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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE BERMUDA FRY-ANGLE AQUARIUM SOCIETY
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P O D I U M
With the March 2012 AGM now behind us, I would like to take this opportunity
as the new President of the Bermuda Fry Angle Aquarium Society to thank
everyone for their support and votes of confidence, and to recognize the steadfast
dedication of Craig Morfitt who stepped down as club President after presiding for 21
years. It was a fitting acknowledgment of Craig’s work and efforts on behalf of the club
that he was voted Member of the Year at the AGM. I know that Craig will still be here as support but he has left
big shoes to fill. I will try my best to move the club from strength to strength.
Other noted changes at the AGM was the voting in of David Patterson as the new Vice President, Scott
Dunstan as the new Treasurer and one of our younger members, Toronte Caines, voted in as the Membership
Coordinator. Stalwart Peter Marsh retained his many hats (positions) in support of the club.
Those in attendance were treated to the continued generosity of Noah’s Ark who provided enough door prizes
for each member to receive a prize, and members had a chance to win a free membership by guessing the
name of the fish on the Treasures report – which no one guessed.
Our membership numbers were bolstered with the joining of David Gibbons (at the AGM) and Tracey Bean
(at the February meeting). It is indeed a pleasure to welcome these two new additions to the fold as the new
President!
As plans are made for the year ahead, I encourage members to let your voice be heard so that we can try to
provide growth experiences as well as social times to discuss our mutual love of fish. With no set plans for April,
a social event may be organized at a member’s home. The May meeting will be a weekend with visiting speaker
Rachel Oleary who will give a talk on Nano-tanks and the annual Home Show. So, you still have some time to
get your tanks ready.
Remember that the success, life, longevity and fate of the club lie with the membership. I am just your humble
servant with the honor of assisting in your fish journey.
2012 Executive Committee & Elective Officers
ExEcutivE committEE:
President – NyoN StEEdE
Vice President – david PattErSoN
secretary – PEtEr marSh
treasurer – Scott duNStaN
ElEctivE officErS:
Web-Master – PEtEr marSh
editor – PEtEr marSh
baP chair – david PattErSoN
MeMbershiP coordinator – toroNtE caiNES
Librarian – carol tErcEira
See page 15 for contact information
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NExT MEETING:
Saturday, April 21st, 2012, 8:00pm
Social Event – BBQ at Scott Dunstan home.
Futher information will be emailed
closer to the date
THE TEN BEST
REASONS TO JOIN!
1.
Expand your knowledge about
tropical fish keeping.
2. Meet & share experiences with
other hobbyists.
3. Auctions!
4. Annual Tropical Fish Show
5. Visiting speakers on a variety of
aquarium related topics.
6. Receive a monthly issue of Fish
Tales the Society’s newsletter, in
the mail.
7. Special events throughout the
year.
8. Join the Breeder’s Award
Program and compete for the
Breeder of the Year award.
9. Access to the Society’s Library.
10. Presentations by other members
on many interesting topics.
We’re on the Web!
www.fryangle.com
IN THIS ISSUE
Year in Review .................................................... 5
BAP in Review .................................................... 6
Product Review: Woods Digital Timer ....................... 7
Living with Livebearers – Part 2 .............................. 8
Member of the Year ............................................... 9
Aquarium Lighting for the “Real Thing” ................. 10
Enantiopus sp. Kilesa: A Spawning Report .............. 13
BAP Standings .................................................. 15
Member Profile
A couple of Month’s ago members were sent a form
for the members profile, to be completed and sent to
[email protected]. This will be an asset to members,
letting them know what fish are being bred and kept on
the island.
If you require the form again please let me
know ([email protected]). It only
take s a couple of minutes to fill out
Bermuda Fry-Angle Society
If you are inerested in joining the Bermuda Fry-Angle Society, just come along to our next meeting to
see what we are about. Meetings are held on the third Friday or Saturday of every month at the Lecture
Rooms, behind the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo, or contact Toronte Caines, Membership
Coordinator at 333-6413 or email: [email protected]. He will be happy to provide any further
information or just sign you up. Application forms are also available at Noah’s Ark (just ask at cashier’s
desk.) You can also download an application form from our website: www.fryangle.com
Membership fees are $20 for the year, and payable to Bermuda Fry-Angle Aquarium Society.
