Buckeye Bulletin - Cichlid Room Companion

Buckeye
Bulletin
May 2013
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Our next meeting is May 3 at 8pm
Buckeye Bulletin Staff
Jonathan Dietrich
Editor
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Exchange Editor
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In this Issue of the Buckeye Bulletin…
Monthly Features
President’s Message
Editor’s Message
Bowl Show Results
Cichlid BAP Results
Catfish BAP Results
Program Preview
2013 Program Preview
This Month in OCA History
May Specials
Exchange Article
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President’s
Message
A Word from Don Danko
In April, we held a Swap Meet at the monthly meeting. It was well attended and much
swapping of fish and fish tales occurred.
At the May meeting, Ken Walker will be speaking on breeding Loricariids. Plecos have long been
popular with Cichlid keepers and Ken has been a pioneer in keeping these colorful and
interesting fish. He has recently built a new and large fish room that dedicates much space to
keeping Plecos. Come join us to hear Ken’s insights and to learn from his experiences.
We’ll be trying some things to make the business part of the meeting more effective at the May
meeting. Primarily, we’ll be using the microphone for announcements so that you can hear
them better. Secondly, we’ll be collecting info from other clubs during the break and will
announce upcoming events when we start the meeting back up.
If you have friends interesting in learning about fish keeping, please bring them out to the
meeting. We’re always interested in getting new folks involved.
Well, that’s all for now. Check out www.ohiocichlid.com and Facebook for speaker and other
club information. See you at the monthly meeting on Friday, May 3.
Regards,
Don
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Program
Preview
By Lew Carbone
Ken Walker knows catfish in ways that most of us do not. He grew up on a Missouri catfish
farm, before moving to Tennessee, and eventually Bay Village. He has kept fish (in aquariums,
that is) since the late 1970s.
Ken got involve with area aquarium clubs in the mid-1990s, and got to know other hobbyists
who broadened his aquaristic interests. He credits Carl Hazenstab (an active area aquarist and
OCA board member who passed away in 2001) with turning him on to the diversity of plekos,
and Loracariids have been a main focus ever since.
Besides the OCA, Ken belongs to the Lorain and Medina County Aquarium Clubs, the American
Livebearer Association and the Potomac Valley Aquarium Society, which puts on the Catfish
Convention every two years. He has held the positions of President and Vice President in both
the LCAS and the MCAS.
In his current fishroom, Ken maintains 65 tanks ranging from 2.5 to 210 gallons, mostly on an
automatic water change system In the real world, he owns and operates a trucking company
and a leadership management group.
Ken is a contributor to Planet Catfish, probably the most comprehensive aquarium catfish
website in the English language.
The title of Ken’s talk will be
“Breeding Catfishes of South America”.
I hope to see you there!
Ohio Cichlid Association
2013 Program Schedule
Sept 6
Dr. Ronald Oldfield
Topic TBA
May 3
Ken Walker
Oct 4
Breeding Loracariids +
June 7
Ed Burress
Pike Cichlids
Aug 2
Troy Veltrop
“Barombi-Mbo
Species Flock”
Don’t miss
out!
Mark your
Calendars!
Eric Bodrock
Catfish
November 1
Pre-Extravaganza Swap Meet
December 6
Christmas Party!!!
