www.northeastcouncil.org Next NEC Event: 40th Annual Convention Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill, CT 06067

2015 CALENDAR

Non-NEC Events are shown in Italics Sep Mar 11-13 TFSRI Show & Auction 20-22 NEC 40th Annual Convention (link) & 26 CCY Clash of the Cichlids Show 3 (link) IGEES Guppy Show (flyer) (flyer) 27 3 Q NEC General Meeting (CC) Apr Oct 10-12 AGA Convention (link) 9 BASNY Giant Fall Auction NECA Spring Auction (flyer) 12 25 TFCB Giant Auction 19 NJAS Giant Spring Auction (flyer) 19 PVAS All Day Spring Action (flyer) 20 BAS Breeder’s Auction (link) 25 CNYAS Annual Auction (flyer) 26 2 Q NEC BOG Meeting (CC)

May Nov 1-3 ALA 2015 Convention hosted by 6-8 Aquatic Experience (link) ACLC (link) (ALA website) (flyer) 15 4 Q NEC BOG Meeting (CC) 8 BASNY Giant Spring Auction (flyer) 17 OVAS Spring Auction (flyer) 18 NEAq Tour hosted by BAS (link) Jun Dec 7 2 Q NEC General Meeting (CC) 6 4 Q NEC General Meeting & Annual (SHS) Jul -Aug 30 – 2 ACA 2015 Convention hosted by NECA (link) (flyer) Aug *NEC meetings are held at NOON 5 GCAS Silent Auction (unless otherwise noted) 22 3 Q NEC BOG Meeting @5P (SHS) (SHS) – Sheraton Hartford South hotel 23 NEC Summer Auction (CC) – Conference Call

The NEC does not coordinate dates for club events, but does publish this monthly calendar for your convenience. Prior to selecting a date for your club’s next event, please check the NEC calendar for availability, and then notify me of the new date immediately at [email protected] or by phone @ 914-433-2556.

1

Hello Everyone,

Well the convention is less than a week away and we still need the support of NEC member club members and even better the general public to register. The committee has been working frantically to complete tasks and Ted has made a last ditch effort to get the word out. The committee has done all they can do, it's up to all of you whether this will be a successful convention or not. I know we are competing against several other events being held this year,,, but this is OUR event!!! As I've stated in previous president's messages; the convention is put on for the benefit of the member club members...

Clubs: please ensure that Barb Romeo gets the updates for the contact list if your club has held elections. Please check the NEC calendar for upcoming shows/auctions and make sure to send Barb Romeo information/fliers on your club events. Don't forget to get out there and support our sister clubs, you'll have a great time doing it....

Please mark your calendar: the next NEC convention will be held on March 20-22, 2015 at the Rocky Hill Sheraton. The convention is put on for the benefit of the NEC members, so we ask that you help us by supporting this event.

NEC meeting dates for 2015: (please note several meeting dates have changed)

General: BOG:

2Q – June 7 (CC) 2Q – Apr 26 (CC) 3Q – Sep 27 (CC) 3Q – Aug 22 (SHS @ 5pm) 4Q – Dec 6 (SHS) - Annual 4Q – Nov 15 (CC)

Events: Convention: Mar 20-22 (SHS) Summer Auction: Aug 23 (SHS)

(SHS) – Sheraton Hartford South Hotel *(CC) – Conference Call

2 Note: the above dates may change if conflicts are encountered; meeting confirmation and information will be published in the newsletter President’s message.

The next NEC Board Meeting will be a held on April 26, 2015 at 12 noon. This meeting will be a conference call. Details will be sent prior to the meeting.

The next NEC General Meeting will be a held on Sunday June 7, 2015 at 12 noon. This meeting will be a conference call. Details will be sent prior to the meeting.

Items to Remember:

1. Send your club contact updates to Barbara Romeo at [email protected] 2. Newsletter events to Barbara Romeo at [email protected] 3. Website news & events to Barbara Romeo at [email protected] 4. Speaker list updates to Linda Giza at [email protected]

Please feel free to contact me with questions or suggestions; it's best to contact me by email at [email protected], you can also call me at 1-845-896-4793.

Joe Masi NEC President 03/15/15

NEC Convention Update

Our 40th annual NEC Convention is here! Speakers will begin arriving on Thursday, Vendors will be setting up on Thursday night, and our excitement level is growing! We look forward to celebrating our ruby anniversary with each of you.

