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Tank Tales TM The Official Publication of the Aquarium Club of Lancaster County, Inc. February 2016 Volume 45, No.2 Meeting Date Change February 27th, 2016 1pm photo of Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi by Michael Buchma 2016 ACLC Board of Directors President Jack Lafayett 717-371-0322 [email protected] Vice-President Michael Buchma [email protected] Treasurer Tim Brady 570-385-0573 [email protected] Secretary Gary Haas 410-939-5993 [email protected] Tank Tales is the official publication of the Aquarium Club of Lancaster County (ACLC). Ten issues of TankTales are published annually. Anyone using original material from any issue of Tank Tales must return two (2) copies of the publication in which the article is published to our exchange editor listed below. The views expressed in any material appearing in Tank Tales are those of the authors, and do not necessarily express those of the ACLC. The ACLC meets on the third Saturday of each month (except July and August) at Bird-In-Hand Fire Co., 313 Enterprise Drive, Bird-In-Hand, PA 17505. Meetings begin at 1:00 PM unless otherwise noted. Meetings usually are comprised of a program featuring a guest speaker, door prizes, a mini fish auction, with a period allowed for mingling and refreshments. The philosophy of the club is such that our activities are interesting to both the novice and advanced hobbyist alike. An effort is made to keep business to a minimum at the general meetings,with the board of directors meeting being held quarterly at a pre-established date and time. Membership application can be found online at http://www.aclcpa.org/about-the-aclc/join-us Lifetime Members of the ACLC™ Joel Antkowiak, Rich Bressler, Paul Bricknell, F. Wayne Calender, Pedro Sanchez, David Stephon 2016 ACLC Committee Chairs Programs Director Vacant [email protected] Public Relations Director Vacant [email protected] Editor: Karen Haas 610-573-6388 [email protected] Exchange Editor: Kurt Johnston 717-965-7763 [email protected] Web Master: Kurt Johnston 717-965-7763 [email protected] Social Chair: Tim Brady 570-385-0573 [email protected] Horticultural Chair: Michael Buchma [email protected] BAP Chair: Gary Haas 410-939-5993 [email protected] CARES Chair: Gary Haas 410-939-5993 [email protected] Auction Chair: Danny Corman 717-564-6888 [email protected] Raffle Chair: Mike Mull 717-824-5379 [email protected] Audit Chair: Vacant [email protected] WAAP Chair: Joel Antkowiak 717-354-2274 [email protected] Membership Chair: Mary Crittenden 717-856-4572 [email protected] Corporate Sponsor Chair: Joel Antkowiak [email protected] Speaker Coordinator: Alan Rollings 484-522-8323 Annual Auction Chair: Joel Antkowiak 717-354-2274 Past President Kurt Johnston 717-965-7763 [email protected] Financial Director Vacant The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County is a Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corpration under the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988. “ACLC”, “Tank Tales”, “Piscatorial Pearls” and the fish-drawn buggy logo are all trademarks of the Aquarium Club of Lancaster County, Inc. 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SAVE SAVE 20% Aquatic Plant LED Light Systems 20% Advanced & Reef LED Strip Lights LED Strip Lights SAVE Tetra Whisper In-Tank Power Filters SAVE 20% 10% SAVE 10% Marineland C-530 Canister Filter Penn Plax Daily Double II Automatic Fish Feeder SAVE 10% SeaClone Protein Skimmers Marineland Penguin Power Filters SAVE 10% SAVE 10% Lee’s Select Gravel Cleaners & Kits AquaticLife Edge LED Light Fixtures W NE 1 4 DAY LIVESTOCK GUARANTEE The health & quality of our livestock speak for themselves, but just in case, we’ve got you covered. Aquarium Club of Lancaster County & The Cichlid Club of York Keeping Apistogramma & Black Water Tanks King of the Monsters Time & Place Saturday February 27th 2016 1:00 PM Hand-in-Hand Fire Co. 313 enterprise Dr. Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505 The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County, Inc. is a 501c3 Public Charity Pennsylvania Corporation So You Want to Raise Show Guppies by Paul Tangredi Ah, the wondrous guppy, the first tropical fish most of us started with. Buy a pair and almost instantly babies, babies, babies everywhere. Colorful, easy to keep, and if you forget water changes (until the water is half the tank) no worries the almighty guppy survives! One day you decide, “I'm going to get some of those fancy guppies”. Sure they cost a little more but look at their fins, their colors: blues, reds, yellows, greens, mixes, delta tails, split tails, double tails, fan tails, grass guppies, moscows, on and on. You read magazines and see the show guppies of the IFGA winners and WOW these are a far cry from the guppies you have and you think, “I can do that”, so you begin. Let me tell you folks, the difference between a "show guppy" and a "regular pet store guppy" is not just in looks but in "everything". They may as well be a different species. I decide, ”Hey, I'm older and wiser; been keeping fish for 30yrs. I'm ready to tackle having my own strain of show guppies”. (Did I say older and wiser? older maybe, but wiser, you be the judge.) I do my homework, I read all about keeping show guppies. Start with a reputable stock (no need to reinvent the wheel). Keep meticulous records (not just color and fin shape). Bare bottom tanks, sponge filters, culling, genetics, food, raising the young ,culling, live foods, brine shrimp, culling, line