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School hall, Albany Drive, Mulgrave at 8.00 pm sharp (but the trading
table and library open much sooner - around 7.30). Supper will be
partaken ofafter the meeting - visitors, as always, are welcome.
MINI TALK: .Tulidochromis species - Dave Thorn.
MAIN TALK: Open forum.
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Some of you people still need a good
spanking! Generally, the standard of
bagging at the recent Fish-Only Auc­
tion was really good - especially
compared to another occasion I will
not mention. Those few who trans­
gressed were particularly sloppy
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ICHLIDS, unlike some
other things, are alive and
well in Queensland ­
when I want Red Devils I
am going shopping in there.
Graham and I went to the Cichlid
Conference over the Easter weekend
and that is the first thing (fishwise)
that came to mind while trying to
think up stuff to fill this page. There
were some fine fishes around, but the
Devils are much more colorful than
any I have seen down south for quite
a while.
I have no doubt that reports ­
complete with photographs and fo­
rensic evidence - on the Conference
are on their way from all the familiar
faces that were spotted there.
want to thank Eltham Terrace Pet
Shop, too, for supplying the oft re­
quired oxygen. They are at Shop 6.
9 Dudley Street, Eltham (4398412)
and sell just about everything your
pet requires.
News for all the jet-setters: the
Greater Chicago Cichlid Association
is hosting the ACA Convention this
year. ACA'90 runs from 19-22 July
and the speakers will include: Jack
Wattley, Paul Loiselle and Ad
Konings.
For registration information write:
.Tan Cave, ACA'90, 241 Oxford
Court, Bloomingdale. IL 60108. Tele­
phone: 1-708-980-5933.
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As usual, only New South Wales
spoiled the trip. Apparently military
exercises have been conducted on the
New South Wales roads - Artillery
had becn using them for target prac­
tice. Honestly, they should tow that
place (NSW) out to sea and dump it
- then move Victoria up to close up
the gap.
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Fish Food
By GRAHAM ROWE
For your convenience
the magazines
mentioned in this article will be kept to­
gether in the library for one month - see
your friendly librarian.
I! This trip is brief. My postie had a
good Easter break and has not
started bringing invites yet.
Our first port ofcall is Southern Califor­
nia Cichlid Association in answer to the
invite in Jan/Feb issue of ·Cichlid Circu­
lar'. Ron Harlan has the members buzzing
when he asks: 'Should Dwarf Cichlids be
Cheap FishT. Lee Finley intrigues when
he speaks about 'Synodontis multipuncta­
tus Reproduction and Maternal Mouth­
brooding Cichlids a Cucko
Relationship?'.
Our next-to-Iast port of call is sunny,
humid Brisbane in response to a multi
invite in September then April 'Superfish'.
Some items of interest include a very dis­
turbing comment by Jasper Trendall 'The
Distribution and Dispersal of Introduced
Fish at Thumbi West Island in Lake Mala­
wi, Africa'. Loren Willis has us reminisc­
ing when she wri tes 'On Spawning the
Texas Cichlid'. Bill Denton tells us all
about an old new 'un 'Telmatochromis
caninus'. Professor Muntz's dissertation
on 'Visual Pigments of Cichlid Fishes
from Lake Malawi' is intriguing. Pieter
Koopman extols the virtues of 'A Cichlid
for the Planted Aquarium'.
Rolly McKay wants some Cichlasoma
septemmsciatum as none exist in the
Queensland Museum cichlid collection
and he therefore doubts its existence in
Australia (hmmm, interesting logic, must
check that one - Ed).
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Color Food, Granules, and Baby Food.
SECONDHAND BUILDING MATERIALS
The QCG Species Availability Chart is
presented. Greg Young tells us all about a
magnificent favorite of most African­
keepers - 'Geophagus steindachneri ­
the Red-Hump Geophagus'. (Yes! An
American for African-lovers!). Pieter
Koopman gives 'An Insight Into Some
Charming Fish From the Heros Complex'.
Adrian Tappin warns about 'Hybrids ­
the Hazard of Maintaining Community
Tanks'. Keep only one species per tank for
breeding - or keep all fry till adulthood.
N. E. Brown tells us about a 'Cichlid-proof
Plant- Anubias congensis'.
Deutsche Cichliden Gesellschaft's
'DCG Informationen' for January has
articles on "Cichlasoma" tetracanthus and
collecting in the Mato Grosso.
Well hopefully more invites will be in
the post next month and will have a longer
journey. See you then.
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I hope you are able to
help me because this is something I have
wanted to know for ages but never got
around to finding out about.
I would be extremely grateful if you
could provide a "recipe" for mixing up
salts used to increase water hardness.
Although I would be very surprised if
calcium sulphate and magnesium sul­
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with what other "ingredients" or in what
proportions. This would be a great help
to me as I am sure it would save lots of
money.
Also. writing this letter has made me
wonder how many members actually do
mix up their own salts and how similar
are their "recipes". If there are not many
- or even if there are - would it not be
cheaper for all of us if we ordered the
"ingredients" in bulk as a club? Or
should I not suggest this in fairness to
our advertisers?
