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Buckeye
Bulletin
July 2012
Altolamprologus calvus
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Our next meeting is August 3 at 8pm
Buckeye Bulletin Staff
Jonathan Dietrich
Editor
[email protected]
Eric Sorensen
Exchange Editor
[email protected]
The Ohio Cichlid Associations
Buckeye Bulletin is produced
monthly by the Ohio Cichlid
Association. All articles and
photographs contained within this
publication are being used with
consent of the authors.
If you have an article, photograph,
or ad to submit for publication,
please send it to
[email protected].
When submitting articles for
publication in this bulletin, please
remember to include any
photographs or art for the
article. The Ohio Cichlid Association
is not responsible for any fact
checking or spelling correction in
submitted material.
Articles will be edited for space and
content.
All information in this bulletin is for
the sole use of The Ohio Cichlid
Association and the personal use of
its members.
Articles, photographs, illustrations,
and any other printed material may
not be used in any way without the
written consent of The Ohio Cichlid
Association.
For membership info please
contact Kyle May:
[email protected]
Cover photo was taken by President Don Danko. It is a beautiful
Altolamprologus calvus. Calvus make fine additions to Tanganyikan
setups. These slow-growing, unique-looking Cichlids come in
different varieties. Many OCA members keep Calvus, so keep your
eyes open at the next auction. You might just be able to add this
species to your fish room.
In this Issue of the Buckeye Bulletin…
Monthly Features
President’s Message
Editor’s Message
Cichlid BAP Results
Catfish BAP Results
Program Preview
Bowl Show Results
Charting Growth
The EXCHANGE
Gears & Gadgets
This Month in OCA History
Page 4
Page 6
Pages 8-9
Page 10
Page 16
Pages 20-23
Page 25
Pages 30-31
Page 33
Page 34
July Specials
Catman Dave’s UltimateRoad Trip
Pages 27-28
OCA Mission
The OCA is an organization dedicated to the advancement and
dissemination of information relating to all aspects of the biology of
cichlids and related aquatic life. Our purpose is to promote the interest,
keeping, study, breeding, and the educational exhibition of Cichlids.
Additionally, the exchange of ideas, meeting new people, and distribution
of information concerning Cichlids is of primary interest.
Ohio Cichlid Association
Board Members 2012
President – Don Danko
Vice-President – Dan Woodland
Treasurer- Rhonda Sorenson
Secretary – Steve Heinbaugh
Bowl Show Chairman- Gary Mendez
Cichlid BAP Chairman- Mark Chaloupka
Catfish BAP Chairman- Dave Ayres
Speaker Chairman – Lew Carbone
Bulletin Editor – Jonathan Dietrich
Beverages – Bob Tillman
Librarian – Hilary LaCerda
Raffle- Marc DeWerth
Membership Chairman – Kyle May
Board Member At Large (Board Appt) – Marilyn Danko
Board Member At Large (Board Appt) – Eric Sorenson
Board Member At Large (Elected) – Andrew Subotnik
Board Member At Large (Elected) – Mark Huntington
President’s
Message
A Word from Don Danko
I hope you’re all enjoying your summer and also the OCA July Break. Marilyn and I have been working on
our pond and trying to figure out how to build the waterfall we envision. Thanks to the help of Dan
Ogrizek, we now have a functional waterfall built with sandstone ledge rock. Hopefully, we can get the
rest done yet this summer.
In June, in addition to our successful and well attended monthly meeting, we had a great board meeting
at the house of Gary Mendez in June, primarily focused on preparing for the Extravaganza. While we had
a very productive meeting, the highlight of the evening was the tour of the fish room, with over 200
tanks! Thanks to Gary and Susan for making the board members feel right at home and well fed!
As a follow-up to one of the board discussions, Gary arranged a meeting with the Greater Cleveland
Aquarium director and four board members then met at the Aquarium to discuss ways to collaborate
with them. We’ll elaborate more on this subject as plans gel and get put into motion. Thanks to Gary for
his leadership and vision.
To keep this short and sweet, I’m going to sign off now. Enjoy the rest of the July shutdown! We’ll be
back in full swing in August.
Regards,
Don
One of the reasons that The Ohio Cichlid Association is such a great fish club is due
in large part to the excellence of our supporters.
Whenever you need anything for your fish room or aquarium,
please shop with our advertisers first.
Support those who support The Ohio Cichlid Association.
Make sure that you let them know that you saw their ad in the Buckeye Bulletin.
Happiness
Has Fins
From the Editor’s Desk
Hello OCA friend!
