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Location: Bird-in-Hand Fire Company, 313 Enterprise Drive, Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
Our Annual Member's "Open Mic" Meeting is a great time to hear all the
great advice and ideas that are the core behind the Aquarium Club of
Lancaster County. Members and guests will have the opportunity to spend
a few minutes talking about their fish, plants, tanks and methods. BAP
participants can earn some extra bonus points by talking about the way
they spawned the fish they submitted for BAP points and we will all learn
something from somebody. Don't miss the one big opportunity of the year
to share your ideas with other members and friends.
Note: We will have our regular raffles and mini-auction at this meeting!
2015 ACLC
Board of Directors
President
Kurt Johnston
717-965-7763
president@aclcpa.org
Vice-President
Steve Arnott
717-486-4380
vicepresident@aclcpa.org
Treasurer
Tim Brady
570-385-0573
treasurer@aclcpa.org
Secretary
Richard Bressler
717-272-7480
secretary@aclcpa.org
Tank Tales is the official publication of the Aquarium Club of Lancaster County (ACLC). Ten issues of TankTales are published annually. Anyone using original material from any issue of Tank Tales must
return two (2) copies of the publication in which the article is published to our exchange editor listed below. The views expressed in any
material appearing in Tank Tales are those of the authors, and do not
necessarily express those of the ACLC.
The ACLC meets on the third Saturday of each month (except July and
August) at Bird-In-Hand Fire Co., 313 Enterprise Drive, Bird-In-Hand,
PA 17505. Meetings begin at 1:00 PM unless otherwise noted. Meetings usually are comprised of a program featuring a guest speaker,
door prizes, a mini fish auction, with a period allowed for mingling
and refreshments. The philosophy of the club is such that our activities
are interesting to both the novice and advanced hobbyist alike. An effort is made to keep business to a minimum at the general
meetings,with the board of directors meeting being held quarterly at a
pre-established date and time. Membership application can be found
online at http://www.aclcpa.org/about-the-aclc/join-us
Lifetime Members of the ACLC™
Joel Antkowiak, Rich Bressler,
Paul Bricknell, F. Wayne Calender,
Pedro Sanchez, David Stephon
2015 ACLC Committee Chairs
Programs Director
Joel Antkowiak
717-354-2274
programs@aclcpa.org
Public Relations Director
Kyle Zwerko
484-553-0708
publicrelations@aclcpa.org
Editor: Karen Haas 610-573-6388 editor@aclcpa.org
Exchange Editor: Kurt Johnston 717-965-7763 exchange@aclcpa.org
Web Master: Kurt Johnston 717-965-7763 webmaster@aclcpa.org
Social Chair: Tim Brady 570-385-0573 social@aclcpa.org
Horticultural Chair: Michael Buchma HAP@aclcpa.org
BAP Chair: Gary Haas 410-939-5993 BAP@aclcpa.org
CARES Chair: Gary Haas 410-939-5993 CARES@aclcpa.org
Auction Chair: Danny Corman 717-564-6888 auction@aclcpa.org
Raffle Chair: Mike Mull 717-824-5379 raffle@aclcpa.org
Audit Chair: Kyle Zwerko audit@aclcpa.org
WAAP Chair: Joel Antkowiak 717-354-2274 waap@aclcpa.org
Membership Chair: Mary Crittenden 717-856-4572 membership@aclcpa.org
Corporate Sponsor Chair: Joel Antkowiak sponsor@aclcpa.org
Speaker Coordinator: Alan Rollings 484-522-8323
Annual Auction Chair: Joel Antkowiak 717-354-2274
Past President
Jack Lafayett
717-371-0322
pastpresident@aclcpa.org
Financial Director
Karen Haas
610-573-6388
editor@aclcpa.org
The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County is a Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corpration under the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation
Law of 1988. “ACLC”, “Tank Tales”, “Piscatorial Pearls” and the
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Lancaster County, Inc.
Tank Tales submission deadline is the first Saturday of the month.
Fellow Members,
We had a great meeting in November! A special thanks to Hannah McNett,
Justin and the entire group of students at North Carroll High School. The
work they are doing is truly an inspiration and it is encouraging to see what
kind of young people are coming through the educational system at NCHS.
We hope that this is an example of what is happening in the majority of
schools.
An idea is salvation by imagination
~Frank Lloyd Wright
I also want to thank Gary Haas for putting all of this together with Ms.
McNett and having the insight to think that this was something that our club
should get involved with. It is ideas like Gary’s that keep our club growing
and moving forward. Ideas and imagination are what makes the difference
between the successful organizations and those that fail. We need to keep
looking for new things to do and not be afraid of trying something that may
be untested. So bring your ideas to the club and let’s keep the ACLC moving
forward!