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A Year in Review
By Craig Morfitt, BFAAS
We’d hoped to start the 2011-2012 year with a plant
auction but we encountered several delays in getting
the necessary documentation for the plant order. As
a result, our first meeting of the year was at Peter’s
home on Saturday 14th May and then we held the
Home Show the following day. We had attempted to
secure a visiting judge for the show but were unable
to do so. As a result, it was agreed that I would take
on the judging duties – and it turned out to be quite
a task! We had 11 entries and the standard was
very high. Nine entries were in the Natural Aquarium
class and two were in the new Designer Aquarium
class. Jeff edged out Justin to win the Designer class
whilst David won the Natural class with Robert taking
second place, only two points behind. There was
a great club spirit throughout the Home Show and
everyone seemed to be having fun.
June brought renewed hopes that the aquatic plant
shipment would arrive for a plant auction. The plants
did finally arrive towards the end of the month but
the Plant Lab found snails and snail eggs so the
shipment was quarantined. Several attempts were
made to eradicate the snails and eggs that entailed
various treatments and several water changes at the
lab. Finally, a bedraggled plant order was released to
us and we called a meeting for 12th July. Fortunately,
the auction managed to raise enough money to cover
the cost of the shipment so we didn’t lose money.
However, the experience confirmed that we need to
find a better method of importing aquatic plants. The
answer appears to lay in locating a supplier of tissuecultured plants that are shipped within the sterile agar
solution in which they have grown. Plants grown in
this method will not require a nematode certificate and
will require a less stringent phytosanitary certificate.
The challenge now is to locate a dealer who will ship
such plants to Bermuda.
In September, we held a consignment auction
that allowed members to bring in any unwanted
equipment for sale. Having just sold my last aquarium
that month, the auction allowed me to clear out a lot
of stuff that I’d built up over the years! The auction
raised $500 for the club so it was quite a success.
We held our Annual Tropical Fish Show in October
and had 78 entries in the show, with 40 of them being
cichlids. Nyon made it back to the top spot when
his Nandopsis beani won Best in Show. Howard’s
Geophagus continued to show well and earned him
the Reserve Best in Show award. To prove that you
can do well in the show with a standard aquarium
fish, Toleair took Best in Show by a Junior with his
Swordtail.
Our judge was Ingo Seidel who traveled all the way
from Germany. Ingo donated a selection of catfish
that were auctioned at the Awards Night and he also
gave a very informative presentation on ‘L-Numbers’
and Loricariid catfishes. The awards night for the
show seems to pull most of our members together
and is always an enjoyable evening. Noah’s Ark
helped out (again) by donating some prizes that were
used in a raffle draw.
Our November meeting included the start of a growout competition. Nyon donated a quantity of Dovii fry
to any member who wished to participate.
We did something a little different for January when
we had a club dinner at the Mad Hatters restaurant,
complete with silly hats for everyone! I was a nice
opportunity to socialize with each other without
someone having to host.
In February, we welcomed back club favourite Rusty
Wessel from Louisville, Kentucky. Rusty and his wife,
Suzi, stayed at the Cocoa Reef Hotel where they were
able to get a very competitive rate of $109 per night,
so we may consider the hotel for future speakers to
ease the burden on the members who host speakers.
As part of our continuing effort to meet on different
nights of the week in order to involve as many
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members as possible, this meeting was held on a
Saturday evening. Rusty brought a box of fish from his
fish-house for auction. We took a different approach
to the auction by having Rusty show photos and
video of each species and share some information on
it before we auctioned it. This seemed to work very
well and there was some very strong bidding. Rusty
brought some very nice fish that members were keen
to take home. The auction prices reminded me of
the hey-day of club auctions – there was certainly no
indication that we are in the middle of a recession!
That brings us to March and the Annual General
Meeting. It is the end of the financial year and also
marks 23 years since the club was founded (March
14th 1989). Having served as President for 21 of those
years (I took a two-year hiatus after the first ten years)
I am now standing down and handing over the reins.
I think we’ve managed to convince Nyon to take over
as President and I’m confident that he’ll do a great
job. I’ll still be involved with the club and I’ll certainly
be on hand to assist the new President, where
needed.
We have already begun to look at potential speakers
for the coming year. Rachael O’Leary is confirmed for
May. She will give a talk on nano-aquariums and will
also judge the Home Show. We’ve tentatively lined
up Anthony Mazeroll to speak in August. He is the
Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies at
Soka University of America in California and will give
a talk on the conservation of Angelfish and Discus in
the Amazon. Also, Anthony will bring a selection of
rare fish from Cambodia for auction. Apparently, it is
extremely difficult to export fish from Cambodia but
he will be bringing fish out with him when he visits
Cambodia earlier in August.
