I`A O HAWAI`I - Honolulu Aquarium Society
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I`A O HAWAI`I - Honolulu Aquarium Society
February 2010 I'AO HAWAI'I Volume 2010, Issue 2 I'A O HAWAI'I Fishes of Hawai'i A HONOLULU AQUARIUM SOCIETY PUBLICATION http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org President’s Message February 5, 2010 Tetsuzan (Benny) Ron PhD Natural Mutation & DNA Bar Coding 7:00 PM Meeting Location Kuhio Elementary School Cafeteria 2759 South King Street Enter from Kahoaloha Lane March 5, 2010 Vince & Darren Park Guppies Contents * President's Message . . . . . . . . 1 * HAS Policies and Happy Valentine's Day . . . . . . . . . . 2 * President's Message con't . . . .3 * HAS Membership Application.4 * January 2010 Meeting Pics . . 5 * January 2010 Mtg Pics con't . 6 * How I Got Started in the Tropical Fish Hobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 * Know Our Members/Jan. Mtg. Pics con't . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 * Honor Roll/Mission Statement9 * Board Highlights . . . . . . . . . 10 * Ad/Auction Form . . . . . . . . 11 by Wayne Steljes Our first monthly membership meeting went as expected; a little slow and tedious. By that I mean we, as a group we needed to be a little more on schedule. I was pleased that our guest speaker Jason Alexander from DLNR was very accommodating and patient with us; we were borderline rude to him and I take full responsibility for that. We all need to make the necessary changes for a better start this New Year. At the last board meeting we all agreed that the membership meetings will start promptly at 7:00 pm. We noticed that many of our members were leaving the meeting prior to the auction. We can only ascertain that this is due to not starting our meetings on time, and they cannot stay around to participate in our auctions. We all have other things that are important to us, and luckily the HAS is one of them. We must stay the course and stick to the agenda so we can readily run our club efficiently and effectively. This way we can all enjoy the benefits from it! Please do not be late for our next monthly membership meeting. I have noticed that the auction forms in our newsletters aren’t being used. I can only imagine that we have not seen it in the newsletter or just forget to fill out the form for the auction. We must use the auction form prior to meetings to eliminate untimely recording of the items being brought to the meeting. When you bring your auction items please bring the form so Larry Nakano can record all items. Larry may have questions about your donations. Also, we will not accept any bags of fish or plants that are in leaking bags! If continued on page 3 http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org 1 Volume 2010, Issue 2 February 2010 I'AO HAWAI'I HAS Policies The Board of the Honolulu Aquarium Society has decided to enact the following policies in effect for the year 2010. This is all an effort to encourage more participation amongst members to be beneficial to the society. We appreciate the effort that already is shown, however in the interest of having a strong and active society we will be putting in place mandatory participation in the following areas. The way you can fulfill your obligation to the club is to do one of the following: - Write an article at least 1 paragraph long. The subject can be anything related to the hobby. It could be a practical tip or something that you do that has had success or has failed. [If assistance is needed, the board will be available for help]. - Help Auction Chairperson with the auction as either a recorder or stage help for at least 2 meetings. - Help sell raffle tickets for 3 meetings. - Become committee members on the annual picnic and/or Christmas party. - Enter a tank in the show. - Be a member of the show committee and help set up and break down the show. - Help with the membership and Aloha committee for 3 months. - Do a program (talk for the club). - Join the Board for 3 months. - Donations (monetary, goods, etc.) There will be consequences if you do not fulfill your obligations to the club. You will lose your privileges for the auction and will not be allowed to bid on items. Obligations may be excused and made up if explained to the board. Participation will be noted in the newsletter and kept track on our participation binder. There will be sign up sheets for the first three (3) meetings and as a member you will be able to sign up for as many committees as you want. At the end of the third month, the board will assign you to a committee. Happy Valentine’s Day 2 http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org