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Happy Holiday Season to All! THE ON-LINE JOURNAL OF THE VOL. 32 NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2018 No. 2 Q BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETY A UATICA Happy Holiday Season to All! Emperor Angelfish - Pomacanitus imperator 1 107 Y EARSOF E DUCATING A QUARISTS AQUATICA VOL. 32 NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2 0 1 8 N O . 2 ONTENT C S Happy SeasonHoliday to All! PAGE 2 THE AQUATICA STAFF PAGE 22 SPECIES PROFILE. The bumblebee goby, Brachygobius PAGE 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS. xanthozona. BAS Events for the years 2018 - 2019 JOHN TODARO - BAS PAGE 4 LIVE FOOD FOR TINY PAGE 23 SNAILS IN THE AQUARIUM. FISH. If you have ever wondered what What are these creatures and what is to feed all those tiny hungry fish, you have to read their role, good or bad, in nature, as well as in this article. your aquarium? JOE GRAFFAGNINO - BAS RICK RENFRO - MAS PAGE 7 NOTABLE NATIVES - THE BLACK PAGE 26 GUPPY PLAGUE/AIDS. BANDED SUNFISH. Enneacanthus chaetodon., This is A commercial perspective on this highly contagious, a beautiful native fish that ranges from New Jersey to extremely fast acting virus that affects guppies Florida. and some other fish. ANTHONY P. KROEGER - BAS ANTHONY P. KROEGER - BAS PAGE 9 HOW DOES STRESS AFFECT FISH? PAGE 29 UV STERILIZER TROUBLE SHOOTING Effects of stress on fish and how it affects them. GUIDE. This article tells you what to do if your STAFF WRITERS - www.liveaquaris UV does not seem to be working. MARINEANDREEF.COM NEWSLETTER PAGE 13 BIG! BOLD! BEAUTIFUL! Information on the Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator. PAGE 32 PHEW! THIS SKUNK DOESN’T STINK! ANTHONY P. KROEGER - BAS The skunk cory, Corydoras arcuatus, is a very popular catfish and makes a very good community fish. PAGE 16 BREEDING THE BRUNEI BEAUTY: ANTHONY P. KROEGER - BAS MY PATH TO BETTA ENLIGHTENMENT. Adventures in breeding this hard to find betta. PAGE 34 BREEDING THE EMPEROR TETRAS. LEE VAN HYFTE - EIAA Breeding Inpaichthys kerri and Nematobrycon palmeri, two very popular and beautiful tetras. PAGE 19 THE COLUMBIAN TETRA CHALLENGE. LEE VAN HYFTE - EIAA Breeding the Columbian tetra, Hyphessobrycon columbianus. PAGE 36 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS. THEY JOE GRAFFAGNINO - BAS SUPPORT US. WE MUST SUPPORT THEM. PAGE 21 BUMBLEBEES IN YOUR AQUARIUM. PAGE 38 SPONSORS ADS. Keeping the bumblebee goby, Brachygobius xanthozona. PAGE 41 THE BENEFITS OF BEING A MEMBER ANTHONY P. KROEGER - BAS OF THE BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETY. PAGE 42 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION. AQUATICA STAFF 2 Editor: Catfish Editor Associate Designer: John Todaro Exchange Editor: Ian Fuller Copy Editor: Ginny Cahill Illustrations: Bill Amely Freshwater Shrimp Editor:Kay Martin JohnTodaro Marine Editor: Ryan Curtis Norman Doughty Plant Editor: Open Chris Giam Izzy Zwerin Julia Noonan Shelly Sacks Contributing writers: Ryan Curtis Anthony P. Kroeger Joe Graffagnino MarineandReef.com Lee Van Hyfte Rick Renfro Liveaquaris Staff Writers John Todaro All articles in are the opinion and experiences of the author or authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the editors or staffAquatica of or the Brooklyn Aquarium Society Inc. Aquatica Note: The Editor takes full responsibility for misspellings and punctuation errors. is published on line bi-monthly (except July/August) by BAS. may be reprinted by other non-profit or- ganizations,AQUATICA provided proper credit is given to the author and , andOriginal two copies articles are sent to the Exchange Editor.Transcrip- tions of lectures may not be reprinted without written permissionAQUATICA of both Editor and the Speaker. A notice of where original articles have been published should be sent to the AQUATICA will exchange publications withBAS all interested Exchange societies. Editor; P.O. 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You can submit articles to the Editor by mail, fax, or E-mail to: [email protected] BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Corresponding Secretary: web Master: OFFICERS President: ExchangeDan Smith Editor: Editor:Bernard Deren Leon Perry 1stSteve Vice President:Matassa Jose Sanchez Bill Amely John Todaro Paul Santiago Gennady (Gene) Kogan Membership Chairperson: 2nd Vice President: Wayne Sinckler David Manuel BOARD MEMBERS Sergeant-at-Arms: Bob Strazzulla Treasurer:Marie Licciardello Robert Kolsky Larry Whitfield RecordingLita Goldberg Secretary: Denver Lettmen Ronald Wiesenfield Open Kay Martin Nick Martinez The is a non-profit organization 501(c) (3) for people interested in the aquarium hobby and the study of aquaticBrooklyn life. The Aquarium Society meets Society the Inc. 2nd Friday of each month except July and August at the Education Hall of the New York Aquarium at Coney Island, Surf Avenue at west 8th St., at 7:30 PM. Meetings are open to visitors. Refreshments are served. Membership is $25 per year family/$20 individual/$15 for students under 14. Send inquiries or membership checks payable to: Brooklyn Aquarium Society, C/O Membership Chairperson, P.O. Box 290610, Brooklyn, NY 11229-0011. 