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Volume 29, #2 PREMIUM FLAKE FOOD March 2000

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Cover picture: P O S T — P P 3 4 2 7 8 0 / 0 0 2 4 ^ ^ Cichlasoma meeki ^ cichlidWeWe havehave aa fewfewscene friendsfriends thatthat BBHaplochromisAAAA mlotoNameName ChangChangeses cichlid scene Haplochromis venustus ApistogrammaAProtomelas similis borelli â Apistogramma reitzigi THE NEXT MEETING will be held on the second Friday of the month at 8 pm sharp (Trading Protomelas taeniolatus â Thorichthys meeki Table opensyouyou earlier) inmightmight the Courtyard Roomlikelike at the Nunawadingtoto meetmeet Civic Centre, ...... Whitehorse â Copadichromis azureus Road, Mitcham. Visitors are encouraged to come along. Pseudotropheus macrophthalmus â Nimbochromis venustus (Red Empress) â Protomelas taeniolatus MINI TALK: `Rams’, Graham Rowe. Pseudotropheus sp (Steveneye Tiger) â Protomelas sp Steveneye Tiger MAIN TALK:EASTERN`Have Fish, Will DISTRICTS Travel’, Ben and Helen AQUARIUM Carbone. SOCIETY PseudotropheusSciaenochromis lombardoiahli â Metriaclima lombardoi DOOR PRIZES:MeetsAqualife. on the 4th Friday of month at the Nunawading â Tropheops sp Red Cheek Pseudotropheus sp Albino â Metriaclima zebra DRAW PRIZES:Civic Centre, Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading. Tangerine Zebra â Metriaclima estherae 1. 1kgCall OSI Flake9802 Food. 3968 or write to PO Box 502, Ringwood 3134. (Electric Blue) â Sciaenochromis fryeri 2. Wetlands frozen food. These changes have been made to the names of fishes registered in the 3. Plant. BAA system. Some of these are duplicated in the list published in March TABLEAUSTRALIAN SHOWS & NEW GUINEA FISHES ASSOC 1999, at least one is a reversal of the name change in that list. The latter Do your own thing. (See page 24.) begs the question: Why did no-one point the change out if it was in error? Meets bi-monthly at Melbourne Zoo, starting January. That is a major reason why it was published in the first place. Contact Glenn Briggs on 9725 3665 (AH) Check our If you disagree with any of the above, or you know of other recent name Web page: wwwfor. moreblla information.ze.net.au/~daryllh changes that have not been listed, then let the BAA chairperson (Lynda Haymes) in on what you know. t COMMITTEE MEMBERS: PRESIDENT JohnAQUARIUM McCormick . . . .5944-3502 SOCIETY LIBRARIAN OF VICTORIAAnthony Caiolfa . . . .9886-5775 VICE-PRES Peter Robinson . . . . . 9807-8196 TRADING TBL Glenn Lacey ...... 9512-6706 SECRETARY GrahamMeets Rowe on . . .the . . . 9560-7472last Thursday of the month TREASURER Keith Patfordat .29 . . . .Grant . .9716-2425 Street, COMMITTEE Clifton-AT-LARGE Hill.: EDITOR CallDaryl 9478 Hutchins 6028 . . . or. . . write 9872-3225 to PO Box 140,Lee Ashton Clifton . . . . .Hill . . .9561-5131 3068 WardleyWardley TableTable ShowShow CalendarCalendar 20002000 Facsimile ...... 9872-3225 Granville Lawrence . .9564-7247 Kevin Archibald Show Keith Patford Show SOCIAL SEC Position vacant ...... Lynda Haymes . . . . .9704-2046 SHOW SEC Sebastian Zwalf . . . . 9885-8651 Jason Taylor ...... 9569-3772 February Angels, Uarus and Discus Lake Malawians March South Americans Lake Tanganyikans Sub-CommitteeNATIONAL Chairpersons: AUSTRALIANSpecies Maintenance: KILLIFISH Graham Rowe. Mailing:ASSOC Peter April Central Americans African Riverines and Lake Victorians Robinson. Constitution:Meets Daryl BI-monthly Hutchins. BAA: inLynda members’ Haymes. Handbook: homes. Daryl Hutchins. May South Americans Lake Malawians LIFE MEMBERS: GrahamContact: Rowe, Heinz David Staude, Skop Kevin Archibald,9563 7231. Keith Patford, June Dwarf Americans Dwarf Africans Danny Genovese and Daryl Hutchins. July Central Americans Lake Tanganyikans HONORARY MEMBER: FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY: August Pairs (American) Pairs (African) Max Davenport. Graham Rowe.

THIS SPACE FOR RENT THIS SPACE Victorian Cichlid Society September TheSouth rules Americans are still suspended. Lake Malawians October Central Americans African Riverine and Lake Victorians MEMBERSHIP© Copyright, Victorian Cichlid APPLICATIONS Society Inc 2000. November Angels, Uarus and Discus Lake Tanganyikans Bring whatever species you like ... orAnyone other wishing enquiries to reprint material may from `Thebe Cichliddirected Monthly’ for to: non-commercial December American of Your Choice African of Your Choice all the specimens you can manage. purposes,The may Secretary, do so (unless the Grahamitem is copyright Rowe by the author) provided due NOTE: Asian Cichlids may be entered in any show, but must meet the special requirements credit is given to the author and `TCM’ and one copy of the relevant publication 23is forwardedMangana to the author, Drive, care of Mulgrave the Secretary. Enquiries Vic 3170 re the use of material in other publications may be directed to [email protected] Ph/fax 9560 7472 -- e-mail [email protected]. in June (dwarfs) and August (pairs). 24 VICTORIAN CICHLID SOCIETY INC ^ THE CICHLID MONTHLY 1 | | | | | | | | | C O N T E N T S HILE typing the minutes into this edition, I couldn’t editorial help but notice the sugges- editorial Cichlid Scene ...... 1 Fish Only Auction (map) . . . .12-13 W tion that we do away with corre- dhutchins@ spondence and the Treasurer’s theage.fairfax.com.au Editorial ...... 3 Rowemin’ ‘Round ...... 14 Report at the beginning of the meetingOPENO – in theP nameE Nof saving NIGHTNIGHT AATT Fax: 9872-3225 time I believe. Minutes of Previous Meeting . . .4-5 My Experience With Cyrtocara moorii ...... 16-18 (In a way it’s good that I miss How to be a Successful some little things occasionally when This causes me to reflect on the The Elaine Turner Memorial number of times that various Fish Breeder ... and Make a on my littleRAYONNER trips forA everyone’sY for- ONNE Jawlockings ...... 20-21 gotten or missing items. If I shot all Treasurers (myself included) have Fortune ...... 6-7 my bolts at meetings I wouldn’t been called to task for not giving a Art & Photographic have anything left for editorials report to another committee mem- Cyrtocara moorii Revisited . . . .8-11 BAA Name Changes ...... 24 except boring old extra plugs for ber when they could not attend a upcomingAQUARIUMA events Qand the like.U Non- Ageneral meeting.R In Imy caseU it wasM Competition attending members would be less “not enough detail” in my report. So VCS Trading Post ...... 11 Wardley Table Show Calendar . . . .24 informed too. But I digress ... back the reports went into quite some will be judged at the November meeting to gagging the front table.) detail (they still didn’t take long). Correspondence1818 wasAPRIL,A effectivelyPRILOnly, 2 2000two people00 have0 held the The Victorian Cichlid Society was formed by cichlidophiles in March 1972 thus becoming the first done away with 20 years ago. Most position of Secretary. I don’t specialist aquarist group in the State of Victoria. Its main aims are: items are only mentioned, the remember if Glenn was ever criti- 1. To promote the keeping of cichlids; SecretaryAABOUT BonlyO UgoingT 77.45 into.4 5items SSHOULD HofOULcisedD DOD forO not THET HgivingE TRICKT someRIC itemK of correspondence its rightful place in 2. To gain and disseminate knowledge of cichlids, their habits and attributes through the use of particular interest. Even then it’s slides, films, books, lectures, practical demonstrations, local and overseas magazines, articles usually at someone else’s request the spotlight – Graham certainly by members and discussions with fellow members or experts in the field; (as Graham finds anything fishy has. It seems there’s diff’rent AUTHORS strokes for diff’rent folks. 