See you on the 19th!
Breeding the Corydorus paleatus
BAP report by Rich Bressler
Corydorus paleatus also known as the peppered cory is a native of Amazon basin. It inhabits the LaPlata
River in southeast Brazil and the Parana River of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. It is a species of catfish in the family of Callichtyidae and the sub-family of Corydoradinae1.
The peppered cory will reach a maximum length of 2.5 inches. Females are larger and have a rounder
body than the males. In the wild, they would feed on worms, crustaceans, insects and some plant matter.
They have sensitive barbels which they use to search for their food. Due to this fact, the aquarium should
have fine gravel or sand. Sharp gravel or stone should be avoided because this will damage or wear
away the barbels. They also prefer hiding places to get out of the light. The cories will also shoot to the
surface to gulp air for supplemental oxygen. When they do this with increased frequency, it is an indication of poor water quality.
My breeding tank consisted of a ten gallon tank with about a half inch of sand on the bottom. It had a
large clump of Java Moss on one end and a piece of driftwood with some Anubias attached to it. The
C. paleatus used both for cover. It had a sponge filter in one corner and a bubble wand on the back.
The bubble wand provided a current to the tank. The temperature was 78 degrees and the pH was 6.5.
Eight pepper cories were purchased to ensure that there were males and females.
I conditioned the cories with shrimp pellets in the mornings and alternated with black worms and frozen
brine shrimp in the evenings. When the females looked round and heavy, the tank would be siphoned
down to about two-thirds full. The replacement water was about 68 degrees and I would add some
Seachem Malawi/Victoria Buffer to bounce the pH. This imitates their natural habitat when strong rains
wash down the river. It is also helpful if there is a thunderstorm in the forecast. The cories are sensitive
to the low pressure, which these storms bring.
The first few times they laid eggs, I tried to scrape the eggs off the glass with a razor blade. I used this
method with the Corydorus aeneus with success. For some reason, this method did not work with the
C. paleatus. The eggs would quickly fungus. The next time eggs were laid, I tried leaving them in with
the parents. This method worked with the Corydorus pandas. Again this resulted in failure. I went to the
internet and learned the C. paleatus will eat their fry. The next spawn, the adults were removed from
the tank and the eggs were allowed to hatch. Finally I had success. The fry were extremely tiny and all
black. I lowered the water level to half a tank so the fry would not have to swim as far if they wanted to
shoot to the surface. They grew pretty rapidly on infusoria, banana worms, and newly hatched brine
shrimp.
So if you want to try your hand with a fairly easy catfish, try the Corydorus paleatus. They are fun to
watch and not demanding. With the right conditions, they will spawn quite often. This makes them a
great species for your club’s BAP program.
1. Animal World
My Fish Tank Story
by Joseph Pacheco, 10 years old
I own a 50 gallon tank. My fish tank is my prize posession. I enjoy watching
what goes on in the fish tank. I recently was able to breed a Platy. It is nice
to be able to have a baby Platy in my tank. I also have bigger fish such as Angelfish.
Not many of the baby Platies survived. I was able to save one baby Platy that
I put into a seperate tank. I’m happy to say that he is an adult now. It was a
neat experience to see the baby grow day by day.
I have a silver dollar angelfish which likes to stare at me a lot. I played peeka-boo with him. I called him Silver.
I love attending fish auctions to get new things or fish for my tank. I like decorating my tank.
I would like to own a stingray because you can touch them and they’re cool to watch. Currently I’m
saving for a new tank so I can then buy a stingray.
I learned a lot these past few months about the life of a fish. My mom also says that I’m learning
to be responsible.
Melanochromis chipokae
(CARES species)
BAP report by Alan Rollings
Following on from my earlier article about Melanochromis chipokae I am pleased to report that they
have successfully spawned. For several months we had maintained them in the “perfect conditions”
they seemed to deliberately refuse to do what is natural, and not even antagonising the other fish in the
tank. We were on the verge of selling the group on for someone else to try to get success with them
when an old sage, and friend, said “if they are not doing it in the perfect set up then change something.
We discussed what actions we could take, and decided we would reduce the volume of rockwork in the
tank. However, before this, I did an accidental 80% water change using slightly cooler water than the
tank. Within the next 7 days we removed somewhere
near a third of the rockwork. A few days later I noticed
that one of the females appeared to be holding. We
allowed, or were distracted with other things, her to
remain in the tank for several more days. Eventually
we got around to “stripping her of her charges”, Karen
did this into one of the new isolation chambers we
purchased from Beantown Aquatics at the ACA.