Remember, the 40th Annual Convention will be held on the weekend of March 20- 22, 2015 at the Sheraton Hartford South hotel in Rocky Hill CT. Celebrate our Ruby Anniversary by wearing something maroon or ruby red, especially at the Saturday banquet.

Convention Advertisement: Ted “P. T. Barnum” Coletti has done a phenomenal job promoting our convention! Have you seen the latest promo, the “50 Shades of NEC”? Thank you so much, Ted, for your dedication towards the success of our 40th anniversary celebration!

3 Convention Registration Table: The registration table will be located in the Rocky Hill Room where you will pick up your registration packet and your beautifully embroidered ruby red shirt. Walk-in attendees will be welcomed from Friday 10am – 8pm and on Saturday from 8am until 1pm. Our silent auction items will be displayed there, and will be open for bidding through the Sunday auction.

PayPal: Great news! The NEC is now able to accept major credit cards at our registration table and at our huge Sunday auction. So bring your Visa, Master Card, Discover or American Express and leave your checkbook at home!

Hotel Registration: The Sheraton Hartford South is located at 100Capital Blvd., Rocky Hill, CT 06067. The convention special price booking is closed although the hotel has plenty of rooms available for walk-in attendees. Call 1-888-627-8263 to make your room reservation. Please mention that you are attending the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies 2015 Convention.

Speakers: Ariel Bornstein, Pam Chin, Mark Denaro, Mike Hellweg, Shane Linder, and Brian Perkins have between them prepared presentations on the beauty of Peru and its species, killifish and other species in Africa and South America, travelogues along the Rio Negro, the natural habitats of Loracariidae, two cichlid presentations, species suitable for nano tanks – there’s a great presentation for everyone!

Hospitality Room: Steve Lundblad, owner of Wet Pet in Portland, Oregon, is this year’s hospitality chair. Steve has hosted the Hospitality Room at our 38th Annual Convention and we are very pleased that he will be joining us again this year! Steve always brings fun and raffle prizes to our Hospitality Room. Join Steve and hospitality chairs Janine and David Banks, in the second floor hospitality room.

4

Confirmed Vendors: Thanks to the hard work of Vendor Chair Nancy Villars/Hallgring, our vendor room is packed with 11 vendors, including Frank’s Aquarium, The Planted Tank Guru, South Central Cichlids, Your Fish Stuff, New Era, Harris in Wonderland, Aqua-Tech Co., Sally’s San Francisco Bay Brand, Cobalt, Amazonas Magazine, and Two Tank Amin’s Fish Bazaar.

Donors and Sponsors: We have four Gold sponsors this year – Wet Spot Tropicals and owner Steve Lundlad hosts our hospitality room; we also welcome Gold sponsors Central Aquatics, United Pet Group, and Amazonas. Our generous anonymous Silver Sponsor donated again for the third year, and we welcome Bronze sponsorships from again from Plecoworld.org and this year from ZooMed. As you can see, Barbara Romeo was very busy! We have donations from quite a few companies, including dry goods, live fish, and aquatic plants. 5

Room Sales: For the first time in convention history, the NEC is offering room sales! Vendor room sales rooms are located on the main floor close to the seminar rooms and the main vendor room. There are two room vendors this year, Bill Cole and Jim Cormier. Both are very accomplished breeders, so be sure to visit them.

Club Tables: Club tables will be set up for Friday and Saturday for the display of upcoming auctions, membership forms, and sale of club related clothing and other items. On Saturday from 11am – 4pm, club members can sell fish and other items. These tables will be located in the hallway across from the Hartford and Rocky Hill Rooms.

IGEES-Sanctioned Guppy Show: The Boston Guppy Club hosts this year’s show in the Hartford Room. We are expecting guppy pairs from around the world to be exhibited, and all the mail-in guppies will be auctioned off in the Sunday auction. You will be able to bid on these amazing pairs and bring them home with you!

Photo Contest: The judges will hold an open critique session at 11 pm on Friday night, open to all. Last year’s session was very well attended and enjoyed. Awards will be given at the Saturday breakfast, and the entries will be displayed in the Vendor Room on Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

Articles Competition: Awards for winning articles will be 6 presented at the Saturday breakfast, and articles will be displayed in the Vendor Room on Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

Breeder Participation Program and Exhibitor Competition: Awards for BPP and the NEC Exhibitor participants will be presented at the Saturday breakfast.