3. To assist, in any way possible, the establishment and/or maintenance of approved public interesting). This whole process normally takes less than five min- aquaria; I am running out of room here so I utes (sans interruptions). Shut up, For all your signwriting will cut to the chase. The reason 4. To be involved in the education of the general public with regard to the benefits of fishkeeping listen and time it if you disagree. WANTED(particularly cichlids), and the potentially harmful effects of animal mismanagement; that we constantly run late at meet- requirements Sorry, you can’t can you, we have a ings is not because we observe 5. To promote fellowship between members; three-month cone of silence. NO EXPERIENCE minimal proper procedures for a 6. To further the conservation of species and theirCOMPUTER-CUT natural habitats; SIGNS NECESSARY Blabber-mouth, the Treasurer, he meeting where everyone is entitled 7. To further the identification, distribution, breeding,CAR, maintenance TRUCK, and enjoyment BOAT of species and in the usually takes about 30 seconds. to be informed of how the society is Aims of the Society Aims of Aims of the Society Aims of FamilyREWARDS Cichlidae. Any extra time being the result of being run as well as learn about fish FACTORY SIGNS questions.RRAA I mightYY addOO thatN Nat thisNNEandE socialise AA aQQ bit. No,UU I putAA it toRRIIUUMM Disclaimer: Opinions expressed herein are those FactoryAll correspondence 1, 11 Swift to: Way, very same meeting the Treasurer you ladies and gentlemen of the of the authors,BOUNDLESS and are not necessarily those of THE SECRETARY was beingMELBOURNE’S asked to bag his head, LARGESTjury – the reason RANGE we finish OF late is the Editor of TCM or the committee VICTORIANDandenong CICHLID SOCIETYSouth INC (See the Editor) questionsTROPICAL were asked as to AND the cost COLDbecausetime! WATER we never startFISH on bloody of the Victorian Cichlid Society Inc. You are c/- 23 Mangana Drive, Mulgrave, Victoria, of printing this magazine and the Try having your backside in a encouraged to write to, or e-mail the Editor on any Australia 3170 9706 5916 712`Cichlid Plenty Register’. Road, Reservoir 3073seat before 8.00 Phone: pm. 9478 6614t subject raised herein. Fax 9560-7472. E-mail [email protected]

222 VICTORIANVICTORIAN CICHLID SOCIETYSOCIETY INC INC ^^ THETHE CICHLID CICHLID MONTHLY MONTHLY 233 JanineJohn onMcCormick 00 11 1 802then 372 gave 8716 an entertainingwill Of course and interesting you should presentation be preparing on Previously ... at a VCS Meeting provideCyrtocara the moorii details., after which a short breakfor wasthe taken.Big Daddy of them all … The GAASchairman Spring then Auction canvassed is on volunteers the American for the Cichlid position Association of Social HE February 2000 meeting opened at 8.16 pm with the President in the 5Secretary. March. BudHe alsoon 00extolled 11 1 new330 members848 Convention not to be shy,in if Cleveland,in doubt, ask Ohio– we chair. He welcomed all visitors and members – glad that they had come 3856have allhas been more there. details. beginnning on 20 July and running Tback safe after Christmas (and the Millenium Mayhem). He also wel- GLCSScott and Auction Lynda is Haymeson 2 April. then Ron told is usthrough everything to the we 23rd. ever Bookwanted your to placeknow comed Ben and Helen Carbone back from gallivanting around the world. theabout person building to give a fishhouse.you the details A vote on of(or appreciation get more information) was moved on by00 John11 1 The magazine was not received by a few members. Minutes were taken as 00McCormick, 11 1 440 seconded944 3245. and moved by acclamation.888 8ACA 678. read on a motion moved by Lynda Haymes and seconded by Granville DoorENVY prizes: CORNER Ben (allCarbone, prices inDaryl US dollars):Hutchins, Peter Robinson, Robbie Toth, Lawrence. Business arising – nil. Stacey Hynes, Maurice Breward. Aulonocara hueseri ...... 2” ...... 5.00 Treasurer’s Report: DrawCopadichromis prizes: chrysonotus 1st ...... Glenn . . . . .Lacey ...... 3” ...... 5.00 December: Opening balance ...... 1868.28 Otopharynx sp “Blue Otter2nd Island” . . Stuart . . . . .Gray ...... 2” ...... 8.00 JAWLOCKINJAWLOCKINIncome GS.GS ...... 719.73 Placidochromis phenocilus3rd ...... Anthony ...... Zambory . . . . .2” ...... 8.00 Expenditure ...... _208.42 LaurenPseudotropheus McCormick demasoni was presented ...... in . absentia...... (via. . . .her .1” father). . . . . with. . . . her. . .3.00 prize Closing balance ...... 2379.59 forHaplochromis winning the Junior limax Art . . section...... of. . the. . . 1999. . . . Elaine...... Turner .1” -1.5” Memorial...... 2.50 Ophthalmotilapia nasutu, Aulonocara sp masinje, Otopharynx granderus sp melanostigma,Sciaenochromis Mbipi ahli . lutea...... 2” -3” ...... 3.00 HE first important January:event to note Openingand VCS balance `Cichlid . .Register’ ...... or .2379.59 is just a Lynda Haymes then presented BAA certificates in absentia to Kerrie Ann Government Duties ...... ___1.43 GrahamCaquetaia (5) andumbriferus Manny Vella. . . . .(50). . . . .First . . . .certificates ...... were .1.5” presented ...... to . .5.50Peter is the NSWCS Auction to be perverse inferiority complex that Paratilapia bleekeri ...... 1.5” ...... 8.50 held on 4 March from 1.30 pm, Closingmakes balance them believe ...... that . . . .2378.15anything Robinson (declined); Scott Haymes (Callochromis pleurospilus, Callochromis TThe Annual Report was tabled. These reports were accepted on a motion Cyprichromis leptosoma Utinta “fluorescent” .Breeding Pairs ...... 10.00 fish in from midday. You may feel that that is not produced in Sydney is not ); and John Reeves (Lethrinops oculatus, moved by Aussie Magnussen and seconded by Lynda Haymes. Aulonocara sp “maleri” ...... 1” ...... 1.00 this is an improvement on previous worth considering? Pseudotropheus patricki ...... 1” ...... 2.00 Correspondence: Manark Register bill blue, Ophthalmotilapia boops, Aulonocara “Lwanda”, Aulonocara baenschi years … being able to get information If you are Adelaide-bound the Aulonocara sp “Lwanda” ...... 1” ...... 3.00 Manark TCM bill “Benga”). She went on to discuss publishing name changes; sending lists of from Sydney before the event. SAAS meets on the second Tuesday Aulonocara sp “Chitande Type Nkhomo” ...... 1” ...... 3.00 Unfortunately, their enthusiasmCommonwealth once Bank Statement changes to members; and the function of the BAA. John Reeves received a of each month. Barry on 08 8250 badgeAulonocara for 125 spspecies.“Mamalela - Lemon Jake” ...... 1” ...... 