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January 2007
Serving Hobbyists in KW and Surrounding Area Since 1960
Aulonocara Eureka Red by Gummie
Our next meeting is January 2 at 7:30
Speaker is Larry Johnston on Lake Malawi
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The Prez Sez........
by Al Ridley
(President of KWAS)
[email protected]
Welcome to January 2007 ! I
certainly hope that Santa was
good to you and your families. I certainly would like to
hear what Santa gave to Violet and Hailey and Kaiden.
What a year we had in 2006,
our webpage and more prominently our forum expanded
faster and bigger than we ever
expected. Thank you to everyone who had the patience
and the skills to stick with us
through some of the challenges.
For me, I think that 2007 will
be a year where I focus back
on the “fun” part of the
hobby. I feel that at times we
get wrapped up into thinking
this hobby and, more specifically, this club is a business.
Sure, we have financials and
we need to be responsible but
isn’t the real reason that we
are here is because we enjoy
the company of others with
the same interests? I want to
focus more on my aquariums
and less on finding new avenues for fundraising, waivers
and polls. I have five more
months in the Presidents chair
before somebody new will be
taking over the reigns. I trust
that our next President shares
the view that this is a hobby
and it should be fun. I guess if
that is a New Years Resolution, it should be an easy one
to keep.
Thank you to Phil for chairing
the December business meeting at M oby Joe’s home. Joe
has a very nice home and
some wonderful aquariums
and I am sorry that I missed
it. In January, we will be
hosted by the Charliebear
family and in February at the
home of the Pyro’s (that’s
me). If you would be interested in hosting a business
meeting, we would love to
meet at your home. It is a
great way to see other fish
rooms and meet the tolerant
spouses of those of us suffering with MTS. Let one of us
know if you are interested.
Weat her pending, Larry
Johnston will be with us to
tell us about his collecting trip
to M alawi. Larry was there
last in October of 2006 and
has some great pictures and
stories to tell us. In February
we have a National Geographic DVD called Jewel of
the Rift. It is a presentation on
Lake Tanganyika with some
amazing footage. We will
have the ability to flip these
two programs in case of bad
weather. In M arch, we are
looking at a program on Native Fish. Please send me your
suggestions on what you
would like to see at our meetings. There are a lot of topics,
programs and speakers out
there and we don’t mind looking at any and all topics.
My email has officially arrived from M iecia so I have to
finish up my page! Remember
that M emberships are due in
January so see M iecia at the
meeting. Also a new season
of Show Jar begins! January
features Dwarf Cichlids and
Rainbowfish. I imagine that
the dwarf cichlid class should
be hotly contested and offer a
great start to the showing season. Of course feel free to
bring any fish to the meeting
because we also offer an
“Any Other Variety” class.
Cheers.
Al.
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Table of Contents
Prez Sez
Calendar Aquaristic
Miecia’s Musings
Membership Notice
Minimalist Aquarist
KWAS Award Winners
Exchange Report
Fish & Chips
Treasurer’s Chest
KWAS Christmas Party
Minutes/Meetings
Show Jar 2007
Tunze Ad
Tropical Fish Room Ad
Meeting Information Back
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CALENDAR
AQUARISTIC
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Jan 2
Jan 9
Jan 21
KWAS General Meeting
KWAS Business Meeting
CAOAC M eeting
Feb 6
Feb 11
Feb 13
KWAS General Meeting
CAOAC M eeting
KWAS Business Meeting
Mar 6
KWAS General Meeting
Mar 11
change the clocks forward
Mar 13
M ar 18
M ar 25
KWAS Business Meeting
CAOAC M eeting
CAOAC/Brant Auction
April 3
April 10
April 15
April 22
KWAS General Meeting
KWAS Business Meeting
Durham Show & Auction
CAOAC M eeting
Miecia’s
Musings
Greetings to all! I was about
to write that I hoped everyone had a
great Christmas when I realized that
you’ll be reading this before Christmas because it gets posted on the
web and emailed this week.. So I’ll
change my tune and wish everyone a
very merry Christmas and all good
things for the New Year.
In this issue you’ll find a great
article with lots of pictures from
Zenin about our fantastic Christmas
party. It was the best ever! Lots of
goodies for everyone and lots of
great food - what more could you ask
for!!