Whilst she was doing this I noticed that one of the
other females was also holding. I netted her and she
spat out a few young, and then we continued to strip
her as well. We finished up with about 40 young.
These are growing out well with regular feedings.
We have submitted our bag for BAP at the October
Club meeting.
photo by Karen Haas
FOR SALE!
The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County is in
need of a member to be the club representative to the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies. Kurt Johnston has been the rep since
we joined the NEC and is requesting that
someone new take over. Your main responsibilities are to participate via conference call at
the 4 general meetings each year, d create a
report to be included in Tank Tales and to represent the interests of the ACLC at those meetings. If you are interested, please contact Kurt
at the meeting or email him at
president@aclcpa.org.
Your club has quite a few tanks available for sale as a result of some very
generous donations over the last few
months. The tanks are located in
Honey Brook, PA and pick up can be
arranged by contacting Joel Antkowiak
at sponsor@aclcpa.org. Includes tank,
undergravel filter, natural gravel, lid
(may be glass, may be a hood) and
strip light (if no hood). Tanks need
cleaning and most are painted “pet
shop blue”.
10 Gal. Tanks
(approx. 30 available): $10 ea.
29 Gal. Tanks
(approx. 20 available): $25 ea.
Joel can not bring tanks to meetings as
he brings a lot of stuff
Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora
BAP report by Alan Rollings
Among the 39 bags of various fish species that I brought over
from England, was a bag holding a trio of Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora. In Europe the less common species of livebearers
attract a very high price, so these were not to be left languishing in England.
Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora is known by the common name
Olomina. This word is a bit difficult to translate (it is Spanish
in origin) but probably means something like the English minnow, describing a small fish that has an identity that is deemed
unimportant. It is also the name used for guppy. They are too small to be used as a food fish, have yet
to become popular in the aquarium trade, and all have a similar body shape and coloration. The females
are the larger of the sexes and are usually around 2.5 inches in length, whereas the males seldom exceed 1.5 inches in comparison.
Overall B. rhabdophora is an easy fish to care for. They are adaptable to most water types, however,
they do best in “neutral” water, pH range 6.7 to 7.4; and prefer temperatues ranging from 72° F to 82°
F. During this summer the water temperature did exceed the upper figure by as much as 10° F on occasion. Feeding was easy using a rotation of daphnia and mosquito larvae, topped off with a small
amount of flake food.
They are hardy livebearers, with the females growing to over two inches in good conditions, while the
males seem to max out at around one and a half inches. The females have a red and black arc on their
anal fins, light bars on the back half of their body, and red and black stripes on their dorsal fins. Though
they look similar to Brachyrhaphis roseni, they lack the iridescent band on their caudal fin, and their
dorsal is not quite as brightly colored.
They generally seem to give birth to broods between ten and twenty young, and though they likely eat
some of them, are either incapable or unwilling to eat all of a brood, even in a small holding tank. However, the exception seems to be in my tanks. The females have frequently devoured their young, and
beaten up the male until he died of exhaustion.
When housed in a 10 gallon tank they failed to raise any of their young, but when moved into a 30 gallon
breeder outside with copious floating plant cover – especially duckweed – one of the females produced
in excess of 40 young that were raised with her for more than 2 months over the summer period. These
young have been sold and donated through the various BAP programs of the clubs we belong to.
They are good eaters, active tank residents, and adapt quickly to eating prepared commercial foods.
Their young do well on a diet of baby brine shrimp, commercial fry foods, and crushed flake.
Despite not being very commercially important, they still draw the interest of various educational institutions and the occasional hobbyist. In particular they are of interest in the areas of genetics and evolutionary studies. Partly this is because despite the somewhat
complicated waterways that are their home in Costa Rica and the
surrounding areas. Some studies often compare the behavior of two
populations that occur in relatively close proximity to each other, but
separated by a mountain or some other isolating phenomenon.
The included photograph is of an uncooperative female who was determined not to provide a head on view.
Mile High Cichlids and Other Fish!!
by Alan Rollings photos by Karen Haas
At the end of September my very good friend Bob Grauer invited me
to give a talk to the Rocky Mountain Cichlid Association in October.
The talk was scheduled for 5pm on the Sunday, so Karen and I
arranged to have time off from work on the Friday to fly out to Denver
and have a long weekend away.
We flew out of Newark Airport to Denver using Southwest Airlines.
The downside was that with their scramble for seats system we were
not able to sit with each other, which at least gave Karen time to catch
up with things in her “office” – finishing the latest edition of Tank Tales.