This month’s bulletin was optional because we didn’t have a meeting planned,
but I thought I would put together a shortened version for summer enjoyment. I
definitely do not want us to lose interest in our fish and our club with his short hiatus.
In June, the OCA Board was invited to Gary Mendez’s house to hold our monthly
meeting. I could not have been more impressed by his fish room. Gary has tanks
everywhere! I don’t think I’ve seen that many species of fish in my life, at least in one
room. There is something for everyone down his basement. He had it all: big tanks,
small tanks, buckets of fish, Rubbermaids of fry, bowls, and anything else that held
water and fish. It was remarkable! All of his fish were in great condition, thriving in
specific setups. If you ever get an invitation to Gary’s house, don’t hesitate to jump on
the offer. You won’t regret it.
I hope everyone is having a relaxing and enjoyable summer. We have hit the “dog
days of summer,” which just might keep us inside for a day or two. Take some time to
do a few water changes, check for fry, and maybe even feed the fish! I’m sure they will
appreciate your effort. Let’s get together in August to hear from Jay Stauffer on the
Specimen Organization Project. Personally, I can’t wait for the auction at the end of the
August meeting. With the month off, it is sure to be a big one. If you have the time to go
to the ACA convention, I hope you have a great time and bring back some fish that our
club will eventually enjoy. Bonus point if you send me pictures! I expect contributions
to the bulletin to be flooding my mailbox this month. Please, take the time to write or
snap a picture. We all appreciate your effort.
Send me a picture,
Jonathan “Jombie” Dietrich
Photo courtesy of Dave Ayyres
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OHIO CICHLID ASSOCIATION
EXTRAVAGANZA 2012
NOVEMBER 16 - 18
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BAP Results
July 2012
By Mark Chaloupka
Bob Blazek
Julidochromis transcriptus
Lew Carbone
Amphilophus flaveolus
Astatoreochromis alluaudi
Pundamilia pundamilia
Mark Chaloupka
Amatitlania nigrofasciata “pink convicts”
Paratheraps sp. “Coatzalcoalcos”
Don & Marilyn Danko
Callochromis stappersi “raspberry head”
Bryan Davis
Julidochromis ornatus
Opthalmotilapia ventralis “Cape Mpimbwe silverstreaks”
Dave Esner
Labidochromis caeruleus
Melanochromis auratus
Bob Evers
Aulonocara sp. “OB peacocks”
Steve Heinbaugh
Cryptoheros panamensis
James Shakour
Aulonocara sp. “OB peacocks”
Haplochromis sp. “albino ruby green”
Pseudotropheus saulosi
Congratulations to:
Bryan Davis
for reaching the
700 Point Level
15
15
10
10
10
15
15
15
25
10
10
10
15
10
10
10
CURRENT B.A.P. STANDINGS (6/1/12)
BREEDER
2012
MASTER BREEDER 1000 POINT LEVEL
Lew Carbone
Don Danko
Dan Woodland
Bill Loudermilk
Linda Wallrath
Rich & Maggie Schoeffel
55
30
-
2475
2285
2050
1160
1130
1065
900 POINT LEVEL
Mark Chaloupka
Dennis Tomazin
Tom Swiderski
25
-
975
965
905
800 POINT LEVEL
Dustin Brummitt
John Tesar
25
840
835
700 POINT LEVEL
Bryan Davis
50
715
600 POINT LEVEL
Jeff Natterer
Charlie & Cathy Suk
Jeff Yadlovsky
20
690
615
610
500 POINT LEVEL
Bill Schwartz
Hilary & Antonio Lacerda
Gary Mendez
Ron Georgeone
15
30
-
595
585
530
510
400 POINT LEVEL
Rick Hallis
Ken Galaska
Phil Hypes
Bob Bina
40
30
-
495
485
435
405
300 POINT LEVEL
Jonathan Strazinsky
Bob Blazek
George Anagnostopoulos
David Hale
Kyle May
Tyler Toncler
Gary Zalewski
Eric & Rhonda Sorensen
35
25
75
10
10
200 POINT LEVEL
TOTAL
395
390
375
335
330
330
325
300
Tim Craig
Paul Collander
35
-
265
205
100 POINT LEVEL
Marc & Dawn DeWerth
Ken & Karen Grimmett
Ozeal Hunter
Chuck Carroll
Andrew Subotnik
James Shakour
Dave Esner
Greg Seith
Frank Mueller
David Ayers
Steve Heinbaugh
Ken Walker
Joe Ring
Bill & Janice Bilski
Tom & Carolyn Evers
Aaron Stevens
Jason Mylnar
Mark Huntington
Dan Ogrizek
Jonathan Dietrich
Bob Evers
Davis Toth
Rick Wood
Bob Tillman
Dolores Bacisin
Alex Gorges
Ethan Wiley
John Kahl
Christopher Sooy
Tom Tansey
Jason Gorges
Paul Hutnyak
John Kaminski
Fred Roberts
Andy Lacerda
Denis Rozmus
Bill Sensor
Ron Drungil
Mike Trader
195
190
190
185
180
95
175
60
160
145
140
10
130
15
125
125
120
115
10
115
115
25
110
BREEDER LEVEL
15
10
15
80
30
20
-
95
95
85
80
80
75
70
45
45
40
35
35
35
30
30
25
25
20
20
20
10
10
The points list for the Breeders Award Program has been updated
to include only current members. If you are a current member
and your name has been omitted, please see the B.A.P. Chairman
at the social meeting so we can correct any errors.