3.00 more let them down. ThereThat isFish no Place0878 Aquarium can tell youBeautiful more Competitionabout a par- information in the FebruaryKerry and News-Sue Griggsticular Membership month’s program. renewal SebastianI think that’s Zwalf enough took drooling out first for prize one inmonth. the American section of the Table letterRussian except Ethnic that you Representative can get lot num- Council Employ our members Show with his Discus, while John McCormick’s Cyrtocara mooriiGrahamwon the For those who travel and are con- Regards bers for the MarchBen Auction and fromHelen Mark Carbone Postcard African section and Popular Choice. templating visiting New Zealand for ColemanE-mail: at the February meetingDarren Howardor BAA question the cricket tour, there are 19 societies There was no Other Business. Consequently, the meeting adjourned for giveThis washim accepteda ring on on 02 a motion9824 6084. moved by Peter Robinson and seconded by t around New Zealand so you should supperA CO MatP 10.42REH Epm.NS I(Lake Malawi. The Allallow seemed her to to carry be goingthem toalong full term,very whichThese turned same out to markingsbe about 18can or be By John McCormickC greatly as it had occurred to me that species is a maternal mouthbrooder, with nicely19 days. until one day as I was watching found on both Cyrtocara moorii fry it was only a matter of time before both male and female being blue in color the fish go about their lives I noticed and to a lesser extent on the adult someone else would start breeding Although I had missed the actual spawning, I did manage to see the THE article you are about to read is anda both having humps on their heads. that the moorii male was paying a fish. Having looked up several arti- Cyrtocara moorii thus causing a glut female release the fry into a quiet corner of the tank. The fry numbered follow up to an article that I wrote forSexing can be difficult at times. I have little more attention to the female cles on moorii I was able to find ref- on the market. around 30 and were approximately 8 mm in length. When there was TCM back in July of 1996 entitled “Mynoticed, however, that the males tend Peacock than he should be. erence to these blotches and was The fact that the shops had any sign of danger, the female would open her mouth, twitch her body Experiencemoorii with Cyrtocara moorii”. to have longer finnage than the He was in fact displaying to her in now convinced that the fry that I had stopped buying my fish did not stop and fins and all the fry would disappear into her mouth. This behavior I have continued to keep Cyrtocarafemales. Combine this with the male’s the same manner he would if it were were the product of a cross- them from spawning of course, and it continued for the rest of the day but on the second day, all the fry had over the years and have had more-arrogant attitude towards other one of his females. They did not breeding between the was not long before I was overrun apparently been eaten as there were none to be found. them spawn on many occasions. fish, and you can usually make an spawn whilst I was observing male moorii with moorii fry. It soon became point- After this initial spawning with a single female, the male would usually For most of the past three-and-a- educated guess as to their sex. them, but I became a little and the less saving the spawnings, so they morespawn than with twosuspicious or three females over a period of two to three days. I half years they have been housed in Aboutwere a yearjust leftago, to I hadtheir the own devices, allowed the females to carry their fry for about two weeks, at which the same tank that I wrote aboutopportunity in to purchase six moorii from when within the next day meaning they became food for all the or timetwo theI would female catch Peacock the female and strip her of her fry. The fry were then Picture:my previousSCOTT HAYMES article. So just in casea close fishfriend in thein the tank. society. She was placed in plastic icecream containers (commonly known as baby- you don’t get to read the other article had a mouthful of eggs. purchasing approximately 20 semi-adultSurprisingly fish that were though, somewhere on a couple in of savers) which were floated in the parent’s tank. The fry were fed on the dimensions of the tank were 72”x the 6.5-8 cm range in length. She did occasionsnot want 20 there so she were offered fry that man- Itpowdered was at this flakes point and that frozen I took baby a brineshrimp. Feeding of course did 18”x 20” deep, with water conditions another member and myself six fish each.aged to avoid being eaten for several verynot close start look until at all the of their yolk-sac had been absorbed. remaining fairly consistent with val- weeks and I was able to catch and growing fry. ues Ias went follows: over to pH her 7.8,fishroom hardness to have a look at them and was more The fry seemed to be very slow growers and took three months or so transfer these fish to another tank to They were in approximatelythan impressed 400 withppm what and Itemper- saw. We discussed the chances of ending a tankto reach that 4 cm at which time I was able to sell them. up with too many females, so I selectedbe oneraised. that was longer than the ature about 26°C. was Thesitu- females continued to take it in turns spawning. Although I can rest, with the other five being slightly smallerAs the and need varying to save a littlethe fryin totalfor sale female Peacock. In the years since 1996 the moorii atednot be 100 per cent sure that all five females have in fact spawned. length. was no longer of any great impor- At no stage continued to grow and I soon found verySpawning sizes have varied from about 20, up to approximately 80. tance to me, I thought that maybe I did I ever see that theThe six-foot six fish tank were was taken becoming home and a placed in a tank which was should move a small colony of I witnessed the spawning process on several occasions,the withmale Peacock little6’x18”x20” bit small deep.to cope Being with from the Lakelarge Malawi, the water conditions in the Sunshine Peacocks, that had been spawning usually taking place on a large flat rock.make The male any alwaysadvances to maletank and were his pH five7.8, hardnesslarge females. around 400 ppm and temperature about happily spawning in another tank, in initiated the spawning by intensifying his colors,the flaringfemale his moori, fins and and at no I decided26ºC. it would be best if I sold two with the moorii. The introduction of doing his pre-spawning around a femaletime which have he I ever had chosen,found any and unusual- of theOther females. inhabitants of the tank at the time were my then pride and joy, the Peacocks did not upset either the which was obviously ready to spawn. Thislooking was apparentfry coming by from her the female a very large Cyphotilapia frontosa and his three smaller females. The removal of the two females moorii or the Peacocks and spawning rounded belly and the appearance of hermoorii. spawning tube. After making seemed to have little effect on the continued as normal. Picture:SCOTT HAYMES

816 VICTORIAN CICHLID SOCIETY INC ^ THE CICHLID MONTHLY 179 Now the problem was what to do The other two look more like the possible you should try to keep with several spawnings that had just typical Sunshine Peacock, except yourMelbourne breeding fish in single-species Reptile Warehouse Rowemin’Rowemin’become worthless. The decision for that their colors have not been as tanks.Melbourne This will ensure that Reptile cross- WarehouseVCSVCS me was not too difficult as I believe vibrant; this may be due to the fact breeding is impossible. In the event that as far as we are able to control that the largest is most definitely the that it is not possible to devote a tank TRADINGTRADING POSTPOST known crossbreeds we should strive dominant one. per specie, then259 extra Plenty care should Road, be to prevent their distribution to other When I discovered what had been taken to avoid crossbreeding. This fish keepers. So after talking to a fel- can be achieved by avoidingPreston species ‘Round‘Round going on I moved the colony of moorii Members’ surplus fish low member of the VCS, who just to a 48”x14’’x18” deep. With the male that are closelyMelbourne related or that Vic have3072 happened to own a very large similar habits. Maybe you could try and/or equipment can be moorii measuring 200 mm (8” TL) Ph/fax: advertised here free of Siamese Tiger whose appetite was and the three females not much mixing substratum spawners with insatiable, it was decided that smaller, I have found that mouthbrooders.