Thanks to Rein and Phil for
their great articles - you guys are the
best!!!
On the following page I have
listed all those members whose memberships have run out. If your name
is on the list you need to come see
me at the January meeting and renew
for another year. The fee structure is
also on that page and maybe you
should check out the Supersaver
deal across the bottom. It’s a great
deal - this club can only get better
and better.
Ciao……………………….……………………..Miecia
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MEMBERSHIPS DUE IN JANUARY
Richard Adams
Ballard Family
Kristina Banks
Ryan Bedford
Chris Bell
Chris Carmichael
Bettyann Chapman-Bender
Stephen Crawford
Daigle Family
Patricia Dent & Dave Holtz
Robin Derouchie & Tammy Kerr
Gerry Geddes
Graham Family
Todd Henry
Judy Hunter
Gordon Jones
Joe & Laura Kopachinski
Kevin Lamb
Mary Lynne Lucier
Matt Mannell
Maznyk Family
McAslin Family
Jeff Money
Patrick O’Shea
Pixner Family
Prescott Family
Amanda Pyke & Kevin Shepley
Quigley Family
Doug & Amanda Radtke
Reimer Family
Ron Reitzel
Rob Rivers
Jack Roth
Julia Rudderham
Savage Family
Cheryl Schaefer
Scott Smith
Michael Stephenson
Thomson Family
Wallace Family
Richard Yeandle
MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE
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2 YEAR
3 YEAR
4 YEAR
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The Minimalist Aquarist …
‘doing
doing more with less’ and ‘keeping
‘keeping it simple’
by Rein Breitmaier (KWAS)
[email protected]
Ni Hao … that is Chinese for hello and is pronounced somewhere between nee-hah and neehow depending on whom you listen to. M any
folks here know the English greeting ‘hello’
and that makes us about even in terms of knowing the other’s language.
As you may recall, at the October KWAS
meeting the planned behind-the-scenes tour of
the aquaria at the Toronto Zoo was postponed
and I promised to take you with me on an alternate tour. Today we visit the Blue Zoo Aquarium in Beijing and yes we are going behind the
scenes here.
This facility was a little hard to find as the local
tour maps, the tour assistant in our hotel and
fellow travelers alike had never heard of it. It
was listed in our Lonely Planet Guidebook but
only as a footnote for a rainy day activity. We
thought all of that odd as on our arrival it was
jammed with busloads of Chinese tourists and
they get some 750,000 visitors here annually.
The immediate and most interesting feature of
the facility is not only that it is underground,
but that it was built into a bunker under a lake.
Yes, the entire complex is underneath a freshwater lake featured in a city park here in Beijing China.
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The aquarium is only 10 years old and features
a number of fresh water displays however its
main attraction is an enormous 4.5 million liter
marine environment with a clear acrylic tunnel
that meanders some 120 meters along the floor
of the tank and is reputed to be the longest in
Asia. The tunnel walls were but 55mm thick
and sufficiently well lit from above the waterline that it made photography a snap. TMA visited Epcot Centre at Walt Disney World in
Florida several years ago, and the water depth
there made decent photography impossible as
the ‘windows’ to the undersea world were too
thick and the water depth too great for their
lighting to penetrate. Interestingly here in Beijing, they have a moving sidewalk along one
half of the tunnel floor to keep folks moseying
along and they haven’t corrupted the underwater experience with fantasy hokum, well almost
not and more about that later.
We were greeted by Ms Qiao, our interpreter
and by Ms Zheng, the supervising curator who
guided us back-stage through the quarantine
department, the pumping and filtering complex
and to the catwalk overhead of the tourist area.
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Our interpreter is the secretary to the general
manager and had never visited these off-limits
areas before so we felt quite privileged. All of
the components typical to saltwater aquaristic
keeping were in place: ozone injectors, protein
skimming foam fractitioners, ultra-violet light
filters, spray bars and of course high intensity
lighting and ample water movement. The size
and scale of these were another matter of
course as each component dwarfed me as I
walked by. What was also immediately evident
was that the aquarium wasn’t planned for staff
being my height. TM A was head and shoulders
too tall for the tour above and behind the
scenes but I persevered on behalf of this loyal
readership. Feel free to duck as you follow me.