Please remember: You may only turn in a species or strain of fish
for B.A.P. points one time. If you need a list of what you have
been credited with, see the BAP chairman at the social meeting.
Catfish BAP
Results
July 2012
By Dave Ayres
Breeder
Phil Ayres
Don and Marilyn Danko
Bryan Davis
Species
Corydoras paleatus
Ancistrus sp. “calico longfin”
Ancistrus sp. “calico/red marble”
Points
10
10
10
TOTALS (thru 6/1/12)
NAME
Dan Ogrizek
Don & Marilyn Danko
Dave Ayres
Phil Ayres
Rick Hallis
Steve Heinbaugh
Dan Woodland
Dustin Brummitt
Linda Wallrath
Eric & Rhonda Sorensen
Charlie & Cathy Suk
Bob Bina
Bryan Davis
Phil Hypes
Tom & Carolyn Evers
Jeff Natterer
Dennis Tomazin
Ken Galaska
Tyler Toncler
John Kaminski
Hilary & Antonio Lacerda
Kyle May
George Anagnostopoulos
Bob Blazek
Lew Carbone
John Kahl
Gary Mendez
John Tesar
David Toth
Chuck Caroll
Mark Chaloupka
Bob Evers
Jeff Gorbach
Karen & Ken Grimmett
David Hale
Paul Hutnyak
James Shakour
Kris Sooy
Jonathan Strazinsky
Bob & Jennifer Tillman
Ethan Wiley
2012
TOTAL
20
10
10
60
15
60
10
10
45
10
10
10
10
-
205
165
155
120
115
115
100
80
75
65
65
60
60
60
50
50
50
45
45
40
40
40
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Wondering how many
points your fish earn
for the Breeders
Award Program? Well,
here’s the Ohio Cichlid
Association’s point
schedule for New and
Old World Cichlids.
Happy Breeding!
Point Schedule for
New World Cichlids
10
Ten Point Fish:
Aequidens sp. (The Blue
and Green Acaras)
Archocentrus centrarchus
Archocentrus
nigrofasciatum
Archocentrus
octofasciatum
Archocentrus sajica
Archocentrus
septemfasciatum
Archocentrus spilurum
Bujurquina sp.
Cichlasoma sp. (The Black
Acaras)
Geophagus brasiliensis
var.
Geophagus pellegrini
Geophagus steindachneri
Guinacara sp.
Gymnogeophagus balzanii
Gymnogeophagus
meridionalis
Gymnogeophagus
rhabdotus
Herichthys carpintas
Herichthys cyanoguttatum
Herotilapia multispinossa
Krobia sp.
Laetacara sp. (curviceps,
dorsigerus)
Nannacara sp.
Neetroplus nematopus
Pterophyllum scalare
Thorichthys meeki
Fifteen Point Fish
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“Cich.” Facetum
Amphilophus citrinellum
Amphilophus labiatum
Amphilophus longimanus
Amphilophus
macracanthus
Apistogramma sp.
Cleithacara maronii
Heros appendiculatus
Heros severum
Hypselecara temporalis
Mesonauta festivum
Microgeophagus
altispinossa
Microgeophagus ramerezi
Nandopsis atromaculatum
Nandopsis bartoni
Nandopsis freidrichsthalli
Nandopsis loiselli
Nandopsis managuense
Nandopsis motaguense
Nandopsis salvini
Nandopsis trimaculatum
Nandopsis uropthalmus
Theraps argentea
Theraps bifasciatum
Theraps breidorhi
Theraps guttalatum
Theraps hartwegi
Theraps heterospilus
Theraps intermedium
Theraps nicaraguense
Theraps panamense
Theraps regani
Theraps synspilus
Theraps zonatum
Thorichthys affinus
Thorichthys aureum
Thorichthys ellioti
Thorichthys helleri
Thorichthys pasionis
Thorichthys socolofi
20
Twenty Point Fish
Amphilophus alfari
Amphilophus altifrons
Amphilophus calobrense
Amphilophus diquis
Amphilophus lyonsi
Amphilophus rhytisma
Amphilophus robertsoni
Amphilophus rostratum
Amphilophus tuyrense
Amphilophus zaliosum
Apistogrammoides sp.