(03) 9480 2622 charge. all except three of the they do not seem to be as No matter which method you crossbreeds would happy with their smaller decide to go with. One thing that you become dinner for the living quarters. The fre- should always do is check to see if Tiger.NE day I am going to complain magazines. I quencybelieve ofthis spawning is a malady has the fry look the wayLiv thating they P areict sup-ure AquAarQiumUA-LIFE that we have received too many called hallucination and occurs in Living Picture Aquarium OWhilst I do not agree slowed quite markedly, posed to. If you are unsure, get withinvitations the whenkeeping all those of knowledge- Fantasyland.and when they do someone else to have a look also. able aquarists decide to become However, this month we are Melways Ref: Map 41 B9 crossbred cichlids, my spawn the females do I know that this* Expertis not foolproofadvice NATURAL authors and force their Editors to definitely in Realityland – there are Geelong Road curiosity to find out what NO HYBRIDS not carry the eggs for but as the* We saying buy goes:and sell“If in tanks doubt, and fish complain that they had too much no invitations and therefore no magic they would look like when much more than a couple throw them out.” With less cross- WATER CONDITI0NER material or had to produce larger carpet ride.of days. This is probably due breeds to worry* Specials about it everywill make week mature was overwhelming. FOR PONDSService Rd & FrancisAQUARIUMS St TheThere three were largest some non-cichlidwere kept, invitations as thatto the were added declined: harassment from the *cichlid-keeping Wide range evenof Cichlids more enjoyable at reasonable prices male, once again due to the smaller than it already is. Living I figured`The Shoreline’that they would take the Jan Jersey Shore AS * Cichlids * Tropicals * Goldfish Picture least amount of time to mature. The tank.moorii As I was writing this article I had a Aquarium `Finchat’ Nov AS of Victoria is here largest`Finchat’ of the three seemed to have I Janstill enjoy AS of Victoriakeeping Cyrtocara thought Oas PtoE howN it7 may DA beY possibleS A WEEK Millars Rd an overall`New Zealand blue sheen Aquarium with World’ some Novand Federation hope that oneof NZAS day I will be for a female to be carrying both yellow`Sunfish’ to orange spots in the dorsal able Nov to return Sunshine them Coast to a larger AS tank. crossbred555A Geelong fry and true Rd, bred. Brooklyn Is it 3025 -- Ph/Fax: 9314 7711 and anal`Sunfish’ fins. The JanPeacocks Sunshine spawned Coast twiceAS after possible that the female Peacock was spawning with both the moorii As`The he Southcontinued Australian to Aquarist’grow he the Janremoval South of theAustralian moorii ASand I am `Fishtales’currently Jan Easterntrying to Districts raise them. AS As if and the male Peacock at the same retained the diagonal line through the time – that is,MALVERN taking it in turns laying The bright side is there is still some Mthingsust Read were (I nnot Flight) bad enoughLiterature. the male face, with the blotches on the body one egg with the Peacock, having `Cichlid Blues’Peacock Nov Pacificdied for Coast no apparentCA rea- AQUARIUMS & PET SUPPLIES coming and going depending on his it fertilised then swimming over `Cichlid Chatter’son. Nov This Greaterleaves Chicagome with CA only two An Australian product, mood. He now had a yellow sheen on to the mooriiIMPORTERS and repeatingOF TROPICALS the AND GOLDFISH the body`Cichlid but Eveningthe intensity Post’ of the color Peacocks, Jan Great both Lakesof which CS are female. tested by the Queensland University Finding a genuine male to put with procedure? TANKS MADE TO ORDER depended`Buntbarsche on the Bulletin’ lighting and at Dec American CA of Technology. which`Revue angle Française the fish des was Cichlidophiles’ being them Feb could Association be hard Franceenough Cichlid to do. If anyone has someFULL thoughts RANGE on OF PET ACCESSORIES `NSWCS Newsletter’The Febother Newoption South of course Wales is CS to raise this matter I am EXTENSIVEsure that the RANGE Editor OF “BETTACARE” PRODUCTS viewed. His face has remained blue, t Available from: very similar to the Peacock. The dor- some of the fry and try to start all over would love to hear from you. That is it … the trip was over before it started. OPEN 6 DAYS – CLOSEDBLA WEDNESDAYCKBURN, MAROONDAH and sal fin is edged with white and the again. Hopefully, next month we’ll at least get off the ground. See the original article reprinted MENTONE AQUARIUMS anal and ventral fins are usually The main thing to be learnt from on page 1654-56 of this Glenferrie edition. -- Ed. Road, Malvern -- 9509 1141 black. this little episode is that Grahamwhen it is Present your current VCS Membership Cardand andother receive good a aquarium10% discount. shops

1014 VICTORIAN CICHLID SOCIETY INC ^ THE CICHLID MONTHLY 1511 FISH-ONLYFISH-ONLY AUCTIONAUCTION NOONNOON**,, 2525 MARCHMARCH 20002000 SCOUTSCOUT HALL,HALL, BRUNSWICKBRUNSWICK RD,RD, MITCHAMMITCHAM Melways Map < Nunawading < Civic Centre 48 -- K9 SCOUT HALL

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* The hall will be available at Noon for receipt of goods. BRUNSWICK ROAD PERCY STREET The Auction will commence at 1.00 pm sharp. Plenty of parking Please don’t use the small carpark in front of the hall except for the loading/unloading of goods. To Canterbury SPRINGVALE ROAD SPRINGVALE Road 12 VICTORIAN CICHLID SOCIETY INC ^ THE CICHLID MONTHLY 13 Now the problem was what to do The other two look more like the possible you should try to keep with several spawnings that had just typical Sunshine Peacock, except yourMelbourne breeding fish in single-species Reptile Warehouse Rowemin’Rowemin’become worthless. The decision for that their colors have not been as tanks.Melbourne This will ensure that Reptile cross- WarehouseVCSVCS me was not too difficult as I believe vibrant; this may be due to the fact breeding is impossible. In the event that as far as we are able to control that the largest is most definitely the that it is not possible to devote a tank TRADINGTRADING POSTPOST known crossbreeds we should strive dominant one. per specie, then259 extra Plenty care should Road, be to prevent their distribution to other When I discovered what had been taken to avoid crossbreeding. This fish keepers. So after talking to a fel- can be achieved by avoidingPreston species ‘Round‘Round going on I moved the colony of moorii Members’ surplus fish low member of the VCS, who just to a 48”x14’’x18” deep. With the male that are closelyMelbourne related or that Vic have3072 happened to own a very large similar habits. Maybe you could try and/or equipment can be moorii measuring 200 mm (8” TL) Ph/fax: advertised here free of Siamese Tiger whose appetite was and the three females not much mixing substratum spawners with insatiable, it was decided that smaller, I have found that mouthbrooders.