breeding ,cross breeding ,out crossing. I'm ready to make the move. They say you need about 14 tanks to keep 1 line of Guppies, no problem. I have a little room so I can set that up. I figure when totally done, the room will hold about 32 tanks. I feel good, probably the only time I could say that with a straight face I get the tanks; purchasing every tank I can find at yard sales, auctions, Craig's List, etc. Filtration: I decide to go with individual sponge filters con- nected to a compressor. Set up the tanks, just 3 or 4 to start, only need a few for the 2 trios I plan on getting. Now for the fish. I search Aquabid, Ebay, individual breeders and I narrow it down to 2 trios a ½ yellow and ½ black green. Cost: you can get guppies, even fancy guppies, in a pet store for next to nothing but show guppies are another story. Expect to pay anywhere from $40-$90 per trio and that is not counting shipping. I change my mind and only get 1 trio, the ½ black yellows for about $80 with shipping. My fish arrive. I put them in the tank and wait. In 30 days I should have a nice batch of fry. Wait, wait, wait. Finally the females look big. Instead of 30 days it has now been closer to 60, oh well, they're ready. I put each female in her own tank and wait. The 1st female drops 12 fry. 12, that's it. What happened to the 30 to 60 I had planned on? Oh well, maybe they are too young for big broods. 3 days later the 2nd female drops 18 fry. Great, between the both I have 30. “Not bad”, I say to myself. Now the work starts in earnest, feed the fry 4-6 times a day, siphon off 25% of the water every other day. Luckily I have the type of schedule that allows me to do this. Oops! I look in and I only have 6 babies in the 1 tank and 12 in the other. Meanwhile one of the females (that have been removed from the breeding tank) has died. I still have a male and female and about 18 babies so all is not lost. 2 weeks later only 10 fry left and all are looking like females. When the fry get to 1 month old I try to separate males and females, not an easy task they still all look female. 6 weeks and my male is dead, the female isn't pregnant, 4 fry left and all female. DISASTER! Oh well, lesson learned; "show guppies" are not fancy guppies. Believe it or not, this has not deterred me. I have tried 2 more times with different problems but similar results. So you tell me, am I wiser? I think not. HAP Report: Eichhornia crassipes; more commonly known as Water Hyacinth by Alan Rollings During the Spring of last year Karen and I discussed trying to have fish and ponds outside. Our first need was to obtain a number of ponds. We managed this by going to a number of Sunday “Flea-Markets” in our general area. It is surprising how many tank set ups you can see at these events, and a number of tubs that can be easily used for outside ponds. We bought a half-a-dozen of them ranging from 10 gallon size up to say may be 40 gallons. Many of these were for as little as $1 and the most expensive was only $10.00. As soon as we got the tubs home we would wash them out with the outside garden hose for more than 30 minutes at a time to ensure that they were suitable for our fish. Next, we considered a wide range of suitable plants, and had a chat with the plant guru Ted Colletti of the NJAS. This plant enabler convinced me that water hyacinth would be an ideal “starter plant”. We ordered and paid for this delivery. We split out the plants into these tubs and outside pond. Water Hyacinth is a free-floating perennial plant that can grow to a height of 3 feet, although this did not happen for us. The dark green leaf blades range from circular to elliptical in shape and are attached to a spongy, air inflated petiole. Below the water level is a thick, heavily branched dark fibrous root system. These submerged parts of the plants provide ideal habitats for many micro and macro invertebrates. It is these small invertebrates that provide an ideal food source for our pond fish. These submerged root structures also provide the ideal hiding places for fish fry and grow outs. The photograph show that we had a soft purple flower to the plants we acquired from Ted Colletti. In the blue tub the plant prospered and propagated so much that we could take “cuttings” to introduce some younger plants into some of our other ponds tubs. The water hyacinth can have striking blue through violet flowers located on the terminal spikes. As the plants age they will ultimately die. The decomposition continues to provide microscopic foods that form detritus. Photo by Karen Haas As beautiful as these plants are they need to be managed to prevent them getting in to the local water basins as they are considered an invasive species. Their management does not stop there. They will need frequent monitoring and pruning in our ponds since if they are allowed to completely cover the pond surface they will prevent the necessary oxygen exchange allowing the fish to live comfortably. The correct management of this wonderful plant enables us to fully enjoy its beauty, and to ensure our fish live and breed well. However, be sure not to discard any excess into the local streams as it could easily begin to take over from the area’s natural fauna. Hunting by Gary Haas Shhh. I’m hunting baby fish. Baby Betta rubra, a mouth-brooding Betta. Daddy incubated them till they were the size of baby guppies, and finally released them. They are in a bare 10-gallon tank, with a layer of mulm on the bottom. Daddy has been removed, Mommy was removed even earlier, and all the java moss and the sponge filter