So, I expect another interesting year for the club and
it will be interesting watching it take shape from the
sidelines for a change. I want to take this moment
to thank you all for making this club what it is today
because a club is only as good as its members. The
atmosphere at last month’s meeting was great so I’m
confident that I’m handing over a club that is in good
shape. Over to you, Nyon.
by David Patterson, BAP Chairman
BAP
2011
in Review
2011 has been another great year for the BAP. There were 23 spawns recorded
and 4 new participants, Justin Wall, Torleair Caines, Toronte Caines and Robert
Wheatley. Out of the 23 spawns, 5 new species were added to the BAP fish
list. Microgeophagus Ramirezi (German Blue Ram), Herotilapia multispinose
(Rainbow Cichlid), Apistogramma cacatuoides (Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid),
Pterophyllum scalara (Angel Fish) and Cyphotilapia frontosa.
This year we have two recipients of plaques, Nyon and Toronte. Nyon will receive
his Advanced Breeder Award Plaque and Toronte will receive his Breeder Award
Plaque. Congratulations!
With 120 points this year; Toronte has the honor of becoming this year’s Breeder
of the Year winner. Not only did he accumulate the most points, he also had an
impressive 13 spawns this year. Good job Toronte!
As another year ends a new one begins. Remember to register your spawns. So
let’s dim the lights, set the mood and GET THOSE FISH SPAWNING!
Photos by
LecoLia caines
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Product
review…
Woods Digital Timer
Reviewed by Nyon Steede, BFAAS
A few months ago I went looking for a timer to control the LED lights that I
had purchased from Noah’s Ark for my 180 gallon tank. I purchased two 36
inch white LED lights and one 2 inch blue LED light. It was my intention to
have the blue LED light come on five minutes prior to the white lights going
off to simulate a nice moonlight effect. Also the blue LED light was to act as
a transition light so that the tank did not go from a bright “daylight” tank (when
the white lights were on) to complete darkness when the white lights went off.
I already had a few manual timers (where you use the small plastic pegs to
set the on/off times) but the plug for the LED lights had three prongs and the
manual timers I had only had the capability of being used with two prong
plugs. So I went to Masters Limited in search for a timer that was compatible
with three prong plugs. There were a variety to choose from but one appealed
to me more that the others…the Woods Digital Timer. It was not the easy to
read LCD display that appealed to me, it was the two outlets. I thought to
myself, great now I can plug the white LED’s into one outlet and the blue LED
into the other and set the timer for the blue LED light to come on five minutes
prior to the white lights going off.
As I reviewed the features of the digital timer, I was even more convinced that this was a good buy. One of the
features that I really liked was the rechargeable battery back-up. With this timer, if the power goes out you will not
have to reset the timer because the rechargeable battery back-up keeps the digital LCD clock going. In addition
to the rechargeable battery back-up, the Woods Digital Timer features:
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Up to 8 on/off settings per day or 56 on/off settings per week
The option to program individual days or 8 different weekday groups
A minimum on/off switching period of one minute
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Random automatic on/off security feature
Countdown feature
Manual override
I was so happy with my purchase that I went back to Masters Limited to buy another one but they had sold out.
After weeks of checking back and finding an empty section where the timers were, I went to Gorham’s Limited
and bought the last one on the shelf. I seems as though theses timers are indeed the “cat’s meow”, or should I say
the fish’s… (whatever)? Retailing at around $35, I instantly thought that this timer would be great for anyone with a
planted tank due to its dual outlets allowing for the lights and CO2 to be synchronized. Unlike the manual timers,
with this digital timer you can be accurate to the second when you want equipment for come on or go off. I must
mention that the only negative that I can report is that the two outlets cannot be controlled separately; the set time
applies to both outlets. So, I had to put the blue LED light on its own timer.
Overall, I give (rate) this product a four and a half (out of five) fish scales.
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Member of the Year
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Twenty-three (23) years ago Craig started the Bermuda Fry-Angle Aquarium Society which
was known then as the Bermuda Fry-Angle Fish Keepers and Breeding Club. Just about every
year since, Craig has been the pivotal member that has kept the club viable. Through the years
members have come and gone but there has been only one member that like the club has stood
the test of time, Craig! The Richard J Card Memorial Trophy nominations is a
time and occasion to recognize the contributions (noticed and unnoticed) of
particular members for what they have done for the club throughout the year.
