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The Journal of the Catfish Study Group The Journal of the Catfish Study Group Open Show Re port and Results spawning corydoras C123 Spawn· •ng As . Pldoras t aurus (BAP) Volume 9 Issue Number 4 December 2008 Honorary Committee for the Catfish Study Group President: Trevor (JT) Morris Website Manager: Allan James vice-President: Dr Peter Burgess webmaster@catfishstudygroup .org [email protected] Cat Chat Editor: Keith Jackson Chairman: Ian Fuller editor@catfishstudygroup .org [email protected] Print Manager: John Toon vice-Chairman &Treasurer: printmanager@catfishstudygroup. org Danny Blundell treasurer@catfishstudygroup .org Breeders Award Secretary: Mark Waiters Secretary: Adrian Taylor bap. [email protected] [email protected] Publicity Officer: Stuart Brown Assistant Show Secretary: publicityo fficer@catfishstudygroup. org Ann Blundell Show Secretary: Brian Walsh Scientific Advisor: [email protected] Professor Isaac Isbri..icker Auction Manager: Roy Barton Membership Secretary: Floor Member: Bob Barnes John Toon membershipsecretary@catfishstudygroup. org Where We Meet: The Group normally meets at the Highfield Working Men's Club, 1 Ratcliffe Street, Darwen, Lanes, BB3 2BZ on the third Sunday of each month from 1pm. The exceptions are the December meeting, which is held on the second Sunday at the usual place, and the annual Convention, held in the Spring at the Britannia Hotel, Almond Brook Road, Standish, Wigan. C'Af C'IIAf Volume 9 Number 4 Contents From the Chair. ... .. .... .. ..... ..... ..... ... .... ...... .. ......... ............. ......... ...... .. ..... ... ... ... .. .. ............. .... ....... .. ............. ... ... ..... 1 Editorial. ... .. .................................................. .. ..................... .... ....... ..... .... .... ..... ... .. .. .... ................. ..... .... .. .... ... ...... 2 Open Show and Auction ................ .. ................. .... ......... ... ... ...... .. .... ........... ....... ....... ...................... ............. .... .....5 Open Show Results 2008 ... .............. ....... .... ... .. .. ............. ................... ... .................................... .. .............. .. ....... .. .7 Open Show Special Winners 2008 .... ................... ....... ... ...... .. ........ .................. .. ...... ..... .. ... .. ....... .. .. ..... ............. ... 9 CSG Auction Rules ...... .... .... ....... ... .. ..... ........... ... ........... ..... .. ............................................................................... 9 Breeding Corydoras C123, July 23rd 2007 .......... ........... .. .. ... .... .......... .... ..................................................... .. .. 10 Spawning Aspidoras taurus. Lima & Britto, 200 1................ .. .. .............................................................. .. ......... 13 How Easy Is It To Miss A Spawning? Musings On C. narcissus ............ ........................................................... l4 Spawning Scleromystax sp. C 113 or 'Baianinho III' .... .. .. .. .. .... ...................... .. .. ............ .. .. .. .. ...... ............... .. .... 15 Introduction to Project Arnazonas .... .. .. ... .. ... ....... ..... .. ...... ... .. ... ..... .... ... .. ... ... .... .... ... .... .. ... ..... ........ ... .. ............... 17 On Motorcycles, Phantom Logging, and the Zen afForest Reserve Establishment in the Amazon .. .. .. ........ .. .18 'What's New' - December 2008 .. .. ......... ........... ....... ...... ....... .. ... ..... .. ..... ... .. .. ..... ....................... ... ........... ..... ...... 23 Invasive Catfishes No. 4: Hoplosternum littorale ... ..... .. ... .. .. .. .. ........ .. .... .. ........................... ............................... 23 Breeders Award Programme- December 2008 ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ...... .............. ...... ..... ... .. ............ ......................... 24 Dates for Your Diary .. ... .. .. ... .. ...... ..... .. ... ............. .... ..... ...... ........ ... .... ............ ........ .. .. ... ..... .. ...... ..... .................. .. 25 Magazine Closing Dates ... ..... ..... ... .... ..... ........... .... .... ... ... .. .. .... .... ... .. ... ... .. ....... ... ............................ ....................25 AQUALIFE Wyevale Garden Centre, 338 Southport Road, Ulnes Walton, Leyland PR26 8LQ Tei/Fax: 01772 601777 OVER 100 TANKS -WIDE RANGE OF CORYDORAS AND CATFISH Visit us online at www.northtrop.co.uk Volume 9 Number 4 From the Chair Ian Fuller We are almost at the end removed from the size section were given to a new of what has been a very category of ' Presentation', and guidelines were added successful CSG year. to the judging system. Although the new system was Having said that, there well-documented it appears that some exhibitors an d have been a number of judges were a little confused as to how the new problems that, regrettably, category was to be interpreted. Again the guidelines we are still trying to were clearly stated. Maybe at some point before next address. These have been years show we can utilise one of our meetings to in two main areas: the demonstrate what is required/expected. In spite of the magazine mail-out has lower attendance and with thanks to all our sponsors been late a couple of times the show proved to be a very profitable event. and it looks very much The autumn auction meeting in November was very like the last issue (Vol. 9, No. 3) has had delivery well attended and one of the things that stood out more problems - not of our making, I may add. It is always than anything else was that there were very few dry­ difficult to know the extent of such failures, because goods lots. The variety and quality of fish and plants we only really find out when the complaints start that came up for sale were very good and, considering coming in . So if there are any of you that did not the present financial climate, prices seemed to be very receive your copy, then please contact me or any good. I am cetiain that there were many people that member of the committee. went home very very happy with their day, be it good From my previous writings you will be aware that we sales for their items or a box full of bargains. have also had a few problems with memberships being The 30 111 Anniversary Convention misplaced in the records. Again we are doing our utmost to rectify this and get things back on an even The Convention is the main event of our year and is keel. rapidly approaching; bookings have started to come in regularly. We are restricted to the number of people we Unfortunately due to many of the committee being can accommodate at the event so, to avoid un available for the October meeting it was decided to disappointment, I would strongly advise members who call it off. This decision was made at the September are thinking of attending not to leave it until the last meeting - the Open Show & Auction - where many minute before making your booking. Besides, it's members were in attendance and could be informed. cheaper if you book early! Notice was also placed on the home page ofthe CSG's web site. However it would appear that so me members The Saturday morning of the convention will be a little did not know, although they have internet access. different and we have changed its title to "The CSG Therefore l would ask all members that have Internet Market." We decided to remove the single sales-tab le access and who intend coming to monthly meeting to we had last year and, instead, there will be several. just take a look at the web site for any latest news, thus inter-spaced with the trade and specialist-group tables. avoiding unnecessary travel. This will still have a workshop feel but will allow those selling their tank-bred stock to talk with their buyers The Open Show was not as well attended as I had and chat about their breeding techniques. The sales hoped it would be but what did strike me was the tables will be available for members and guests to sell outstanding quality of the exhibits, I am sure it gave their own tank-bred or surplus stock but only to those some of the judges a bit of a headache separating the who are attending for the full period of the event. excellent from the merely very good. I managed to ga in several first places so l was very happy. There Sales table bookings should be made at the same time was a little grumble or two though and this was to do as booking convention places. Please remember we do with the changes made to the pointing system. What not have unlimited space so, again, an early booking has happened is, like most of the UK's other will ensure you have a sales table. Because of the associations, we have taken the emphasis away from lo gistic nightmare of placing our normal 15% levy on the size of an exhibit. [t was thought that the size of a sales made, there will be a standard charge of £12 per exhibit was becoming the number one feature and it person. Anyone that has any question regarding the was quite often seen that an average but full-sized fish sales tables please feel free to contact me. was triumphing over better-quality, slightly-smaller fish. So by reducing the size-points from 20 to 10 it lessened the advantage of the poorer-quality fish. To It only remains for me to wish you all a very Happy maintain the full 100 points system, the 10 points Catfish Christmas and Prosperous Catfish New Year CAI' CHAI' Volume 9 Number 4 Editorial Keith Jackson "Tempus fugit" as my Grandmother used to
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