Dan Sharifi: Husbandry of New World Cichlids

Dan Sharifi:
1) Angelfish/Dwarf Cichilds
Husbandry of
2) Discus
New World Cichlids
Cover Photo: Mike Jacobs 2015
TABLE of
CONTENTS
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3) Change of Guard
Mike Jacobs
4) World Guppy Contest, Tampa, Florida
Mike Jacobs
9) TBAS Meeting Directions
10) Tropical Fish in the Wild . . . Videos to Watch!!!
11) Raleigh Aquarium Society Autum Auction
12) Membership Dues . . . Due!!
13) . . . The Exchange Guy
Bill Little
14) Angels Plus . . . Video
15) Patty Talks!
Patty Moncrief
16) Random Shots
Mike Jacobs
17) Bowl Show Results
Al Starkey
18) Monthly Bowl Show Categories
TBAS
19) Website of Interest
TBAS
20) - 22) TBAS Supporters
TBAS
23) TBAS Officers
TBAS
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Hi folks . . . we are having a changing of the guard in TBAS, and it’s a GREAT
one! The new President is Darin Gasperson. He is gonna be wonderful for the club. He
listens and he asks questions and he talks to people. These are very nifty atributes to
have in a leader. Let’s all give him the time and space to grow into the job.
Thanks, folks!
Mike
Cyprinus carpio
Butterfly Koi
Photo . . . Mike Jacobs 2015
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You knew about it . . . let me share some
photos from the
WORLD GUPPY CONTEST 2015,
help in Tampa, Florida September 3-7, 2015
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The Judges!!!
Judges - above (Leftt to Right): Frank Chang, USA, Wind Wang, Peoples Republic of China, Eddie Lee Taiwan,
Stephen Elliott, UK, Hermann Magoschitz, Germany, Nancy Egleton, Canada, Denis Barbe, France,
Jacek Ambrozkiewicz, Poland, Luis Tamarelle, USA, Rodrigo Ziviani Brasil
Workers - Judges: Alan Bias, USA, Denis Barbe, France, Stephen Elliott, UK
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. . . of course, some WINNERS of the 23 Classes!!!
Delta Tail Red2nd Runner up
Breeder: Ron Kelly, USA
Delta Tail Snakeskin/Lace Champion
Breeder: Gilmar Cortezao, Brazil
Delta Tail Green 2nd Runner Up
Breeder: Nancy Egelton, Canada
Delta Tail Grass 2nd Runner up
Breeder: Gilmar Cortezao, Brazil
Delta Tail Multicolored 2nd Runner up
Breeder: Chung Hung Wu, Taiwan
Top Sword Champion
Breeder: Michael Milde, Austria
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TBAS
MEETINGS
See Below . . .
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TBAS MEETING LOCATION
Riverview Civic Center
11020 Park Dr.
Riverview, FL 33569
TO GOOGLE CLICK HERE
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Videos to watch. Folks, these video’s were taken from the YouTube collection of
videos. They are all open for anyone to use. They work just like the YouTube videos . . .
you press START to begin the video and the volumn works the level of sound. In addition you
can expand the video to the full size of your computer monitor by pressing the “expand”
icon on the lower right of the video. When you want the expansion to stop you can press
the “non-expansion” icon in the lower right corner. Enjoy!!
Fishing for Pterophyllum altum in the Atabapo River, Columbia
Underwater World of Discus, Lago Grande, Brazil
3 minutes 23 seconds
6 minutes 23 seconds
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MEMBERSHIP
DUES!!!!
Membership Dues for TBAS are due
on the anniversary of your sign-up
date every year. Please make sure
you check the “sign-in” list on the
table at every meeting to check your
“Dues-Date” . . . Thanks!!!
USE PAYPAL ON THE TBAS
WEBSITE . . . TBAS1.COM . . . !!!!!
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We are into the fall season of the year, vacation travel is over and we
moved back toward spending more time in the fish room. I have been remiss in
my duties as Exchange Editor over the past several issues but I am back on duty
again.