I eagerly await your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Helen Clyne.
Dear Helen,
The stories I could tell
about salt "recipes" would straighten
your tubifex - or one of the recipes
would. Upon my return to this mecca
of soft water I set up a tank for hard
water species and just guessed at the
amount of hydrated magnesium sul­
phate (Epsom salts) that I should use
to make the fish feel at home.
The Governor-General and some
minor dignitaries were expected for
high tea so I never had a chance to
check the resulting hardness for a
couple-a-days. When I finally got
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around to it I could not get a reaction
with my hardness test kit (I gave up at
around 1000 ppml.
It took five 50 per cent water
changes over a period of two months
to get the hardness down to 500 ppm
-oops!
Like you I decided to seek more in­
formation. So I have prevailed upon
our over-stressed Editor to find and
reprint an article which was published
on the subject many years ago - it
should be just as relevant today.
In the past some people have ex­
horted the use of all sorts of fancy salt
cocktails - some of them horrifically
expensive but plain (non-iodised)
cooking salt and Epsom salts have al­
ways served my purposes.
As for buying in bulk as a club. . .
well it may be overdoing things a little
- storage would be a definite prob­
lem. There is no reason, however.
why individuals can not buy these
things in quantities to suit their own
needs.
Our advertisers, are not going to be
offended. I do not believe that anyone
with a serious fish collection actually
buys pH and hardness adjusting
chemicals in the packages which are
obviously intended for single-tank
owners.
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OSCARS -
The following is the text of a letter from Professor Muntz (currently in the US) to Steve
Morton, previous Editor ofTCM.
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Letter to the" Editor
Dear Steve,
I wonder if you would let the
Victorian Cichlid Society know that the
yellow Oscar lenses that they provided
through the advertisement in the (TCM)
magazine have finally been analysed for
me at the Australian Institute of Marine
Science up at Townsville. The pigments
involved tum out to be mycosporine-like
amino acids, which means as little to me
as I feel it will to most of the members of
the society!
What is interesting is that the same pig­
ments occur in anum ber of coral reef fish­
es, being for example particularly
concentrated in parrot fishes and wrasses,
and also in the coral itself
The chemicals involved are, as far as the
fish are concerned, taken up in the food,
and must therefore occur in freshwater
lower organisms, where so far they have
not been identified. The function of the
chemicals in the corals is apparently to
protect them against the UV in sunlight,
and in fact AIMS, in collaboration with
leI, is trying to develop sunscreens for
human use based on them.
Dr Walter Dunlap, who carried out the
analyses, is very pleased with the results,
and we are both very grateful to the mem­
bers of the society who sent in their
Oscars.
As ever, of course, there is a catch: we
would lie more! Would there be any
chance of re-running the advertisement?
We would both very much appreciate it if
.this were possible.
With best regards from Queenie and
myself,
yours sincerely,
W. R. A. Muntz.
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A TRILOGY
ASTRONOTUS OCELLATUS -
(OSCAR)
FROM MAY 1976 TeM
MUCH LOVED PET to many and
much disliked overgrown pest to
others! there can be nothing cuter
in a pet shop dealer's tank than the little
pinto pony-colored young Oscar. Those
unaware of his/her potential size may not
think twice before purchasing these little
guys. The totally unaware have quite a
~ surprise in store for them after a few
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pair. After a small bout of "getting togeth­
er", the pair will spawn on either a very
large flat rock or, preferably (to them), the
bottom of the tank after the male has
cleared away all the gravel.
At this time it is an easy task to deter­
mine which fish is which. The male, in
most cases, will tend to eggs until they
have hatched, while the female seemingly
wilI ignore the whole situation. After the
fry start free-swimming they will both (if
you are fortunate) care for the young.
The parents will Slow down on their
eating for a short period of time, as if to
OSCAR EYES WANTED
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If one of your Oscars should die, we would like to have him/her,
young or old.
Put it in a plastic bag (or two) and stick it in the freezer.
Give us a ring and we will arrange to pick them up.
Please phone Steve Morton
on 565 3663 during business hours
or 571 9259 after hours (before 9·pm).
at an early age and usually must be at least
6-7 inches before they will spawn. This
size can be attained in as little as a year­
and-a-half in the home aquarium. Even
then it is usually hit and miss, and the best
way still seems to be to buy and raise at
least three to five all together until two
pair-off on their own. Once this has fwally
been accomplished woe betide any other
fIshes remaining in the tank.
It is best to count on at an absolute
minimum 50-gallon tank for breeding - a
larger one would be appreciated by the
leave sufficient food for the fry. After the
fry are free-swimming, they will need at
least four to six feedings a day to be sure
that all of the fry receive sufficient to eat.
they can be started out on microworms or
brine shrimp, but within a matter of a
week will be able to accept dry foods and
grindal worms.