The quarantine department had of course a
separate water system with all of the same filtration bits and pieces where a tank full of
M oorish idols and another of New Guinea
Rainbows, both new arrivals, cavorted to my
amusement. Clearly neither was destined for
the main display.
The grow-out area for larger specimens consisted of cement bunkers that also served as the
overflow reservoirs to the main system. Here
foot-long marine Angelfish and Eagle Rays
about one foot across and two feet in length
were biding their time because they might still
be considered bite-size for that main tank.
To add to the usual array of backstage machinery was an air recharge system for Scuba tanks.
As many of the species stake out territories,
like moray eels for example, a diver takes the
food to them several times daily, all of course
to the amazement of young and old alike amid
the tube-bound audience. The literature credited the tube to be tested to 40 meters of pressure, but to my eye this tank is between 3 to 3.5
meters in depth.
The acrylic tunnel floor was built about a meter
below the tank bottom so the ‘seabed’ was
about hip height which is where the acrylic
dome started. This made it roomy enough inside to either let the moving sidewalk propel
you along, or to let you sidestep off anywhere
to take advantage of that monster fish swimming by that was posing for your camera. TM A
went around the loop three times in a row; it
was great! The tough parts in any
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such display are no different than the challenges that face hobbyists the world over: water
quality, along with food and species compatibility. The main display houses 1600 fish comprising some 116 species and is managed by a
curatorial staff of 17 people. The Blue Zoo
Aquarium seemingly has these variables figured out as we saw no battered, sick or declining fishes and judging by the deportment displayed all were at ease in their artificial environment. While Blue Zoo undertakes no inhouse breeding program relying exclusively on
wild caught livestock, proper management
must at least lesson the demand on the natural
environment for display species. I give them
full points here.
I said that they avoided the Disney-esque trappings, almost. The one concession here were
mermaids that swam by to the squealing delight
of the masses. TMA is a bit of a purist I will
grant, but can all of these people be wrongheaded or should I simply accept that the rest is
a pretty good show with or without the eyecandy? Perhaps in retrospect the young ladies
in the caudal fin suits are no different than the
bright red parrot cichlids that drew similar admiring crowds and I am certain that in at least a
few of your tanks a hybrid cichlid might be
found. Anyone want me to bring them home a
mermaid?
CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE WINNERS OF THE
KWAS ANNUAL AWARDS
Hobbyist of the Year Geoff Money
Junior Hobbyist Griffin Quigley
Author of the Year Rein Breitmaier
Breeder of the Year Amanda Radtke
Horticulturist of the Year Kevin Reimer
President’s Award Renee & Matt Ballard
Bob & Dorothy Daniells Service Award Bob Brown
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Exchange Editor’s January Report
by Zenin Skomorowski KWAS
[email protected]
The newsletters featured in this
column and others are available
to you. Please let me know by
email, or at the monthly meeting, which ones you would like
to read.
Miracle Bulbs” in My Green
Wet Thumb. Aponogetons are
bulbs that grow lots of long
leaves and some even reward
you with flowers. Most are very
easy to grow.
The October 2006 issue of Tank
T alk from the Durham Region
Aquarium Society has several
interesting articles. Kevin and
Annette Omura ask “ How Is
Your KH” ? in “1YS or One
Year Syndrome”. T hey describe
how things may be going very
well in your aquarium for about
a year, then problems like mouth
sores appear and unexplained
deaths happen. Your ammonia,
nitrite and nitrate readings are
zero or close to nil. You may
not be testing for pH and KH. A
tank may go acidic if the carbonates are slowly being used up.
They describe the chemical cycle of a maturing tank and how
to avoid the One Year Syndrome.
Derek P.S. T ustin wrote about
“ A Catfish That T alks Back” in
Eyeballs on Oddballs. Find out
more about Agamyxis pectinifrons, also known as the white
spotted talking catfish, white
spot doradid, spotted talking catfish and spotted raphael catfish.
Missing your pond already ?
Read about spawning Cyprinus
carpio; the Japanese Koi, by
Bernie Forsey.
Derek P.S. T ustin also writes in
this issue about “T he Miracle of
David Flippen wrote “The Florida Fish Farm and Collecting
Trip” in the November 2006 issue of Fin Fax from the Delaware County Aquarium Society.