Dave Ramsey has an interesting article on killifish in the August issue of Fish Talk
the newsletter for the Atlanta Area Aquarium Association. He points out that killifish are perhaps one of the most misunderstood fish. He then goes on with brief
tutorial on killies, water requirement, temperature and foods to feed. If you don’t
know much about killies it’s an interesting place to start.
If your interests drift toward livebearers then you will be interested in the
article in the September issue of the Reporter published by the North Jersey
Aquarium Society. The article talks about the development of the Blue Sailfin
Molly produced by Charlie Clappsaddle an expert on livebearers in Texas. There
is a photo included with the article – a really pretty fish. The article quotes Charlie
as saying he will need another generation or two to stabilize the strain before he
will begin distribution of these fish to the hobby.
The September issue of Tank Tales the publication of the Aquarium Club
of Lancaster County has two short articles one on the T-Bar Cichlid (Cryptoheros
sajica) and a second article on Darter Tetras. Our own Joe Gargas will be their
guest speaker for their October meeting.
The Kitchener / Waterloo newsletter for September had several appealing
articles. Lilian Stroh took some time to describe the C.A.R.E.S. (Conservation
Awareness recognition Encouragement Support) program. This is an international program that monitors the captured population of endangered fish. Often
hobbyists are somewhat aware of this program but pay little attention to its efforts. It’s best that we are periodically reminded of the purpose of C.A.R.E.S.
in the event we find we have fish that fall under the perimeters of this program.
Another article in the current issue deals with Malaysian Trumpet Snails and is
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that all hobbyist do not hate the critters and in some cases are a great benefit on
the aquarium. The third small article is titled “There is a Pond in my Bucket!” and
is written by Catherine Salmon. She talks about not having space for a pond or
the permission for the Homeowners’ association to have a pond but two 20 gallon buckets on the deck were perfect alternatives. I have not had much luck with
bucket ponds in Florida. The container appears to heat up during the warm hours
of the summer days and then I must also contend with the daily visits from the
local raccoon family. I guess it works much better if you are in the norther part of
the country or in this case Canada.
Well, that’s it for this month; see you next month and until then Happy Fish
Keeping.
THE BEST KOI ANGELFISH
IN THE UNIVERSE
www.angelsplus.com
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Stress in life affects
everything. If you put too much
stress on a tree limb, it will break,
opening it up to an invasion by a
host of problems: birds, insects,
bacteria. Stress in humans can
cause herpes, heart attacks, gray
hair and many other problems.
Stress in fish causes 99% of their
problems. The other 1% is inherited. So the question is - what
causes stress in fish?
Some types of stress
we can easily see, like aggressive fish, or not enough habitat, or a tank to small. Some are a little harder to spot, like someone tapping on the tank. I was
doing a water change on a tank in an office when a new employee walked in a pounded on the
tank. She wanted the blue damsel to come out for her to see. I explained that this sends shock
waves through the water and is detrimental to the fish. She promptly told me this is how she calls
her fish to eat and it never caused them any problems. Other stresses are difficult to see, like a
powerhead or cracked heater leaking current into the water. You might feel a tingle, but it won’t kill
you.
The most common stress, poor water quality, is harder to see. You can’t see bad water
until it is too late. It is very important to know your fish and at the first sign of behavior change to
test the water for problems. Even people who practice regular maintenance can have problems.
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard, “I just did a water change last week. The water is
fine.” A friend of mine who was just starting out in the hobby once said to me, “It seems the most
dangerous time for the fish was during a water change.” This can be so true. When the main
pipeline in St. Petersburg broke several years ago, I lost an entire 70 gallon saltwater tank within
24 hours of a water change. Funny thing, none of my corals were affected. While I was taking
a break from writing this article, I went to feed my fish and discovered a dead fish. Water test
showed high ammonia and high pH, but I just did a water change 4 days ago! This is my goldfish
tank, so I might have changed too much filter material at one time. Testing water is the first thing
to do, like taking your temperature when you don’t feel well. But, what if your water is fine? Check
your heaters: fish need a stable temperature. The larger the body of water, the more stable the
temperature, thus the oceans change the least. Saltwater fish are more susceptible to problems
caused by sudden temperature changes, as little as two degrees in 24 hours. Most freshwater
fish are a little hardier, unless you are pushing your water quality.