(03) 9480 2622 charge. all except three of the they do not seem to be as No matter which method you crossbreeds would happy with their smaller decide to go with. One thing that you become dinner for the living quarters. The fre- should always do is check to see if Tiger.NE day I am going to complain magazines. I quencybelieve ofthis spawning is a malady has the fry look the wayLiv thating they P areict sup-ure AquAarQiumUA-LIFE that we have received too many called hallucination and occurs in Living Picture Aquarium OWhilst I do not agree slowed quite markedly, posed to. If you are unsure, get invitationswith the whenkeeping all those of knowledge- Fantasyland.and when they do someone else to have a look also. able aquarists decide to become However, this month we are Melways Ref: Map 41 B9 crossbred cichlids, my spawn the females do I know that this* Expertis not foolproofadvice NATURAL authors and force their Editors to definitely in Realityland – there are Geelong Road curiosity to find out what NO HYBRIDS not carry the eggs for but as the* We saying buy goes:and sell“If in tanks doubt, and fish complain that they had too much no invitations and therefore no magic they would look like when much more than a couple throw them out.” With less cross- WATER CONDITI0NER material or had to produce larger carpet ride.of days. This is probably due breeds to worry* Specials about it everywill make week mature was overwhelming. FOR PONDSService Rd & FrancisAQUARIUMS St TheThere three were largest some non-cichlidwere kept, invitations as thatto the were added declined: harassment from the *cichlid-keeping Wide range evenof Cichlids more enjoyable at reasonable prices male, once again due to the smaller than it already is. Living I figured`The Shoreline’that they would take the Jan Jersey Shore AS * Cichlids * Tropicals * Goldfish Picture least amount of time to mature. The tank.moorii As I was writing this article I had a Aquarium `Finchat’ Nov AS of Victoria is here largest`Finchat’ of the three seemed to have I Janstill enjoy AS of Victoriakeeping Cyrtocara thought asO PtoE howN it7 may D AbeY possibleS A WEEK Millars Rd an overall`New Zealand blue sheen Aquarium with World’ some Novand Federation hope that ofone NZAS day I will be for a female to be carrying both yellow`Sunfish’ to orange spots in the dorsal able Nov to return Sunshine them Coast to a larger AS tank. crossbred555A Geelong fry and true Rd, bred. Brooklyn Is it 3025 -- Ph/Fax: 9314 7711 and anal`Sunfish’ fins. The Jan Peacocks Sunshine spawned Coast AStwice after possible that the female Peacock was spawning with both the moorii As`The he Southcontinued Australian to Aquarist’grow he the Janremoval South of theAustralian moorii ASand I am `Fishtales’currently Jan Easterntrying to Districts raise them. AS As if and the male Peacock at the same retained the diagonal line through the time – that is,MALVERN taking it in turns laying The bright side is there is still some Mthingsust Read were (I nnot Flight) bad enoughLiterature. the male face, with the blotches on the body one egg with the Peacock, having `Cichlid Blues’Peacock Nov Pacificdied for Coast no apparentCA rea- AQUARIUMS & PET SUPPLIES coming and going depending on his it fertilised then swimming over `Cichlid Chatter’son. Nov This Greaterleaves Chicagome with CA only two An Australian product, mood. He now had a yellow sheen on to the mooriiIMPORTERS and repeatingOF TROPICALS the AND GOLDFISH the body`Cichlid but Eveningthe intensity Post’ of the color Peacocks, Jan Great both Lakesof which CS are female. tested by the Queensland University Finding a genuine male to put with procedure? TANKS MADE TO ORDER depended`Buntbarsche on the Bulletin’ lighting and at Dec American CA of Technology. which`Revue angle Française the fish des was Cichlidophiles’ being them Feb could Association be hard Franceenough Cichlid to do. If anyone has some FULLthoughts RANGE on OF PET ACCESSORIES `NSWCS Newsletter’The Feb other Newoption South of course Wales is CS to raise this matter I am EXTENSIVEsure that the RANGE Editor OF “BETTACARE” PRODUCTS viewed. His face has remained blue, t Available from: very similar to the Peacock. The dor- some of the fry and try to start all over would love to hear from you. That is it … the trip was over before it started. OPEN 6 DAYS – CLOSEDBLA WEDNESDAYCKBURN, MAROONDAH and sal fin is edged with white and the again. Hopefully, next month we’ll at least get off the ground. See the original article reprinted MENTONE AQUARIUMS anal and ventral fins are usually The main thing to be learnt from on page 1654-56 of this Glenferrie edition. -- Ed. Road, Malvern -- 9509 1141 black. this little episode is that Grahamwhen it is Present your current VCS Membership Cardand andother receive good a aquarium10% discount. shops

1410 VICTORIAN CICHLID SOCIETY INC ^ THE CICHLID MONTHLY 1115 behavior of the colony and everything I still was not removing the moorii close to the floor and I had not really CyrFrom `TCM’, tocaravolume 25, #4 progressed as normal. fry Thebut mooriiI was settledsaving in the straight Peacocks. away andhad ate a justclose about look everything at them. that Cyrtocara With the moorii being prolific Thewas female given Peacock to them. wasThey allowed grew quickly to and it was soon evident that I At a glance they just looked like MyMy ExperienceExperiencespawners I always WhadW plentyithith of fry carryhad thein fact eggs/fry managed for to aboutget one 2-3 very handsomeany other malePeacock and fivefry verythat fineI had for sale, which in the beginning was weeksfemales! before Within I strippedabout two her months and of purchasingspawned in them, the past,they hadbut on closer mooriimoorii great as there seemed to be a bit of a placedspawned them for in thea baby-saver. very first time. When I did notinspection actually witnessI noticed the that first they had CyrCyrtocartocarshortageaa of mooriimooriithem in the shops. thespawning fry were butlarge I did enough immediately they were noticesome a distinct blotches color-change on their insides the and a However, this was to be relatively movedfemale. to Shea tank had of gone their from own, a uniformthat diagonalbaby-blue line color running to a deeper- down through Byshort-lived John and McCormickit was only a matter of wouldtoned allow blue them with toa blackgrow jaw/throatat a quick- area.their eye and finishing at the mouth. er rate and ready them for sale. At RevisitedRevisited a couple of months before the shops The female carried the eggs, then theThese fry in markings her mouth were as notis normal always vis- were saying: “Could you leave it for a this point I had several batches that YRTOCARA moorii , which was formerly for mouthbrooders. At that stage I wasible not but sure showed how long quite she clearlywould when couple of weeks, maybe I could take were getting close to saleable size. known as Haplochromis moorii, can be actually carry them. I decided just to letthe nature fish were take frightened its course orand stressed. the fish then.” This didn’t bother me found in nature in Lake Malawi. The Allallow seemed her to to carry be goingthem toalong full term,very whichThese turned same out to markingsbe about 18can or be By John McCormickC greatly as it had occurred to me that species is a maternal mouthbrooder, with nicely19 days. until one day as I was watching found on both Cyrtocara moorii fry it was only a matter of time before both male and female being blue in color the fish go about their lives I noticed and to a lesser extent on the adult someone else would start breeding Although I had missed the actual spawning, I did manage to see the THE article you are about to read is anda both having humps on their heads. that the moorii male was paying a fish. Having looked up several arti- Cyrtocara moorii thus causing