Betty Mueller Honor: This prestigious lifetime award will be presented to this year’s recipient at the Saturday banquet. Who will our winner be?

Sunday Auction: Our huge Sunday auction opens at 7:30 am for registering lots; viewing is open from 9:30 – 10:30 am. The auction begins at 11am. This is a must-attend for quality fish, plants, inverts, and dry goods.

Conservation: Come support The James J. White Memorial Conservation Fund silent auction. Our recipients are Conservation International (http://www.conservation.org/where/pages/indones ia.aspx) and the saltwater conservation recipient is OLAZUL – innovation for Marine Conservation (http://olazul.org/ ). You may make monetary donations to conservation when you register for the convention if you wish, and make bids on the auction items. The auction closes at noon on Sunday in the Vendor Room.

Volunteer: Please consider volunteering to help out during our convention. There are so many ways in which you can enhance your convention experience by lending a helping hand! Help out during the Sunday auction by being a runner, assist in 50/50 raffles throughout the weekend, welcome a newcomer to our weekend celebration – volunteering is easy and is so rewarding!

For last minute news, please go to NEC’s website at http://northeastcouncil.org/NewNEC/index.php/convention

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northeast-Council-of- Aquarium-Societies/243913172321

2015 Convention Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/305779486289679/

I’m looking forward to seeing you at YOUR convention - we’re going to have a great time!

Leslie 3/13/15 7

NEC Convention Schedule

Friday, March 20, 2015 10 am – 8 pm Registration open (Rocky Hill) 10 am – 11 pm Vendor Room open (Nutmeg Ballroom) 12 – 1:30 pm Lunch or Brunch – attendees are on own for this meal (Hotel Restaurant) 2:30 – 3:45pm Brian Perkins – “Killifishes of the Madre de Dios, Peru: Notes from the field” (Salon I) 3:45 – 4 pm ~Break~ 4 – 5:15 pm Shane Linder - “Exploring the Natural Habitats of Loricariidae” (Salon I) 5:15 – 5:30 pm ~Break~ 5:30 – 6:45 pm Mike Hellweg - "Miniature Cyprinids" (Salon II)) 5:30 – 6:45 pm Mark Denaro "The Namesakes" (Salon I) 6 – 11 pm Room Sales – First Floor Rooms 101 - 112 7 – 9 pm Buffet Dinner (Salon III) 9 – 11 pm Convention Kick-off – Introduction of Speakers - Keynote Speaker Pam Chin “The Magnificent Rio Negro” (Salon III) 11 pm Photo Contest critique session (Salon I) 11 pm Hospitality Room open – Connecticut Suite – Second Floor

Saturday, March 21, 2015

8 am – 1 pm Registration open (Rocky Hill) 8 am – 11 pm Vendor Room open (Nutmeg Ballroom) 8 – 9:30 am Buffet Breakfast (Salon III) 9 - 9:30 am NEC Awards Presented (Salon III) 9:30 – 10:30 am Keynote Speaker: Brian Perkins “Peruvian Biodiversity: The Flora and Fauna of the Madre de Dios Region” (Salon III) 10:30 – 10:45 pm ~Break~ 11 am – 4 pm Club Table Sales (Hallway) 11 am – 12:15 pm Pam Chin – “My Fascination With Tropheus” (Salon I) 11 am – 12:15 pm Ariel Bornstein – "Uruguay: Hot and Cold" (Salon II) 12:15 – 1:30 pm Lunch - attendees on own for this meal (Hotel Restaurant) 1:30 – 2:45 pm Brian Perkins – “Tropic Beauty: Dart Frogs of the forest of Peru and beyond” (Salon I) 1:30 – 2:45 pm Mike Hellweg – “The Great Tetra Renaissance” (Salon II) 2:45 – 3 pm ~Break~ 3:00 – 4:15 pm Pam Chin – “Malawi Conservation Projects & More” (Salon I) 3:00 – 4:15 pm Mark Denaro – “Nano Aquariums 101” (Salon II) 4:15 – 4:30 pm ~Break~ 4:30 – 5:45 pm Ariel Bornstein “Gabon: Boumango or Bust” (Salon I)