He details visits to about a dozen
fish farms and collecting sites,
including the Jack Wattley Discus Hatchery and Alligator Alley. View the photo albums using the link at the end of this
column.
The November 2006 issue of
The Scat from the St. Catharines
Aquarium Society features an
article by Pam Danyluck on
“ Apple Snails”. She describes
their breathing apparatus, feeding habits, breeding, filtration
and water parameters. Try one
of these unusual tropical creatures in your aquarium.
In the December issue, Dave
Unruh relates his experience
with Gephyrochromis lawsi.
This cichlid is collected in
Nkhata Bay on Lake Malawi.
They are a gold colour on the
upper third, and a dark blue on
the bottom two thirds. A sand
substrate and a few rocks for
hiding places is the preferred
aquarium décor.
T wo plants articles are featured
in the December 2006 issue of
Aqua Antics from the Sarnia
Aquarium Society. Marc Frey
writes about “ Nymphaea Lotus”.
This bulb propagates by producing daughter plants on runners.
There are red, green and marbled
varieties. Ann Stevens writes
about “ Limnophila Aquatica”.
This stem plant has light green
and finely branched leaves from
bottom to top. Sometimes it
sends shoots above the water
surface to produce small blue
flowers.
Surf’s up !
He re is this
month’s we b site to e xplore :
Here is the link to David Flippen’s photo albums of “The
Florida Fish Farm and Collecting Trip” as mentioned earlier:
http://public.fotki.com/lmorales/
aquarium _ so ciet y /
fish_farm_tours/2004_fl_fish_fa
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Fish & Chips
by Phil Maznyk KWAS
[email protected]
Happy New Year everyone,
and welcome to a brand new
year of Fish n Chips. I hope
you all got what you were
asking for at Christmas but
most of all I hope you all had
a safe and happy holiday season. So here we are a brand
new year, 2007. Is it just me
or since all the hoopla when
the new millennium was
upon us but the years seem to
be just swimming by! Have
you all made your New
Years resolutions?
One of my personal goals
this year regarding our club
is to keep us on the right
track, growing in popularity
and to keep things looking
fresh and clean. During the
past year our club reached
some pretty impressive milestones. By the time you read
this our website will have
over 20 million hits for the
year ending December 31.
The screen captures on the
next few pages were taken
December 15 th. We are averaging over 4,000 unique visitors to our site every month
with some months peaking
just over 7,000. We average
nearly 60 different countries
visiting us each month.
Pretty impressive statistics
for our little club from Kitchener-Waterloo. I’ve worked
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very hard to get our name
out there. Try a quick
Google search on us. You
will be amazed at how many
times you see KWAS returned.
Our new club forum based
on the new Vbulletin format is running quite well
with very few issues. We
are not seeing anywhere
near the number of spam
posts and we are not having
the database issues we had
with the free phpbb solution we were using. I thank
all of you for your vote of
confidence in allowing the
club to purchase the new
software we needed due to
our growth. While it has
been a huge learning curve
I have enjoyed “almost”
every minute of it. I have
to admit keeping our website fresh and current, and
dealing with the forum
consumes many hours of
my personal time each
month. Like anything I
have my challenges in
keeping things as seamless
as possible. As chief administrator of the forum I
am ultimately responsible
for everything that goes on.
From a simple post about a
beta with some fin damage
to any number of sensitive
topics that may arise.
I like my team to have a relaxed
approach to any of these sensitive issues. I would prefer the
parties sort the issue(s) out for
themselves but sometimes we
have to step in with our clubs
best interest at hand. While this
may not seem right to all individuals every time, we have
rules to follow that set the tone
for our club and that is paramount. For the most part though
I must say, with over 430 forum
members people for the most
part are very respectful and for
that I thank you all.
If you haven’t visited our new
forum yet I encourage you to do
so and come see what is going
on. We can be found here
www.kwas.ca/forum or you can
click on any of the various links
throughout our clubs website. If
you have anything you would
like to see on our clubs website
I welcome all ideas, please email them to me at [email protected] Once again I
would like to thank all of you
for an exciting past year, if
there is anything you would like
me cover in my monthly article
let me know and I’ll see what I
can do. I look forward to seeing
all of you come join the forum
and take an active part in “your”
club! Until next month take
care.
Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
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15718
1490
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36826
13464
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264
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59719555
109375
Totals
Treasurer’s Chest
by Brad McClanahan KWAS
[email protected]
Well here we go into a new season for the club.
M iecia will be gladly renewing any memberships that are in need of renewing and new and
exciting programs are on the way. Should be yet
another good year.
A quick word on the status of the money side of
the club shows that we are in good standing on
all things financially. Some funds were used up
on the certificates given out at the December
meeting with some very exciting ideas how
other funds can be used for the club. Stay tuned
for future endeavors that sound very promising.
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Speaking of the December meeting, I must
comment on how the local fish stores sent some
very impressive goodies for our reverse raffle.
This year we had more stores help out with
some truly amazing prizes and livestock. Lets
hope our friendship with these stores and many
more stores remains positive for a long time
into the future.
From the M cClanahan family to all the families in the club, we wish you all a happy and
prosperous new year. See you at the next meeting!
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200
0.03%
9302
0.15% Brazil
19
229
0.01%
178
0.03%
616
0.01% Sweden
20
218
0.01%
160
0.02%
805
0.01% France
21
213
0.01%
197
0.03%
1043
0.02% Finland
22
207
0.01%
205
0.03%
1710
0.03% Turkey
23
207
0.01%
145
0.02%
1488
0.02% United
24
191
0.01%
165
0.03%
2161
0.03% Italy
25
184
0.01%
150
0.02%
1693
0.03% Japan
26
182
0.01%
159
0.02%
4207
0.07% Thailand
27
153
0.01%
150
0.02%
776
28
152
0.01%
147
0.02%
2427
29
140
0.01%
84
0.01%
210
0.00% Ireland
30
131
0.01%
121
0.02%
833
0.01% Norway
Kitchener-Waterloo Aquarium Society
9.33% Network
11.89%
Unresolved/
Unknown
0.31% Australia
US Educational
United King0.14%
dom
0.09%
Czech Republic
0.01% Portugal
Non-Pro fit
Organization
US Govern0.02%
ment
0.02%
0.01% Viet
0.04%
States
Nam
New Zeal and
(Aotearoa)
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January 2007
KWAS Christmas Party
by Zenin Skomorowski KWAS
[email protected]
On Tuesday December 5, we held our annual
Pot Luck Christmas meeting. There were over
20 raffle prizes of fish, plants and a Fluval 304
filter. They were purchased at a discount from
The Tropical Fishroom in Brantford (Jerry
Draper) and from M c's Petword in Cambridge
(Anthony M c Aslin). Super Pet on Fairway
Road in Kitchener donated the Fluval filter.
Bowtie Incorporated donated the one-year subscription to Aquarium Fish M agazine. For the
kids, they had their own raffle featuring donations of a 10 gallon aquarium and compact
fluorescent lights from Aquarium Services, a
fish motion light from M iecia Burden, and a
Betta tank from the Quigley Family.
Kent, Laura and Josh ran the very popular
Flounder Downs, this year featuring Guppys.
The final race was a photo finish, see the video
on www .kw as .ca/forum/s howthread.php?
t=2012
See the picture gallery on the next two pages
All photos by Zenin
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The Prescott family working hard on the Christmas Puzzle
Renee was Show Jar Champion for 2006
Who is in control here ?
Santa’s helper Miecia
Checking out the raffle
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Jerry and Heather think they might have one right !
Kevin is the Champion Horticulturist for 2006
Amanda is the Champion fish breeder for 2006
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Renee and Matt received the President’s award
Griffin is the Junior hobbyist for 2006
Geoff is Hobbyist of the year
January 2007
Horses … er … Guppies waiting to race
Welcome to Flounder Downs
Place your bets with KWAS currency
(note the track projected up on the screen):
The kids had their o wn auctio n with the KWAS play money won
in Flo under Downs:
Enjoy !
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January 2007
Minutes
of the
Meetings
GENERAL MEETI NG
December 5, 2006
President Al Ridley welcome ev eryone & started the
meeting at 7:30 P.M. There were 76 people present,
including 2 new guests.
