$members$enjoyed$a$
delicious$cake$to$
commemorate$30$years$of$
meetings.$In$1984,$the$
first$meeting$was$held.$
With$a$dedication$to$
research,$education,$and$
conservation,$the$OCA$has$
thrived$through$the$next$
30$years.$$President,$Dan$
Danko$had$the$
microphone$in$April$1984$
and$we$were$honored$
that$he$took$the$
microphone$again$in$April$
2014.$$
$
Thanks$to$everyone$who$
has$kept$the$OCA$alive$for$
30$years.$$
$
Here’s$to$another$30!$
Program Preview – May 2014
Steve Edie
“Tank-ganyikan Cichlids”
!!
A"Texas"native,"Steve"Edie"was"born"in"Houston,"but,"as"he"says,"he"“got"over"it”.""
At"an"early"age,"his"family"moved"to"Dallas,"where"he"spent"his"formative"years.""
At"about"the"same"time"as"the"Sputnik"launch,"Steve"received"a"bowl"of"guppies"
that"had"the"same"effect"on"his"lifeClong"interests"that"Sputnik"had"on"the"history"
of"space"travel."
"
!
Steve"has"lived"in"St."Louis"for"the"past"25"years.""By"profession,"he"was"an"
engineer"for"Boeing"and"is"now"retired.""His"current"fishroom"has"only"15"tanks,"
but"it’s"by"no"means"small;"he"loves"big"tanks.""His"average"tankCsize"is"80"
gallons,"which"makes"for"a"1200Cgallon"fishroom.""He"says"that"he"has"“had"good"
success"in"maintaining"many"different"species"and"moderate"success"in"breeding"
them’.""His"favorite"fish"are"African"Rift"Lake"cichlids,"but"he"also"keeps"
Geophagus,"along"with"various"cyprinids"and"catfish."
"
Steve"is"very"active"in"the"organized"hobby.""He"is"a"Past"President"of"the"
Missouri"Aquarium"Society"and"is"its"current"BAP"Chair,"having"spent"a"total"of"
over"15"years"on"its"Executive"Council.""He"is"also"a"member"of"the"North"Jersey"
Aquarium"Society,"and"is"active"with"the"American"Cichlid"Association.""He"has"
served"2"terms"on"the"ACA"Board"of"Trustees"and"has"attended"every"ACA"
convention"since"1996.""He"believes"that"“attending"conventions"and"workshops"
is"one"of"the"best"means"off"finding"friends,"information"and"rare"species"of"
fish.”"
"
Steve"will"give"a"talk"he"calls"“TankCganyikan"Cichlids”,"which,"as"the"name"
implies,"focuses"on"Tanganyikans"in"the"aquarium."
June"2014"C"Next"month,"
barring"another"untimely"
snowstorm,"Charley(Grimes"
finally"makes"his"longCawaited"
appearance."
"
Special"thanks"to"Lew"Carbone,"
the"OCA"Speaker"Chair,"for"
arranging"these"AMAZING"
OCA Social Meeting
Program Preview 2014/2015
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Charley%Grimes%
Topic%TBD%
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Klaus%Steinhaus%
CARES%Program%
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TBD%
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TBD%
!November%7!%
Pre:eXXtravaganza%Swap%Meeting%
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Christmas%Party%
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!February%6!%
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This Month in OCA History
Lew Carbone, OCA Historian
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1984:!!Because!the!club!and!its!BAP!are!new!things,!any!fish!that!were!born!in!
members’!fishrooms,!whether!2!months!or!2!years!old,!can!be!turned!in!for!
points.!Tony!and!Delores!Felix,!after!submitting!50!pointsCworth!of!fish!at!the!
very!first!OCA!meeting!last!month,!turn!in!another!70!pointsCworth!this!month.!!
They!become!the!first!person!or!family!to!reach!the!100Cpoint!mark.!!
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1990:!!Dr.!Jay!Stauffer,!Ichthyology!Professor!at!Penn!State!University,!fails!to!
appear!for!his!speaking!engagement!at!the!social!meeting.!!An!impromptu!
roundCtable!discussion!is!held!instead.!!For$some$reason$that$is$still$a$mystery$
today.$Dr.$Stauffer$was$left$stranded$at$the$airport,$and$eventually$took$a$flight$
home.$$I$guess$everyone$thought$someone$else$was$going$to$pick$him$up.$$Luckily$
he$didn’t$hold$it$against$us$as$he$has$since$spoken$for$us$many$times,$at$both$
social$meetings$and$Extravaganzas.$$As$the$current$Program$Chair,$this$is$a$
horror$story$to$me.$
!