8 4:30 – 5:45 pm Mike Hellweg - " Working with the Livebearing Halfbeaks " (Salon II) co- sponsored with NELA 6:00 – 7 pm Happy Hour with Cash Bar (Salon III) 7 – 9:30 pm Banquet Buffet (Betty Mueller Honor) 9 - 10:00 pm Keynote Speaker: Shane Linder “Collecting Uganda” (Salon III) 10 – 11 pm Vendor Donation Pull (Nutmeg Ballroom) IGEES-Sanctioned Guppy Show open (Hartford Room) 11 pm Hospitality Room open – Connecticut Suite – Second Floor

Sunday, March 22, 2015

7:30 – 11 am Auction Registration open (Grand Ballroom) 7:30 – 11:30 am Breakfast Cart (Hallway) 8 am – 5 pm Vendor Room open (Nutmeg Ballroom) 9:30 – 10:30 am Viewing of Auction Lots (Grand Ballroom) 11 am Giant Auction begins (Grand Ballroom) 12 pm Conservation Silent Auction bidding ends (Nutmeg Ballroom) 12 – 2:30 pm Lunch Cart (Hallway)

SUBMIT Fish, Plant, & Dry Good Offerings for the

Sunday NEC March 22nd

to Barbara Romeo to post on the NEC Facebook page and the NEC Website at [email protected] by Saturday, March 21st at 6 PM.

9 International Guppy Education and Exhibition Society

2015 NEC Convention Show Rules

This is a pairs competition. All entries will be comprised of a male and female of the same strain. Fish will be exhibited side by side in separate containers.

Both the male and female will be judged separately with the pair score determined by a weighted average of the two fish with the male score accounting for 75 percent of the score and the female 25% (Male Score x .75) + (Female Score x .25) = Pair Score

Each exhibitor may only submit one entry per strain.

Due to space limitations this show will be limited to 100 pairs.

There will be 5 awards categories to be determined by the field. Each category will have a 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place. There will also be a Peoples Choice category with 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place, as well as Best Of Show and Reserve of Show. Awards will be eligible for NEC Exhibitor Competition for members of NEC clubs.

Containers are small “critter keepers” provided by Boston Guppy Club. A single fish will be displayed in each container. There will be no plants or aeration.

All entries must be pre-registered no later than March 15th.

There is no entry fee. The exhibitor is responsible for all fees associated with getting the fish to the show (ie. Shipping, transhipper fees, etc.) Entries will be auctioned in the NEC general auction on Sunday March, 22nd with the Exhibitor getting 75%.

Auction splits will be distributed via PayPal. A valid PayPal email address must be provided with the entry form.

All shipments & registration forms must be shipped to: William Gill 435 Anderson Road Sebago, ME 04029 Shipments must arrive in Maine prior to 12 Noon on Thursday March, 19th

The Boston Guppy Club, The International Guppy Education and Exhibition Society, the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies, and the Sheraton Harford South will NOT be held responsible for any losses incurred as a result of the show and auction. Guppy Show Entry Form / Evaluation Sheet

Entry # ______(Please place name, club, address, paypal email, and any other pertinent contact info on the back of this form)

Entry Classification: Category Code(s) Form Type Primary Color Type Body Pattern Body Colors Dorsal Pattern Dorsal Colors Caudal Pattern Caudal Colors

Entry Evaluation:

Attribute Max Points Score Male Score Female Body Length 8 Body Form 8 Caudal Length 10 Caudal Form 20 Dorsal Length 5 Dorsal Form 8 Body Color 12 Caudal Color 14 Dorsal Color 10 Vitality 5 Total 100

Judge Signature ______IGEES Guppy Show Classification Codes

Form Type (Caudal Shape)

Code Description ST-1 Round Tail ST-2 Spade Tail ST-3 Pin Tail ST-4 Spear Tail ST-5 Spear Tail Extended Dorsal LT-1 Delta Tail (American Triangle) LT-2 Triangle Tail LT-3 Veil Tail (European Fan) LT-4 Comet Tail (European Veil) LT-5 Flag Tail LT-6 Half Moon (90 degrees) LT-7 Fan Tail (75 degrees) ET-1 Top sword ET-2 Bottom Sword ET-3 Double Sword ET-4 Lyre Tail ET-5 Swallow GIC Guppy Innovation Contest (Open)

