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P O D I U M
We should all be extremely thankful that we have a Fish Tales to read this month – and that
we have an Editor! On Thursday 15th October, Peter was in the process of removing fish show
equipment from the warehouse when he slipped and fell from a ladder, striking his head in the
process. Fortunately, someone found him laying on the ground and the ambulance was called.
Peter suffered a significant head injury and we were all very worried for a few days. I’m pleased
to be able to say that he is pulling through. It is testament to Peter’s commitment to the club
that, whilst in hospital, he was concerned about us and the show!
Peter does a tremendous job for the club including, but not limited to, editing the newsletter,
managing the website and holding down the position of Secretary. I hope that we all do a good
enough job of regularly thanking him for the contributions that he makes to the club.
This month’s issue of Fish Tales includes the results of the Annual Tropical Fish Show that took place in October. Entries
were down somewhat compared to last year with a total of 53 entries (35 being cichlids). Last year we had 72 entries (49
being cichlids). Our visiting speaker was Eric Hanneman who did a thorough job of judging, spending quite a bit of time
with each fish looking for faults. When the dust settled, the mother and son team of Wendy and Stephen Corrado almost
repeated their clean sweep of major trophies. As it was, they won a total of 9 of the available 15 trophies – well done guys!
However, the big prize of Best in Show went to Howard painter for his Geophagus brasiliensis. This is the first time that
Howard has won Best in Show and he was very excited with his win when it was announced at the Awards Night. His
stunning Geophagus also captured the attention of the visiting public as they also voted it the winner of the People’s Choice
award. The full results can be found later in this issue.
Eric Hanneman generously donated several bags of fish that were auctioned at the Awards Night. Bidding was fierce
for some of the items with one bag of fish selling for well over $200. Kenny’s Kitchen catered the meal for the night that
included delicious roast beef and fried fish. It was a good night that was enjoyed by all who attended.
I’m sure that you’ll all join me in extending our thanks to show sponsors Ariel-Re who sponsored the trophies and
Noah’s Ark who donated prizes for the trophy winners and an aquarium for the door prize. Thanks are also due to Klaus
Gebhardt who hosted the judge during his stay.
Our November meeting was a casual affair at my home. We enjoyed a barbecue and a few drinks and then we
discussed the amendments to the Breeders Award Programme. Changes have been made to the programme to make it
easier earn points. The main change is the removal of the requirement to write an article in order to get points for the lower
species classes.
We took December off and will restart our activities in January with a speaker and fish auction. Ted Judy will be flying
iin to give us a talk on Friday 15th January. He will also be donating fish for an auction.
In the meantime I wish you all a happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.
Craig Morfitt
Society President
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NExT MEETING:
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Speaker Ted Judy
on West African Cichlids
with a fish auction.
Friday, August 15th
at 8:00pm.
IN THIS ISSUE
Guest Speaker – Ted R. Judy ................................................... 5
Annual Tropical Fish Show 2009 .............................................. 6
Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish .................................................... 10
Admendments to the Breeder’s Award Programme.................... 13
Member Profile .................................................................... 14
PLEASE wELCOME NEw MEMBERS
MARk YOUR CALENDARS:
• Jirani Welch
• February 2010 – to be decided
• Justin Wall.
• March 2010 – Annual General Meeting.
TO THE SOCIETY
• April 2010 – Speakers Spencer Jack and his
friend Rick plus a fish auction – date to be
determined. Meeting and auction will be a Friday
night and the Home Show will be held on the
Sunday afternoon
Member Profile
A couple of Month’s ago members were
sent a form for the members profile, to be
completed and sent to pmarsh@northrock.
bm. This will be an asset to members,
letting them know what fish are being bred
and kept on the island.
• May 2010 – to be decided
• June 2010 – Speaker Warren Feuer on Lake
Tanganyika shell-dwellers
If you require the form again please let me
know ([email protected]). It only take
s a couple of minutes to fill out
Bermuda Fry-Angle Society If you are inerested in joining the Bermuda Fry-Angle Society, just come along to our next meeting
to see what we are about. Meetings are held on the third Friday of every month either at the Police
Recreation Club or the Lecture Rooms, behind the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo, or contact
Howard Paynter Sr., Membership Coordinator at 292-3828(w) or email: [email protected]. He
will be happy to provide any further information or just sign you up. Application forms are also available
at Noah’s Ark (just ask at cashier’s desk.) You can also download an application form from our website:
www.fryangle.com
Membership fees are $20 for the year, and payable to Bermuda Fry-Angle Aquarium Society.