After we had landed and retrieved our case from baggage we were
met by a very cheerful Bob Grauer. Bob’s wife Carole is an amazing
hostess and looked after us as if we were royalty.
The first port of call of course was to Bob’s fish room! It had been remodelled since I was last there, of course, but although eclectic in the
various species he keeps it is heavily favored to fish from Lake Tanganyika. After the inspection and ribaldry it was time for these old
bones to hit the hay and go to sleep. The good thing about traveling
out on Friday did mean that we could visit some of the better local fish
stores in the area. Saturday provided us with a filling and tasty
breakfast before heading out.
We first visited a store in Boulder
(unfortunately no encounters with
Mork or Mindy), however, the
store was in the process of relocating to another site within Boulder after 28 years at the same
spot. The store was obviously
less impressive than the last time
I visited a few years ago. Having
said that there was still some
great fish in the remaining tanks.
Then, it was off to another and this
was smothered with hobbyists looking to buy that elusive fish
and nab a bargain. The store was spread through 3 interconnecting rooms; the tanks were clean – some were even being
water changed whist we visited. Although we refrained from
buying any fish there, there were some that I should have liked
to have brought home to Pennsylvania.
The third store was a drive away but was in excellent position
and was as clean as a whistle . Again this store was decked
out with a wide range of fish from rare catfish to less frequently
seen tetras and barbs, and the obligatory cichlids. The main
display tank as you walk in to the store was filled with close to
100 fantastic angel
fish with bodies the
size of 3 inch plus diameter length, and
a dorsal tip to anal
fin tip of 9-10 inches.
To say the least they
were stunning, and
had we had a tank
set up something
like this I would have
done my best to
convince Karen to let us some back to Pennsylvania.
Sunday came, the day of the talk, and Bob took us to 3 friends of
his each with their own fish room/house. All very different from
each other and each with their own special attractions. Larry
Brown’s fish room was the every fish keeper’s type of collection
of fish, a true eclectic selection. He was generous enough
to give us a gravid female Gambusia holbrooki. This female is unusual in that she is not the standard color form
but is that seldom seen melanistic form. She has yet to
deliver us any offspring, or she has behaved in their wellknown cannibalistic manner and devoured her young as
soon as she has released them. We moved on to another
fish house this one belonging to Troy Brown (no relation).
His room was primarily set up to breed and raise angel fish
and killifish – especially blue gularis.
Our third port of call was the home of Greg Sage of Select
Aquatics. This was an Aladdin’s Cave for fish keepers.
Centering on just a few select species but set up for large
production and sale. I will be doing a separate article just
about this visit. Needless to say there were several
species that I should have wanted to bring home – particularly the strain of Odessa barbs Greg is keeping.
Then 5pm Sunday arrived, and we arrive at the meeting
place. The usual inevitable happened when I give a talk
…… the European computer not being able to communicate with the AV network at the meeting room. The
RMCA’s specialist was on hand to help overcome the difficulty. The talk was on “Collecting in Mexico” and would
have been better had all the videos worked, however, most
of the audience enjoyed it – I did notice 2 members had
fallen asleep, and it turned out that they were avid Rift Lake
Cichlid keepers. We can’t please everyone. (When the
videos work the talk is so much better as witnessed at the
Cichlid Club of York’s 3rd Anniversary event.
Bob and Carole entertained wonderfully, and I would like
to thank them and RMCA for their invite to visit. Monday
rolled in and a mid-morning flight from Denver to Newark,
and this time we still didn’t get to sit with each other for the
trip home.
REMINDER: HORTICULTURAL AWARDS PROGRAM
This year, The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County introduced a new
program. That program is the Horticultural Awards Program, or HAP. It
works similar to the already successful BAP, WAAP, and CARES
programs. Aquatic plant enthusiasts are encouraged to participate in the
HAP program. Rules and Regulations can be found on the new and
improved club website at http://www.aclcpa.org/ and the HAP chairman can
be emailed at hap@aclcpa.org.
To date, there have only been two participants. Those two participants
have submitted four species for points. A summarization of this year’s HAP
program participation is displayed below:
May Species Propagated
Joel Antkowiak*
Lemna minor (Duckweed) and Najas guadalupensis (Guppy Grass)
Clair Klinedinst*
Rotala wallichii
* all plants were donated to the club
June Species Propagated
Joel Antkowiak*
Eichhornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth)
* all plants were donated to the club
It would be interesting to see this program flourish in 2016. Are you up for
the challenge? Don’t let Duckweed win over your prized aquatic plants!