3 B R O O K LY N A Q UA R I U M S OCIETY CALENDAR OF EVENTS ~ 2018 ~19 Happy Holiday Season to All! - Followed by an auction of freshwater and marine fish, aqua-cultured corals,plantsNOV 9 Greg & Sage dry - goods.. Selective breeding Fish Bingo & Prizes • BAS awards presentations. DEC 14 Holiday Party ~Members, their families & friends• Followed JAN 11Dr. Timothy Hovanec, Tim’s Aquatics - 2019Modern Day Approach to Aquarium Chemistry by an auction of marine fish, aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods. ~ Followed by an auction of marine fish, FEB 8 Joseph Graffagnino -A Pond Grew in Brooklyn aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods. ~ Followed by an auction of marine fish, aqua-cultured corals,MAR 8 freshwater Richard Ross fish, - Coralplants Spawning & dry goods and. Secore ~ ~ Followed by an auction of freshwater and marine fish,aqua-cultureAPR 12 Ralph Chidc orals,plants&of Pacific Aquarium dry goods. & Pets, Inc. Topic TBA Marine fish, aqua-culturedcorals,freshwaterfish, plants & dry goods. MAY 10 Giant Spring Auction ~ ~ Followed by an auction of freshwater and marine fish, aqua-culturedJUN 14 Speaker corals, from plants House & dry of goods. Fins - Topic TBA NO MEETINGS JULY & AUGUST Followed by an auction of freshwater and marine fish, aqua-culturedcorals,plants & dry goods. SEPT 13 TBA Marine fish, aqua-culturedcorals,freshwaterfish, plants & dry goods.. OCT 11 Giant Fall Auction~ Followed by an auction of freshwater and marine fish, aqua-culturedcorals,plants & dry goods. NOV 8 TBA~ Fish Bingo & Prizes • BAS awards presentations. DEC 13 Holiday Party ~Members, their families & friends• 4 Joe Graffagnino - BAS I have been raising and breeding if the fry are older and larger tropical fish for over years. and can take bites from food 40 Many times I am asked about too large for them to take in what type of their mouths. foods are ideal There are for really tiny LIVE FOOD exceptions to fish. I hear that this such as some use FOR catfish that will crushed flakes, TINY FISH ram their body others cut up live or frozen over an egg to get it in their worms and others add b r i n e mouth and wait a day or so for shrimp, either adult or baby the egg to break down and brine live or frozen. Many enter their stomach. For the assume that even if the baby most part, if the baby fish can’t fish can’t ingest the food, they get the food in its mouth, it will will eat around it and obtain ignore it to the point where it nutrition that way. This may work will starve to death. 5 The best food for tropical fish is protozoa. Infusoria are created you should see the paramecium live food. This is especially true from decaying vegetable matter. swimming in the water. The for tiny fry fish such as wild Be careful with the use of infusoria paramecium will be clear and bettas, gouramis, certain catfish, because, if left in a small glass look like a tiny cloud of wavy tetras, barbs and others in the container for longer than a day lines. Take a pipette or small minuscule size. These fish fry or so, it will start to decay and siphon tube to squirt it into the look like ½ of a human eyelash. emit a foul smell. Replace it with tiny fry tank. The paramecium Tiny fish are very susceptible to a fresh supply immediately before will survive for several days in water depth, temperature, pH, feeding to your fry. The size of the aquarium. The size of a hardness, light, and too many infusoria is 25 um [micrometer] paramecium is 50 um – 300 um other variables to mention. Any – 300 um. By definition, a um = (0.0020 – 0.0130 inch). of these factors could cause the 1/1,000 of a mm [millimeter]. fry’s demise. They need a healthy are another Rotifers and safe environment to survive. – is a type of freshwater Paramecium As a hobbyist, you want the fry form of infusoria, an zooplankton. There to grow as quickly as possible. easy to raise live 3are 2,200 species of The larger it becomes, the better 2animal created by rotifers. Rotifers eat algae. The the chance it can handle stress using a banana skin, plain tap size of a rotifer is 50 um – 0.1 – and survive to an adult size water, and a starter culture to 0.5 mm long. where it can complete the cycle activate this solution. Always and reproduce more fry.
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