Craig’s contributions can easily be overlooked or go unnoticed because it
has come to a point that his efforts and contributions are expected and thus
can be taken for granted, especially since Craig just continues to do what he
does irrespective of recognition.
Through Craig’s works behind the scenes members have benefited from
the enrichment the club offers. Craig’s leadership has exposed members
to world renowned speakers, rare and exotic fish for auction at club
meetings, aquatic plants at a time when it is really difficult to import
without issues, and an atmosphere where people can express and share
their love of fish and be viewed as “normal.”
What type of member that you know, would bring in a shipment of plants for the
advancement of some members and work diligently with the Department of Environmental
Protection by going to treat the plants for a month so that they do not destroy the shipment? Craig
is just such a member! At the meeting where the plants were auctioned I don’t recall one member
thanking Craig for his efforts, but Craig was just happy that members had the opportunity to get
some new plant stock. That is just one example of many of what Craig has done just this year
alone!
So, Craig has rightfully been voted Member of the Year. We the members would like to say a warm
and heart-felt THANK YOU for all the things that you have done that may have seemed to go
unnoticed, and through this vote of Member of the Year we acknowledge you, your work and your
legacy. Congratulations!
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Fluorescent tubes.
LED array.
T-5 Array.
Compact-Fluorescent bulb.
Metal Halide, LED combo.
Metal Halide bulb.
Screw-socket Metal Halide.
a breeder’s
tank simply
themore
extralight
cost than
is worth
it. In this 20-gallon
writer’s opinion
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because of
different
depth
of water
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technology
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eventually
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closely and
consider
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contraptions
with will
built-in
timers.trying
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intothe
be future.
LED lighting, but I find that much too expensive
light must penetrate to get to the plants. When I
Florescent
fixtures with the new T5 bulbs offer
at the
present time.
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“K”my
stands
for Kelvin,
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built
fishroom
I installed
florescent
strip lights
the bright light needed for growing plants. For
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generally
high-intensity
“temperature”
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light source.
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is
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tanks.
too high
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example
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bulb offers
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a
up
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as
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and
1,000
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find these
equivalent
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noon
sunlight
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is
considered
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fixture with two such bulbs offers 48 watts, Iwhich
better suited for salt-water aquariums. I’ve seen
spectrum.
so I use small metal shop lights, each with a full
islights
adequate
light for growing plants in a 20-gallon
prices for some of these in excess of $1,000. The cost
spectrum
compact
fluorescent
aquarium. A 48” light fixture would offer 3 X 54
Most
of us think
in terms
of watts bulb,
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wesupplement
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for the light and the electricity are very high. However,
the florescent
lighting.
watt bulbs, or a total of 162 watts, which should
bulb’s
brightness,
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for show tanks the effect can be spectacular.
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of light
fixtures
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be plenty for a 55-gallon aquarium. It should be
is a measure
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shop
light inventor
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lights, going
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Incandescent lights are the oldest means of
aquarium
plant happy
use as
two
watts per
gallon
of
amount of heat, have a long bulb life, and lower
Watts.
I
find
these
lights
better
suited
for
salt-water
lighting
aquariums. The incandescent bulb is more
tank size, though there are several factors that must be
electricity cost. I’m not convinced, nor are some of
aquariums.
I’ve
seen
prices
for
some
of
these
in
than
likely
the major source of lighting used in your
considered, such as the depth of the water. A 20-gallon the manufacturers,
that they work well with anything
excess
of
$1,000.
The
cost
for
the
light
and
the
home.
The
cost of the fixture and bulbs are very
high tank needs more light than a breeder’s 20-gallon
other than low-light plants. Keep in mind that florescent
electricity
are veryofhigh.
However,
for of
show
tanks
but the bulbs run hot. The life of a bulb is about
tank
simply because
the different
depth
water
that low,
bulbs eventually lose their effectiveness and need to
effect
can
be spectacular.
1,000 hours, but can last much longer if not turned
thethe
light
must
penetrate
to get to the plants. When I
be replaced long before they quit working at 8,000
HQII installed
(halogenflorescent
quartz iodide)
lighting
and on too often. Incandescent bulbs have to
built myThe
fishroom
strip lights
a foot off
to10,000 hours. Replacing fluorescent bulbs can be
systems
are
relatively
new,
and
also
offer
high
be
changed
often, when compared to florescent
above my tanks. That’s too high for light to penetrate
very costly, and LED bulbs are said to last 30,000
intensity
light
well
suited
for
salt-water
aquariums
bulbs,
which
can last 10,000 hours. Studies show
efficiently to the bottom of my tanks, so I use small
hours, which is something to consider. I am watching
to
help
coral
thrive.
that
fluorescent
bulbs and
can will
save
a largetrying
amount
of
metal shop lights, each with a full spectrum compact
sales for LED closely
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lights in the future.
immediately, have no glass bulb tubes to break,
to incandescent bulbs.