February 2010 I'AO HAWAI'I Volume 2010, Issue 2 continued from page 1 you have fish that have barbels insure that you double bag them securely so they will not puncture the bag. Please bring your donations at least 15 minutes prior to the meeting; it is very difficult for Larry to log all items in a timely manner when he doesn’t have ample time to do so. If your items are donated please check the donated box and the minimum bid amount will be $1.00. It is important to us that you are clear about your donations so we don’t arbitrarily log the incorrect amount. Please follow the instructions on the auction bid forms. We all must refrain from viewing the auction items until all items have been completely recorded by Larry and crew. There will be enough time for all to view the items prior to the auction. There will be two tables set up; one with auction items (for viewing) and the other for accepting donations. Again, all donors must stay with your donations until they have been recorded. Please give Larry Nakano your cooperation and Kokua!! During the presentations and auctions please refrain from talking, it does cause interference with the program. If you do need to have a converstaion, please go outside. We need to conduct an orderly meeting and not be rude to our guests and auction participants. I would greatly appreciate your Kokua! I will be soliciting your help for auction crews, so don’t be surprise if I call upon you. We will bring in new items for the auction each month so that we don’t have the same items to auction. If you have a suggestion as to what you’d like to see at the auction (as long as we can afford it) please contact any of our board members. We need to generate new interest in our auctions. Our snacks during the break were provided by the Tanioka’s, Arakaki’s and Steven Fong. Thank you for the wonderful goodies; I certainly enjoyed them!! I look forward to the monthly meetings because I get to sample all the good stuff; even though my diet suffers. As usual I forgot to thank everyone for their wonderful generosity, specifically George Yukitomo’s donation for our Christmas Party. I got some of those fish George and they are still alive. Thanks for all that you do for our club. June Urada is the Honolulu Aquarium Society’s new corresponding Secretary. June will be responding to all correspondence sent to HAS locally and abroad. Thanks June for stepping up to the plate and supporting our club. We are in need of news items from our membership; our article locker is empty and I know that some of you can’t wait to send Betty informative articles. We can use anything you may want to share with us. It doesn’t have to be only on fish or plants, let us in on your views and or opinions. Again, we all must bring to the plate anything to improve and help our club grow in the positive direction. Only you can make this happen. A lot of clubs and organizations fail because of inattentiveness to its surroundings. We cannot just stay status quo and think all is well. It takes continued effort to organize, plan and make a commitment to the success of a club. We must insure that the HAS enjoys success and that it’s membership grows along with it. See you at the next meeting! http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org 3 Volume 2010, Issue 2 February 2010 I'AO HAWAI'I THE HONOLULU AQUARIUM SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Please Circle One: New Membership / Renewal Application Date: _________________________ Name (Last, First MI): Address City State Home Phone: Work Phone: Zip Cell Phone: Email Address: Check the appropriate boxes: Individual Annual Dues $20.00 (1 card) Extra Membership Card(s) for family members are $5.00 each. Names:_______________________________________________________________ Junior (under 18 years) Annual Dues $6.00 Names:_______________________________________________________________ How did you find out about this organization? What type of activity would you like to see in the future? What type of benefits do you want to receive from this organization? 