1995:!!An!extensive!article!appears!in!the!Buckeye$Cichlid$Lovers$Bulletin$about!
the!care!and!breeding!of!Tropheus$duboisi.!!It!is!written!by!that!great!authority!
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Breeding Synodontis lucipinnis (aka petricola)
Andrew Schock
Synodontis lucipinnis vs. Synodontis petricola
Synondontis
lucipinnis
was
distinguished
from
Synodontis
petricola in 2006, but both fish are often sold as Synodontis
petricola. The two look very similar, however lucipinnis are
distinguished by the lack of an axillary pore, larger, more irregular
spots, and a light colored “window” at the base of rayed fins1.
After I purchased my group (labeled Synodontis petricola) at the
2013 Ohio Cichlid Association Winter Auction, I posted photos of some
of the fish on the Planetcatfish.com “What is my catfish?” forum. They
were unanimously identified as Synodontis lucipinnis by multiple board
members. A little research on Planetcatfish showed that most board
members believe that lucipinnis are more common than petricola,
however both species spawn in a similar fashion, so this report should
work for either species.
The Setup
I spawned a group of six adults in a 20 gallon long aquarium. I
kept the water at about 78 degrees and used a couple air driven
sponges for filtration. The tank had a bare bottom and the only décor
were two homemade breeding traps. I was only successful breeding these
fish when they were the only species in the tank. I attempted to breed
1
Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page. 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Taganyikan
Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Florida Mus. Nat. Hist. Bull.
46(4):99-154.
them in a 120
unsuccessful.
gallon
aquarium
with
various
mbuna,
and
was
The traps consist of a PVC end cap, 5 inches in diameter, a piece
of cross-stitching fabric, and a round Ziploc container. The PVC end
cap has one small entrance drilled in the side and serves as a cave
where the fish will spawn.
The cross stitching fabric is placed
between the cave and the dish, and acts as a false bottom, letting the
fertilized eggs pass through it to the dish below. I place a good
sized rock in the Ziploc container to weigh the trap down.
Once the traps are in place, I simply wait for a spawn to occur.
I have found that conditioning is not necessary, but high-protein
foods such as frozen blood worms, or live black worms, do seem to
trigger more frequent spawns.
When a spawn occurs, the eggs are
easily visible through the sides of the Ziploc container.
At this
point I simply remove the entire container and it in a fry box. The
eggs can be transferred to the fry box using a pipette.
Caring for Eggs and Rearing Fry
I use a homemade fry box that consists of an old spinach
container, a small sponge and a Hagen Elite sponge filter. I use the
spinach container because it is 12” long, and fits perfectly inside a 20 gallon long aquarium, allowing the ends to hang on the front and
back rim of the tank. First, I cut a hole in the container that is a
little smaller than my sponge (the side works best, so that some water
will stay in the box during water changes). I then plug the hole with
the sponge, which will keep the fry in, but allow water to flow from
the box to the tank. Finally, I set up the filter so that it pumps
water into the box continually, while the sponge-filled hole allows
excess water to return to the tank.
We go through spinach pretty quickly at my house, so I usually
only use the box once, and re-use the sponges. When re-using the
boxes, I have found that they get very dirty, and don’t hold up well.
Once eggs are laid, I carefully place the dish in the fry box,
hanging in the parents’ breeding tank. I use a pipette to separate bad
eggs from the good ones over the next 24 hours. The good eggs will be
clear or honey colored, while bad eggs turn a milky white and start to
fungus. I do not use an air stone or otherwise agitate the water, as
it seems the hatch rate is better with the calm water. When I have
used an airstone, I found that all the eggs will stick together, or
settle against each other, making it easy for all of them to fungus.
In as little as 24 hours, the eggs will begin forming tails and
swimming sporadically around the box.
Over the next few days, I continue to pull bad eggs and dead
wrigglers from the box with the pipette. It is important to start
feeding the fry within a few days. I feed baby brine shrimp and
powdered pellet food right away. From here on out, all you have to do
is keep them fed and keep the water clean. I try and feed 2-3 times a
day and change about 30% of the water twice a week. You will have a
lot of losses in the first few days, but after a couple weeks or so it
is usually smooth sailing. In my experience, the fry have been
somewhat slow growing, taking several months to grow the fry out to
about an inch. I hope you have found this useful and good luck!
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