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choices
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simple
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new fixtures
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of the
shop
a compact
florescent
bulb,
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life,light
andwith
lower
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cost. I’m
not to
convinced,
this article,
and have
had theplants.
most success
with a
nor are some of the manufacturers, that
they F
work
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well with anything other than low-light plants.
full-spectrum compact florescent bulbs, installed in
Keep in mind that florescent bulbs eventually lose
shop lights, for an extra ‘grow’ light. Whatever light
their effectiveness and need to be replaced long
you use, there is no substitute for not overfeeding
before
they
quit
working
at
8,000
to10,000
hours.
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24” T5 HO bulb offers 24 watts. Thus, a fixture with
two such bulbs offers 48 watts, which is adequate
light for growing plants in a 20-gallon aquarium. A 48”
light fixture would offer 3 x 54 watt bulbs, or a total
of 162 watts, which should be plenty for a 55-gallon
aquarium. It should be noted that low light plants such
as Anubias, Java ferns and most crypts can be grown
with much less light, but will grow very slowly. I know of
one aquarist who made his own fluorescent fixtures at
a great savings.
Incandescent lights are the oldest means of lighting
aquariums. The incandescent bulb is more than likely
the major source of lighting used in your home. The
cost of the fixture and bulbs are very low, but the bulbs
run hot. The life of a bulb is about 1,000 hours, but
can last much longer if not turned off and on too often.
Incandescent bulbs have to be changed often, when
compared to florescent bulbs, which can last 10,000
hours. Studies show that fluorescent bulbs can save
a large amount of electricity and require fewer bulb
changes compared to incandescent bulbs.
I’ve used most of the light fixtures mentioned in this
article, and have had the most success with plants by
using T5 fluorescent fixtures and several full-spectrum
compact florescent bulbs, installed in shop lights, for
an extra ‘grow’ light. Whatever light you use, there is no
substitute for not overfeeding your fish and doing large,
regular, water changes.
Give a real live plant a try, and the joy of watching it
grow will be yours!
2011/2012 Grow Out
Competition…
Nyon donated a quantity of Parachromis dovii fry to any member
who wished to participate. The following members entered the
competition:
Peter, David, Toronte, Torleair, Lecolia, Robert, Xavier, Ricardo,
Shannon, Gloria, Scott and Joshua.
Well at our February Meeting Justin was the clear winner, his dovii
was almost 3 times larger than anyone else, he put it down to
daily water changes and continuous feeding, but he would not
reveal what food he used, he left us guessing whether he used
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CONGRATULATIONS JUSTIN!
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Reprinted from Hill Country Cichlid Club’s
4 Newsletter “The Lateral Line”
Enantiopus sp. Kilesa: A Spawning Report
Enantiopus sp. Kilesa: A Spawning Report
-Benjamin
Smith
by
Benjamin L.
L. Smith
Two male Enantiopus sp. “Kilesa” in a territorial display in the authors aquarium.
Two male Enantiopus sp. “Kilesa” in a territorial display in the authors aquarium.
Enantiopus sp. “Kilesa” is an absolutely beautiful fish
from the waters
Tanganyika.
It is absolutely
a sand sifter
Enantiopus
sp.of Lake
“Kilesa”
is an
that builds very interesting nests which the males
beautiful
fish from the waters of Lake Tanguard with great zeal, but little true aggression. The
ganyika.
It inispartial
a sand
sifter
builds
males swim
circles
lettingthat
the sun
reflectvery
off of their colorful
as the
the females
by with
in
interesting
nests sides
which
males swim
guard
schools
searching
for the true
most attractive
mate. The
great
zeal,
but little
aggression.
males
in from
partial
circles shore
letting
the sun
Theseswim
fish come
the western
of the
lake between
citiescolorful
of Kalemiesides
and Kavala,
reflect
off ofthetheir
as the feZaire1 which is only a 50 Km stretch of its 1828 Km
males
swim by in schools searching for the
shoreline. The water is very hard and alkaline and
most
attractive
mate.
temperatures
range
from 77-79 F3.
Enantiopus sp. “Kilesa” is cigar shaped and attains
a total length of 6 inches. As juveniles, they are silver
in color.