Party, Gift Exchange & Potluck
Dinner. Bring something from your
fish room for the gift exchange (less
than $10 value), and a dish for our
potluck dinner. Turkey and ham
provided by the OCA – thanks to
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BAP Results
May 2013
By Mark Chaloupka
Bryan Davis
Altolamprologus compressiceps “black Nangu”
Altolamprologus compressiceps “Malasa
Island
gold head”
Ken Galaska
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “pink convicts”
Amphilophus citrinellus
Geophagus sp. “Tapajos red head”
Neolamprologus crassus
Phil Hypes
Tropheus duboisi “Maswa”
Bill Loudermilk
Astatotilapia sp. 35 “tomatoe”
Kyle May
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “pink convicts”
Peter Nario-Redmond
Cryptoheros nanoluteus
Jonathan Strazinsky
Cyphotilapia frontosa “Mpimbwe blue”
20
20
10
15
15
10
20
10
10
10
20
200 POINT LEVEL
CURRENT B.A.P. STANDINGS (4/5/13)
BREEDER
2013
TOTAL
MASTER BREEDER 1000 POINT LEVEL
Lew Carbone
Don Danko
Dan Woodland
Bill Loudermilk
Linda Wallrath
Rich & Maggie Schoeffel
Bryan Davis
Mark Chaloupka
20
10
105
10
2545
2285
2050
1170
1130
1065
1010
1000
900 POINT LEVEL
Dennis Tomazin
Tom Swiderski
-
965
905
800 POINT LEVEL
John Tesar
Dustin Brummitt
-
880
840
700 POINT LEVEL
James Shakour
Paul Collander
Dave Esner
10
-
690
650
615
610
500 POINT LEVEL
Bill Schwartz
Hilary & Antonio Lacerda
Ken Galaska
Ron Georgeone
50
-
595
595
535
510
400 POINT LEVEL
Rick Hallis
Phil Hypes
Bob Blazek
Jonathan Strazinsky
Bob Bina
Tim Craig
George Anagnostopoulos
Kyle May
Tyler Toncler
David Hale
Gary Zalewski
Eric & Rhonda Sorensen
495
20
455
35
445
30
435
415
85
415
300 POINT LEVEL
10
10
375
365
350
335
325
320
250
205
205
55
20
-
195
190
190
185
180
170
145
145
140
135
130
130
125
125
120
115
110
105
100 POINT LEVEL
Marc & Dawn DeWerth
Ken & Karen Grimmett
Ozeal Hunter
Chuck Carroll
Andrew Subotnik
Josh Cunningham
David Ayers
Greg Seith
Frank Mueller
Bill & Janice Bilski
Tom & Carolyn Evers
Jason Mylnar
Steve Heinbaugh
Ken Walker
Joe Ring
Aaron Stevens
Bob Evers
Davis Toth
600 POINT LEVEL
Jeff Natterer
Jeff Yadlovsky
Charlie & Cathy Suk
Gary Mendez
10
20
BREEDER LEVEL
Mark Huntington
Peter Nario-Redmond
Dan Ogrizek
Jonathan Dietrich
Rick Wood
Dennis Kuehn
Denis Rozmus
Bob Tillman
Chris Jaskolka
John Kahl
Dolores Bacisin
Alex Gorges
John Kaminski
Ethan Wiley
Christopher Sooy
Tom Tansey
Jason Gorges
Paul Hutnyak
Fred Roberts
Andy Lacerda
Bill Sensor
Wayne Corman
Ron Drungil
Mike Trader
95
15
30
35
15
-
95
95
95
85
75
70
70
70
55
50
45
45
40
40
35
35
30
30
25
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 at the social meeting
Catfish BAP
Results
May 2013
March 1, 2013
By Steve Heinbaugh
Species
Points
Ancistrus dolichopterus
20
Hemiloricaria eigenmanni
15
Breeder
Dan Ogrizek
Steve Heinbaugh
TOTALS (thru 2/1/13)
NAME
Dan Ogrizek
Steve Heinbaugh
Dave Ayres
Don & Marilyn Danko
Phil Ayres
Rick Hallis
Dan Woodland
Dustin Brummitt
Linda Wallrath
Eric & Rhonda Sorensen
Charlie & Cathy Suk
Bob Bina
Bryan Davis
Phil Hypes
Hilary & Antonio Lacerda
Tom & Carolyn Evers
Jeff Natterer
Dennis Tomazin
Ken Galaska
Tyler Toncler
John Kaminski
Ken Walker
Kyle May
Bob Blazek
John Kahl
George Anagnostopoulos
Lew Carbone
Gary Mendez
John Tesar
David Toth
James Shakour
Chuck Caroll
Mark Chaloupka
Bob Evers
Jeff Gorbach
Karen & Ken Grimmett
David Hale
Paul Hutnyak
Denis Rozmus
Kris Sooy
Jonathan Strazinsky
Bob & Jennifer Tillman
Ethan Wiley
2013
TOTAL
20
15
225
210
165
165
145
115
100
80
75
65
65
60
60
60
60
50
50
50
45
45
40
40
40
30
30
20
20
20
20
20
20
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
20
10
10
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This Month
We Crown
Another
MASTER!
BRYAN
DAVIS
Reaches the
1,000
POINT
LEVEL
An Accomplishment only a few
Cichlid Breeders have
achieved worldwide.
An Accomplishment only a
handful have achieved within
the OCA.
An accomplishment that tells
the world…
I AM
MASTER!
