Eastern Iowa . . . Mar 2015 - Tampa Bay Aquarium Society

EASTERN IOWA AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION
FIN FLAP
EIAA is a non-profit
organization
to promote the
Tropical Fish Hobby,
With emphasis on
education and
fellowship
EIAA is for everyone
with an interest
in fish keeping.
EIAA IS FOR YOU!
Member of: Federation
of American Aquarium
Societies (FAAS)
March
Meeting
7 pm Tuesday,
March 10th
MEETING
LOCATION
Wickiup Hill
Learning Center
The topic will be
invertebrates. More
specifically, shrimps
and the speaker will
be Bronson Harmon
who just opened his
new shop Iowa City:
Bronson’s Fish, Coral
and Supplies. We are looking forward to
hearing from EIAA’s long time friend, and now
shop owner, Bronson Harmon.
EIAA Auction
10260
Morris Hills Rd,
Toddville, IA
March
Bowl Shows
Goldfish & Koi
IN THIS ISSUE
Next meetings ……..………….….……………...…. 1
From The President’s Desk ……….........….,,,,…...... 2
Bowl Show schedule.……………….…...…….......... 2
Meeting Minutes ……………….... …...…………...… 3
Renewal Reminders …………………...…………… 3
Auction Poster ……………………………………… 5
Exchange Report…………..………………......….… 6
2015 Growing Contest ……………………………... 7
What’s Happening? …………………….......…. 8 - 10
Manufacturers and Local shops ….……………. 11-13
EIAA Show posters ……………………..…...……. 13
Reprint policy …..…...…………….………………. 14
March 2015
March Meeting
March 14th
EIAA Spring Show
April 4 & 5th
March 14, 2015
Upcoming EIAA Schedule
www.finflap.com
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EIAA Spring Auction
April 4 & 5, 2015
Easter Tropical Fish Show
Noelridge Park Greenhouse
April 14, 2015
Topic: Pond Filtration
Greg Bickel - Bickel’s Koi Farm
May 12, 2015
Topic: New Stuff in the Hobby
Bill Boll
June 9, 2015
Topic: to be announced
Speaker: Mike Hellweg
July 25, 2015
Summer Seminar at Wickiup
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CLUB OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Lee Van Hyfte
VICE-PRESIDENT
Michael Sindelar
2ND VICE-PRESIDENT
Marti Van Allen
SECRETARY
Marti Van Allen
TREASURER.
Carol Sindelar
COMMITTEES
ADVERTISING
Carol Sindelar
A.P.A.P.
AUCTION
Marti Van Allen
Fin Flap
Schedule
In order to get
the Fin Flap
printed and
mailed to all of our
members in plenty of time
before the monthly meeting ,
the editor needs all information and articles by the
Wednesday of the week
following the meeting. Items
can be mailed or e-mailed to
the editor. They can be
submitted anytime and will be
published in the next Fin Flap.
[email protected]
January - Bowl Beautiful & Guppy
February - Barbs, Rasboras, & Danio
March - Goldfish & Koi
April - Sharks, Cats & Loaches
May Natives, Plants
& Old World Cichlids
June Angels, Killies & Oddballs
July No Bowl Show
August - Betta & Anabantids
Bowl
Sept. - Livebearers (no guppies)
&
Show
Aquatic Animals
October - New World Cichlids
2015
(no Angels) & Pleco
November - Tetras & Rainbows
December - No Bowl Show
Every month there is an Open Class where
participants May enter any fish not in a class that
month (see your membership booklet for the
complete Bowl show rules)
From The President’s Desk
Hello fellow fish heads,
I am very enthused by the growth of our hobby and community in the Facebook
forums. I would encourage you to review the EIAA FB page if you have not already
done so. More recently, I have been personally involved in the IAH and Great Plains
Aquatic Association FB pages. There are some seriously talented people out there and
B.A.P.
some in our own back yard. I would like to encourage you all to reach out to those peoLee Van Hyfte
ple and hopefully pull them into our circle. Skills are learned and enhanced by educating
BOWL SHOW
each other.
Beth LaFrentz
Another great addition to the family is the birth of a few new stores to the area.