The main thing to remember with the
fry is that they are little "garbage dispos­
als" and must be fed heavily in order for
all to grow into the cute little guys others
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DIARY OF AN OSCAR
FROM NOVEMBER 1974 WDAS NEWSLETTER
I THERE. I am an Astronotus oce/­
latus, or as you humans, who are
simple-minded beings, prefer to
call me, an Oscar. Being quite amicable by
nature, except to some of those silly little
fishes that have been so thoughtful'ly been
put in my company (quite delectable mor­
sels really), I would like to tell you a little
about my life.
My owner is quite a nice chap, as
humans go. Of course he can not compare
with my big, red and handsome mate. But
he is quite charming and always feeds
us well (beautiful delicacies such as cray­
fish, beef heart, tubifex worms, and even
frogs and tadpoles). For these tidbits I
try to show my appreciation by showing
off to his friends when he drags them in to
show how I nibble his fingers, or how I let
him stroke me. This I am not very fond of,
but what can I do when he has been so
kind to me.
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There was a time, however, when I was
not so popular with him. I was only a
baby, about four months old, when he
wandered into the shop in which I was
living with my mates. Having acquired a
24-inch tank and all the accessories, he
had returned to buy some "pretty little
fish".
Peering into various tanks, he chose a
few fishes which took his fancy. Then he
came to my tank. Some people insist that
we are ugly, but the sight that I beheld on
the other side of the glass would make
even the most respectable fish a social out­
cast. But as the saying goes: "Fish is fish,
and Humans is .......??" ... whatever it is
they say about humans.
Well, he came to my tank and immedi­
ately began to tap franticaHy on the glass.
Ohhhhh - the agony. We fish darted
about everywhere in an effort to escape the
terrible vibrations in the water. He was
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consequences of his ignorance.
After a long trip in one of those horrible
plastic bags, we were placed in his tank
with about 15 other fishes. Too frightened
to think of anything else, I fled to the safe­
ty ofa nearby rock. That night, after every­
thing was quiet, my mate and I, feeling a
little peckish, started hunting for food.
We found that "Funnyface" had been
quite generous with food, and live food at
tbat, and we had quite a feast. (For those
who have never tried Guppies and Neons,
believe me, they are delicious.) With full
stomachs we decided to settle-down for
the night.
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Come morning, hungry again, we start­
ed out to hunt once more, but we could
find no more delicacies as on the previous
night. It appeared that only we two Oscars
were left and we both appreciated the
p~ace and quiet.
When Funnyface appeared on the
scene, we sidled up to the glass, appealing
for food. None appeared. Something
definitely appeared to be amiss with our
owner. He quickly disappeared from the
room behaving most strangely. Probably
just another human habit, I supposed.
Twice more we were offered more of
those yummy little fishes, which we in­
stantly consumed with relish - much to
the horror of Funnyface, but we could not
understand why no more were forthcom­
ing the next day. We had to content our­
selves with dry food (not very tasty, but
any port in a storm as they say).
The fish in the tanks on either side of us
were more fortunate than ourselves, as
they were fed on beef heart. As they were
larger fish than us we were quite content to
be by ourselves just for our well-being.
That is how Funnyface started with his
cichlid tank.
We have since been moved from our
original home to a 36-inch tank, then to a
48-inch tank, and are currently residing in
a 72-incher with plenty of room to grow
rapidly. We have plenty offood to appease
our huge appetites, and are loved by
Funnyface who provides us with the best
offood and the best ofcare.
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Aart Langelaar
I received a phone call from Kevin Mor­
gan, proprietor of A-OK Pet and Aquari­
um Centre, Mountain Gate (a member
and new advertiser in TCM) enquiring if
we would be interested in pushing our bar­
row at a shopping centre promotional
event - after consulting other committee
members it was agreed that we would
participate.
Kevin supplied two three-foot and one
four-foot tank to display cichlids in the
shop window. One tank contained Angels;
the four-footer a large pair of Tilapia butti­
karen; and the other tank held a mixture
ofMbuna.
All the society signs were dragged out
from behind the cupboard. We set up two
tables with umbrellas and displayed fish
calendars, car stickers, TFH, FAMA and
TCM magazines.
A seven-foot board was erected adver­
tising the society's aims and explaining
our family social events. Various commit­
tee members - Danny Genovese, Dave
Thorn, Robbie Scott et al supplied us with
about 2000 "Do You Keep CichlidsT
pamphlets.
Kevin donated 72 tins offish food for us
to hand out to the public. He also procured
4000 Parks and Environment pamphlets
and organised announcements on the PA
system explaining what the VCS was and
stood for; and that a panel of committee
members were outside shop 36 to help
with fish-keeping problems (and to hand
out the freebies).
During the campaign more than 1000
"Do You Keep Cichlids?" and about 3000
Parks and Environment pamphlets were
handed out to interested parties. Some
cars stickers and TCMs were sold, but the
accent was on promotion.
Since the (af)fair we have been ap­
proached by Gillian Fitzgerald, Editor of
the 'Hills Trader' to publish an article (to
be extracted from the handbook) about the
VCS and promoting the fish-only auction
on 28th April.
In my opinion, this has been the best
promotion attempt since I joined the soci­
ety - it ran for two days. John Reeves
worked the Friday and on Saturday Dave
and Helyna Thorn and myself took a turn.