CONGRATS
BRYAN
DAVIS
FOR REACHING THE
1,000 POINT LEVEL BY
SUCCESSFULLY
BREEDING
Altolamprologus compressiceps
“Malasa Island gold head”
MAY 2013
This Month
In OCA History
By Lew Carbone
1994: Jim Smith takes over the OCA Membership Chair, from Dan
Woodland. Jim, in whose honor the Jim Smith Fund is named, held this
position for the rest of his life.
1999: Dr. Ron Coleman, of the University of the Pacific, in Stockton,
California, is our speaker at this month’s social meeting. He recently
did field studies in Costa Rica, and will be speaking about the cichlids he
encountered there. Dr. Coleman also spoke at the 1997 and 2003
Extravaganzas. He currently holds the title of Associate Professor at
California State University, Sacramento. Anyone interested in the
science side of our hobby should check out his website:
www.cichlidresearch.com
2003: After over 8 years of social meetings at the Tri-County Senior
Center, in Middleburgh Heights, the OCA holds its first meeting at a
new location. The Hampton Inn, on Tiedeman Rd in Brooklyn, offers a
bigger room and a better parking situation. In addition, it’s located just
5 minutes from I480. The guest speaker at this meeting is fish-health
specialist Terry Fairfield, from Chicago.
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The Jim Smith Memorial Fund
What’s exciting about the Cichlid hobby is that there are
hundreds, maybe thousands of species that we have yet to
discover. Unfortunately each day many cichlids are losing their
habitat or being consumed by those who don’t understand their
value to the local environment and the planet.
The Jim Smith Memorial Fund is used by the members of The Ohio Cichlid
Association to help those who study cichlid species and engage in real world
efforts to stop habitat destruction. This fund has been used to catalog data
that is available to the entire world so that we can all learn more about these
species that we all enjoy. We’ve also helped efforts to stop overfishing of
cichlids and prevented destruction breeding areas in the African Rift Lakes.
Please help us by supporting the Jim Smith Memorial Fund.
You can guarantee that new fish will be available for the future and support those who are
making a difference today. You can help by buying raffle tickets, donating supplies and fish,
or by offering a cash donation at any OCA meeting or event.
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Point Schedule for
New World Cichlids
10
Ten Point Fish:
Aequidens sp. (The Blue
and Green Acaras)
Archocentrus centrarchus
Archocentrus
nigrofasciatum
Archocentrus
octofasciatum
Archocentrus sajica
Archocentrus
septemfasciatum
Archocentrus spilurum
Bujurquina sp.
Cichlasoma sp. (The Black
Acaras)
Geophagus brasiliensis
var.
Geophagus pellegrini
Geophagus steindachneri
Guinacara sp.
Gymnogeophagus balzanii
Gymnogeophagus
meridionalis
Gymnogeophagus
rhabdotus
Herichthys carpintas
Herichthys cyanoguttatum
Herotilapia multispinossa
Krobia sp.
Laetacara sp. (curviceps,
dorsigerus)
Nannacara sp.
Neetroplus nematopus
Pterophyllum scalare
Thorichthys meeki
Fifteen Point Fish
15
“Cich.” Facetum
Amphilophus citrinellum
Amphilophus labiatum
Amphilophus longimanus
Amphilophus
macracanthus
Apistogramma sp.
Cleithacara maronii
Heros appendiculatus
Heros severum
Hypselecara temporalis
Mesonauta festivum
Microgeophagus
altispinossa
Microgeophagus ramerezi
Nandopsis atromaculatum
Nandopsis bartoni
Nandopsis freidrichsthalli
Nandopsis loiselli
Nandopsis managuense
Nandopsis motaguense
Nandopsis salvini
Nandopsis trimaculatum
Nandopsis uropthalmus
Theraps argentea
Theraps bifasciatum
Theraps breidorhi
Theraps guttalatum
Theraps hartwegi
Theraps heterospilus
Theraps intermedium
Theraps nicaraguense
Theraps panamense
Theraps regani
Theraps synspilus
Theraps zonatum
Thorichthys affinus
Thorichthys aureum
Thorichthys ellioti
Thorichthys helleri
Thorichthys pasionis
Thorichthys socolofi
20
Twenty Point Fish
Amphilophus alfari
Amphilophus altifrons
Amphilophus calobrense
Amphilophus diquis
Amphilophus lyonsi
Amphilophus rhytisma
Amphilophus robertsoni
Amphilophus rostratum
Amphilophus tuyrense
Amphilophus zaliosum
Apistogrammoides sp.
Archocentrus
spinosissimus
Astronatus sp.
Batrachops sp.