Archocentrus
spinosissimus
Astronatus sp.
Batrachops sp.
Caquetaia sp.
Crenicara sp.
Geophagus crassilabrus
Geophagus surinamensis
var.
Gymnogeophagus
gymnogenys
Gymnogeophagus
labiatum
Gymnogeophagus
lacustrus
Herichthys bocourti
Herichthys labridens
Herichthys minkleyi
Herichthys pearsi
Nandopsis beani
Nandopsis dovii
Nandopsis festae
Nandopsis grammodes
Nandopsis haitiensis
Nandopsis islantum
Nandopsis ornatum
Nandopsis pantostictum
Nandopsis steindachneri
Nandopsis tetracanthus
Nandopsis umbriferum
Paraneetroplus bulleri
Petenia splendida
Satanoperca leucosticta
Satanoperca pappaterra
Symphysodon sp.
Taeniacara candidi
Teleocichla sp.
Theraps coeruleus
Theraps fenestratum
Theraps gibbiceps
Theraps godmani
Theraps irregulare
Theraps maculicauda
Theraps melanurum
Therapsmicropthalmus
Theraps nebuliferum
Theraps omonti
Theraps seiboldi
Thorichthys callolepis
Tomocichla tuba
Uaru amphiacanthoides
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Twenty Five Point Fish
Acarichthys heckelii
Acaronia sp.
Biotecus sp.
Biotodoma sp.
Chaetobranchopsis sp.
Chaetobranchus sp.
Hoplarchus psittacum
Pterophyllum altum
Pterophyllum dumerelli
Retroculus sp.
Satanoperca acuticeps
Satanoperca daemon
Satanoperca Lilith
Point Schedule for Old
World Cichlids
10
Ten Point Fish
Aristochromis **
Astatoreaochromis
Chalinochromis **
Chilotilapia
Cleithrochromis
Corematodus
Cynotilapia
Genyochromis
Gephyrochromis *
Haplochromis (victorian)
Haplochromis **
Hemichromis bimaculatus
Hemichromis thomasi
Hemihaplochromis *
Iodotropheus sprengerae
Labidochromis *
Labeotropheus **
Lamprologus brichardi
Lamprologus margarae
Lamprologus ornatipinnis
Lamprologus meeli
Lamprologus tetracanthus
Lethrinops
Lichnochromis
Melanochromis *
Pelvicachromis *
Pseudocrenilabrus
philander
Petrotilapia
Pseudotropheus
Telmatochromis Thysia *
Tilapia *
Trematocranus
15
Fifteen Point Fish
Asprotilapia
Aristochromis macrochir
Aulonocara maylandi
Aulonocara ussiyi
Aulonocranus
Callochromis
Cardiopharynx
Chalinochromis *
Chromidotilapia *
Cyprichromis
Diplotoxidon
Docimodus
Eretmodus
Grammatotria
Julidochromis *
Haplochromis ahli
Haplochromis bethicola
Haplochromis borleyi
Haplochromis horei
Haplochromis kiwingi
Haplochromis linni
Haplochromis macrostoma
Haplochromis pfefferi
Etroplus maculatus
Hemichromis elongatus
Hemichromis fasciatus
Nanochromis *
Labeotropheus marmalade
cat
Labeotropheus
trewavasae orange x
orange
Lamprologus (lake species)
Lamprologus furcifer
Limnochromis
Limnotilapia
Orthochromis
Rhamphochromis
Spathodus
Steatocranus *
Tanganicodus
Tylochromis
Xenotilapia
Twenty Point Fish
Cunningtonia
Lobochilotes
20
Cyphotilapia *
Ectodus
Etroplus suratensis
Hemibates stenosoma
Lamprologus calvus
Lamprologus
compressiceps
Lamprologus fasciatus
Lamprologus ornatipinnis
Lamprologus sexfasciatus
(gold)
Lamprologus
tretocephalus
Lastredea
Lamprologus (all riverine)
Limnochromis auritus
Petrochromis **
Serranochromis
Simochromis
Trematocara
Tropheus brichardi
Tropheus duboisi
Tropheus moori
Tropheus polli
Twenty Five Point Fish
Boulengerochromis
Cyathopharynx furcifer
Lamprologus sexfascitus
(blue)
Haplotaxodon microlepus
Haplotaxodon tricoti
Ophthalmochromis
Perissodus
Petrochromis trewavasae
Reganochromis
Triglachromis otostigma
NOTE: FOR ALL OLD
WORLD CICHLIDS
* = ALL ** = NOT ALL
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Next Social Meeting – August 3rd, 2012
Old Oak Church, 7575 Old Oak Blvd,
Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Meeting Starts at:
8pm
Directions:
From the North take I-71 South
Take exit 235 (Bagley Rd.).