and PVC caves are gone too, so it should be easy for a big guy with a net to net little fish, eh? Except that the aquarium is on the top shelf of the fishroom rack, half full, and I’m on a step-stool. Except that the lighting on the top shelf is a little dim, and my 20/20 vision (corrected) is better at 20 feet than at 2 – and the flashlight glares more than illuminates. Except that these little guys are using wiles developed over the eons to elude scaly or bewhiskered predators. These tactics are pretty effective against me, too. First of all, they hide in the mulm. They hold real still, and lurk near the bottom edges of the tank, where the bottom meets the sides and the aquarium cement provides a little visual cover. I use tactics I learned from fishy predators. I stir up the mulm and watch for little lumps – maybe moving lumps – in the swirling silt. Sometimes they dart along the edges, sometimes they play dead. They rarely dart into open water. Sometimes when I trap them against the aquarium wall, they just stay right next to the glass. I wonder what predator that tactic is useful against? It works on me. C’mon fishy, you have to swim AWAY from the wall into the net. Using the net, I try to make the water swirl and sweep the baby away from the wall so I can come up underneath him. Sometimes that works, but usually he squirts between the net and the wall and disappears into the murk. That’s the tactic I would use if I were him. Some of my tactics I have to learn without benefit of natural models. Like tactics that favor my righthandedness. Don’t let those babies get to the right side of the tank! I catch no babies with my backhand. There’s probably a better way to do this. 10 Star Wars Quotes to Guide Your Fishroom Breeding Program by Joel Antkowiak With the release of the most hyped, and most successful – at least domestically - movie of all time, “Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens”, I felt that maybe it would be time to take a look at some of the quotes from the franchise and see if this phenomenon can be applied to our fish keeping ways. Star Wars has had a strong foothold in our culture ever since the release of “Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope” way back in 1977. Of course, back then it was just known as “Star Wars”. And the franchise has actually already made its way into our fishy lives, being a model of sorts for the 2009 American Cichlid Association convention, with a play on one of the episodic names being the theme for that event – “The Hybrid Menace”. So it is no surprise that we can find words of wisdom within these movies to help guide us as we channel the force through our tanks. 10. “Stay on target.” – Gold Five So many times we start a project in the fish room and get side tracked that this seems like one of the most appropriate of all Star Wars quotes to govern your fishkeeping ways. I know I have many unfinished projects started in my fish room – conversion to matten filters, installation of a central heat source, setting up a live food culture area and many more. I definitely need to finish some of these up to make my life easier, and my fish happier. 9. “Great, kid. Don’t get cocky.” – Han Solo So, you have bred that one fish that you have always wanted to be successful with, and now another one catches your eye. Very similar species, found in similar areas in the wild and you are thinking I have this sucker made. Not so fast, my friend. Invariably, there will be some slight difference that you didn’t anticipate. Maybe a certain food, maybe the temperature has to be just right, or some key part of the fish’s water chemistry is missing. Be sure to reduce your reliance on the knowledge that you have and do some research on the species to help ensure that you will have success with the new fish as well. 8. “Never tell me the odds.” – Han Solo Because you really don’t care if that species has ever been bred in captivity or not. Or if it has been bred a million times. Sometimes the “easiest” level fish can be the hardest to figure out. It took me years to figure out the secret to Aphyosemion australe…a mere 5 point fish. And sometimes the hardest ones click immediately. What works for some people doesn’t necessarily work for others. 7. “It’s a trap!” – Admiral Ackbar You may have to bait one to have success with some species. Cuckoo spawning Synodontis species come to mind. 6. “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.” – Oh so many people And oh so many situations may give rise to this. You have bought fish that get too big for your tanks. You have bred fish that get too big for your tanks…meaning thousands of fry to house. You have bought fish that you may not quite have enough room for in your current set up (that never happens, right?) or that do not quite fit with the species you already have. Of course there is also the ‘filling the tanks and get distracted and don’t get back to it in time’ fiasco. The escaped fruit flies from the culture jar is always a hit with the spouse. So are confused flour beetles. And many other bad feelings. Try to minimize this! 5. “Your focus determines your reality.” – Qui-Gon Jinn You pretty much won’t have success with one species if you are concentrating on another one instead. But nothing says that you can’t focus on more than one species at a time. Oh wait, I just did. Ok, nothing says you have to wait a long time between concentrating on another species. Yeah, that sounds better. 