Ex ecutive present: Al Ridley (President/PSL), Phil
M azny k (Vi ce P resi d ent /W ebm ast er), B rad
McClanahan (Treasurer), Kevin Reimer (R ecording
Secretary, BAP)
Announcements:
- Brad “ had to know” where they hide “ the map” on
the TV Show Prison Break
- KWAS Web Site Forum upgrade to V Bulletin $160
US Funds – voted on & carried
Renee Ballard
1st Show Jar
Anthony McAslin
2nd Show Jar
Zenin Skomorowski
3rd Show Jar
Kevin Reimer
HAP
Amanda Radtke
BAP
Rein Breitmaier
Authors
Gri ffin Quigley
Junior Hobbyist
Geo ff Money
Hobbyist
Bob Brown
Bob and Dorothy Service
Renee & Matt Ballard
Presidents Award
Submitted by
Kevin Reimer (Recording Secretary)
ZEHRS TAPES
Save ‘em and bring ‘em to the club.
The Library will
collect them and we will use
the money for Library Books
BAP Certificates: None this month
HAP Certificates: Non e this month
Name That Fish: None this month
Question & Answer: None this month – Brad already
asked his question
Our program: - Door Prizes, Flounder Downs, reverse raffle, kids auction, Christmas Carol contest
Show Jar Results: None this month
Library Draw: None this month
Raffle Draw: Reverse Raffle
Auction: None this month
Awards: see chart following
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BUSI NESS MEETI NG
December 12, 2006
Business meeting called to order at 7:30pm by VicePresident Phil Maznyk at Joe Kopachinski’s home.
January 2007
Coast Aquarium Society asking if we’re ready fo r assistance with the business section of our forum.
Oktoberfish 2006: Discussed potential improvements.
Nothing outstanding.
Committee Reports
In Attendance
NL Editor/Publisher (Miecia): Deadline is Friday
Joe Kopachinski
Host, Lunch
Phil Maznyk
Vice-President / Webmaster
Ex change (Zenin): Absent – advised going well
Kevin Reimer
Recording Secret ary / BAP
Membership (Miecia): All memberships due in January
Brad McClanahan
Treasurer
Katie McClanahan
Raffle
David McClanahan
Raffle
Rob Pixner
Auction / BAP
Miecia Burden
Editor / Membership
Stephen Crawford
CAOAC
Auction (Rob): Auction going well
Library (Geo ff): Absent – Reminder to s end book ideas
to Geoff, we don’t need more plant books. Al still needs
to follow up with Jim Robinson regarding the Aqualog
plant database CD. Kent brought the plant lab el CD to
the meeting, Phil will deliver it to Al.
Program (Bob): Absent
- January - Larry Johnston: Lake Malawi
- February – Jewel o f the Rift (Lake Tanganyika DVD) –
Phil composed & will present this DVD
- March – Perhaps native fish book author
Guests
Kent Hunter-Duv ar
Scott Smith
Jo Kirkey
Raffle (Katie / David): Going well.
Absent
Zenin Skomorowski
Jar Show / Exchange Editor
/ NTF / PSL
Al Ridley
President / PSL
Geo ff Money
Librarian
Bob Brown
Program / Raffle / HAP
December General Meeting Minutes: Approved, motioned: Miecia, seconded: Joe. Voted on & carried.
HAP (Bob): Absent – Phil receiv ed KWAS plant spread
sheet summary from Bob
BAP (Kevin): We have several BAP forms submitted for
the New Year already
CAOAC (Stephen): Welcome Stephen! CAOAC Auction in March at Brantfo rd. CAOAC Convention May
25, 26, 27 in London again.
Jar Show (Zenin): Absent – Great job / well done
November Business Meeting Minutes: Approv ed as
published, motioned: Brad, seconded: Joe. Voted on &
carried.
Future business Meetings
January – Doug & Amanda Radtke’s
February – Al Ridley’s
March – Robin Pixner’s
Treasurer Report: Read by Brad. Motioned: Stephen
seconded: Scott. Voted on & carried.
We will give $20 Tim Horton’s Gift Certificate to Home
Hardware in recognition o f the printing service th ey provide us.
Correspondence: Fellow from Vietnam has registered
the KWAS Forum. Phil received an email from the East
NTF (Zenin): Absent – Will resume in the New Year
Webmaster (Phil): Updates / rearranging to the KWAS
Web Site. Phil will look into the functionality o f the
quick reply on the Forum.