a glut female release the fry into a quiet corner of the tank. The fry numbered follow up to an article that I wrote forSexing can be difficult at times. I have little more attention to the female cles on moorii I was able to find ref- on the market. around 30 and were approximately 8 mm in length. When there was TCM back in July of 1996 entitled “Mynoticed, however, that the males tend Peacock than he should be. erence to these blotches and was The fact that the shops had any sign of danger, the female would open her mouth, twitch her body Experiencemoorii with Cyrtocara moorii”. to have longer finnage than the He was in fact displaying to her in now convinced that the fry that I had stopped buying my fish did not stop and fins and all the fry would disappear into her mouth. This behavior I have continued to keep Cyrtocarafemales. Combine this with the male’s the same manner he would if it were were the product of a cross- them from spawning of course, and it continued for the rest of the day but on the second day, all the fry had over the years and have had more-arrogant attitude towards other one of his females. They did not breeding between the was not long before I was overrun apparently been eaten as there were none to be found. them spawn on many occasions. fish, and you can usually make an spawn whilst I was observing male moorii with moorii fry. It soon became point- After this initial spawning with a single female, the male would usually For most of the past three-and-a- educated guess as to their sex. them, but I became a little and the less saving the spawnings, so they morespawn than with twosuspicious or three females over a period of two to three days. I half years they have been housed in Aboutwere a yearjust ago,left to I hadtheir the own devices, allowed the females to carry their fry for about two weeks, at which the same tank that I wrote aboutopportunity in to purchase six moorii from when within the next day meaning they became food for all the or timetwo theI would female catch Peacock the female and strip her of her fry. The fry were then Picture:my previousSCOTT HAYMES article. So just in casea close fishfriend in thein the tank. society. She was placed in plastic icecream containers (commonly known as baby- you don’t get to read the other article had a mouthful of eggs. purchasing approximately 20 semi-adultSurprisingly fish that were though, somewhere on a couple in of savers) which were floated in the parent’s tank. The fry were fed on the dimensions of the tank were 72”x the 6.5-8 cm range in length. She did occasionsnot want 20 there so she were offered fry that man- Itpowdered was at this flakes point and that frozen I took baby a brineshrimp. Feeding of course did 18”x 20” deep, with water conditions another member and myself six fish each.aged to avoid being eaten for several verynot close start look until at all the of their yolk-sac had been absorbed. remaining fairly consistent with val- weeks and I was able to catch and growing fry. ues Ias went follows: over to pH her 7.8,fishroom hardness to have a look at them and was more The fry seemed to be very slow growers and took three months or so transfer these fish to another tank to They were in approximatelythan impressed 400 withppm what and Itemper- saw. We discussed the chances of ending a tankto reach that 4 cm at which time I was able to sell them. up with too many females, so I selectedbe oneraised. that was longer than the ature about 26°C. was Thesitu- females continued to take it in turns spawning. Although I can rest, with the other five being slightly smallerAs the and need varying to save a littlethe fryin totalfor sale female Peacock. In the years since 1996 the moorii atednot be 100 per cent sure that all five females have in fact spawned. length. was no longer of any great impor- At no stage continued to grow and I soon found verySpawning sizes have varied from about 20, up to approximately 80. tance to me, I thought that maybe I did I ever see that theThe six-foot six fish tank were was taken becoming home and a placed in a tank which was should move a small colony of I witnessed the spawning process on several occasions,the withmale Peacock little6’x18”x20” bit small deep.to cope Being with from the Lakelarge Malawi, the water conditions in the Sunshine Peacocks, that had been spawning usually taking place on a large flat rock.make The maleany alwaysadvances to maletank and were his pH five7.8, hardnesslarge females. around 400 ppm and temperature about happily spawning in another tank, in initiated the spawning by intensifying his colors,the flaringfemale his moori, fins and and at no I decided26ºC. it would be best if I sold two with the moorii. The introduction of doing his pre-spawning around a femaletime which have he I ever had chosen,found any and unusual- of theOther females. inhabitants of the tank at the time were my then pride and joy, the Peacocks did not upset either the which was obviously ready to spawn. Thislooking was apparentfry coming by from her the female a very large Cyphotilapia frontosa and his three smaller females. The removal of the two females moorii or the Peacocks and spawning rounded belly and the appearance of hermoorii. spawning tube. After making seemed to have little effect on the continued as normal. Picture:SCOTT HAYMES

168 VICTORIAN CICHLID SOCIETY INC ^ THE CICHLID MONTHLY 179 Howmany flashing to be dashes a around the female, the male would entice the female to his chosen spawning site where they would appear to make Successfulseveral dry runs before the first egg would be laid. Sometimes the eggs would come out one at a time $$$$$$and at others three or four eggs would $$$$$$$$$$ just about squirt out of her. She would then turn around and pick them Fishup in her Breeder mouth. ... other end that I saw one flat, dead Upon inspection of the room with die – very quickly. I can tell you that male squashed behind the box. peeling paint all around the walls to some choice words were said that During the spawning, the male and female are virtually side-by-side about one metre high, the realisation night (holy jumping cheese and rice andbut head-to-tail. Make After a picking up the eggsAs theif that female wasn’t mouths enough the to rip your heart out, one week later the compa- that the fishroom is the culprit sets in. or words to that affect) mostly about ventral area of the male. I would assume that this is when fertilisation The whole room will have to be my stupidity for leaving the top off the Fortunetakes place. ny I work for told me that some great news. The shift that was allowing me repaired and repainted. bottle. On one occasion as I was watchingto the get spawning, all my worka young done frontosa (fishroom What else can go wrong? What a Well folks, I am just about to give Bywhich Ian lived Robinson beside the flat rock used forduties spawning and around had decided the house) the as well stupid thing to think when fate is hav- this get rich scheme away when the freshly laid eggs were just too temptingas toall pass my foreign up. As ordersthe female on the week- ing a field-day. With all the new times last straw is drawn. I am told that my Themoorii Conclusion laid the eggs,of a 3-part the young Series frontosaends would that dashI worked. across “Your the shift rock, will fin- of feeding and cleaning the breeding employment will end on 31 August gobble up the eggs and then disappearish into – that’s the rockwork the good and news. then The bad pairs stop laying eggs again. So