4. “In my experience, there is no such thing as luck.” – Obi Wan Kenobi This goes hand in hand with numbers five and two. But nothing says that you can’t focus on more than one species at a time. Oh wait, I did, didn’t I. 3. “I find your lack of faith disturbing.” – Darth Vader Yes, even the dark side can provide some words to live by. Have faith in what you are doing in your efforts to get your fish to spawn. Confidence in your methods, confidence in your foods. If you have done your research, there is no reason not to have faith in what you are doing. 2. “Do or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda I usually end up doing not, but intend to do. More often than not, if you try, you will be successful. However, sometimes we acquire species with good intentions, but never seem to be able to clear out the necessary tank space to be able to breed them, or maybe we never find the time to properly condition the fish and tend to specific aquarium conditions that the species may require. In any event, you either do, or do not. 1. “It’s not my fault.” – Han Solo You were perhaps expecting ‘may the force be with you’? Please. Sometimes you do everything that needs to be done and still you can’t get those fish to spawn. Well sometimes you won’t be able to. Not because you didn’t provide all the necessary conditions for the species, but maybe because of some other factors, such as one or both fish are sterile. You may have to obtain different specimens to have that success you were hoping for. You can only do so much. But keep in mind these words from our friend Underdog: “If at first you fail your deed, try again ‘til you succeed.” Underdog? Where did that come from? This is Star Wars we are talking about here, not cartoons. Besides, that seems to conflict with Yoda’s words of wisdom from number 2. Oh well, just let these words of wisdom from the most successful movie franchise of all time guide your fishy ways, and maybe, just maybe, the force will be with you. Caudal-ly Yours by Alan Rollings ACLC hit the New year on full throttle with the most entertaining opening speaker of the year, our good friend Wayne Leibel. His talk covering the discovery of The Flowerhorn in its natural habitat of the Lago de Illusiones (Lake of Illusions). A packed Fire hall audience were truly informed and entertained. Thank you, Wayne. Looking forward to future presentations from you. This month we are holding a joint meeting with our sister club, Cichlid Club of York. Saturday, February 27th we will see 2 speakers, by coincidence, speaking about cichlids. The speaker for CCY is none other than Kevin J Carr on “Keeping Monster Cichlids”, and the speaker for the ACLC is our own William “Chance” Peregine (The Cichlid Garden) presenting his take on “Apistogramma and other Black Water Fishes”. Something for all tastes – large or small. These will be great presentations and should not be missed. The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County is in need of a member to be the club representative to the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies. Kurt Johnston has been the rep since we joined the NEC and is requesting that someone new take over. Your main responsibilities are to participate via conference call at the 4 general meetings each year, d create a report to be included in Tank Tales and to represent the interests of the ACLC at those meetings. If you are interested, please contact Kurt at the meeting or email him at [email protected]. Get there early it will be a packed house, and CCY will be providing food!! Welcome new members: Auction entries are by MyGroupAuctions.com only. Sign up now for the service if you are not already a member. Do not miss out on an auction list preview. Barbara Benson Thomas Gillooly Joseph Pacheco (renewal) BAP REPORT: for Dermogenys pusilla by Alan Rollings photos by Karen Haas Among the few fishes I imported with me (Karen would say too many) when I came over to stay in Allentown were a group of 6 small young livebearers commonly known here in America as “Wrestling Halfbeaks”, or even as the “Malayan Halfbeak”. It is a vi- Adult female viparous livebearer from the rivers and water catchments of South East Asia. It is reported that it can survive and live in brackish water although this is not something that I have experimented with the species. When compared to many popular livebearers this halfbeak can be considered small, slender and elongate. As the common name suggests, it has a mouth that resembles a beak. The lower jaw of the mouth extends out beyond the upper portion. This is a characteristic of the family. The color of the species is dependent upon the collection region of the specimens, and can therefore vary from one race to another. Dermogenys pusilla are a surface feeding fish, and feed on a wide variety of small invertebrates including crustaceans and insect larvae. We have found that they particularly enjoy mosquito larvae that break the surface of the water. Observing the fish feed is fascinating since it is their shorter upper jaw that opens upwards when they maneuver to capture and devour their prey. The “Wrestling Halfbeak is sexually dimorphic. This is a species in which the females are larger than the males. The females can reach 3+ inches and are broader, more barrelled shape, whereas the males may manage to grow out to 2.25 inches. This species typically has red or yellow (or a combination of both) patches in their dorsal and anal fins, and their beak. It is reported that the males will often “wrestle” amongst themselves for anything up to 30 minutes in a “bout”. Hence their c o m m o n name fry amongst water