Pogostemon erectus
Photo by: Mike Buchma
WRITER'S AND ARTIST'S AWARD PROGRAM REPORT
OVERALL STANDINGS: Through November 30, 2015
Participant
Total Points Base
Bonus
Reprints
(Articles/Photos)
Special Awards
Ultimate Writer Award (1000 points plus 2 Specialty Awards plus 5 Articles Reprinted or Equivalent)
Joel Antkowiak
2,625 points
1,900
725
5/0
Fishy Photographer;
The Popular Fish Head
Pen and Quill Award (750 points plus 1 Specialty Award plus 2 Articles Reprinted) - None
Wordsmith Award (500 points)
Kurt Johnston* ........................... 1,545 points
Bob Kulesa .................................... 690 points
Scott McLaughlin.......................... 575 points
1,325
500
480
220
190
95
1/0
1/0
Fishy Photographer
328
385
115
55
2/0
2/0
Fishy Photographer
198
60
100
65
55
55
0
120
70
55
10
0
2/0
0/1
40
40
30
30
25
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
Author's Award (250 points)
Karen Haas .................................... 443 points
Gary Haas......................................440 Points
Writer's Award (50 points)
Alan Rollings ................................ 198 points
Richard Bressler ............................ 180 points
Lonny Langione ............................ 170 points
Robin Antkowiak .......................... 120 points
Greg Steeves ................................... 65 points
Michael Buchma ............................. 55 points
Other Participants
Brandon Moyer ............................... 40 points
Lindsey Moyer ................................ 40 points
Sheila Garl ...................................... 30 points
Joseph Pacheco ............................... 30 points
Ashley Antkowiak .......................... 25 points
Ellen Haas ....................................... 10 points
*-Participant has enough points for the next higher award, but needs to complete one or more other requirements to qualify.
Those who are no longer ACLC members have been removed from the list. Their records are still maintained.
MIGHTY FIN STANDINGS 2015
Standings through November 30, 2015
Karen Haas ......................................... 258 pts
Alan Rollings ..................................... 198 pts
Joel Antkowiak .................................. 115 pts
Kurt Johnston ..................................... 105 pts
Bob Kulesa ........................................... 95 pts
Michael Buchma .................................. 55 pts
Richard Bressler ................................... 50 pts
Joseph Pacheco .................................... 40 pts
Lonny Langione ................................... 20 pts
Gary Haas ............................................ 20 pts
Greg Steeves ........................................ 10 pts
There has been a point adjustment for this month,
as I seemed to leave out the October Tank Tales
contributions from the October report – thank
you Alan Rollings for prompting me to check. It
didn’t help you any in the race for this year
though, as I had also left out points for Karen. If
you think I have not counted your contributions
correctly (or at all!), feel free to ask me to check.
Karen has increased her lead over her hubby, and
it looks like a 2 horse race now, although with
one month to go and it is still pretty wide open,
with no 500 point earners this year like in past
years, but with more participants.
After a lengthy hiatus the ACLC Website is back. There are a number of new and exciting
features for you to enjoy including:
 Community
o A social community for members & friends of the ACLC to exchange ideas and
information without the congestion of other social media sites. You can upload
pictures and videos to share and create specific interest groups.
 FishBlog
o You can create your own Blog about the hobby and share with friends, the public
or keep it as private as you want.
 ACLC Program Information
o BAP, CARES, HAP & WAAP
o Rules for each program
o Easy Electronic Forms for participating in each program
 Renew your Membership Online
…………….and much more to come in the near future!
Take a few minutes NOW to register and start enjoying the New ACLC Website!
Any questions regarding the website contact Kurt Johnston at Webmaster@aclcpa.org
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BAP news as of December 6, 2015
As the 2015 BAP year draws to a close,
the lead for Breeder of the Year (BOY)
is neck in neck, with Rich Bressler’s
family registering two spawns in November to regain the lead, barely, for both
BOY and BOY (number species). Meanwhile, our last month’s leader(s), Karen
Haas/Alan Rollings, didn’t register any
spawns, allowing the lead to slip
through their fingers. Are either of our
leaders holding their cards close, e.g.
have they already spawned fish they
haven’t yet claimed? (For example, Clair
Klinedinst this month submitted paperwork for five spawns, some dating back
several months. Congratulations Clair!
Breeding fish is more fun than doing paperwork!)
There is still time to claim those 2015
spawns. Deadline for BAP claims is the
31st of December, but claims must also
be verified by that date. According to the
rules, the fry must be presented at a
general meeting for verification, so the
December meeting is the deadline for
verification.