I feel sure that the many invitations to
visit our meetings will result in quite a few
new members.
In conclusion I would like to thank
everyone for their palticipation.
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FROM SEPTEMBER 1977 FINCHAT
EVER has a fish with so many
disadvantages been as popu­
lar as the Oscar. A full-grown
pair requires a 50-gallon aquarium, wtIl
eat anything smaller than a medium-sized
tuna, uproot any plant smaller than a tree,
push rocks around the aquarium, splash
water on the carpet and bite the hand that
feeds them. How does such a bundle of
obnoxiousness become so popular?" ­
TFH, September 1968.
Before I answer this question, it would
be best to find out a little more back­
ground about our subject.
Velvet Cichlid, Peacock Cichlid, Oscar
- these are the common names of Astron­
otus ocelJatus. Astronotus because of the
bright-orange spots on the side of the adult
fish - ocellatus because of the ocellus or
eye-spot on the caudal peduncle. The fish
is originally from eastern Venezuala, the
Guianas, the Amazon Basin and Para­
guay. It was first introduced to the Ameri­
can aquarist in the early 1030s.
Since that time many an unsuspecting
novice has fallen for the one-inch-long
fish; black with yellow stripes, that presses
up to the glass of the dealer's tank furious­
ly fanning its tail and begging for atten­
tion. The baby Oscar will usually thrive in
a community tank on a diet of flakes, pel­
lets, guppies and neons. Fortunately, for
the Oscar, by the time his owner realises
that the fish has been supplementing its
diet with a little live food, our aquarist has
decided to keep it all costs.
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Astronotus oce//atus­
juvenile.
The only reason for such an apparently
stupid decision, and hcnce the secret ofthe
Oscar's popularity, is personality. Your
Oscars are always pleased to see you ap­
proaching their tank and activity increases
dramatically when you reach for food, as
the fish startjostIing for position below the
gap in the coverglass.
Oscars are gluttons and iffed too much
at once, are liable to get indigestion. They
will sit on the bottom of the tank taking
decp gulps of water and giving an occa­
sional hiccup. This condition usually rec­
tifies itself within three to four hours.
One book suggests a tablespoon of epsom
salts per 10 gallons will cure your dis­
traught fish.
The first Oscar I owned showed as
much personality as any dog or cat, if not
more. At times the glass of his tank would
go green with algae so that you could bare­
ly see the fish inside, but when the glass
was cleaned he would sulk for several
days. No delicacies could entice him from
his corner. Thc same would happen when
I tidied his sand or changed the filter wool.
The only thing the fish did like about me
working in his tank was that it gave him a
chance to get me to scratch his belly. The
fish grew to almost 12 inches on a diet of
pellets, garden snails and worms.
Which reminds me of a story involving
good mcmory on the part of the fish ...
when he was about six years old I fed him
a garden snail. Usually I was very careful
to remove all of the snail's shell, but on
this occasion part of the inside spiral re­
mained. Oscar got this lodged somewhere
in his mouth and it took a good IO minutes
of hard coughing to dislodge it. That was
the last snail the fish ate. Try as I did, he
would refuse point blank to ever eat
another.
Although the Oscar's boisterous nature
includes much jumping, splashing and
dashing around the tank, care should be
taken not to startle or frighten him, for he
is a powerful fish and can easily hurt him­
selfon the coverglass or sides ofthe tank.
A suitable home for a pair of medium­
sized Oscars is a three-foot tank. Other
requirements are: a light, a pump and two
heaters. Two heaters are necessary because
in his dashing around, an Oscar can easily
break a heater tube. With two heaters your
fish is safe from freezing. A safety point
here is that you should always check that
all heaters are intact in any tank of fishes
of this size before you place your arm in,
even if you are wearing rubber soles. If a
heater tube is broken and you brush
":1
against the earthed light reflector you will
receive a nasty shock, as I once did. (With
the price of heaters these days, a more
sensible solution might be to protect the
heater/s with large rocks - Ed.)
Filters are a problem. Large box filters
are good but the fish will often give them a
clout with his tail, popping the top off the
box and spreading the filter material all
over the tank. I overcame this problem by
putting two rubber bands over the box
filter to hold the top down firmly. Another
problem with box filters is that when going
hard enough to adeq uately filter the tank,
they tend to be rather noisy. The obvious
answer is a power filter, of which there are
many good types on the market now.
I have heard of three methods of sexing
Oscars. One is described in the 'Encyclo­
paedia of Tropical Fish', it says: "The
male has some bright-red markings on the
gill-covers and near the belly region on the
sides. The female is drably colored." A
second was contained somewhere in one
of the references I read. It claimed that the
male had three dark spots located centrally
just below the dorsal fin. The third was by
word of mouth and was that the male's
dorsal and anal fins will both brush the
caudal fin as the fish swims - the females
fins are shorter and will clear the caudal
fin. I feel that each of these methods is
open to debate and I would be interested
to hear from anyone who could give me
more information on sexing Oscars.