Discussed:
- Business section vs. Hobbyist section – where do
breed ers/businesses without stores fit in
- Hobbyist breeders occasionally sell fish
- Some people bring fish in for resale
- Vendors will post sales in Business Section
- Licensed Businesses that provide a service
- Virtual store fronts
- Moderator Forum functionality ‘Report a Post’
Forum: *Licensed Commercial Vendors Only* Items
For Sale - Specials
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Vendors allowed to post in this Forum must have: a
store front, Vendors License & regular store hours.
Motioned: Scott, second: Kent. Voted on & carried.
After a discussion regarding the necessity o f waivers
we agreed that Phil will post in both Forum Threads
“'New' Idea: Tank Tour” & “Would you be willing to
sign a waiver before going on a Tank Tour?”
“This topic was discussed at last night’s business meeting and due to legalities; KWAS
cannot sponsor this type of event.”
Lunch (Joe): People requesting more water
Pet Store Liaison (Al/Zenin): Absent
Old Business
- Rob Pixner will pilot the Tunze Nano Stream next
- An observation about the awards… they still have
the Oktoberfish 2006 rosette on them, it would have
been nice to get that changed up to just the club logo.
Also Zenin’s Show Jar wasn’t in the box! Will discuss
when Bob returns
- Gift Certi ficates from Christmas should have KWAS
printed on them if we use this again
- Discussed Waterloo Inn Tank Maintenance Schedule
– Al will be sending the new schedule soon – Sticky
on the KWAS Forum to capture completion of maintenance. Phil will set up the new maintenance schedule in the calendar which will send out automatic reminder emails
New Business
- Rob will provide a brief An cistrus sp. breeding presentation to honor BAP requirements at the January
KWAS General Meeting
Submitted by
Kevin Reimer (Recording Secretary)
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Monthly Show Jar 2007
Zenin Skomorowski KWAS
[email protected]
There will be 3 points awarded for first in the featured
class, 2 points for second, 1 point for third. The same
points structure will be awarded fo r AOV. All entries
will get a point for showing. For example, a fi rst place
entry will get a total of 4 points. The people’s choice
will get an additional 2 points.
January
Fe bruary
March
April
May
June
Se ptembe r
October
Novembe r
Dwarf Cichlids, Rainbows, AOV
Rift Lake Cichlids, AOV
Characins, AOV
Catfish, AOV
Loache s, Killifish, AO V
Cyprinids, AOV
Live beare rs, AOV
Large Ame rican Cichlids, AOV
Plants, Anabantids, AOV
You can bring any species o f the featured cl asses in any
other month; they will be entered in AOV.
Dwarf Cichlids include apistos, kribensis, shell dwellers and so on.
Rift Lake Cichlids include Malawi, Tanganyika, Victorians such as Alonocara, Pseudotropheus, Julidochromis, Haplochromis and so on.
Characins include all tetras, silver dollars, headstanders, and so on.
Catfish include suckermouth, corys, synodontis, and so
on.
Cyprinids include all goldfish, koi, barbs, danios, minnows, rasboras, “ sharks”, algae eaters and so on.
Livebearers include mollies, swords, guppies, platys
and so on.
Large American Cichlids include angels, nicaraguense, convicts, firemouths, terrors, severums and so
on.
Anabantids include bettas, gouramis, and so on.
If you have any other non-fish creatures, or odd-ball
fish, they can be entered in any month’s AOV class.
If there are any species that are not easily classified,
they will be judged in AOV.
If you have any questions, or need a show jar or small
tank, please email me at the address abov e or give me a
call.
Remember, this is for fun and to practise fo r Oktoberfish. This also gives others a chance to see fish that
they might not otherwise see.
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January 2007
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Only three units in Canada!"
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We meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month
from September through June at the Adult
Recreation Centre on the corner of King and
Allen Streets in Waterloo. The meeting room
is open at 7 PM and we get under way at 7:30
PM. Each meeting usually has a very brief
business section then we get on with “Name
That Fish”, a program or speaker, a couple o f
raffl es and a small auction. A number of
other features may also be present at any
meeting.
Please feel free to come out at any time and
learn more about the many ben efits o f a
KWAS membership.
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Field Trips
Picnic
Oktoberfish
Conventions...
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