Don’t forget, the December meeting offers one more opportunity to earn BAP
points by making one or more Spawning
Report presentations. It doesn’t have to
be practiced and polished. Just talk
about how you spawned your fish. I’m
certainly going to. You can, too!
See you there.
*Breeder has enough points for next higher
class award but needs to complete one or
more classes to achieve the award.
Lifetime Achievement Award Report
Active Members’ Point Totals
F. Wayne Calender Breeder
Bressler Family .........................................1732 pts
Wayne Calender .......................................1553 pts
Grand Master Breeder
Paul Bricknell.............................................2003 pts
David Stephon...........................................1120 pts
Pedro Sanchez .........................................1050 pts
Master Breeder
None currently
Expert Breeder
Bob Kulesa*.................................................812 pts
Advanced Breeder
Joel Antkowiak*.........................................1225 pts
3 Star Breeder
Gary Boyer*.................................................571 pts
Haas/Rollings*.............................................473 pts
2 Star Breeder
Gary Haas*..................................................404 pts
Danny Corman*...........................................399 pts
J/N Dickel....................................................178 pts
1 Star Breeder
Gene Regener …........................................245 pts
Pat Kelly*....................................................165 pts
Clair Klinedinst............................................133 pts
Glenn Davies* ............................................120 pts
Dave Frehafer ..............................................90 pts
Scott Shenk...................................................70 pts
Tony Kline ….................................................60 pts
Robin Antkowiak............................................57 pts
Kurt Johnston ...............................................56 pts
Other Participants
Sam Jones....................................................66 pts
The Moyers...................................................37 pts
Lonny Langione.............................................35 pts
Ashley Antkowiak...........................................21 pts
David Tangredi.............................................. 21 pts
Mackenzie Dalton..........................................14 pts
Elizabeth Bonvillain.......................................13 pts
Tara Miller......................................................10 pts
Breeder Award Program Monthly Report December 2015
Specialist Breeder Awards Report
2015 Species Bred
Class 1 Livebearers
Paul Bricknell
Wayne Calender
Bob Kulesa
Pedro Sanchez
David Stephon
Joel Antkowiak
Bressler Family
Gary Boyer
J/N Dickel
Haas/Rollings
Bressler Famiy ........................................19 species
Haas/Rollings...........................................18 species
Gary Haas................................................15 species
Gary Boyer...............................................11 species
Clair Klinedinst...........................................9 species
Danny Corman...........................................4 species
Paul Bricknell..............................................4 species
McKenzie Dalton........................................2 species
Joel Antkowiak............................................2 species
David Tancredi............................................1 species
The Moyers................................................1 species
Class 2 Catfish
Wayne Calender
Bob Kulesa
Bressler Family
Class 3 Barbs & Minnows
David Stephon
Paul Bricknell
Bressler Family
Class 4 Characins
Wayne Calender
David Stephon
Danny Corman
Bressler Family
Class 5 Killifish
Bob Kulesa
Wayne Calender
Pedro Sanchez
Paul Bricknell
Bressler Family
Gary Haas
Class 6 Anabantoids
Bressler Family
Class 7 New World Cichlids
Bob Kulesa
Pedro Sanchez
David Stephon
Bressler Family
Paul Bricknell
Class 8 Old World Cichlids
Bob Kulesa
Joel Antkowiak
Bressler Family
Paul Bricknell
Gary Boyer
Class 9 Rainbows & Blue-eyes
Bressler Family
Class 11 Other Aquatic Animals
Bob Kulesa
Joel Antkowiak
Bressler Family
Haas/Rollings
Paul Bricknell
Class 12 U. S. Native Species
Wayne Calender
Paul Bricknell
Bressler Family
Class 14 All Other Freshwater Fish
Bressler Family
2015 Breeder of the Year Pts.
Bressler Family.........................................255 points
Haas/Rollings............................................237 points
Gary Haas.................................................224 points
Gary Boyer................................................158 points
Clair Klinedinst .........................................133 points
Paul Bricknell..............................................67 points
Danny Corman............................................46 points
Joel Antkowiak............................................20 points
Mackenzie Dalton.......................................14 points
David Tancredi .............................................7 points
The Moyers...................................................7 points
November 2015 Species Bred
Clair Klinedinst...........................................8 species
Xiphophorus helleri, Limia perugia, Pseudomugil
paskai, Epiplatys lamottei slaya, Pterophyllum
scalare
Bressler Family...........................................2 species
Aplocheilus lineatus, Badis badis
Specialist Breeder Awards Report cont.