Caquetaia sp.
Crenicara sp.
Geophagus crassilabrus
Geophagus surinamensis
var.
Gymnogeophagus
gymnogenys
Gymnogeophagus
labiatum
Gymnogeophagus
lacustrus
Herichthys bocourti
Herichthys labridens
Herichthys minkleyi
Herichthys pearsi
Nandopsis beani
Nandopsis dovii
Nandopsis festae
Nandopsis grammodes
Nandopsis haitiensis
Nandopsis islantum
Nandopsis ornatum
Nandopsis pantostictum
Nandopsis steindachneri
Nandopsis tetracanthus
Nandopsis umbriferum
Paraneetroplus bulleri
Petenia splendida
Satanoperca leucosticta
Satanoperca pappaterra
Symphysodon sp.
Taeniacara candidi
Teleocichla sp.
Theraps coeruleus
Theraps fenestratum
Theraps gibbiceps
Theraps godmani
Theraps irregulare
Theraps maculicauda
Theraps melanurum
Therapsmicropthalmus
Theraps nebuliferum
Theraps omonti
Theraps seiboldi
Thorichthys callolepis
Tomocichla tuba
Uaru amphiacanthoides
25
Twenty Five Point Fish
Acarichthys heckelii
Acaronia sp.
Biotecus sp.
Biotodoma sp.
Chaetobranchopsis sp.
Chaetobranchus sp.
Hoplarchus psittacum
Pterophyllum altum
Pterophyllum dumerelli
Retroculus sp.
Satanoperca acuticeps
Satanoperca daemon
Satanoperca Lilith
Point Schedule for Old
World Cichlids
10
Ten Point Fish
Aristochromis **
Astatoreaochromis
Chalinochromis **
Chilotilapia
Cleithrochromis
Corematodus
Cynotilapia
Genyochromis
Gephyrochromis *
Haplochromis (victorian)
Haplochromis **
Hemichromis bimaculatus
Hemichromis thomasi
Hemihaplochromis *
Iodotropheus sprengerae
Labidochromis *
Labeotropheus **
Lamprologus brichardi
Lamprologus margarae
Lamprologus ornatipinnis
Lamprologus meeli
Lamprologus tetracanthus
Lethrinops
Lichnochromis
Melanochromis *
Pelvicachromis *
Pseudocrenilabrus
philander
Petrotilapia
Pseudotropheus
Telmatochromis Thysia *
Tilapia *
Trematocranus
15
Fifteen Point Fish
Asprotilapia
Aristochromis macrochir
Aulonocara maylandi
Aulonocara ussiyi
Aulonocranus
Callochromis
Cardiopharynx
Chalinochromis *
Chromidotilapia *
Cyprichromis
Diplotoxidon
Docimodus
Eretmodus
Grammatotria
Julidochromis *
Haplochromis ahli
Haplochromis bethicola
Haplochromis borleyi
Haplochromis horei
Haplochromis kiwingi
Haplochromis linni
Haplochromis macrostoma
Haplochromis pfefferi
Etroplus maculatus
Hemichromis elongatus
Hemichromis fasciatus
Nanochromis *
Labeotropheus marmalade
cat
Labeotropheus
trewavasae orange x
orange
Lamprologus (lake species)
Lamprologus furcifer
Limnochromis
Limnotilapia
Orthochromis
Rhamphochromis
Spathodus
Steatocranus *
Tanganicodus
Tylochromis
Xenotilapia
Twenty Point Fish
Cunningtonia
Lobochilotes
20
Cyphotilapia *
Ectodus
Etroplus suratensis
Hemibates stenosoma
Lamprologus calvus
Lamprologus
compressiceps
Lamprologus fasciatus
Lamprologus ornatipinnis
Lamprologus sexfasciatus
(gold)
Lamprologus
tretocephalus
Lastredea
Lamprologus (all riverine)
Limnochromis auritus
Petrochromis **
Serranochromis
Simochromis
Trematocara
Tropheus brichardi
Tropheus duboisi
Tropheus moori
Tropheus polli
Twenty Five Point Fish
Boulengerochromis
Cyathopharynx furcifer
Lamprologus sexfascitus
(blue)
Haplotaxodon microlepus
Haplotaxodon tricoti
Ophthalmochromis
Perissodus
Petrochromis trewavasae
Reganochromis
Triglachromis otostigma
NOTE: FOR ALL OLD
WORLD CICHLIDS
* = ALL ** = NOT ALL
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