4 http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org Volume 2010, Issue 2 January 2010 HAS General Meeting Pictures February 2010 I'AO HAWAI'I January 8, 2010 http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org 5 Volume 2010, Issue 2 February 2010 I'AO HAWAI'I January 2010 HAS General Meeting Pictures Continued 6 http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org February 2010 I'AO HAWAI'I Volume 2010, Issue 2 How I Got Started In The Tropical Fish Hobby by Alan Teraoka I was always interested in anything fish related from fishing to aquarium keeping for as long as I can remember. My dad was an aku boat fisherman and he used to raise and breed various tropical fish when I was very young. He started with Platys for me to look at when I was an infant and eventually had up to fifty tanks in the room that I now use. He raised Angels, Corys, and a few others that were available in the early fifties. He eventually gave it up around 1960. I remember Jiro Matsui of Petland coming over along with other hobbyist to take away the fish that he had when he quit. I later had two or three saltwater aquariums from my 8th grade year to around my senior year at University of Hawaii. I then gave up fish keeping until 2002 some 35 years later. In 2002, while my father was battling stomach cancer, one of our neighbors, Mr. Mimuro told him to get an aquarium and that he would give him some fish to look at. I bought a six gallon Eclipse (my first mistake, too small!) and Mr. Mimuro gave him some guppies, one Cory and a couple of shrimp. Well, you know guppies. They are prolific. I then purchased a three gallon Eclipse (my second mistake) to put the fry into. Then another (mistake number three). My dad passed away in February of 2003 and by then I was making regular visits to Petland Ala Moana and Kahala and various Pet’s Discount Stores. I guess you can say that my dad continued the legacy of fish keeping in our family by indirectly getting me “hooked”. I then started to clean-up the room that my dad once used to house his aquariums and started to build a stand for the aquariums that I had planned to purchase, another 20-gallon long and three 10-gallons. (Boy, I could have used my dad’s help because when he gave up fish keeping he also started to work as a carpenter and he was a good finishing carpenter. And remember, he fit 50 aquariums in the same room that I now have 30. 50?! I could raise all kinds of fish with 20 more tanks.) Anyway, during one on my visits to Petland Kahala I saw these beautiful dwarf cichlids and was told that they were Apistogramma cacatuoides, a name that was totally Greek to me but somehow remembered. I went home and did some research on the internet and found out that they were a relatively mild mannered cichlid that only got to about 3.5 inches. I had to get me some! Then on one of my next visits, Petland had the Yellow-Gold form of these fish. I purchased the last pair. They somehow survived and actually spawned in my 20-gallon long community tank. That was it! I was hooked! Before I knew it I was building more stands and running out of room fast. I currently have about 30 aquariums of various sizes from 5-gallons up to 45-gallons in my fish room and another 21 tubs in the yard for my guppies, Endler’s, swordtails, Moina and Daphnia. My girlfriend Irene is actually glad that I found a (relatively) nice hobby to keep me out of trouble. On one Sunday night in October of 2003 while I was at Petland Kahala, I saw Robert Lau and some friends returning one of his planted tanks and asked them where it was coming from. I then learned that I just missed one of the Honolulu Aquarium Society’s annual fish show. I did some research on the internet and learned about the club and the meeting dates. Unfortunately, the website was not updated from the previous year and I missed the January meeting. I joined the Honolulu Aquarium Society in February 2004. That was it, not only was I hooked on fish but I found a whole bunch of people just like me! Fish people! Via tropical fish I’ve made some good friends and met some very interesting and nice people who have become great friends. How about you? How did you get started in tropical fish keeping? Why not write an article about your beginnings in our hobby and tell us about it? Eh, you got to be a better writer or story teller than me. http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org 7 Volume 2010, Issue 2 February 2010 I'AO HAWAI'I Let‛s Get to Know Our Members George Carlson Length of Membership: Raises: Raised: Interest: Dream Fish: Mel Won Length of Membership: Raise: Breeds: 6 months Bettas, African Cichlids Fish for decades Learn more about Exotic Bettas Fantail Betta pair 4 years Variatus Bettas January 2010 HAS General Meeting Pictures Continued 8 http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org February 2010 I'AO HAWAI'I Volume 2010, Issue 2 HONOR ROLL These stores support the Honolulu Aquarium Society by donating prizes, which are awarded at our functions, and by offering a discount to members who show their membership cards when making purchases: The Honolulu Aquarium Society Established in 1950 Mission Statement: Aquascapes Aiea Town Square 