Turn Right onto Bagley.
Turn left onto Old Oak Blvd.
Church is about ½ mile on left.
From the South take I-71 North
Take exit 234.
Turn Right onto Pearl Rd. (42)
Turn Left onto Fowles Rd.
Turn Right onto Old Oak Blvd.
Church is on the right 1/10 mile.
Old Oak Church
7575 Old Oak Blvd.
Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Ohio Cichlid Association
2012/2013 Program Schedule
2013
2012
June 1
Mike Hellweg
“Live Foods for Cichlids”
July-No Meeting
August 3
Dr. Jay Stauffer
Specimen organization
project
September 7
Klaus Steinhaus
Geophagus
October 5
Jim Powers
Loaches
November 2
Pre-Extravaganza
Swap Meet
December 7
Christmas Party
January 4
Troy Veltrop
Barombi Mbo
species flock +
February 1
Stephanie White
Greater Cleveland
Aquarium
March 1
John Krepper
“Tanganyikan Cichlids in the
Aquarium”
May 5
Dan Woodland *
(topic TBA)
June 7
Ed Burress
Pike Cichlids
August 7
Ken Walker *
Breeding Loracariids +
* Date tentative
+ Topic tentative
June Board Meeting Photo Recap!
June 9th, 2012
The June Board meeting was held at Gary Mendez’s home in
Hudson, Ohio. Normally, I scatter pictures from board meetings
throughout the following bulletin, but the Mendez fish room is
quite special. We’ve all heard about the amount of tanks, seen
Gary outbid everyone trying to fill these mysterious tanks, and
wondered when he was going to open the doors. This month,
Gary invited the entire Board to his house to see the goods. It was
truly amazing. Here are some highlights from the meeting!
Bowl Show
•
Gary Mendez
Congratulations to the Quarterly Winner –
Dave Esner!
JuLY Classes
Coming up next…
• A. NO MEETING
August Classes
• A. Old World - exclude
Rift lakes and
Victorian basin
• B. Open New World,
limit 3
• C. Open Tanganyika,
limit 3
June
Winners
A. Mbuna - exclude
pseudo, cyno and
melano
• 1st:
• Labeotropheus
trewavasae
• 2nd:
• Labidochromis
caeruleus
• 3rd:
•-
B. Discu, Uaru
• 1st:
• No entries
• 2nd:
• 3rd:
C. Open catfish, limit
3 per participant (all
cats eligible)
• 1st:
• Pseudacanthicus
leopardus (BOS)
• 2nd:
• Synodontis
decorus
• 3rd:
• Hypostomus
faveolus
Prizes!
Best of Show: $20 Cash
Quarter Champ: $35 Pet Shop
certificate
2012 Champ: TBA
Standings
1 DaveEsner
2rdLacerdas
3rdKen Grimmett
4thChris Jaskolka
5thDave Kasl
st
June Quarter 2012
25
72
137
0
25
25
21
21
21
15
15
15
12
12
12
Point System
1st place
10
nd
2 place
7
rd
3 place
5
Non-placing entries
1
Best of Show*
5
*Only awarded if two or more
entries
Support the 2012 Bowl Show
Wanted: Fish to Show your fellow OCA members!
Congratulations to first time participant – Ken
Grimmett
Any Questions
Please Contact: Gary Mendez
[email protected]
Bowl Show 2012 Schedule
Meetings 2012
A
B
C
Jan. 6
Tanganyikan Shelldwellers
Central Americans
under 6”
Loracariids (Pleco
types) over 6”
Feb. 3
Victorian Basin
Angelfish
Synodontis and
other Mochokids
Mar. 2
Pseudotropheus,
Cynotilapia,
Melanochromis
South Americans
under 6”-- exclude
Angels, Discus,
Apistos
Apr. 6
Peacocks
Central Americans
over 6”
Catfish—exclude
Callichthids,
Loracariids,
Mochokids (see
other classes for
explanations)
Freshwater Crustaceans
May. 4
Tanganyikan Mouthbrooders--exclude
Frontosa
Mbuna--exclude
Pseudo, Cyno,
Melano
South Americans
over 6”
Loracariids under 6”
Discus, Uaru
Open Catfish, limit 3
per participant (all
Cats eligible)
June. 1
July
Aug. 3
Sept. 7
No meeting
Old World—exlude
Rift Lakes and
Victorian Basin
Frontosa
Open New World,
limit 3
Open Tanganyika,
limit 3
Open Old World, exclude Malawi, Tang.