what 2000, along with about 400 others, as reappear as soon as the female mooriinews was isready that toit islay as her of nextMonday egg next else is new? GRAHAHA! the company is undergoing global or two.ITH the Discus fishroom in full production and with week,” and today is Friday! The $$$ are mounting in the form reconstruction. WI don’torders know inwhether hand forthis another was a problemNow specific everybody to this knows particular that keeping of food, power and water bills – it has A full household meeting is called, 300female, small, maybe four-centimetre due to her inexperiencejuvenile Discus in spawning. requires The a numberlot of timeof fry for got to get better. With the shortened and as one of the cost-cutting excus- fishproduced the promised in this $$$$$$$$$$$ spawning was were fewer preparationthan 25. There of food,have beenwater severalchanges, time I had, I asked my children to es, my get rich scheme with fish will wellspawnings on the way. of this size but I could not cleaningbe sure it tanks,was the raising same femalebrineshrimp help out at night after they are fin- have to be canned. It seems that It’sas reallythe one quite that amazing I witnessed. how Overall,many theand majority feeding of fry spawnings at the optimum rate ished their homework (all 30 minutes money is more important than fish! produced between 40 and 60 fry. (5-6 times a day with a 50 per cent of it). Things were looking up and the fry can be produced from one good One piece of advice on how to be a breedingMy Cyrtocara pair until moorii the haveprize spawnedmale watermany changetimes over each the day). period If thatthe onlyI routineThe was 2000 re-established. Home Show is coming up in May days left are Saturday and Sunday – successful fish breeder and make a decideshave beento jump keeping for joythem out and of havethe produced hundreds of fry. With some(The rulesgood don’twell-established say it has tofortune be a is tank don’t --even do try.they?) It is a hobby small gap in the back top glass lid when the girls are off playing netball, practices and a little practical logic, I have found Cyrtocara moorii easy myto maintain son is playing and breed. soccer As and I my wife that by natural means generates andmentioned fall down earlier, behind they the will tank eat almostat anything and do not seem to be all the feeding, water changing and excess fish and it is fraught with mis- about midnight. I got up in the morn- has to go shopping, the taps in the cleaning could be done by 11 pm – overly worried about water conditions,laundry as long need as it isfixing, kept etchard, … there will fortunes (especially with Discus). ingalkaline to feed andall the clean, fry with which brineshrimp of course is achieved with regular water untilAll one Aquariumnight one of my children & Pet Supplies P/L and a nice supplement of live food for not be enough time to do all the asked: “Does it matter if I (Cichlidarium)knocked As a postscript – I now have a num- changes. I try to make a 20 per cent waterabove change items in on two a weeklydays. basis. theThe breeders filtration and that there I use is isonly undergravel, one in an internal box filter with shellgrit that brown bottle into the8 Dunoon tank without Court, Mulgrave,ber of Victoriagreat planted 3170 (off tanks Police around Rd) the theand tank. two external power filters. As I was coming to grips with a five- the lid on it?” house with all my best fish enjoying We specialise in At first I thought I was seeing things day week (does everybody work five “What brown bottle and in which themselves (and six breed- I would recommend this fish to anyone who is wanting to try their CICHLIDS, NATIVES, KILLIFISH, MARINES and just stared blankly at the tank. days? How trying!) my mother-in-law tank!” ing tanks in the Thenhand reality at a setmoderately in and I sizedlooked Malawi into, mouthbrooder.informs me that there is rising damp andgarage) all other raregiving species. under,If youand would on top like of theto read tank, a onmore the scientificin her reportroom, on (rising this species,damp, how a can “The one with the skull on it,EVERYTHING and it us all FOR a lot THE of AQUARIUM floorvery and good for articleall the appeared four eyes in that the I`TFHthat Magazine’, be?). Her January, room 1983is above the was over the growing-out tank.”Phone:joy. (03) Fishkeep- 9546 1025 haveedition. I could The not article see him is entitled, anywhere. “Haplochromis It garage andmoorii fishroom. – The Inside Hmm, Story” I wonder Have you ever seen what a full ing is a hobby Mon-Sat 9am-7pm; Sun 11am-5pm. Closed Wed. wasby not Edward until later C. Taylor. when I was pulling if the humidity is going throught the bottle of formalin can do to 200 two- that can not be out a polystyrene box right down the floor and into the plaster. centimetreVictoria’s fish in 15First minutes! and They Originalresisted. Cichlidt Centre 186 VICTORIAN CICHLID SOCIETY INC ^ THE CICHLID MONTHLY 197 JanineJohn onMcCormick 00 11 1 802then 372 gave 8716 an entertainingwill Of courseand interesting you should presentation be preparing on Previously ... at a VCS Meeting Cyrtocaraprovide the moorii details., after which a short breakfor wasthe taken.Big Daddy of them all … The GAASchairman Spring then Auction canvassed is on volunteers the American for the Cichlidposition Association of Social HE February 2000 meeting opened at 8.16 pm with the President in the Secretary.5 March. BudHe alsoon 00extolled 11 1 new330 members848 Convention not to be shy,in if Cleveland,in doubt, ask Ohio– we chair. He welcomed all visitors and members – glad that they had come have3856 allhas been more there. details. beginnning on 20 July and running Tback safe after Christmas (and the Millenium Mayhem). He also wel- ScottGLCS and Auction Lynda is Haymeson 2 April. then Ron told is usthrough everything to the we 23rd. ever Bookwanted your to placeknow comed Ben and Helen Carbone back from gallivanting around the world. aboutthe person building to give a fishhouse.you the details A vote on of(or appreciation get more information) was moved on by 00 John11 1 The magazine was not received by a few members. Minutes were taken as McCormick,00 11 1 440 seconded944 3245. and moved by acclamation.888 8ACA 678. read on a motion moved by Lynda Haymes and seconded by Granville DoorENVY prizes: CORNER Ben (allCarbone, prices inDaryl US dollars):Hutchins, Peter Robinson, Robbie Toth, Lawrence. Business arising – nil. Stacey Hynes, Maurice Breward. Aulonocara hueseri ...... 2” ...... 5.00 Treasurer’s Report: DrawCopadichromis prizes: chrysonotus 1st ...... Glenn . . . . .Lacey ...... 3” ...... 5.00 December: Opening balance ...... 1868.28 Otopharynx sp “Blue Otter2nd Island” . . Stuart . . . . .Gray ...... 2” ...... 8.00 JAWLOCKINJAWLOCKINIncome GS.GS ...... 719.73 Placidochromis phenocilus3rd ...... Anthony ...... Zambory...... 2” ...... 8.00 Expenditure ...... _208.42 LaurenPseudotropheus McCormick demasoni was presented ...... in . absentia...... (via. . . .her .1” father). . . . . with. . . . her. . .3.00prize Closing balance ...... 2379.59 forHaplochromis winning the Junior limax Art . . section...... of. . the. . . 1999. . . . Elaine...... Turner .1” -1.5” Memorial...... 2.50 Ophthalmotilapia nasutu, Aulonocara sp masinje, Otopharynx granderus sp melanostigma,Sciaenochromis Mbipi ahli . lutea...... 2” -3” ...... 