Oscars spawn like many other eichlids,
preferring large flat rocks on which to lay
their eggs. Spawns are usually very large,
numbering up to 1000. As parents, Oscars
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leave something to be desired. Sometimes
they exercise very good parental care, but
eggs and fry are also frequently eaten, es­
pecially ifthe parents are disturbed.
There are several color varieties of Os­
cars available. The normal or wild type,
which is basically chocolate or olive in
color with some small patches of orange.
The Tiger Oscar has the same basic color­
ation but the orange has increased in area.
The Red Oscar - the finest example I
have seen of this type was almost totally
brilliant-red with even the fins being
tinged with red. The owner said the fish
had been imported from Thailand, where
most of the breeding work has been done
on Oscars.
An interesting note on the Oscar is to be
found in an article by Axelrod in the
August 1974 TFH. While on an expedition
to the Amazon he bought, at a local fish
market, what he described as a new kind of
Oscar, to quote him: "The usual Aslrono­
tus oceliatus has one ocellus on each side
of the body. The Astronotus I found in
Tefe has none, one or two spots on the
caudal peduncle and from one to eight
spots on the dorsal, some of which over­
lap. In no case did I find both sides of the
same fish were marked the same. That is,
the number of ocelli on caudal peduncle
and dorsal varied from side to side."
Finally, the Oscar is a hardy fish; easy to
keep and quite adaptive. The fish is also
reported to be an excellent fish for eating.
So if your Oscar finally tries your patience
or your wallet to the limit ... don't forget,
always scale towards the head!
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The Tichlld Monthlv
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A Guide to Authors
HE CICHLID MONTHLY is devoted to the aims of
the Victorian Cichlid Society Incorpora ted ­
ie the promotion of cichlid keeping and the gathering
and dissemination of knowledge of their habits, dis­
tribution, requirements etc - as well as all other
aspects of ichthyology directly or indirectly related to
the family Cichlidae. Any original research, observations or revi­
sions of work on any subject relevant to the aforesaid theme, will
be considered for publication.
T
COPY: should be submitted in English (preferably typed, using double
spacing and only one side ofthe paper) and sent to:
The Editor - Daryl Hutchins
30 Timbertop Road
Ringwood North 3134
Victoria, Australia.
... but neatly handwritten will do. Anyone who cares to submit articles
on computer disk goes on the Editor's Christmas list. But you can chisel it
in stone ifyou like, as long as you pay the postage.
ILLUSTRATIONS: should be designed with the format of both the
article and the magazine in mind. All illustrations and lettering should be
in Indian ink or similar ink and should be numbered according to their
place in the text. A much better result is obtained by making the original
twice the required size, then reducing it. (The Editor will handle the
reduction.)
TABLES: Should have a brief title typed directly above or below them
and be numbered according to their place in the text, just like
illustrations.
UNITS: metric units should be the primary units used. If the author
wishes to give both metric and imperial values the latter snouldappear in
parentheses.
PUBLICATIONS: cited or consulted in the text, should be presented in a
numbered list of references following the text. Initials should be typed
after the first author but before subsequent authors in each reference, eg:
l. FRYER G. and T. D. ILES (1972); The Cichlid Fishes of the Great
Lakes ofAfrica'.
2. LOISELLE, Dr Paul V. (1985); 'The Cichlid Aquarium'.
Use superior figures in the text to refer to publications by their number in
this list.
COPYRIGHT: An author, when quoting from someone else's work, or
when reproducing an illustration or table, should ensure that copyright is
not infringed.
Although an author may quote from other published works, he/she
should obtain permission from the holder of copyright if wanting to
make substantial extracts or reproduee tables etc. A suitable acknowledg­
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How's this for lousy journalism. It appeared in the 'Sunday Mail' (Sunshine
Coast) on 8 April 1990. It was pointed out to the locals. Hopefully, a few of
them blasted the publishers for the innacuracies and offered a few contacts for
cross-referencing of piscatorial information - I have.
1990
V olunteer Opportunities in the
Marine Sciences
EARTIfWATCH is a nonprofit organi2adOll that sponso~
scientific expeditions wOJ:ldwide through itS Eat1hCorps of
citizens and !>cholan worbng together. Oor mission is to
improve human undersWlding of Lhe planet, me diversity of its
inhabitants. iIIId the processes which a!recllhe quality of Ufe
on earth. Sharing a pertion of the costs and labor of field
Scuba Diving
·Canar,. Island Sea Lire
Mr. James Van Taucll (American
Mll~r.um (If N~~llral HblOry) will lise
ur.Jcrwi'lU'f ca::r:cril:s 10 .study the effect
iocre:u:ed tOurisl de"e.lopmeol has: had
00 fish 1l.Ild benlhic communilie3 off
the is.laod of Fuertov<;otura. T ~ a ms
lea....e 717.7/21. aJ'I.li 8/4.
• Red Se II. Reer Flsb
AI E.ila~ hrad, Dr. DouglaJ; Shapiro
(U. of Puerto 'Rico) wilt look: at why
lhe cc.Jorful ArtJhias life in groups of
just three 1.0 more thaD 4,000 fis.h,
while colleague Denis Goulet will
3(udy male/fe-male mating success of
lhe whilebelly damsclti~h. Tt:ams I~a",~
711 ,7122 and 8/12 (Go"l., only).