99-082 Kauhale St., Suite B4 487-0077 Coral Fish Hawaii 810 Moanalua Road, Aiea 488-8801 Enchanted Lake Pet Center 1020 Keolu Drive, Kailua 262-2219 Moanalua Pet Center 4510 Salt Lake Blvd # A10 488-8843 Modern Pet Center 1331 Makaloa St. 949-4916 Petland-Kahala 4400 Kalaianaole Hwy 4400 Kalanianaole Hwy 734-7387 Pet’s Discount Warehouse 4384B Malaai St – 422-5763 Waikele Center – 678-8808 Hawaii Kai Town Center – 395-0448 1415 Kapiolani Blvd. – 955-3774 The Honolulu Aquarium Society is dedicated to the promotion and encouragement of the Aquarium Hobby. We share knowledge, experience and fellowship among all our members, both novice and old-timer. We endeavor to preserve the natural habitat of Aquatic Life. We seek to gain personal development in the breeding and showing of aquatic life, and to stretch the boundaries of Hawaii to like-minded people though out our nation and the world. HAS News & Notables IMPORTANT NOTICE: MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS ARE DUE. PLEASE RENEW DURING THIS MONTH’S GENERAL MEETING TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTER. MAHALO $20.00 for an individual plus $5.00 for each additional membership card. This way a family of 3 can have three cards for $30.00 per year. Annual membership for Junior Members (17 years or younger) remains at $6.00. Disclaimer Pet’s ‘N Plants 98-020 Kamehameha Hwy. 488-9922 Pets Plus 250 Ward Avenue #120 593-9788 Kalihi Pet Center City Square Shopping Center 1199 Dillingham Blvd. Suite 101 841-5234 Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Honolulu Aquarium Society (HAS) or the editor of I’A O HAWAI’I. Articles from this publication may be reprinted by nonprofit organizations provided proper credit is given the author and HAS, and that two copies of the reprint are sent to: The Honolulu Aquarium Society P.O. Box 235791 Honolulu, HI 96823 Next Board Meeting Board meetings are open to all members. The next Board meeting will be on Tuesday, February 9, at 7:30 p.m. It will be held at the Susannah Wesley Community Center at: 1117 Kaili Street, Honolulu, HI 96819 The Pet Spot Pearl Highland Center 1000 Kamehameha Hwy 455-8500 They Deserve Your Support!! http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org 9 Volume 2010, Issue 2 February 2010 I'AO HAWAI'I The Honolulu Aquarium Society Board Meeting Highlights January 12, 2010 - Tuesday - 7:30 p.m. Treasurer's Report for 1-12-10 Members Present: Scot Seo, Baron Fukata, Robin Exhavaria, Dennis Tse, Wayne Steljes, Robert Lau, Larry Nakano, Eric Hayashi, Alan Teraoka, Lance Pang Previous Balance Income Expense New Balance $6,106.26 1,285.00 (1,510.04) $5,881.22 The Honolulu Aquarium Society would like to welcome the following new members for January: Krisie McInerny Gregory Wong Shannon Fukata Brooke Chinen Kyle Arai Wanda Wong Linsay Fukata Matthew Wong Jenna Tsuzaki Cheryl Mercado Laverne Fukata Carolyn Stanton Julia Tsuzaki MAHALO The Honolulu Aquarium Society would like to thank the following members for their donations to the January Auction: 10 Robert Lau CO2 regulator & parts Lance Pang 6 bags fish & 4 bags plants Wayne Ito 4 bags fish Tony Simao 4 bags fish Aquatic Imports 2 shirts & 6 bags fish Doris Morisake 5 bags fish http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org Volume 2010, Issue 2 Advertisements February 2010 I'AO HAWAI'I Commercial Advertising Rates Our monthly ad rates are as follows: Full page (8-1/2 x 11) Half page Quarter page Eighth page Business card Betty Steljes, HAS $11.00 $ 7.00 $ 5.00 $ 4.00 $ 2.00 Please submit camera ready Advertisement to the HAS Editor and payment to the HAS Treasurer by the 17th of the month to be published in the following month’s bulletin. For more information, please contact HAS Editor, Betty Steljes, at 396-2266 or [email protected]. AUCTION FORM We need your help! Please list your auction items before the meeting. This will expedite the handling of the auction items before the meeting starts. This NEW form has a DONATION column. If your item is a donation please check this column. This will help us keep track of any auction item that is a donation, and we can recognize your contribution to the club. We will have blank forms at the auction table. Thank you for your cooperation. http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org 11 February 2010 Volume 2010, Issue 2 I`A O HAWAI`I Fishes of Hawai`i A Honolulu Aquarium Society Publication http://www.honoluluaquariumsociety.org PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE I'A O HAWAI'I THE HONOLULU AQUARIUM SOCIETY P. O. BOX 235791 Honolulu, HI 96823 PAID HONOLULU, HI PERMIT NO. 1786 CURRENT RESIDENT OR