3.00 HE first important January:event to note Openingand VCS balance `Cichlid . Register’...... or .2379.59 is just a Lynda Haymes then presented BAA certificates in absentia to Kerrie Ann Government Duties ...... ___1.43 GrahamCaquetaia (5) andumbriferus Manny Vella. . . . .(50). . . . .First . . . .certificates ...... were .1.5” presented ...... to . .5.50Peter is the NSWCS Auction to be perverse inferiority complex that Paratilapia bleekeri ...... 1.5” ...... 8.50 held on 4 March from 1.30 pm, Closingmakes balancethem believe ...... that . . . .2378.15anything Robinson (declined); Scott Haymes (Callochromis pleurospilus, Callochromis TThe Annual Report was tabled. These reports were accepted on a motion Cyprichromis leptosoma Utinta “fluorescent” .Breeding Pairs ...... 10.00 fish in from midday. You may feel that that is not produced in Sydney is not ); and John Reeves (Lethrinops oculatus, moved by Aussie Magnussen and seconded by Lynda Haymes. Aulonocara sp “maleri” ...... 1” ...... 1.00 this is an improvement on previous worth considering? Pseudotropheus patricki ...... 1” ...... 2.00 Correspondence: Manark Register bill blue, Ophthalmotilapia boops, Aulonocara “Lwanda”, Aulonocara baenschi years … being able to get information If you are Adelaide-bound the Aulonocara sp “Lwanda” ...... 1” ...... 3.00 Manark TCM bill “Benga”). She went on to discuss publishing name changes; sending lists of from Sydney before the event. SAAS meets on the second Tuesday Aulonocara sp “Chitande Type Nkhomo” ...... 1” ...... 3.00 Unfortunately, their enthusiasmCommonwealth once Bank Statement changes to members; and the function of the BAA. John Reeves received a of each month. Barry on 08 8250 badgeAulonocara for 125 spspecies.“Mamalela - Lemon Jake” ...... 1” ...... 3.00 more let them down. ThereThat isFish no Place0878 Aquarium can tell youBeautiful more Competitionabout a par- information in the FebruaryKerry and News-Sue Griggsticular Membership month’s program. renewal SebastianI think that’s Zwalf enough took drooling out first for prize one inmonth. the American section of the Table letterRussian except Ethnic that you Representative can get lot num- Council Employ our members Show with his Discus, while John McCormick’s Cyrtocara mooriiGrahamwon the For those who travel and are con- Regards bers for the MarchBen Auction and fromHelen Mark Carbone Postcard African section and Popular Choice. templating visiting New Zealand for ColemanE-mail: at the February meetingDarren Howardor BAA question the cricket tour, there are 19 societies There was no Other Business. 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222 VICTORIANVICTORIAN CICHLIDCICHLID SOCIETY SOCIETY INC INC ^^ THETHE CICHLID CICHLID MONTHLY MONTHLY 233 ^ ^ Cichlasoma meeki ^ cichlidWeWe havehave aa fewfewscene friendsfriends thatthat BBHaplochromisAAAA mlotoNameName ChangChangeses cichlid scene Haplochromis venustus ApistogrammaAProtomelas similis borelli â Apistogramma reitzigi THE NEXT MEETING will be held on the second Friday of the month at 8 pm sharp (Trading Protomelas taeniolatus â Thorichthys meeki Table opensyouyou earlier) inmightmight the Courtyard Roomlikelike at the Nunawadingtoto meetmeet Civic Centre, ...... Whitehorse â Copadichromis azureus Road, Mitcham. Visitors are encouraged to come along. Pseudotropheus macrophthalmus â Nimbochromis venustus (Red Empress) â Protomelas taeniolatus MINI TALK: `Rams’, Graham Rowe. Pseudotropheus sp (Steveneye Tiger) â Protomelas sp Steveneye Tiger MAIN TALK:EASTERN`Have Fish, Will DISTRICTS Travel’, Ben and Helen AQUARIUM Carbone. SOCIETY PseudotropheusSciaenochromis lombardoiahli â Metriaclima lombardoi DOOR PRIZES:MeetsAqualife. on the 4th Friday of month at the Nunawading â Tropheops sp Red Cheek Pseudotropheus sp Albino â Metriaclima zebra DRAW PRIZES:Civic Centre, Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading. Tangerine Zebra â Metriaclima estherae 1. 1kgCall OSI Flake9802 Food. 3968 or write to PO Box 502, Ringwood 3134. (Electric Blue) â Sciaenochromis fryeri 2. Wetlands frozen food. These changes have been made to the names of fishes registered in the 3. Plant. BAA system. Some of these are duplicated in the list published in March TABLEAUSTRALIAN SHOWS & NEW GUINEA FISHES ASSOC 1999, at least one is a reversal of the name change in that list. The latter Do your own thing. (See page 24.) begs the question: Why did no-one point the change out if it was in error? Meets bi-monthly at Melbourne Zoo, starting January. That is a major reason why it was published in the first place. Contact Glenn Briggs on 9725 3665 (AH) Check our If you disagree with any of the above, or you know of other recent name Web page: wwwfor. moreblla information.ze.net.au/~daryllh changes that have not been listed, then let the BAA chairperson (Lynda Haymes) in on what you know. t COMMITTEE MEMBERS: PRESIDENT JohnAQUARIUM McCormick . . . .5944-3502 SOCIETY LIBRARIAN OF VICTORIAAnthony Caiolfa . . . .9886-5775 VICE-PRES Peter Robinson . . . . . 9807-8196 TRADING TBL Glenn Lacey ...... 9512-6706 SECRETARY GrahamMeets Rowe on . . .the . . . 9560-7472 last Thursday of the month TREASURER Keith Patfordat .29 . . . .Grant . .9716-2425 Street, COMMITTEE Clifton-AT-LARGE Hill.: EDITOR CallDaryl 9478 Hutchins 6028 . . . or. . . 9872-3225write to PO Box 140,Lee Ashton Clifton . . . . .Hill . . .9561-5131 3068 WardleyWardley TableTable ShowShow CalendarCalendar 20002000 Facsimile ...... 9872-3225 Granville Lawrence . .9564-7247 Kevin Archibald Show Keith Patford Show SOCIAL SEC Position vacant ...... Lynda Haymes . . . . .9704-2046 SHOW SEC Sebastian Zwalf . . . . 9885-8651 Jason Taylor ...... 9569-3772 February Angels, Uarus and Discus Lake Malawians March South Americans Lake Tanganyikans Sub-CommitteeNATIONAL Chairpersons: AUSTRALIANSpecies Maintenance: KILLIFISH Graham Rowe. Mailing:ASSOC Peter April Central Americans African Riverines and Lake Victorians Robinson. Constitution:Meets Daryl BI-monthly Hutchins. BAA: Lyndain members’ Haymes. Handbook: homes. Daryl Hutchins. May South Americans Lake Malawians LIFE MEMBERS: GrahamContact: Rowe, Heinz David Staude, Skop Kevin Archibald,9563 7231. Keith Patford, June Dwarf Americans Dwarf Africans Danny Genovese and Daryl Hutchins. July Central Americans Lake Tanganyikans HONORARY MEMBER: FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY: August Pairs (American) Pairs (African) Max Davenport. Graham Rowe.

THIS SPACE FOR RENT THIS SPACE Victorian Cichlid Society September TheSouth rules Americans are still suspended. Lake Malawians October Central Americans African Riverine and Lake Victorians MEMBERSHIP© Copyright, Victorian Cichlid APPLICATIONS Society Inc 2000. November Angels, Uarus and Discus Lake Tanganyikans Bring whatever species you like ... orAnyone other wishing enquiries to reprint material may from `Thebe Cichlid directed Monthly’ for to: non-commercial December American of Your Choice African of Your Choice all the specimens you can manage. purposes,The may Secretary, do so (unless the Grahamitem is copyright Rowe by the author) provided due NOTE: Asian Cichlids may be entered in any show, but must meet the special requirements credit is given to the author and `TCM’ and one copy of the relevant publication 23is forwardedMangana to the author, Drive, care of Mulgrave the Secretary. Enquiries Vic 3170 re the use of material in other publications may be directed to [email protected] Ph/fax 9560 7472 -- e-mail [email protected]. in June (dwarfs) and August (pairs). 24 VICTORIAN CICHLID SOCIETY INC ^ THE CICHLID MONTHLY 1 cichlidcichlidthe monthly

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