• Coral Reds or Bonaire
To le~m how coral reefs have evolved
over the: past half billion yean, Dr.
David Kob1uk (U. of Toronto) will Jead
• twelllh $etl.SOD of certified divers to
create the most delaBed map of a ree(
$urlice ever developed, mapping all
orgaoiuns withio ODe meier grids.
Tt:am.s uavt: 5Ile:. 6/j a.J1d 6121.
Marine biology
-Horse.sboe CrAb~ or Cape Cod
On Cape Cod, Do.. Mary ADoe Sydlik
a.cd Joho S"dgerow {Euleili Michiga:o
U.), will undertaKe Oil iolegr:il!ed study
of the migratioo And. matiDg behavior
hOflc.shoe crabs. T t:(Jm..~ l~Qv;: J/6,
5120, 60, and 6117.
-SpID)' Lobsters of
Florida l'eys
Dr. WilHam HerTl:lkind (Florida StaLe
U.) coutioues a study of the hllbilat
and recruitment of spioy lobsten in
the Florida Keys. TlfImr Ie./we. 6117
or
j
7116.
-FIJI Cl)ul Communities:
Dr. David Kobluk (U. of Toronto)
(oo~ioue$ tDOoitoriog ho..., a toral net
0(( Malololailai blaod rebuilds itsel(
in the Vfake of two deviUUlting
hurricanes. TeMU It:aye 811 oJtd 8118.
7/28,8114.911, and 9118.
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Fisheries experts want
to know the whereabouts
of populations of tilapia. a
South African fish that
has already in.acted sefer­
al QueelL'jland waterways·
from tbe Gold Coast to'
nortb Quee8sland and
threate118 to wipe out po­
pulatioDs of .. tife Species.
more information on research projeclS you crm join, relUm !.he
fonn below for a free copy o(Eanhwatch magatine wilh full
details on over 100 e;tpeditiom in 46 countries.
- Coral Reels of Belize:
Dr. Howard WinD (U. of Rhode Island)
is constructing a model of how a coral
reef works by studying how mon.yeels
and squirrelfish claim space in a reef
off Beli7.e. Teanr..s /cave. 2111, 2/26.
and 31ll.
-Lemon Shuks of the Babamas
Dr.Charles Manire and Dr. Sa:muel
Gruber (U. of Miaw) continue a long­
lerm study of the energy and food
requirements of lemoD sharl(s i 1'1
BimiDi lagooo. Teams It:Qye 6113,
6119. 7115. 7131 .nd 8116.
-SlL'Ylng tbi Lclltberbaelc. Turtle
Bob BrJlodDGC (NY Zoological Soddy)
and Su,sao. Basford (Fordham U.) wiJI
le;ld voluoteers 00 oighUy patrols of
SI, Croix's beachcs to mcasun: and l4lg
female turtles, move erosion-threatened
nests to safer localions. and protec.t
hatchling! [roel predalors
and
poachers. Teotl1,t teav~ 416. 4118.
4IJO, 5111. 51Z2, 612. 6113 and 6124.
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THE Queensland Go~­
emment is posting wanted
signs for a foreign killer.
research, over 3.(x)() volunteers go inlo the fieLd each year.
usually for two weeks. to work with tOp scienti~ts. No past
experience is required. but any speciill skills are welcome. For
- B:...b_mas' Blue Holes
Dr. Jerry DO\llOhower (Ohio S1.3.le U,)
will be slUdying male/female rela.lion­
ships. predator pressure, aod pop·
ulaLiOD deosily of the freshwater
mosql1iwrish Ij"'icg io lhe deep "blue
hole,"" and pODds OD Andros IsI3.lJd.
TelUnJ letJw 5112,8/11. and 12/8.
-Glaot Cla:m~ of Tonga
Dr. Richard Chesher is bUilding and
monitoriDg cin::les Q( giant clams 10
revi(illizc a..Q ovc:rexploited food re­
source aDd to te;lch eooserv;lIIOD to
local TODg:aO~. Teams 'eovt: 7110,
·Puerlo Ricatl Reef' Cur.coots
Dr. Douglas Shapiro CU. of Puerto
Rico) iJ aoalyziag the role: Cl1neDL~
play at spawning sites or thc blue-head
wruse.T~oln.S' leoyt. 1127. 2115. 314.
Cetaceans
-Wild DoSphlos In Florida
Dr. Randall Wells (U. of California)
begin a study of the social syslems of
dolphins in Tampa Bay, Florida, and
cootlnue a long-tl-n:n photographic
idcnlificalioD $\Irvey of dolphins io
Sarasota Bay. Teams l~a\le 6/16
(CtlplW't.) and 912 and 9/ 23(survey),
-Ca.nary Islaodll' Pilot Wbalts
James and Sara HeimHch·Borau (U. of
Cambridge, U,K.) will study lhc abun­
dance, dislribuHon, aDd behavioral
ecology of dolphio species of[
Tcnerifc bland, focusing on the short.­
finned pilot whale. Teams leau. 6115,
6129, 7113, 7127. 8UO. Gad 8/24.