Such
as
J&M
Aquatics in Grundy Center and Bronson's Fish, Coral, and Supply in Iowa
EDITOR
City. Please support them by visiting the stores. The more the merrier I say. Our Local
Carol Sindelar
fish stores are on the front line keeping our hobby strong and growing. Thanks to those
EXCHANGES
already there as well; Bill at the Fish Shack in Manchester, Shari and Mike at Pets PlayMarti Van Allen
house, Ed at Coralville Bay, and Steve and Paula at Lost and Finned. Our hobby is
growing and creating a bigger market, very promising.
H.A.P.
As always I enjoyed the February meeting, the DIY segment though hard to
Dick Van Hyfte
construct turned out well. It was full of wonderful shared ideas and knowledge. Special
LIBRARY
thanks to all contributors. The meeting ran a bit long but I felt it was fruitful.
Carol Sindelar
The board meeting had to cover quite a bit of material but making some solid
headway in planning for the coming year. I apologize that it ran over into regular meetF.A.A.S.
REPRESENTATIVE ing hours. Should anyone have ideas, or a specific direction that you would like to see
come to fruition, please feel free to approach any of the board or committee members
Marti Van Allen.
listed on the index of the "Fin Flap". This is your club, make it yours. Please review the
MANUFACTURER board minutes for a synopsis of what we were addressing.
CONTACT
One thing I would love for you to consider, is to enter into the HAP and BAP
Dennis Sindelar
programs, it can be the lifeblood of an aquarium society, sharing knowledge and skill
with others. It is very Rewarding to propagate tanks full of lovely fish and plants. Not
W.A.P.
to mention creating a little extra income for our piscine addictions.
Carol Sindelar
Looking forward to seeing you next month with Bronson Harmon
MYSTERY FISH
speaking on shrimp care.
Lee Van Hyfte
Thanks, Lee VanHyfte
AWARDS
Marti Van Allen - Secretary
EIAA
Meeting
Minutes
For the Breeder’s Award Program, one species = one entry, you are required to bring two bags of 4 fry that are 2
months old for sale to the club members at a general
membership meeting. (must also submit form and write
article to receive points.)
Ted Judy will be one of our judges for the EIAA Spring
Show over Easter weekend at Noelridge Park Greenhouse.
New growing contest will start at the March 10th meeting.
Bleeding Heart Tetras are the fish of choice. These fish
are being made available to us by purchase from J & M
Tropicals in Grundy Center through the Wet Spot. We
EIAA Meeting Minutes
will be ordering 100-120 fish. There will be one free fish
for each individual membership, two free fish for each
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
Meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m. by Presi- family membership. (See article in March Fin Flap regarding purchase of extra fish.)
dent, Lee Van Hyfte. 19 members were present.
Announcements: Dick Van Hyfte was introduced Program: Do-It-Yourself .
as the new HAP Chairperson. Dick spoke cover- ＊ First: Dick Van Hyfte presented several items that
make fish keeping easier.
ing several items regarding the HAP program, in 1. spawning mops (use Red Heart acrylic yarn, 50
cluding: Horticultural Awards Program rules; you
wraps around gives you 100 strands, tie off with a
will receive recognition for propagating plants; the
different color, boil for 1 minute).
requirement for writing an article to receive your
 2. Use a hair-dryer to heat and bend stiff tubing,
points, if you don’t write an article you lose 5
size 3/16” OD, to make small siphons and use tubpoints; Dick offered to ghost write the article for
ing for other uses, too.
you if you submit the required form with propaga 3. Egg-hatching, fry raising PVC and nylon screen
tion information; HAP points that you earned from
(150 microns - 420 microns) device.
other clubs are transferable to our club for new
 4. Grindal worm keeper.
members of the EIAA; Dick will be rewriting the
rules in more user-friendly terminology; Dick will ＊ Next: Lee presented information on culturing micro
worms. Other worms were discussed, too. (Check out
modify the submission forms to include specific
David Ramsey of the Atlanta Area Aquarium Associaareas to write the water, tank, temperature, lighting
tion’s website: www.djramsey.com for more info on
and other parameters that helped make your propaculturing live food.)
gation successful. These changes in the HAP pro＊ Next: Pete LaFrentz presented examples of several
gram will benefit the whole club.
items and their uses : plastic shoe boxes for raising
fry, egg-crate plastic and plastic needlepoint canvas,
turkey baster, mortar and pestle for grinding flake
food for fry, eye dropper, permanent coffee filter
(Walmart brand) for brine shrimp, Linear piston air
pump from hospital air bed on eBay (MEDO brand)
good air pump...add your own electrical cord.