lettuce roots It has been reported that in their native range many of the Halfbeak species are used much in the same way as Betta splendens are for gambling. In their own water courses and canals the weaker males quickly disengage and swim away to safety. Our experience has been wide with this small group. Originally they were in a 20 gal high tank with other small livebearer species. The females became obvious after a short while. At the onset of summer we put the most obvious gravid female in to 10 gallon tub crammed with hornwort to offer the young protection from their natural instinct to hunt down their young. We frequently saw young and moved them to a 15 gallon tank. However, they did not survive beyond a few weeks. With the coming of winter we moved the female back into the 20 gallon high tank, again stacked with plants. Then, just by chance we were in the fish room when we noticed that the largest female was giving birth. Rather than leave the young in with the 5 adults we netted each one of the fry. These were extremely small and thin, very difficult to see, but eagle-eyed Karen spotted most of them and we placed them into a hang on the outside plastic tank (Marina). The water is taken from a main tank and is air driven into and through this hang on tank. We fed these youngster with “Start Up”, and soon after with crumbled dry Mysis Shrimp from (http://www.yourfishstuff.com/). They have grown well over the last 10 weeks, and we have lost 2or 3. On a number of occasions I have seen that our good sponsor Batfish Aquatics (jJosh Weigert) has aquarium strain halfbeaks under the trade names of Silver Halfbeaks or Golden Halfbeaks dependent upon the color of the fish. As with all halfbeaks they are sensitive to sudden pH changes. TAIL SPIN by Alan Rollings First new FISH GENUS described in more than 30 YEARS!! This could be seen as a “shocking”, “current” find for over 3 decades. Cornell University Ichthyologist, John Sullivan (an expert in the Mormyridae family) has discovered not one, but 2 new species of mormyrid. These are weak current discharging electric “elephant nosed” fish These fish have caused the raising of a new genus – the first time in over 30 years - which they called Cryptomyrus, translating to “hidden fish.” To date this new genus is endemic to the African continent. The new find shed light on two mis-classified specimens found years earlier. The full article can be referenced from the internet site http://news.mongabay.com/2016/02/fis FOR SALE! Your club has quite a few tanks available for sale as a result of some very generous donations over the last few months. The tanks are located in Honey Brook, PA and pick up can be arranged by contacting Joel Antkowiak at [email protected]. Includes tank, undergravel filter, natural gravel, lid (may be glass, may be a hood) and strip light (if no hood). Tanks need cleaning and most are painted “pet shop blue”. 10 Gal. Tanks (approx. 30 available): $10 ea. 29 Gal. Tanks (approx. 20 available): $25 ea. Joel can not bring tanks to meetings as he brings a lot of stuff At the meeting on January 16th 2016, the Aquarium Club of Lancaster County Board of Directors announced a new program, the ACLC Aquatic Life Education Fund. This program has been instituted to assist schools in our area with funding for the continued development of curriculums related to the study of aquatic life. The importance of continued education of young people in this field could not be overstated and we felt that there is no better way to show our support than to develop a means for our club to assist financially. The program will work as follows: Five percent (5%) of the ACLC’s auction proceeds annually between September 1st and August 31st will be earmarked for this fund The ACLC will also collect any donations offered by members and guests at all meetings and events held during the year and put 100% of those into the fund The ACLC will accept nominations from ACLC Members in good standing, for schools to be considered recipients beginning in September of each year and the decision will be made by a vote of the ACLC membership at the March General meeting. Nominations should be accompanied by a letter from that school’s representative with a description of the program the funds will be used for. Schools must be pre-college education facilities from neighboring counties in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. No fees or other costs will be deducted from the funds collected. 100% will go to the school selected by the ACLC. A check will be awarded to that school as soon as possible after August 31st each year. We look forward to this being and long term annual program to help educate our areas’ young people in all aspects of our hobby and to promote the conservation efforts necessary for the continues existence of aquatic life. Special Note for 2015-2016: The ACLC Board unanimously approved the first year’s funds (September 2015 through August 2016) will be awarded to the North Carroll (MD) High School Program under the direction of Hannah McNett. The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County, Inc. is a federally registered 501(c)3 public charity and Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation Congratulations to all the recipients of the Aquarium Club of Lancaster County’s Annual Awards! There are numerous awards presented annually to deserving members. This year’s recipients are: CARES Member of the Year: Mighty Fin Award (Most points in WAAP): Propagator of the Year (HAP – Most Species): Gardener of the Year (HAP – Most Points): Breeder of the Year – Most Points: Breeder of the Year – Most Species: And of course, our two most prestigious awards: President’s Award: Jeffrey L. Miller Hobbyist of the Year Award: Joel Antkowiak Karen Haas Gary Boyer Gary Boyer Karen Haas/Alan Rollings Karen Haas/Alan Rollings Michael Mull Gary Haas We also had the opportunity this year to present some high level lifetime achievement awards at the January meeting, although these awards were recognized at the time they were earned, the actual awards did not get ordered until the annual awards were ordered. These should be recognized again, so here they are: Ultimate Writer Award – top award in the WAAP: Joel Antkowiak Master Breeder Award: Richard Bressler Wayne Calendar Award – top award in the BAP: Richard Bressler Grand Master Breeder: Richard Bressler Both the Ultimate Writer Award and the Grand Master Breeder entitle the recipients to lifetime membership in the ACLC. CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners! WRITER'S AND ARTIST'S AWARD PROGRAM REPORT OVERALL STANDINGS: Through January 31, 2016 Participant Total Points Base Bonus Reprints (Articles/Photos) Special Awards Ultimate Writer Award (1000 points plus 2 Specialty Awards plus 5 Articles Reprinted or Equivalent) Joel Antkowiak 2,625 points 1,900 725 5/0 Fishy Photographer; The Popular Fish Head; The Writing Breeder Pen and Quill Award (750 points plus 1 Specialty Award plus 2 Articles Reprinted) - None Wordsmith Award (500 points) Kurt Johnston* ........................... 1,545 points Bob Kulesa .................................... 690 points Scott McLaughlin.......................... 575 points 1,325 500 480 220 190 95 1/0 1/0 Fishy Photographer 358 385 115 55 2/0 2/0 Fishy Photographer Fishy Photographer 248 70 100 65 55 55 30 0 120 70 55 10 0 0 40 40 30 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 Author's Award (250 points) Karen Haas .................................... 473 points Gary Haas......................................440 Points Writer's Award (50 points) Alan Rollings ................................ 248 points Richard Bressler ............................ 190 points Lonny Langione ............................ 170 points Robin Antkowiak .......................... 120 points Greg Steeves ................................... 65 points Michael Buchma ............................. 55 points Joseph Pacheco ............................... 50 points 2/0 0/1 Other Participants Brandon Moyer ............................... 40 points Lindsey Moyer ................................ 40 points Sheila Garl ...................................... 30 points Ashley Antkowiak .......................... 25 points Ellen Haas ....................................... 10 points *-Participant has enough points for the next higher award, but needs to complete one or more other requirements to qualify. Those who are no longer ACLC members have been removed from the list. Their records are still maintained. MIGHTY FIN STANDINGS 2015 MIGHTY FIN STANDINGS 2016 Final Standings – Top 8 Finishers Standings through January 31, 2016 Karen Haas ......................................... 288 pts Alan Rollings ..................................... 248 pts Joel Antkowiak .................................. 115 pts Kurt Johnston ..................................... 105 pts Bob Kulesa ........................................... 95 pts Richard Bressler ................................... 60 pts Michael Buchma .................................. 55 pts Joseph Pacheco .................................... 50 pts Joel Antkowiak .................................... 10 pts Off to a slow start for 2016. Let’s pick up the pace a little bit here folks! Share your knowledge with us! Breeder Award Program Monthly Report January 31, 2016 BAP news as of January 31, 2016 The 2016 BAP year is off to a good start, with points being awarded to three BAP aquarists already. David Tancredi spawned two species, including a critically endangered Goodeid (worth a bunch of extra points), which puts him in the lead for 2016 Breeder of the Year. Keep up the good work, David! Joel Antkowiak claimed points for a Merry Widow livebearer. And Karen Haas and Alan Rollings claimed points for the CARES Goodeid Ilyodon whitei. They will also be honored for completing their Advanced Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder award, earned by breeding two times the species necessary to complete the class. In the Livebearer Class, that means a total of 12 species, as breeding 6 species meets the basic requirements of the Class. As it turns out, they actually met this criterion early in 2015, but among all the other awards Karen was bringing home at that time, I didn’t notice this one. So the moral of the story is, keep track of your points and the BAP rules, and remind me when I slip up. Or, just keep breeding those fish and I’ll try my best to keep up with the awards you earn. Specialist Breeder Awards Report Class 1 Livebearers Paul Bricknell Wayne Calender Bob Kulesa Pedro Sanchez David Stephon Joel Antkowiak Bressler Family Gary Boyer J/N Dickel Haas/Rollings Class 2 Catfish Wayne Calender Bob Kulesa Bressler Family Class 3 Barbs & Minnows David Stephon Paul Bricknell Bressler Family Class 4 Characins Wayne Calender David Stephon Danny Corman Bressler Family Class 5 Killifish Bob Kulesa Wayne Calender Pedro Sanchez Paul Bricknell Bressler Family Gary Haas Class 6 Anabantoids Bressler Family Class 7 New World Cichlids Bob Kulesa Pedro Sanchez David Stephon Bressler Family Paul