They receatJy poisoned
a.
poplliation had grow.
from 'be fISh releued 3111
yean earlier.
"That gi,es 1I0111e idea
of how fast they breed,"
tbe prlndpal fisberies
biologist of tbe Depart­
ment of Primary Indus­
tries, Dr Joha Beumer,
said.
"They wipe out natife
populations by eating
their eggs and lanae, and
competing for food and
Dr. Keo Norris and colleagues a.t the U.
of California's Long Marine Lab
contioue five separa:le sct :mammal
projects, includio& analyz.ing dolphin
beha... ior and the cognitive abilities of
sea lions. Tt:am.s 'NOUgn Jun 2.
-Orcas 10 Puee:t Sound
10 J976, Mr. Ken Balcomh (Center for
Whale Research) began a study of
killer whales in the PaciIic Northwest.
Based on S_n Juan Ist_nd, his photo
identification siudy conLinues. Teams
leove 51]]. 5/27. 6//0. 711. 815,
8119, and 912.
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The tilapia can grow to
45cm and attain a weight
of lkg to 1.5kg, but often
explodes into huge popu­
lations of small fisb in
restricted coDditions.
It is adaptable, and can
life in brackish water and
e~en migrate along the
coast when fresh water
extends out 10 sea after
hea.y f1Iins.
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OREOCHROMIS M0S8AM8ICUS temaIe
Scientists fear the fISh poad at Port Douglas,
North Pine Dam near
will enter the marine
ery and deplete commer­ Petrie, Tmgalpa resenoir,
and Ron Creek near
cial stocks seriously.
Tbere is a $60,000 fine Towl&nille.
The tilapia is widely
for releasing tilapi., and
anyone found with efen a used as an aquaculture
dead one may be fined food fish in south-east
Asia because of its capaci­
bea~ily.
"They are moutb ty for fast breeding and
brooders aDd the young rapid growtb.
Authorities will not at..
may life for a considerable
time efen after the parent low it to be used for aqua­
culture in Australia be­
dies," Dr Beumer said.
"If tbe dead fish is tben cause of its ability to de­
discarded into a stream, stroy nathe species if it
the young will sunil'e and gets into streams.
Other exotic species on
breed."
Tilapia ha~e already the Queensland fisheries
been found in seferal hit Jist are European carp,
waterways in Queensland. goldfish, Koi carp, mirror
including a golf course carp and Crucian carp.
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Presidential
Summing-Up
By Aart Langelaar
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
National Cichlid Convention: We hosted
the convention and set a standard ac­
claimed nationally as the best to date.
Lonvention Raffle; I he blggt:~t 01 ItS lund
ever undertaken by the YCS - resulted in
a net profit of more than $2500.
Convention Auction: A special fish-only
auction of high-quality and rare fishes ­
net profit more than $800. Due to its suc­
cess and popularity the committee has de­
ri<kd 10 makr
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The Cichlid Monthly
lhi~
fln annual rv('nl
International Cichlid Conference: Held in
Florida. The society was represented by
means of a poster, magazines and infor­
mation sheets.
New Handbook: A superb new handbook
has been designed and printed. It will be
distributed to members as soon as
possible.
Auction Roles: A set ofrules regarding auc­
tions has been drawn up. These rules will,
it is hoped, overcome minor problems ex­
perienced in the past. This was a com­
bined exercise by EDAS and the YCS, and
will apply to all auctions conducted by
either society.
Victorian Aquarium Societies: Presently,
EDAS, ANGFA and the YCS are attempt­
ing to form a sub-committee from the
three societies in order to promote closer
co-existence with the possibility of one
common meeting night per year and a
combined exhibi tion in 1991. We all
agreed that for too long a period, too much
knowledge has gone unshared and this
must be detrimental to the hobby in
general.
Pathology Service: Dr Jim Greenwood
and Dr Grant Rawlins have offered their
services, free of charge, to do autopsies on
our fishes. To date, shamefully little use
has been made ofthis generous offer.
Sponsorship: Recently, TFH Australia Pty
Ltd has agreed to sponsor our Annual
Table Show, which during 1990 will be
known as 'The YCS Wardley Table Show'.
Th(',' will oonfll(' our flnnufll
trophi('~
The CichlJd Monthly
SUMMARY OF 1989-90
We have come to the end ofour 18th year
and it is without fear ofcontradiction that
I say: "It has been a very constructive and
suceessful year for the society." It is my
h(l~ ~('t
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standard which will be difficult to equal
and even harder to better.
This made my job as chairman an easy
task as well as a pleasure (I always said it
was the easiest job - Ed). Credit must go
to the previous committee for their
groundwork which resulted in some ofthis
year's events, eg the Convention, the Con­
vention Raffle and the Fish-Only Auction.
I think I speak for the society in general
when I express gratitude to this committee
(present and retired members) for their
efforts.
OUR REGULAR FUNCTIONS
Table Show: Showed a slight decrease in
participation.
Library: Has obtained new books in excess
of$300.