Corys and other
Callichthyids
Oct. 5
Nov. 2
Malawi “Haps”
Apistos
Female cichlids, limit Telmatochromis,
3
Chalinochromis
Fish Photography
Loaches and Botias
Dec. 7
Tanganyikan
“Lamps”—exclude
Shell-dwellers
Open Malawi, limit 3
Julidochromis
We had a blast, got some great fish, made
new friends and strengthened old
friendships. Kudos to all!
Great job OCA folks! Already
making plans for next year!
As always, you guys did great. It was
nice to make new friends and see old
ones.
It was a great time as always - Now I need
to catch up on my sleep after an 11 hour
drive home.
My first one...good job it was everything
everyone talked it up to be.
Another great trip talking fish, meeting new friends, and getting to
see old friends that you only get to see once a year! You guys put
on one HECK of an Extravaganza! Was my 3rd year in a row and
already looking towards next year’s!
Great event as always OCA!
What will
YOU say this
year?
Thanks to everyone who made it happen!
Had a great time, and everyone was so friendly and
helpful.
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New World
Growth Chart
Herichthys bartoni
These are ten Herichthys bartoni living in
an OCA member’s fishroom. They are
housed in a 125 gallon species-only
aquarium. They were acquired from
Jonathan Strazinski at the March 2012
meeting at what seemed like pushing ½” in
total length. Let’s see these fish grow over
the months.
This is the second update. There are a few
fish already displaying the characteristic
coloration: black and white split. A nice
touch is the bright blue on the anal fins.
There is no real aggression yet, but
conspecific aggression is typical.
Catman Dave’s
Ultimate Road Trip
By Dave Ayres
All photos courtesy of author.
On my recent trip to visit family in the UK I took time out
to spend a day with a friend of mine, Ian Fuller. Ian is well
known to Corydoras enthusiasts everywhere and in
particular to attendees of the Ohio Cichlid Association's
annual Extravaganza weekend. Ian's expertise with
Corydoradinae, the collective term for Aspidoras, Brochis,
and Scleromystax, is legendary. As proof of this the
record shows that he has spawned over 125 species to
date.
We began the day by paying a visit to PetZone the
shop where Ian works as the general manager. It's a
spacious store with a good selection of hard goods and
Ian welcomes us to Pet Zone!
both tropical and coldwater fish. As you might expect more than a few
corydoras species can be found swimming around in the pristine tanks. On the side of the building is a large
fenced in open air area with a nice selection of pond plants, goldfish and koi. The asking price for some of the
larger fancy koi went as high as 500 pounds that's roughly the equivalent of 875 US dollars
EACH!
Leaving the store we headed back to Ian's
home to check out the fish house. Because there
are no basements in English homes and living
space is at a premium many hobbyists there
choose to locate their fish collections in the back
yard in what they call a fish house; us spoiled
Americans would use the term " garden shed.” Be
that as it may, Ian's fish house is a well insulated 7
x 9 feet structure that houses 50 plus aquariums.
As you might imagine not a single square inch of
horizontal surface is wasted. To save interior
space the air pump is located inside a soundproofed lean-to attached to one of the exterior
Interior view of Pet Zone.
walls. Also located on the outside of the fish
house there are two 55 gallon water barrels. One holds rainwater that is collected from the roof and the other
RO water obtained from a unit housed inside the fish house. The rainwater is filtered before use and the RO
water is piped back into a vat within the fish house. This vat is automatically filled to replace water as it is
used.
The number of "new to the hobby" and rare species of Corydoras that I saw inside that 7x9 fish house
completely boggled my mind! This place truly can be described as the Mecca of Corydoras lovers.
And as if wasn't enough excitement for one day a parcel delivery man appeared with a package containing
the first five copies of Ian's latest book. Ian numbered the very first copy 0001 and autographed it for me right
there in his fish house. How sweet is that?
Left: Koi holding vats
Down: Assortment of Koi
Assortment of pond plants.
Above: Ian signing the very first copy! Down: 1. Fry and eggs 2. Inside fish house.
3. Some of the rarest corys in the world have been raised here. Note the water
storage barrels and the outside lean-to that houses the air pump.