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and New World dwarf cichlids, a lot of which at the time were undescribed. By
profession, Ghazanfar is a Microsoft professional, working in the Washington DC
Metro area, where he resides with his wife and three children.
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ANNUAL TROPICAL
FISH SHOW
NOVEMBER
Saturday, October 2nd,
2004
2009
Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo
COME AND SEE
BERMUDA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL
AND UNUSUAL FISH ON DISPLAY
AND IN COMPETITION
• Tropical Fish Show
• Door Prize
If you haven’t heard, Howard won Best in Show with his Geophagus brasiliensis, winning the show for the
29-gallon Woodgrain Aquarium
with Cabinet Stand and
Startup Kit.
first time. Mom and son team of Wendy and Stephen Corrado looked like they may repeat last year’s cleansweep of trophies for a while. In the end they won 9 of the 15 trophies!
Thanks to Sponsors
Thanks to Ariel-Re who once again sponsored the cost of the show trophies.
(The
startup
kit ofwill
contain
Special thanks once again to Noah’s Ark
who do
a terrific job
supporting
our all
club.equipment
Noah’s donated a nice
selection of products to be given as prizes toneeded
the fish show
trophy
winners.
They
also
donated
a nice aquarium,
to get started)
stand, filter, heater, etc for the door prize for the show. Please let Noah’s Ark know how much we appreciate their
support and return that support by shopping at Noah’s Ark
• Aquarium Products Auction
SHOW RESULTS
Class 1. CICHLIDAE
A) Aulonocara species
1st Aulonocara sp. – Stephen Corrado
2nd Aul. Sp. Malauna – Howard Paynter
3rd Aul. Sp. Lwanda – Shane Adderley
SHOW YOUR OWN
BEST FISH
C) Lake Tanganyika
1st Cyphotilapia frontosa – Howard Paynter
2nd Neolamprologus brichardi – Tinasha Paynter
Other African
AnyoneE) can
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show
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Pundamilia nyererei – Robert Wheatley
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F) Angelfish and Discus
Entry forms
are available
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1st Angelfish
– Claire Wheatley
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2
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Ricardo
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3rd Protomelas sp. – Howard Paynter
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entries for the show must
be in before 9pm
Thursday 30th September, 2004
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G) Central American
1st Nandopsis haitiensis – Howard Paynter
2nd Nandopsis managuense – Nyon Steede
3rd Hericthys carpinte – Shane Adderley
h) South American over 6” (full adult size)
1st Geophagus brasiliensis – Howard Paynter
2nd Hypselecara temporalis – Ricardo Williams
3rd Heros severus – Ivan Smith
I)
South American under 6”(full adult size)
1st Nannacara annomala – Nyon Steede
2nd ‘Australis red Ceibal’ – Nyon Steede
3rd Gymnogeophagus Blue Neon – Howard Paynter
C) Corydoras
Nothing Shown
D) “Suckermouth” catfish
1st Vampire Pleco – Wendy Corrado
2nd Pleco – Shane Adderley
E) Other Catfish
1st Tiger Shovelnose – Nyon Steede
Class 5. POECILIIDAE
A) Swordtails and Platies
1st Xiphophorus clemenciae – Claire Wheatley
Mollies
Nothing Shown
Class 2. CHARACINS/CHARACOIDS
A) Tetras
1st Diamond Tetra – Stephen Corrado
Guppies
Nothing Shown
B) Other American Characins
1st Red Hook Metynnis – Howard Paynter
Class 6. ANABANTOIDS
Class 3. CYPRINIDAE
A) Bettas
1st Betta splendens – Wendy Corrado
2nd Betta splendens – Stephen Corrado
3rd Betta splendens – Andre Lambe
A) Barbs
Nothing Shown
B) Gouramies
1st Giant Gourami – Devin Lightbourne
B) Botias and other Loaches
1st Misgurnus anguicaudatus – Ricardo Williams
C) Others
C) African Characins
Nothing Shown
C) Danios, Rasboras, Minnows and other Cyprinidae
1st Flying Fox – Wendy Corrado
D) Fancy Goldfish
1st Fancy Goldfish – Sierra Patterson
E) Koi
Nothing Shown
F) Killifish
Nothing Shown
Class 4. CATFISH
A) African Catfish
1st Synodontis angelicus – Howard Paynter