＊ Next: Tom Van Zante brought slate tile that can be cut
with a wet saw.
Hold it!
Your
membership
is up!
Renewals : Check here each month for renewal
reminders. Jan Airy Larry Pitcher Greg Hanson
Bob Boone
Jeff Wilcutt
Don & Barb Matheny Jo Meade
Jeff & Vivian Clark Alex Sturtz
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that he uses as a siphon...large size can
remove gravel quickly from a tank. He
also talked about his carbon filter (whole
house size tank) that he filters water that
he is adding to tanks.
＊ Next: Lee Van Hyfte presented several:
 plant fertilizers
(www.aquariumfertilizer.com ),
 a pleco cave made from Granite tile
and black silicone
 fry tank with PVC bulkhead
 Flower pot with side hole as a breeding cave (he boils flower pots with
baking soda in the water to prepare
them for his fish),
 a CO2 exchanger with bio balls.
Bowl Show:
1st place - Lee Van Hyfte
- Galaxy Rasboras (only entry)
Raffle: Good stuff from our manufacturers:
Auction:
BAP - Scott Wersema:
Micropoecilia minima.
HAP - Dick Van Hyfte:
Hydrocotyle tripartita.
Also 12 bags of plants, one bag of
white clouds.
Lee also had microworm cultures and blackworms available for sale.
Mystery Fish: Clown Loach, Beth LaFrentz
guessed it and took it home...Donated by Ed
Fisher, owner, Coralville Bay Tropical Fish
Store. Thank you Ed !! Lee Van Hyfte also
brought a Mystery Fish from his fishroom:
Albino supercross guppy, Pete LaFrentz
guessed it and took it home.
Membership Attendance Drawing: Name
pulled out of the bag was Alex Sturtz. He
was not in attendance. So the pot increases
next month. Attend the meetings and you
might win $10-$25 if your name is drawn.
NEXT MEETING: March 10th. Program:
Invertebrates. Speaker: Bronson Harmon,
owner of the new local fish store, Bronson’s
Fish Coral, & Supplies in Iowa
City.
Meeting adjourned at 9:27 p.m.
Minutes EIAA Board Meeting
February 10, 2015
Meeting called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Lee Van Hyfte. Present: Lee Van Hyfte, Michael Sindelar, Dick Van Hyfte,
Marti VanAllen, Dennis Sindelar as proxy for Carol Sindelar,
Beth LaFrentz.
1. Growing Contest: we will be ordering approx. 120 Bleeding
Heart Tetras, Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma. through Matt
Mitchell of J & M Tropicals who will purchase them from
the Wet Spot in Washington state. Moved, seconded, all
voted in favor.
2. HAP: Horticultural Award Program. Nominated Dick Van
Hyfte to be Chairman and Dennis Sindelar to be second committee person, with Lee Van Hyfte as the third member of
the HAP review Board. Moved, seconded, all were in favor.
Dick will be rewriting the HAP rules to make them more
user friendly, and will re-design the HAP submission form to
include specific propagation condition lines on the form.
We will allow persons joining the EIAA to bring in points
from another society as long as certain requirements are fulfilled. We would require a copy of the rules and a transcript
of the species submitted. The transcript would need to be
signed and dated by the former society HAP Chair. Downclassing for lack of a written report was discussed. Other
changes were discussed. Moved, seconded, all were in favor
of Dick Van Hyfte and Lee Van Hyfte’s changes to the HAP
rules and form.
3. BAP: Breeders Award Program. Options for filing a written
BAP report include having the entrant create a short discussion of the production process at the general meeting or by
supplying the program for the month regarding that species.