Sometimes the problem is caused by poor nutrition, either from the breeder or the keeper.
There are a lot of good prepared foods on the market. All you have to know is your fishes’ requirements. Old food can be a problem. Even fish don’t like stale food and most of the vitamins are
gone by then. Spawning is stressful too, and often fish are lost during this time. This sometimes
can’t be helped (i.e., salmon die after spawning).
There are all kinds of stress we must be aware of and try to minimize in order to keep our
fish happy. If stress is kept to a minimum, then our fish should live a full life span and even longer
with no one around to eat them when they get weak. My rule of thumb (or fin) is that fish don’t get
sick for no reason, some sort of stress has caused the problem. Find the stress and get rid of it. Until next month, good fish keeping!!!
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Otocinclus vestitus . . . Otocinclus . . . photo by Mike Jacobs 2015
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NAME
John Patterson
Kent Sheets
Ethan Skidmore
Greg Schebel
Angela Heald Post
Rey Angeldonis
Ludo VanDem Bogaert
Nan Smith
Bill Little
Logan Randolph
Jack Adinolfi
Diane Adinolf
Ken Friesen
Joe Gargas
Pat Moncrief
Grant Eder
Dennis Richmon
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Did you ever think of KILLIFISH??? Come find out about
them at the SKS meetings!!! See the ad to the left!
http://www.sks.aka.org
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MONTHLY BOWL
SHOW
January
July
1) Favorite Livebearers
2) Favorite Egglayers
1) Arts & Crafts (hand made)
2) Fish “T” Shirt (must be worn)
3) Aquatic Photos
(personally taken)
February
1) Male Betta Splenden
(single fish)
2) Open
August
1) Mollies
2) Rainbows
March
September
1) Tetras, Barbs, Rasbora
2) Cichlids
1) Swordtails
2) Pleco/Sucker type fish
April
October
1) Corydoras
2) Anabantoids no Bettas
1) Angelfish/Dwarf Cichilds
2) Discus
May
November
1) Platies
2) Guppies
June
1) Plants
2) Killifish
1) Goldfish & Koi
2) Invertebrates (Fresh or Salt)
December
No Bowl Show . . . Christmas Party and the
2015 Results of the Bowl Show!!!
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WEBSITES OF
FISH INTEREST
American Cichlid Association
www.cichlid.org
Coastal Aquarium Society
www.coastalaquariumsociety.com
American Killifish Association
www.aka.org
Planet Catfish
www.planetcatfish.com
American Livebearers Association
www.livebearers.org
Pleco World
www.plecoworld.org
Angels Plus
www.angelsplus.com
Suncoast Killifish Society
www.sks1.com
Tampa Bay Aquarium Society
www.tbas1.com
Coastal meets on the 1st Wednesday
of every month on the campus of
New College in Sarasota Florida . . .
come and spend an evening with us!
http://coastalaquariumsociety.com
You won’t be sorry you came!
Directions are on the website.
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1) 5D Tropical Fish
2) Segrest Farms
1) Amazon Exotics
2) BioAquatix
3) Carter’s Fish Hatchery
4) FishEye Aquatics
5) Golden Pond
6) Imperial Tropicals
7) Lile’s Tropical Fish
8) V-W Tropicals
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TAMPA BAY AQUARIUM SOCIETY
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Darin Gasperson
V. PRESIDENT
Bill Sields
SECRETARY
Ludo Van Den Bogaert
TREASURER
Patty Moncrief
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hank Darin
Joe Gargas
Bill Little
Mike Jacobs
Dharmesh Patel
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TBAS
Tampa Bay
Aquarium Society
St. Pete/Tampa, Florida
Website: http://tbas1.com
FORUM: http://tbas1.com/forum
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