Paul Bricknell: Master Killifish (Class 5) Breeder
& Advanced Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder
Gary Boyer: Advanced Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder
Bressler Family: Master Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder
Joel Antkowiak: Master Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder
ACLC C.A.R.E.S. Registrants
Updated on December 1, 2015
Joel Antkowiak
Betta simplex
Xiphophorus couchianus
Tanichthys micagemmae
Ameca splendens
Tanichthys albonubes
Puntius denisoni
Nothobranchius korthausae
Chapalichthys pardalis
Xenoophorus captivus
Pseudotropheus saulosi
Aulonocara kandeense
Betta albimarginata
Prognathochromis perrieri
Pseudotropheus demasoni
Puntius titteya
Pachypanchax sparksorum
Skiffia multipunctata
Coptodon snyderae
Ataeniobius toweri
Fundulopanchax amieti
Coptodon bakossiorium
Xiphophorous milleri
Xenotaenia resolonae
Tanichthys thacbaensis
Nothobranchius foerschi
Pachypanchax patriciae
Rivulus uroflammeus
Melanotaenia boesemani
Melanotaenia eachamensis
Cryptoheros myrnae
Bedotia geayi
Xiphophorus malinche
Zoogeneticus tequila
Steve Arnott
Tanichthys micagemmae
Barry Bixler
Tanichthys albonubes
Ameca splendens
Gary Boyer
Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis
Xystochromis sp.“Kyoga Flameback”
Cryptoheros nanoluteus
Nothobranchius kilomberoensis
Ameca splendens
Pundamilia nyererei
Tim Brady
Xenotoca eiseni
Ameca splendens
Bressler Family
Melanotaenia lacustris
Betta albimarginata
Tanichthys micagemmae
Bedotia geayi
Zoogenetius tequila
nn
nnnx
nn
nnnx
nn
nnn
nx
nnn
nnx
nn
nnnw
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nnnw
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nnn
nnw
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nnnv
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nnnnu
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nnnu
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nu
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nnnu
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nn
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n
nn
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nnn
nx
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nu
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nnnn
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nnnv
nn
nnnn
nn
nnn
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nnn
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nn
nnn
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nn
nnnu
nnn
nnu
Ataeniobius toweri
Xiphophorus malinche
Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis
Glossolepsis incisus
Melanotaenia boesemani
Ameca Splendens
Cryptoheros nanoluteus
Nothobranchius kilomberoensis
Ameca splendens
Pundamilia nyererei
Paul Bricknell
Ilyodon whitei (lennoni)
Ameca splendens
Zoogoneticus tequila
Ataeniobius toweri
Gavin Dalton
Tanichthys micagemmae
John & Natalie Dickel
Tanichthys micagemmae
Zoogeneticus tequila
Todd Dutton
Xenotoca eiseni
Sheila Garl
Betta albimarginata
Jayson Gard
Chaplychthys encaustus
Gary Haas
Fundulopanchax sjoestedti
Fundulopanchax amieti
Puntius titteya
Tanichthys albonubes
Melanotaenia boesemani
Nematolebia papiliferus (Inoa)
Nothobranchiaus kilomberoensis
Puntius denisonii
Karen Haas/Alan Rollings
Xenotoca eiseni
Paralabidochromis sauvagei
Synodontis brichardi
Glossolepis incisus
Chapalichthys encaustus
Fundulopanchax amieti
Cryptoheros nanoluteus
Xystochromis sp.“Kyoga Flameback”
Cryptoheros nanoluteus
Characodon lateralis
Melanochromis chipokae
Ilyodon whitei
Ataeniobius toweri
Pundamilia nyererei
Ameca splendens
Kurt Johnston
Xenotoca eiseni
Tony Kline
Tanichthys albonubes
nn
nnnu
nn
nnnu
nn
nnn
nu
nn
nnn
nu
nn
nnnn
nn
nnnn
nn
nnn
nn
nn
nnn
nn
nn
nnn
nn
nn
nnn
nn
nn
nnnv
nnn
nnv
nn
nnn
nu
nn
nnnn
nn
nnnn
nn
nnnw
nn
nnnn
nn
nnn
nu
nn
nnnn
nn
nnnn
nnn
nnv
nn
nnn
nu
nnnn
nu
nn
nnnu
nn
nnnn
nn
nnnn
nn
nnnn
nn
nnnu
nn
nnn
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nnnv
nn
nnnu
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nnnu
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nu
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nnnn
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nnn
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nnn
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nn
nnnv
ACLC C.A.R.E.S. Report
Updated on December 1, 2015
At the November meeting, two aquarists registered CARES fish. One
was the Dickel fishroom, which welcomed Zoogoneticus tequila. I'm
afraid I lost the paperwork for the other registration. Please remind me who you were and what you adopted.