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THE
EXCHANGE
From Eric Sorensen
Fresh from the Fridge
By Nathan D'Addio
Original to Aquarticles
There are many foods that are in your refrigerator that are suitable for freshwater aquarium
fish to eat. This article will examine why fresh food is important, some vitamins that are
necessary and foods that provide these vitamins, including how to prepare them.
Fresh food is important because: " Fish require supplements that dry foods most likely won't
provide " Fish require a varied diet " Vitamins and minerals keep fish healthy and improve
colour " Breeding fish require more vitamins and minerals " Fish have different feeding habits
(carnivore, omnivore, herbivore) All in all, fresh foods are very important for fish health.
Vitamins and what they do
Vitamins are essential for fish health because they help the body perform a number of vital
functions. Vitamin A helps with vision, reproduction and cell growth. Vitamin B controls food
break down, nutrients and enzymes Vitamin C aids with Cell development, blood, healing and
gums Vitamin D helps bones and immunity Vitamin E is involved with cells, immunity and
metabolic processes Vitamin K assists with Blood clotting (healing) Vitamin M/B9 (or Folate) is
related to healing, blood and muscle tissue
Foods, preparation and what vitamins they provide
Cucumber is an excellent source of vitamin K and has some vitamin A and C. Cut it into
medallions about 1.5 - 2cm thick and boil the cucumber until it sinks. You can feed it by
dropping it into the tank or propping it up on a bamboo satay stick. The skin holds most of the
vitamins, so don't chop it all off. Lettuce contains large amounts of the vitamins A, K and C and
contains a little bit less vitamin M. I recommend a type of lettuce called Green Leaf (that's what
the vitamins are based on) but most types of lettuce will do fine. Boil the lettuce until it sinks
and the water it is in has turned a green colour. Drop the lettuce into the fish tank or spike it
into a satay stick. Zucchini, like cucumber, contains the vitamins C, A and K. Boil it up and feed it
like cucumber. Zucchini and cucumber are relished by catfish (especially plecostomus catfish).
Peas contain a large quantity of the vitamins A, B and C plus some vitamin K and M. Buy frozen
green peas (available at supermarkets) and boil for 10 - 20 minutes (depending on how soft or
hard you want them). Once the peas are boiled, remove their skins by squeezing the outside.
Drop the peas into the aquarium. Spinach is one of the best sources of vitamins for aquarium
fish. It contains a huge amount of the vitamins A, K and M with a small amount of vitamin C.
Prepare, boil and feed as per lettuce. Red capsicum contains the vitamins B and C. Boil it up
until it sinks then drop it into the aquarium or feed it off a satay stick. Egg yolks contain the
vitamins B, K and M. Eggs are easily hard boiled in a pot. Once the egg is boiled, remove the
yolk. The yolk can be fed like it is or mashed up and diluted with water. Do not feed too much
egg because it can pollute the aquarium's water. Carrots provide a small amount of vitamin K
and a large amount of the vitamins A and C. Cut the carrots into medallions about 1 - 1.5cm
thick and boil until they sink or soften enough for your aquatic pets to bite into. Drop the
carrots into the tank (they are too thick for satay sticks!).
I cook the ingredients by boiling the kettle and then pouring the hot water into a mug. I then
drop the items in and put foil wrap over the top. This works for me (slowly and safely) but you
can place the ingredients in a pot and boil/blanch them that way. The cucumber and zucchini
can be cooked and then frozen for later use, but all the ingredients are best used fresh. Many of
the foods listed above contain more vitamins than what is listed. This is mainly because the
extra vitamins were in very small quantities. Lettuce and spinach contain cellulose, which is
indigestible. These greens must be boiled to remove it.
Foods fresh from the fridge are extremely important in keeping and breeding fish. They provide
vitamins that can't be matched by dry foods and help vary a diet for carnivores, omnivores and
herbivores. Food from the fridge can even help improve the colour of your fish. Vitamins also
play an important part in a number of vital functions. All in all, fresh foods will keep your fish
healthy.
http://www.aquarticles.com
Our Jim Smith Memorial Funds 3rd quarter raffle includes some items that are
sure to take your water quality up a notch or two.
This package includes 2- Tetra EX-70 Back filters, 1-Marineland Emperor 280, 2- Tetra HT 10
Heaters, 2-Tetra HT 30 Heaters, 1-Tetra HT55 Heater, 1- Whisper 100 air pump, 2-Cans Tetra
Cichlid Flakes, 3-Bags of Tetra Color Cichlid Food. Cash Value is over $200. Tickets can be
purchased at any club meeting. Tickets are $1 ea/6-$5. We will sell less than 240 tickets for
this raffle and then we'll draw the winner, so get your tickets asap. You don't have to be a
member of the club to support the Jim Smith Raffle.