(So long as a discussion outline was also furnished to BAP
chair and Carol for print options.)
4. Speaker List through November 2015: Approved.
5. Summer Seminar: Will be on Saturday, July 25, 2015 10
a.m. until? Discussion included who to contact as speakers;
how many speakers to have; possibility of having a demonstration on how to set up an aquarium; possibility of members only bringing fish to sell (mini swap) at the back of the
room, with one or two people watching the table at all times
(limit of 5 bags per member); advertising; and lunch delivered by Milios Sandwiches.
6. Linn County Photography Club: LCPC wants to photograph
the show on Easter weekend. Arrangements left to Carol
Sindelar, show chairperson as to best time.
7. FAAS: Article distributed to Board members regarding
FAAS advice on increasing the club’s website presence on
the internet. We will try to have a hyperlink from the website to our Facebook page.
Meeting adjourned by President Lee Van Hyfte at 7:04 p.m.
Submitted by Marti VanAllen, Secretary
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March 2015
Exchange
Editor
Report
australe Orange, by Roberto Prati. A
spawning report on this Gabon, African
killifish.
Fish Talk, Atlanta Area Aquarium
By Marti Van Allen Association, (Georgia) February 2015.
＊ The David Ramsey Report, by David
UNDERWATER NEWSLETTER, Pioneer Valley
Ramsey. David covers several topics, of note is
Aquarium Society, (Mass.), Feb. 2015.
breeding different tetras and barbs in very
＊ The Evolution of Cichlids, by Sabine Wilkins.
shallow water, Bill Shields says they use four
finger deep water. They also use Spanish Moss
BAS BULLETIN, Brooklyn Aquarium Society, (New
right out of a tree to collect the egg-scatterer’s
York), February 2015.
eggs.
＊ Petco to buy Drs. Foster and Smith in early 2015, By
Mark Brohan, Research Director.
CICHLID BLUES, Pacific Coast Cichlid
Association, (California), November 2014.
CICHLIDAE communique, Pacific Coast Cichlid
＊ Reflections: The Joy of Cichlids, by Ron
Association, (California), Sept./Oct.2014
Coleman. Ron reflects on how truly wonderful,
＊ Poecilocharax weitzmani: Case of a dwarf cichlid
beautiful and interesting these fish are. Number
complex, by Albert So.
of species of cichlids available is upwards of
＊ Ask Pam, by Pam Chin, Pam answers questions
1500 or more. He lists fish by color, then the
regarding compatibility of different cichlids,
black cichlids, the white cichlids and the black
breeding white labidochromis caeruleus nkhata bay
and white cichlids. Adult cichlid ranges in size
and if you can keep haps with mbuna.
from only an inch or so to monsters close to 3
feet in length. Foraging styles are compared as
＊ Cichlids in the News, by Pam Chin
well as reproductive styles, which are equally
diverse. This is a great article to learn about the
CICHLIDAE communique, Pacific Coast Cichlid
different types of cichlids.
Association, (California), Jan./Feb. 2015
＊ Adventures In Failure: Benign Neglect vs OverReacting, by Michael Larsen. Interesting article that Raleigh Aquarium Society Newsletter, Raleigh
Aquarium Society, (North Carolina), February, 2015.
includes a tank crash and ich.
＊ Fish School: Fish Morphology - great line
＊ Ask Pam, by Pam Chin. Question about Victorian
drawing of a fish with all external parts labeled.
Cichlids and repopulating the threatened fish.
Fish Anatomy - great line drawing of a fish with
Question about substrate for Mbuna (sand).
all internal parts labeled.
＊ Cichlids in the News, by Pam Chin. Tropheus
＊ Fish Tales: Why Zebrafish are Becoming the
moorii -murango tanzania, and collecting wild fish
Researchers’ Favorite Animal, by Virginia
at risk.