3rd Prehistoric catfish – Wendy Corrado
Class 7. TRUE BONY FISHES
A) Knife Fishes and Mormyrids (Elephant Noses)
Nothing Shown
B) Rainbow Fishes
1st Australian Rainbowfish – Wendy Corrado
C) Gobies and Blennies
Nothing Shown
D) Snakeheads and Arowanas
Nothing Shown
E) Spiny Eels
F) Other Bony Fishes
Nothing Shown
B) Asian Catfish
Nothing Shown
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TROPHY WINNERS
Best New World Cichlid
Geophagus brasiliensis – Howard Paynter
Best Old World Cichlid
Aulonocara sp. – Stephen Corrado
Best Cichlid in Show
Geophagus brasiliensis – Howard Paynter
to Howard Paynter
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Craig presents troph
Best of Division Two
Flying Fox – Wendy Corrado
Best catfish in Show
Vampire Pleco – Wendy Corrado
Best of Division Four
Betta splendens – Wendy Corrado
Best Cichlid By A Junior
Aulonocara sp. - Stephen Corrado
y to Wendy Corrado
Craig presents troph
Best Non-Cichlid By A Junior
Synodontis angelicus - Stephen Corrado
BEST IN SHOW
Geophagus brasiliensis – Howard Paynter
Craig presents
Show Judge
Eric Hanneman
and his wife
with a small
token on of our
Appreciation
RESERVE BEST IN SHOW
Flying Fox – Wendy Corrado
BEST IN SHOW BY JUNIOR
Aulonocara sp. - Stephen Corrado
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y to Shane Adderle
Craig presents troph
Novelty Trophy Winners
Fattest Fish
Vieja bifasciatus – Wendy Corrado
Skinniest Fish
Protomelas sp. – Howard Paynter
Spottiest Fish
Hericthys carpinte – Shane Adderley
People’s Choice Award
Geophagus brasiliensis – Howard Paynter
st in Show by a
Craig presents Be
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Junior tro
Lanie Santiago winner of the door prize
donated by Noah’s Ark.
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Reprinted from Hill Country Cichlid Club’s Newsletter “The Lateral Line”
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haplochromine cichlids imported to the North American hobby.
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Astatotilapia desfontainii is another recent addition
to the cichlid hobby.
Astatotilapia desfontainii
is another recent
BermudaFry-angleaquariumsociety
addition to the cichlid hobby.
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Astatotilapia flaviijosephi is a recent species to be added to
the assemblage of beautiful haplochromines now being
bred by aquarium hobbyists.
have never been introduced to the hobby. Through the
efforts of people such as Paul Loiselle, the aquarist will
see new fish from these enterprises in the future.
Although there are hundreds of haplochromine cichlids
that do not exist in the aquarium hobby, there is an
ANNOUNCING THE HCCC
attitude of urgency in some cases to be able to “save”
these fish from extinction in the wild by maintaining
them in captivity. Perhaps is it better to have new
species trickle in. Maybe a massive introduction of new
cichlids would subdue the excitement of being able to
work with and display these new fish to others. Either
way, it is more and more relevant that the responsibility
of survival for many haplochromine fish lies with the
cichlid hobbyist. Based on recent awareness and
successes, I have a good feeling for the long term
survival of this entire assemblage of creatures.
EVENT OF THE YEAR
Annual Christmas Party
A M E N Dspecies
MENTS TO THE
Astatotilapia flaviijosephi is a recent
Saturday December 5th
Breeders
Award Programme
to be added to the assemblage
of beautiful
haplochromines
now
being
bred
aquarAt the 2009 AGM it was
agreed
that we
wouldby
make
some amendments to the Breeders6:00pm
Award Programme to make
it easier
for members to earn points, thereby encouraging more participation. The main issue was the requirement to
ium
hobbyists.
write an article in order to claim the points. It was noted that several members were spawning the fish but were not
being credited
with points because
they didn’t
up with an article.
subdue
the excitement
of being
ablefollow
to work
Springhill Inn and Suites
At the
November
meeting
we discussed
the issue
agreed on the following:
with
and
display
these
new fish
to and
others.