Thanks to Ohio Cichlid Associations Extravaganza Main Sponsor United Pet Group for
donating all of the items in our quarterly Jim Smith Fund Raffle. United Pet Group has the
brands that most of us have been using in our fish rooms for many years including Tetra,
Marineland, Perfecto, and Jungle, just to name a few. Find out more about United Pet Group
at: http://www.unitedpetgroup.com/
For more information about the Jim Smith Memorial Fund, visit The Ohio Cichlid
Associations web site: www.ohiocichlid.com
P a ss m e
the Salt.
Usually I am showing you some new gadget, but this
month I’d like to introduce you to a product that has
saved me countless amounts of trouble and cash.
Epsom Salt. It’s not ground breaking, nor am I the first to
figure out that you can use Epsom Salt instead of
aquarium salt which can be expensive.
Epsom Salt, aka Magnesium sulfate, contains
magnesium, sulphur, and oxygen. It originally came from
a little town in England called Epsom. Interesting fact is
that magnesium sulfate absorbs high frequency sound in
sea water which is why only lower frequency sounds
travel very far underwater. Salt itself has no effect on
sound…..but I digress. Epsom is really some magical
stuff and is used by farmers to amend poor soil, used as bath salts and even used to relieve constipation.
Epsom can reduce inflammation, it’s added to mineral water, plus it’s an ingredient in Tofu and gun
powder. Epsom Salt is used to make copper sulfate, and believe it or not, it’s used when making beer.
In the aquarium, marine aquarists use it in magnesium deficient tanks to keep stony corals from
suffering from calcium depletion. Epsom Salt helps the aquarist control alkalinity as well. How does this
apply to the cichlid aquarium? Why should you consider using Epsom Salt in your tank? There are a couple
of reasons. First; Epsom Salt can help buffer your aquariums water by increasing its general hardness (GH).
There’s a really good recipe for a buffering solution for Rift Lake Cichlids by Marc Elieson on Cichlid Forum,
www.cichlidforum.com If you are interested in buffering your water you’ll find that this recipe will work well.
Secondly, in my experience, when I add a small amount of Epsom Salt to my tanks, I find that I have
far less problems with parasites and with disease in general. Understand that this is anecdotal experience
and not empirical evidence, but I’ve been adding it to the make-up water for my fry set up for over 5 yrs
and I’ve not lost any fry due to the salt, parasites, or disease. Epsom Salt has also been used by aquarists as
a cure for bloat and for pop-eye. I’ve not had success with either of these conditions because my
experience with them is sparse, but it’s worth a try if you have a sick fish that you are desperate to save.
I buy the Epsom Salt at my local discount drug retailer and pay about $2 for a 4lb container. When
used at less than ½ cup per ten gallons, a container of Epsom Salt lasts a long time. I usually buy 12-16 lbs
at a time so I always have it on hand in the fish room. Do some research and see if Epsom Salt might help
improve the quality of water in your aquarium. It works for me and maybe it’ll work for you too.
References
Cichlid Forum.com, Rift Lake Buffer Recipe by Marc Elieson. Link: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/buffer_recipe.php
Wikipedia.com, Magnesium sulfate. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium_sulfate
This Month
In OCA History
By Lew Carbone
1984: Issue 10 of the Buckeye Cichlid Lovers’ Bulletin announces that
the OCA will be forming a club library. Rich Schoeffel will put it
together and serve as the first librarian. Rich diligently saved the first
nine years or so of the BCLB and donated them to the library. Those
bulletins are the basis of the current Historian’s collection. Thank you
Mr. Schoeffel, wherever you are.
1998: Among those representing the OCA at the ACA convention in
St. Louis are Dave and Phil Ayres, Dan Woodland, Bill Schwartz, Dawn
and Marc DeWerth, the Ron Georgeone and the kids, Eric Dietrich,
John and Dawn Lockhart and Suzanne and Gerry Woelfel. In the
show, Dawn Lockhart wins Best of Show, the Georgeones won several
classes, and the Woelfels won prizes for OCA t-shirt and BCLB cover
designs.
Who will win Best of Show?
Aqueon offers a full line of premium aquarium products
designed and formulated by hobbyists to benefit the
health and well being of aquatic life.
www.aqueonproducts.com
It’s coming…
It’s bigger than ever…
You don’t want to miss out on all the action.
Photo courtesy of Dave Ayres
Have a Great Summer
From the OCA!

Buckeye Bulletin - Cichlid Room Companion

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