Hughes, JOA staff writer. Researchers are
choosing to work with zebrafish instead of
THE BUCKETTE, Bucks County Aquarium Society,
rodents. Since scientists learned to selectively
(Pennsylvania), February 2015.
mutate zebrafish DNA in 1988, (giving them the
＊ Brine Shrimp Fact Sheet (reprinted with permission
ability to turn the species into models of human
of the Guppy Associates of Greater Cleveland from
diseases), the number of biomedical zebra-fish
the Jan. 2014 issue of Guppy Tales. The author (?)
papers has skyrocketed. (Zebra danios).
writes about a way to store live baby brine shrimp
Interesting article.
(in cold storage)
＊ Danios Ahoy!, by Phil Purser. The author writes
FINformation, Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society,
about this interesting little fish and has photos of
Inc., (Pennsylvania), Feb. 2015.
22 different species of Danios.
＊ Bucephalandra, Pronunciation: boo-SEF-uh-LANdruh, by Tim Gross. Interesting HAP article.
TropiQuarium, Motor City Aquarium Society,
Beautiful photos.
(Michigan), February 2015.
＊ BAP REPORT-December 2014, Aphyosemion
＊ Spawning the Bleeding Blue Tetra, by Fred
Allen, Danbury Area Aquarium Society. This is a
very through, four page spawning report on this
beautiful and colorful tetra.
If you would like to read any of these articles from other
fish clubs in their entirety, just email me at :
[email protected]. . I will be happy to send
you a copy either by email (as a pdf) or snail mail
(USPS) on paper. In your communication, indicate the
name of the newsletter and the title of the article.
Really...ask me. I don’t mind. It’s fun to share the
knowledge.
April 4 & 5, 2015 Easter Weekend
New Fish Growing Contest
begins March 10th
Bleeding Heart Tetra are the chosen fish.
Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma.
The club is buying them small
…they grow to about 3".
Rules:
＊ One free fish to each individual membership
＊ Two free fish to each family membership
＊ Must be present at the March 10th meeting to
pick up your fish.
＊ Extra fish may be purchased at approx. $2.25
each. (will have exact price on March 10th at
the meeting.)
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Reminder:
The EIAA Spring Show is an aquascaped show,
not a bare tank show. Over $800 in cash will be
awarded to the winners. Best of Show wins
$100, Best Aquascape wins $100, Best of Class
wins $10, as well as sizable prizes for Junior
Best of Show, Novice, and Breeder. Check out
the rules for details.
The best part is participating. Plan to enter.
Show Rules and Entry information are available
online at www.finflap.com.
Start planning now.
Grow the fish for one year and bring it back to
the March 2016 meeting in a bowl.
Owner of the Biggest and healthiest fish wins
a $25.00 prize.
Bleeding Heart Tetras are a shoaling fish, happiest
kept in shoals of 6 or more, or in pairs.
Please contact Marti Van Allen with how many
extra fish you would like to purchase by Sunday
noon, (two days before the meeting.) . The extra
fish will be available on a first come, first served
basis.
The sooner you can tell us how many you want to
buy, the better chance we have of ordering enough
fish.
Thank you.
Marti VanAllen
EIAA Secretary
[email protected]
319-530-3687
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Calendar of events:
March 7 - GIRS Spring Fest - Waterloo, Iowa
March 8 - Greenwater Swap Meet - Alsip, IL
March 14 - EIAA Auction - Hiawatha, Iowa
March 22 - GCCA Swap Meet - Chicago
March 22 - IAA March Madness - Des Moines, IA
Swap meet and Auction,
April 4 & 5 - EIAA Fish Show - Cedar Rapids, IA
April 10 - 12 Fish Show - Minnesota
Show, speakers, Auction
May 1 - 3 ALA convention - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
May 22 - 24 AKA convention - Detroit, MI
June 4&5 - NANFA convention -Hochatown, Oklahoma
July 11 - CAFÉ Fish Auction - Urbana, IL.
July 30 - Aug. 4 - ACA convention - Springfield , MS
EIAA Auction
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Hiawatha Community Center
101 Emmons Street,
Hiawatha, IA
easy access from I-380
Blairsferry Road exit
Viewing at 9 am
Bidding starts at 10 am
GCCA - Chicago
Swap Meet March 22nd
Sunday from 10AM to 2PM
Best Western Plus
4400 Frontage Rd
Hillside, IL. 60162
www.chicagohillsidehotel.com
Admission $5.00 for everyone
Kids under 15 free with an Adult admission
All sales are exclusively between
buyer and seller.