There are still a lot of CARES fish distributed at the Fall
Auction (and other ACLC auctions) but not registered.
PLEASE register them with the program. I promise I
won't lose your paperwork. (Better yet, register them
at the ACLC website, or by email at
cares@aclcpa.org. I'm much better at keeping track
of digital paperwork. It seldom goes through the washing machine.)
ACLC C.A.R.E.S. Registrants cont.
Clair Klinedinst
Fundulopanchax amieti
Tanichthys albonubes
Tanichthys micagemmae
Julie Lovell
Melataenia boesemani
Caitlin Martin
Puntius titteya
Richard Miller
Tanichthys micagemma
Xystochromis sp.“Kyoga Flameback”
Mike Reiter
Ameca splendens
Debbie Rubin
Tanichthys micagemma
Paul Tangredi
Melanotaenia lacustris
Ameca splendens
Ataeniobius toweri
Joe Yanik
Tanichthys micagemma
nn
nnnu
nn
nnnu
nn
nnn
nu
nn
nnnn
nn
nnnn
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nnnv
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Symbol Key:
The Gold Seal n, species is registered in ACLC
CARES
The Green Seal n, spawning report published in
Tank Tales
The Blue Seal n, species distributed in the home
club
The Red Seal n, species distributed and registered to a CARES group of another club
Longevity Seal uvw etc., indicating the number of
years the species has been maintained
2015 Events:
January 17, 2016: Danbury Area Aquarium Society Auction
February 21, 2016: Potomac Valley Aquarium Society Auction
February 27-28, 2016: Killifish Karnival
March 18-20, 2016: Carolina Aquarium Workshop XXXI
April 8-10, 2016: North East Council of Aquarium Societies Convention
April 29-May 2, 2016: American Livebearer Assoc. Convention
May 1, 2016: Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society Auction
July 7-10, 2016: American Cichlid Association Convention
September 11, 2016: Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society Auction
GET OUT THERE AND SUPPORT OTHER CLUBS!
If you know of any events that you would like included in this list, please email them to
editor@aclcpa.org
The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County - Spawning Report
Member Name:
Member No.#:
Date:
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
If this is a CARES eligible species, have you registered it in the CARES Program Y/N?
Tank Tales Article Written Y/N ?
Fish Donated in Auction Y/N?
Comments:
Class:
Confirmed by:
Group:
Points:
Date Confirmed:
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Secondary members must reside at the same address and do not receive an additional newsletter. Membership is effective the
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Delaware County Aquarium Society
Meets the 1st Friday of each month from Sept. through
June at Holy Myrrh Bearers Church 900 Fairview Rd.
Swarthmore, PA 19081
If you know of an event that is not listed, please
send the info or flyer to editor@aclcpa.org.
www.dcas.us
Diamond State Aquarium Society
Meets the 2nd Monday of each month from Sept.
through June, at William Penn High School in New
Castle, DE.
http://dsas.topcities.com/
Bucks County Aquarium Society
Meets the 1st Thursday of each month, from Sept.
through July, at the Churchville Nature Center,
Churchville, PA.
http://www.bcasonline.com/
Potomac Valley Aquarium Society
Meets the 1st Saturday of each month from Sept.
through June at the Green Acres School in Fairfax, VA
http://www.pvas.com/
ACLC™
SPEAKER SCHEDULE
JANUARY 16TH
WAYNE LEIBEL
FEBRUARY 20TH
CHANCE PERAGINE
“APISTOGRAMMA &
DWARF CICHLIDS ”
MARCH 19TH
RACHAEL O’LEARY
& SPECIAL GUEST
Keystone Killy Group
AQUASCAPING DEMONSTRATION
Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month from Sept.
through June (except Dec.), at members' homes.
APRIL 16TH
http://www.keystonekilly.org/
Capital Cichlid Association
Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month, from Sept.
through June in Silver Spring, MD.
http://www.capitalcichlids.org/
Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association
Generally meets the 4th Saturday of each month
http://www.gwapa.org/
Cichlid Club of York
Meets the 4th Saturday of each month in Spring Grove,
PA.
http://www.cichlidclubofyork.com/
Please visit the website for the host club for
more information on any listed event.
JOSH WEIGART
BETTAS
ETC .
MAY 21ST
ANTHONY INDER MAZEROLL
FISHES
OF
CAMBODIA
JUNE 18TH
CHARLES CLAPSADDLE
GOLIAD FARMS & LIVEBEARERS
SEPTEMBER 17TH
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