Either
way,
it
is
more
and
more
relevant
that
The requirement to write articles (or give talks) is to be removed for all classes
except
for classes E and
F. As a result,
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Loop
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will be awarded of
for classes
A to D
following
second verification of the spawn. Spawns in classes E and F
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responsibility
survival
for
manythehapSan Antonio, TX 78201
will still require an article before points are awarded.
lochromine
fish lies with the cichlid hobbyist.
Due toon
the recent
loss of early
records, some
of the
earlier participants
in the BAP are not recorded and are not credited
Based
awareness
and
successes,
I
with the points that they earned. It was agreed that those points will be credited to the individuals provided they can
have
a good
theinclude
longproduction
term survival
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provide
proof. feeling
Such prooffor
would
of BAP level awards.
of Inthis
entire
assemblage
of
creatures.
RSVP only.
addition to the annual Breeder of the Year Award, the BAP provides for individual achievement
awards when point
See Members Section of
HCCC Discussion Forum
Advanced Breeder – 150 points (must include at least two different species from class C or higher)
for details.
milestones are reached. Those milestones are as follows:
Breeder Award – 75 points
Senior Breeder – 300 points (must include at least 2 species from classes D, E or F)
Expert Breeder – 600 points (must include at least 4 species from classes D, E or F)
Guest Speaker Ted Judy
Master Breeder – 1,000 points (must spawn 75 species from 25 genera and must include 3 species from classes
E or F)
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Individual milestone awards have not been calculated or awarded for several years. The BAP Chair will now review
HCCC
the records to ensure that any individual milestone awards are recognised and awarded.
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species from class E and 1 species from class F)
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ME M B E R PR O F I L E
Name:
Klaus Gebhardt
age:
48
How many years have you been keeping tropical fish?
36
How long have you been a member of the Fry-Angle Society?
8 years in total
How maNy aquariums are you curreNtly ruNNiNg aNd wHat sizes are tHey?
4 (90 gallon, 75 gallon, 40 gallon, 20 gallon)
wHat type(s) of fisH are you keepiNg?
Mostly Central and South American Cichlids plus some tetras and catfish from the same region
wHat are your favourite fisH (type or species) aNd wHy?
Cichlids (especially mouth breeders) due to their breeding behavior and territoriality
Have you Had success iN gettiNg your fisH to breed?
if so, wHat species Have you Had spawN?
Symphysodon Aequifasciatus Haraldi, Gymongeophagus Gymongenis, Apistograma Panda,
Archocentrus Nigrofasciatus
are you maiNtaiNiNg a live-plaNted aquarium?
if so, wHat equipmeNt are you usiNg aNd wHat type of plaNts do you curreNtly Have?
I have a CO2 system but I finally gave up on it as the solenoid valve kept breaking down. I now
simply use liquid carbon, fertilizer, iron and essential trace elements with good results. The majority
of my plants are Valisneria, Baby Tears, Java Fern, Java Moss and a Sword Plant
do you maiNtaiN aN outdoor poNd?
if so, wHat size is it aNd wHat type of fisH are iN it?
No but I keep my 75 gallon tank outside as the fish require the seasonal temperature changes
do you Have aNy favourite aquarium books? if so, wHat are tHey?
I like Ad Konings Book of Cichilds and all other fishes in Lake Malawi
wHat fry-aNgle aquarium society activities do you eNjoy tHe most?
Fish and plant auctions, social meetings with club members
Have you participated iN aNy overseas activities related to tHe fisH Hobby (coNveNtioNs,
collectiNg trips, visits to fisH farms, etc). if so, could you tell us about tHem?
I went to Uruguay in 2007 on a collecting trip lead by Spencer Jack where I collected different
Gymnogeophagus species
wHat would you say to someoNe wHo keeps fisH iN bermuda but isN’t a member
of tHe fry-aNgle aquarium society?
Fish keeping is a wonderful way to bring the big world out there to the small world here in Bermuda.
It is also very educational to keep fish
BermudaFry-angleaquariumsociety
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on West African Cichlids
with a fish auction.
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