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REGISTERED BY AUSTRALIA POST - PP342780/0024 head around it. It is not as if high 20 literary standards are expected.The COMMCOMMIITTTTEE:EE: 1 YouYou mightmight alsoalso likelike toto meetmeet ...... ThThee same situation extends to pictures as cichlidcichlid PRESIDENT: well, apparently writing skills are not John McCormick ...... 5944 3502 [email protected] the problem. So just what scenesceneAUSTRALIAN & AQUARIUM LastLast VICE-PRESIDENT: is the issue? NEW GUINEA Andrew Kiefer ...... 9782SOCIETY OF 6010 An irritating related issue THE NEXT MEETING of theFISHES Society ASSOCwill be VICTORIA held on the first Wednesday of the month SECRETARY: WWordord Meets bi-monthly at the Graham RoweMeets...... 9560-7472 on the last Thursday is that non- at 8 pm sharp (the Trading Table opens Field Naturalist Club, [email protected] the month at Daryl Hutchins.. contributors are earlier) in the1 GardeniaMitcham Scout Street, Hall, Blackburn. 29 Grant Street, Clifton Hill. definitely not too Brunswick Road,Contact Mitcham. John Visitors Cousins: are TREASURER: Call Val Bradley: 9478 6028 Tony Ferguson ...... 0408 533 552 shy to express their encouraged9844 to come 1245 along. (AH) for information. for information. MAIN TALK: Genetics -- Barry Wickers. ACTING-EDITOR: ’m baaaaack! Not for the first time, displeasure and/or DOOR PRIZES: Nijimi. Daryl Hutchins...... 9870 3556 unexpectedly. criticise these EASTERN Mobile...... 0417NATIONAL 314 699 I DRAW PRIZES: publications for DISTRICTS [email protected] nfortunately, Adrian has had to 1. $60 Boronia Voucher. their content ... or SOCIAL SECRETARY: stand down for personal reasons, 2. $30 Evalife Voucher.AQUARIUM SOC KILLIFISH ASSOC U lack thereof. 3. Chocolate Surprise. Melissa Kirkham...... 57 969 304 including some recent family (health) Meets on the 4th Friday of the TABLE SHOWSmonth: atDetails Nunawading see page Civic3. Centre,TRADING TABLE: Meets BI-monthly issues, which I hope will all be Confucious must have Whitehorse Road, Nunawading. David Green...... 9874in members’ homes. 2392 had something to say MEMBERSHIPWrite FEES to PO2005 Box 3005, Contact: GE FOR RENT resolved soon. GE FOR RENT LIBRARIAN: Ordinary ...... Nunawading 3131.$30.00 Emma Jenkin 9442 3408. about this perplexing Family ...... $35.00 Sandra Robotis...... 0433 985 344 A n a perverse sort of way (and with situation; unfortunately, it A apologies to the Usual Suspects) I Junior/Concession Card Holder ...... $15.00 SHOW SECRETARY: I seems he didn’t write the solution Overseas...... $35.00 Greg Lawrence ...... 0407 701 110 am glad that your support for Adrian down either. (new memberships addVictorian $8 joining fee) Cichlid Society was next to non-existant. It goes a Sub-Committee Chairpersons: long way toward proving that there MMEEMMBBEERRSSHHIIPPBAA: AA PeterPPPP RobinsonLLIICC. AATTIIOONNSS was nothing personal in your lack of Constitution: Daryl Hutchins. ELAINE or other enquiriesHandbook: may beDaryl directedHutchins. to: support for previous Editors. I was Mailing: Peter Robinson. COVER PICTURES: Rob McManus. really quite worried about that. On TURNER The Secretary,Species Graham Maintenance: Rowe Andrew Kiefer. the verge of developing a debilitating MEMORIAL 23 Mangana Drive,LIFE Mulgrave MEMBERS: Vic 3170 cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com

THIS P Graham Rowe, Heinz Staude, complex, actually. ART & THIS P Ph/fax: 9560 7472 © Copyright, Victorian Cichlid Kevin Archibald, Keith Patford, E-mail: [email protected] ome day, some one will explain to PHOTOGRAPHIC Society Inc 2006 Danny Genovese, Daryl Hutchins and COMPETITION Anyone wishing to reprint material from `The Cichlid John McCormick. Sme why it is that people are so Monthly’ for non-commercial purposes,Or may go do toso our website: reluctant to contribute to club (unless the item is copyright by the author) provided HONORARY MEMBER: due credit is given to the author and `TCM’ and one Max Davenport. magazines. copy of the relevant publication is forwarded to the septEMBER author, care of the Secretary. Enquiries re the use of FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY: material in othercichlids.web.comcichlids.web.com publications may be directed to TCM is not unique; the phenomenon GENERAL MEETING [email protected] Graham Rowe. . cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com is world-wide, but I just can’t get my © PUBLIC OFFICER: David Green. 18 cichlids.web.com 2 cie though. active, fishmightpreferthemtobemore der off.The andalsomakesthemlesslikelytowan- bred, easier tohandlewhenanewbatchisbeing sluggish and/orimmobile.This makesthemlots refrigerator for afewminutestomakethem sokeeptheculturecool. temperatures, sprout functionalwingsifthey arekeptathigh “culls”. Sources: just aswella live fish. of raw chicken orastripoffishfilletwill work asmallpiece For fishlikepiranhas, feeder fry. canpractically beusedasasource of Convicts, stock. aspartoftheirordinary “feeder goldfish” or stock offer inexpensive “feeder guppies” Culturing: piranhas willeatlive fish aspartoftheirdiet. Uses: Feeder Fish Feeder Fish or e-mailthe Editoronanysubject raisedherein. Cichlid Society Inc. You are encouragedto write to, Editor of TCM orthecommittee oftheVictorian the authors, andarenotnecessarily thoseofthe Disclaimer: 7.To furtherthe identification, distribution, breeding, maintenanceand 6.To furthertheconservation ofspecies and theirnatural habitats; 5.To promotefellowshipbetweenmembers; 4.To beinvolved intheeducationofgeneral publicwith regardtothebenefits 3.To assist,inany way possible,theestablishment and/ormaintenanceof 2.To gainanddisseminateknowledgeofcichlids, theirhabitsandattributes 1.To promotethekeeping ofcichlids; becoming thefirstspecialist aquarist groupinVictoria.Itsmainaimsare: The VictorianCichlidSocietywas formedbycichlidophilesinMarch1972 thus Aims oftheSociety: Aims oftheSociety: HINT: ajarofDrosophilacanbechilledin fruitflieswill CAUTION! The “wingless” Pet stores; excessbrood stock; deformed suchas acolony ofprolific cichlids, However, Many fishstores Generally notnecessary. includingcichlidsand Several large fish, | | | | | | | | |

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