Trading Table: Has purchased better, in­
trodueed new lines and magazines, and
most importantly had a record year.
Home Show: Had average participation
and saw new judges and photographer.
Mini Auctions: This is perhaps our least
successful venture for a long time and
could really do with your participation.
Donations: We would like to thank the
members who have donated and convey
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""ard I~y·sTable Show
Africans and Asians
Species
(l~
well as our Popular Choice monthly tro­
phies. Furthermore, TFH Australia will
take out a full-page advertisement on the
back cover of'The Cichlid Monthly'.
Advertising: We have mcreased our adver­
tisements during this year and negotia­
tions are nearing completion with others.
Finance: See the Treasurer's Report else­
where in this issue.
sin('('r(' h<-li('f,hat this ("ommittt'('
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2
3
4
5
Chilotilapia rhoadesii
Chalinochomis bn'chardi
Chalinochromis spp'"
Labeotropheus trewavasae
Pseudotropheus lombardoi
Entrant
Aart Langelaar
Ken Whelan
John McGrath
Jonathan Sheilds
Paul Dundas
Cond Fins Shane Scales Me
(.....30){mu30j(murol (mul0}{mell0)
26
22
24
28
28
26
27
24
26
27
18
16
17
18
18
6
8
8
9
9
7
7
9
8
6
Total
83
80
82
89
88
JUDGE'S COMMENTS
I. Nice show-quality fish.
Some fin damage.
2. Lacks condition. Good fins.
4. Showed very well.
3. Not in show condition. Good size.
5. Nice fISh, no marks, very young.
RESULTS
1st Jonathan's Trewavasae 2nd Paul's Lombardoi. 3rd Aart's Rhoadesi.
* Popular Choice.
Thanks to John Reeves and Dave Thorn for judging this month's entries.
Ken Whelan
WANTED
Female Haplochromis 'Electric Blue' ahli.
DavidSkop-570 1370.
our appreciation to the wholesalers and
retailers who have supported us so
generously.
Annual Auction: A great effort which re­
sulted in an all-time record $896.04 in
commissions and a further $100.20 from
the sale of coffee/tea/soft drinks and
sandwiches.
Elaine Turner Memorial Art and Photo­
graphic Competition: An all-time record
number of entries.
TCM: Our magazine has maintained its
high standard, however, a greater input
from the members would ensure that it
will retain its second-ta-none rating.
Fish House Nights: This is another item
which is slightly down on previous years.
Participation on the part of the general
membership, rather than just committee
members, would remedy this.
Social Secretary: Without a doubt the
most arduous position on the committee
(Second most arduous! - Ed). Each
month we have enjoyed a great supper ­
two small words virtually taken for grant­
ed, however, it was always there. The a.n­
nual dinner, Christmas sausage sizzle and
pool party were great occasions which
took a lot of organising - met with lots of
different opinions but very little assistance
other than the usual one or two regulars.
Ladies we thank and salute you for your
fine efforts.
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The Cichlid Monthly
Minutes of previous meeting
The president opened the meeting at 8.01 pm and welcomed all 42 members and nine
visitors present. Apologies were accepted.
Minutes of the March general meeting taken as read on a motion moved by Colin
Parbery, seconded by Paul Dundas.
Correspondence was read:
Alan Shepherd
renewal
ACA
convention invitation
Anthony Cousin
new
Tina Webber
membership
Luke Rankin
applications
This was accepted on a motion moved by Jeffrey Staude and seconded by Don Olney.
New members, Robbie Scott, Lisa Scott, Les Hall and Jan Porritt were welcomed and
presented with their badges, planners and handbooks.
Badges presented to new committee members - Keith Patford, treasurer; Ken Whelan,
Jan Porritt and Robbie Scott, committee-at-Iarge.
Aart mentioned that the YCS promotion at Mountain Gate shopping centre was
successful. Kevin Morgan was thanked for his efforts. Also thanked were Dave and
Helyna Thorn, John Reeves, Scott Haymes, Jan Porritt and Robbie Scott.
Lino Avellino defeated Peter Petrus on the third tiebreaker in the quiz and won a can of
food. Dave and Helyna Thorn were thanked for the questions.
After a successful mini auction a short break was called. Graham Rowe then gave a
report on the Queensland Cichlid Conference. Thanked by Aart.
Danny Genovese then demonstrated the simple effective way to bag fishes for the
auction. Thanked by Aart.
John Reeves gave us a reminder that the fish-only auction is on. Dave Thorn reminded
us about the home show. The 1989-90 table show trophies were presented by Glen Briggs.
Ken Whelan announced the April table show results.
Draw prizes: I. Don Olney won the Rena 325.
2. John McGrath won the pellets.
3. Kevin Blitz won the bubbly.
Door prizes won by: Tracy Spain, Paul Dundas, Lisa Scott, Aart Langelaar (redonated),
Helyna Thom.
The meeting adjourned for supper at 10.14.
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March Treasurer's
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Opening balance
Credits
Total
Debits
Closing balance
$976.80
604.00
1580.80
-345.38
$1235.42
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