Bricknell Class 8 Old World Cichlids Bob Kulesa Joel Antkowiak Bressler Family Paul Bricknell Gary Boyer Class 9 Rainbows & Blue-eyes Bressler Family Class 11 Other Aquatic Animals Bob Kulesa Joel Antkowiak Bressler Family Haas/Rollings Paul Bricknell Class 12 U. S. Native Species Wayne Calender Paul Bricknell Bressler Family Class 14 All Other Freshwater Fish Bressler Family Breeder Award Program Monthly Report January 31, 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award Report 2016 Species Bred Active Members’ Point Totals David Tancredi............................................2 species Haas/Rollings.............................................1 species Joel Antkowiak. ..........................................1 species F. Wayne Calender Breeder Bressler Family .........................................1732 pts Wayne Calender .......................................1553 pts Grand Master Breeder Paul Bricknell.............................................2003 pts David Stephon...........................................1120 pts Pedro Sanchez .........................................1050 pts Master Breeder None currently 2016 Breeder of the Year Pts. David Tancredi ...........................................39 points Haas/Rollings..............................................16 points Joel Antkowiak............................................13 points January 2016 Species Bred Expert Breeder Bob Kulesa*.................................................812 pts David Tancredi............................................2 species Poecilia wingei, Ameca splendens Advanced Breeder Joel Antkowiak*.........................................1238 pts Haas/Rollings.............................................1 species Ilyodon whitei 3 Star Breeder Gary Boyer*.................................................607 pts Haas/Rollings*.............................................520 pts Joel Antkowiak............................................1 species Phallichthys quadripunctatus 2 Star Breeder Gary Haas*..................................................404 pts Danny Corman*...........................................399 pts J/N Dickel....................................................178 pts 1 Star Breeder Gene Regener …........................................245 pts Pat Kelly*....................................................165 pts Clair Klinedinst............................................133 pts Glenn Davies* ............................................120 pts Dave Frehafer ..............................................90 pts Scott Shenk...................................................70 pts Tony Kline ….................................................60 pts Robin Antkowiak............................................57 pts Kurt Johnston ...............................................56 pts Other Participants David Tangredi.............................................. 67 pts Sam Jones....................................................66 pts The Moyers...................................................37 pts Lonny Langione.............................................35 pts Ashley Antkowiak..........................................21 pts Mackenzie Dalton..........................................14 pts *Breeder has enough points for next higher class award but needs to complete one or more classes to achieve the award. Specialist Breeder Awards Report cont. Paul Bricknell: Master Killifish (Class 5) Breeder & Advanced Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder Gary Boyer: Advanced Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder Bressler Family: Master Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder Joel Antkowiak: Master Livebearer (Class 1) Breeder ACLC C.A.R.E.S. Registrants Updated on January 31, 2016 Joel Antkowiak Betta simplex Xiphophorus couchianus Tanichthys micagemmae Ameca splendens Tanichthys albonubes Puntius denisoni Nothobranchius korthausae Chapalichthys pardalis Xenoophorus captivus Pseudotropheus saulosi Aulonocara kandeense Betta albimarginata Prognathochromis perrieri Pseudotropheus demasoni Puntius titteya Pachypanchax sparksorum Skiffia multipunctata Coptodon snyderae Ataeniobius toweri Fundulopanchax amieti Coptodon bakossiorium Xiphophorous milleri Xenotaenia resolonae Tanichthys thacbaensis Nothobranchius foerschi Pachypanchax patriciae Rivulus uroflammeus Melanotaenia boesemani Melanotaenia eachamensis Cryptoheros myrnae Bedotia geayi Xiphophorus malinche Zoogeneticus tequila Steve Arnott Tanichthys micagemmae Barry Bixler Tanichthys albonubes Ameca splendens Gary Boyer Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis Xystochromis sp.“Kyoga Flameback” Cryptoheros nanoluteus Nothobranchius kilomberoensis Ameca splendens Pundamilia nyererei Tim Brady Xenotoca eiseni Ameca splendens Bressler Family Melanotaenia lacustris Betta albimarginata Tanichthys micagemmae Bedotia geayi Zoogenetius tequila nn nnnx nn nnnx nn nnn nx nnn nnx nn nnnw nn nnnw nn nnnw nn nnnw nn nnnw nn nnnw nnn nnw nn nnnv nn nnnv nn nnnv nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnnu nnnnu nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnn nu nn nnnu nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnn n nn nnnn nn nnn nx nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnn nu nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnv nn nnnn nn nnn nw nn nnn nw nn nnn nw nn nnnu nnn nnu Ataeniobius toweri Xiphophorus malinche Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis Glossolepsis incisus Melanotaenia boesemani Ameca Splendens Cryptoheros nanoluteus Nothobranchius kilomberoensis Ameca splendens Pundamilia nyererei Paul Bricknell Ilyodon whitei (lennoni) Ameca splendens Zoogoneticus tequila Ataeniobius toweri Gavin Dalton Tanichthys micagemmae John & Natalie Dickel Tanichthys micagemmae Zoogeneticus tequila Todd Dutton Xenotoca eiseni Sheila Garl Betta albimarginata Jayson Gard Chaplychthys encaustus Tanichthys micagemmae Ambastaia sidthimunki Enigmatochromis lucanusi Gary Haas Fundulopanchax sjoestedti Fundulopanchax amieti Puntius titteya Tanichthys albonubes Melanotaenia boesemani Nematolebia papiliferus (Inoa) Nothobranchiaus kilomberoensis Puntius denisonii Karen Haas/Alan Rollings Xenotoca eiseni Paralabidochromis sauvagei Synodontis brichardi Glossolepis incisus Chapalichthys encaustus Fundulopanchax amieti Cryptoheros nanoluteus Xystochromis sp.