Ask sellers about their refund policy.
What’s
Happening
If you have information about upcoming events in
area clubs, please contact Carol at
[email protected] to get them into
What’s Happening.
Websites of Fish Interest:
Annual Show - April 10 - 12, 2015
V.F. W. post 363 - 1040 Osborne Road NE.
Fridley, Minnesota
CAFE holds two public auctions every year, typically
in mid-January and in mid-July, at the Urbana Civic
Center.108 East Water Street, Urbana, IL
Next 2015 Auction Date - July 11, 2015
American Cichlid Association
www.cichlid.org
American Killifish Association
www.aka.org
American Livebearers Association
www.livebearers.org
Angels Plus
www.angelsplus.com
Michigan Cichlid Association
www.Michigancichlid.com
Planet Catfish
www.planetcatfish.com
Pleco World
www.plecoworld.org
Seriously Fish
www.seriouslyfish.com
2015 American Livebearer Association Convention
Follow them on Facebook - 2015 ALA Convention
2015 American Killifish Association Convention-Detroit, Michigan
“Killifish Conversation in the America’s”
Friday - Sunday, May 22 - 24, 2015
Sheraton Detroit Metro Airport Hotel - 8000 Merriman Road, Romulus, Michigan
http://mka.aka.org
NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE FISH ASSOCIATION 2015 CONVENTION
When:
June 4 - 7, 2015
Where: Beavers Bend State Park, Hochatown, Oklahoma,
NANFA
approximately 8 miles north of Broken Bow.
Cabins approximately $90—$150 and can hold multiple guests.
Lodge $111. Of site rooms are available in Broken Bow.
http://www.nanfa.org/convention/2015.shtml
The NANFA 2015 Convention will be held in far southeast Oklahoma where
the Ouachita Mountains meet the gulf coastal plain. This area holds the states
most diverse fish assemblage and both upland and lowland species can be collected within a short drive of
each other. A few of the species of interest likely to be encountered include orange throat, orange belly,
slough, cypress, dusky, channel, harlequin and Creole darters, western star head and golden top minnows,
banded pygmy and bantam sunfish, flier, and red fin pickerel.
2015 ACA CONVENTION
The Sheraton Hotel - Springfield Massachusetts
Thursday, July 30 - Sunday, August 2 2015
www.ACAconvention2015.com
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Swap Meet March 8, 2015
Apollo Recreation Center
12521 South
Kostner Avenue
Alsip, Illinois
10 am - 2 pm.
Entry fee is
$3.00 for individuals
$5.00/family
http://www.greenwateraquarist
society.org/swap-meetinformation
EIAA Tropical Fish Show
April 4 & 5, 2015
Support these Manufacturers
Who support EIAA
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Support our
Local Shops
Pet’s Playhouse - (319)396-0635
151 Jacolyn Drive NW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405
The Fish Shack - (563)927-5581
105 E. Delaware Street , Manchester, Iowa
Coralville Bay - (319)341-FISH (3474)
102 S. First Avenue, Coralville, Iowa
Petland - (319)351-9451
1851 Lower Muscatine Road, Iowa City, Iowa
Sea of Marvels, Inc. (319) 665-2277
500 N. Madison Avenue , North Liberty, Iowa
Bronson’s Fish, Coral, & Supplies
140 Stevens Drive suite A, Iowa city, Iowa
563-506-3859
J & M Tropicals (341) 373-2657
619 G Avenue, Grundy Center
Wet Pet (641) 939-3051
1321 Edgington Avenue, Eldora
Lost & Fined (641) 751-8598
802 South 3rd Avenue, Marshalltown
Roe Aquarium and Pet Co (309) 788-7153
4422 11th Street, Rock Island, IL
PetSmart - Cedar Rapids
Petco - Cedar Rapids & Coralville
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Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association
P O Box 2327
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406
March Program
Invertebrates with
Bronson Harmon
March Bowl Show
Goldfish & Koi
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