As adults,
the females
remain
silver, whereas
females
remain
silver,
whereas
the males
the males attain their characteristic yellow lips as well
attain their characteristic yellow lips as well
as iridescent green on their snout and iridescent blue
as their
iridescent
green
their
snout
andand
iridesdown
sides. They
haveon
black
in their
pectoral
analcent
fins and
yellow
andtheir
blue spangling
in theirhave
dorsalblack
blue
down
sides. They
fin. in their pectoral and anal fins and yellow
and blue
spangling
in nests
theirthat
dorsal
fin.of a
In nature,
the males
construct
consist
shallow depression in the sand with small mounds or
turrets of sand lining the edges. He will build a number
In nature, the males construct nests that conof nests in his territory but when a female comes to
sist they
of awillshallow
depression
in theInsand
spawn,
only utilize
one of his nests2.
the with
aquarium,
fish wereor
notturrets
able to construct
full
small my
mounds
of sandthelining
the
edges. He will build a number of nests in
These fish come from the western shore of
BermudaFand
ry-angleaquariumsociety
his territory but when a female comes to
the lake between the cities of Kalemie
spawn, they will only utilize one of his
Kavala, Zaire1 which is only a 50 Km stretch
nests2. In the aquarium, my fish were not
of its 1828 Km shoreline. The water is very
able to construct the full 2 foot diameter
hard and alkaline and temperatures range
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2 foot diameter nest. Rather, they placed their small
mounds on the edge of the glass along the outer
perimeter of the nest but also constructed a smaller,
inner circle of mounds approximately 6-8 inches in
diameter. I had two males and two females and only
one male maintained a nest in the 4 foot long 75
gallon aquarium. For tankmates, I used Cyprichromis
leptosoma “Jumbo”. Both females spawned at the
same time and the clutch size was 13 for one and 15
for the other. Of note, if I do a water change while the
female is still holding eggs, she will spit. I encountered
the same problem with Enantiopus melanogenys.
My four fish were obtained from Dave’s Rare
Aquarium Fish and were large enough to note the
color in the males at 2.5-3 inches of length. The water
in my tank mimics that of Lake Tanganyika, in that it
is hard and alkaline. The temperature was around 73
F. Water changes of 50% were done once every four
weeks. Filtration consisted of two hang-on-back filters
rated for 60 gallons each. The lights were on a timer
to be kept on for 12 hours each day. The tank was
5
located in a waiting room and the fish were very timid
and rarely showed their color. Décor consisted of a
large piece of “holey” rock in the center with a smaller
piece in one corner to provide the females a place to
hide when they were not interested in spawning. The
substrate was Quickcrete Play Sand. The parents
were fed flake and the fry were started on Hikari First
Bites and then moved to crushed flake.
This is a fairly delicate fish that is sensitive to water
quality. It is also skittish and will attempt to jump if
scared, so a nice lid for the aquarium is a must. The
fish is also on the pricey side and so I would not
recommend this fish for the beginner, though I would
not say you need to be an expert.
Bibliography
Konings, Ad. Back to Nature: Guide to Tanganyika
Cichlids. 2nd Ed. Cichlid Press, 2005.
Konings, Ad. Tanganyika Cichlids in their natuuural
habitat. Cichlid Press, 1998.
Cichlid Forum http://www.cichlid forum.com/profiles/
species.php? id=1961
The slender
female Enantiopus
sp. “Kilesa”.
The slender female
Enantiopus
sp. “Kilesa”.
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males and two females and only one male
maintained a nest in the 4 foot long 75 gallon aquarium. For tankmates, I used Cymar_apr 2012.indd 14
corner to provide the females a place to hide
when they were not interested in spawning.
The substrate was Quickcrete Play Sand.
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BREEDER AWARD TOTALS
JereMy Lodge (senior breeder) ..............486
craig Morfitt (adVanced breeder) .......229
chris roy (adVanced breeder) ..............210
nyon steede (adVanced breeder) ..........163
toronte caines (breeder aWard) ...........143
daVid terceira(breeder aWard).............119
stePhen decouto(breeder aWard) .........114
Jeffrey Porter (breeder aWard) ..............78
scott dunstan ...........................................56
Justin WaLL................................................41
PauL archer...............................................35
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President
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Treasurer
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Wendy corrado.........................................30
eric hirschberg .........................................18
daVid Patterson ........................................15
siMon onabouaLe.......................................13
caroL terceira ..........................................13
KLaus gerbhardt ......................................10
torLeair caines ...........................................7
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