“Kyoga Flameback” Cryptoheros nanoluteus Characodon lateralis Melanochromis chipokae Ilyodon whitei Ataeniobius toweri Pundamilia nyererei Ameca splendens nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnn nu nn nnn nu nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnn nn nn nnn nn nn nnn nn nn nnn nn nn nnnv nnn nnv nn nnn nu nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnw nn nnnn nn nnn nu nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnn nnn nnv nn nnn nu nnnn nu nn nnnu nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnu nn nnn nw nn nnnv nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnn nu nn nnnn nnnn nn nn nnn nn nn nnn nn nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnn nn nn nnn nn February 2016 CARES Report January is off to a slow start, but we did get a new CARES aquarist. Jayson Gard registered Tanichthys micagemmae, Ambastaia sidthimunki, and Enigmatochromis lucanusi (with 1 successful spawn in December). I think the sidthimunki loach and perhaps the lucanusi cichlid are new to the club, and the breeding of lucanusi is a great start for a new CARES aquarist. I finally got the 2016 census started, so all you CARES keepers should have gotten email from me (dated 29 January) asking that you confirm which CARES fish you are still maintaining. A few of you have responded already – Thanks! The rest of you, please check your email boxes for mail from [email protected], dated 29 January, and get your responses back to me ASAP. I will be updating longevity records this coming month, and posting the results in next month’s Tank Tales. Till then … ACLC C.A.R.E.S. Registrants cont. Kurt Johnston Xenotoca eiseni Tony Kline Tanichthys albonubes Clair Klinedinst Fundulopanchax amieti Tanichthys albonubes Tanichthys micagemmae Julie Lovell Melataenia boesemani Caitlin Martin Puntius titteya Richard Miller Tanichthys micagemma Xystochromis sp.“Kyoga Flameback” Mike Reiter Ameca splendens Debbie Rubin Tanichthys micagemma Paul Tangredi Melanotaenia lacustris Ameca splendens Ataeniobius toweri nn nnnn Joe Yanik Tanichthys micagemma nn nnnv Symbol Key: nn nnnu nn nnnu nn nnn nu The Gold Seal n, species is registered in ACLC CARES nn nnnn The Green Seal n, spawning report published in Tank Tales nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnv nn nnnn nn nnnn nn nnnv nn nnnv nn nnnn nn nnnn The Blue Seal n, species distributed in the home club The Red Seal n, species distributed and registered to a CARES group of another club Longevity Seal uvw etc., indicating the number of years the species has been maintained Horticultural Awards Program (HAP) Monthly Report January 2016 Species Propagated Bressler Family Ceratophyllum demersum (Hornwort)* Ceratopterus thalictroides (Watersprite)* Hygrophila sp. 'Tiger'* Lemna minor (Duckweed)* Microsorum pteropus (Java Fern)* Vallisneria americana (Jungle Val)* * Plants donated to club. Awarded points were doubled. 10 points 10 points 20 points 10 points 20 points 10 points TOTAL: 80 points 2016 Propagator of the Year Points Bressler Family 6 species 2016 Gardener of the Year Points Bressler Family 80 points Lifetime Achievement Awards Novice Gardener (50 Total Lifetime Points) Bressler Family Gary Boyer Karen Haas One Star Gardener (100 Total Lifetime Points) Gary Boyer CALLING ALL AQUATIC PLANT ENTHUSIASTS! Don’t forget to submit your propagated aquatic plants through the new ACLC website. Let other ACLC members aware of your accomplishments. Rules, regulations, plant list, and the submission form can be found under the “About the ACLC” tab at http://aclcpa.org/. 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JOSH WEIGART http://www.keystonekilly.org/ Capital Cichlid Association Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month, from Sept. through June in Silver Spring, MD. http://www.capitalcichlids.org/ Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association Generally meets the 4th Saturday of each month http://www.gwapa.org/ Cichlid Club of York Meets the 4th Saturday of each month in Spring Grove, PA. http://www.cichlidclubofyork.com/ Please visit the website for the host club for more information on any listed event. BETTAS ETC . MAY 21ST ANTHONY INDER MAZEROLL FISHES OF CAMBODIA JUNE 18TH CHARLES CLAPSADDLE GOLIAD FARMS & LIVEBEARERS SEPTEMBER 17TH KEYSTONE KLASH SHOW AQUARIUM CLUB OF LANCASTER COUNTY – MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION DATE: / / visit us at: www.aclcpa.org Individual: $18 – Secondary: $12 – Family: $35 – Junior: $6 (under 18) Secondary members must reside at the same address and do not receive an additional newsletter. Membership is effective the month you join. 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