Additional Form Designations (added to the above) -ED Extended Dorsal -HD High Dorsal -RF1 Type 1 Ribbon Fin -RF2 Type 2 Ribbon Fin -RF3 Type 3 Ribbon Fin -M Merah / Crown Primary Body Color

Phenotype Code Standard Grey G Blonde (also called Gold in U.S.) B Gold (also called Bronze) GD Blue BE Pink PK RREA – Real Red Eye Albino A Platinum - White P Silver S Cream C WREA (Also called golden albino or lutino) W

Additional Colors

Color Code Red RD Blue BE Yellow YW Green GN Orange OE Black BK White WE Neon NE

Patterns

Pattern Type Code Single Color Body, Fin 1C Two Color Body, Fin 3C Three Color Body, Fin 4C Multi Color Body, Fin MC Half Black Body HB Three Quarter Black Body 3B Snakeskin Body, Fin SK

14

New York Invasive Species Regulations Effective 3-10-2015

The Department Of Agriculture and the Department of Conservation have implemented a new list of prohibited and regulated species. This article will address fish, aquatic vertebrates and plants only. For the complete listing and more information go to http://www.pijac.org/issue-updates/new- york-invasive-species-regulations-effective-march-10-2015

Prohibited invasive species cannot be knowingly possessed with the intent to sell, import, purchase, transport or introduce into the environment. In addition, no person shall sell, import, purchase, transport, introduce or propagate prohibited invasive species. At this point, NYS is not requiring that homeowners dispose of prohibited plants already in their ponds.

NYS DEC Prohibited Fish: Channa argus, Northern Snakehead – also prohibited by Federal Law Channa marulius, Bullseye Snakehead – also prohibited by Federal Law Channa micropeltes, Giant Snakehead – also prohibited by Federal Law Gambusia affinis, Western Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki, Eastern Mosquitofish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, Oriental weatherfish, Japanese weather loach, Dojo loach Tinca tinca, Tench Channa micropeltes Orconectes rusticus, Rusty Crayfish

Prohibited Aquatic plants (Check the entire list if handling plants): • Cabomba carolina, Fanwort, Green, Green Cabomba • Egeria densa, Anacharis • Iris pseudacoris, Yellow Iris • Myriophyllum aquaticum, Parrot-feather • Myriophyllum heterophyllum, Red Myrio • Trapa natans, Water chestnut

Regulated invasive species, on the other hand, are species which cannot be knowingly introduced into a free-living state, or introduced by a means that one should have known would lead to such an introduction, although such species shall be legal to possess, sell, buy, propagate and transport. (Free-living state is a species is considered in a free-living state if it is introduced to public lands or lands connected to public lands, natural areas, and public waters or waters connected to public waters.)

All “Regulated" fish and animals sold in NYS must be labeled “Invasive Species – Harmful to the Environment” in at least 14-pt bold type attached to the containers housing live animals and 15 attached to the plants. The labels must be approved by the Department of Agriculture and Markets and shall offer alternative non-invasive species as well as instructions to care for the animals or plants in a way to prevent their spread by being introduced into a “free-living” state.

NYS DEC Regulated Fish & Aquatic Vertebrates: - Carassius auratus — Goldfish – all varieties - Cyprinus carpio - Koi – all varieties - Pterois miles & Pterois volitans – Lionfish – only these 2 species - Xenopus laevis -African Clawed Frog

To the right is the Goldfish and the Koi approved labels. For an Avery file or pdf file of the regulated labels please go to: http://pijac.org/newyork

Note from David Giza NEC Legislation Chair: The purpose of this law is to educate aquarists to the dangers of releasing non-native fish into local waterways. This law is not as extreme as laws enacted in the State of Maine, but it opens the door for copycat laws in other states. Aquarists should consult their local, state and government websites for info pertaining to each state they live in. Be aware of your rights to keep fish in your own state.

Check out NEC Convention YouTube Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V93EPbcT4qo&feature=youtu.be

16 NEC Annual Events in Covers David Banks, NEC Historian has been posting pictures of the NEC annual event covers and select articles pertaining to prior conventions on Facebook. Did you know the first time the NEC utilized the term “convention” was during the twenty-second event, which was held in 1997? Workshop was the event name prior. There are 7 “albums” so far and can be found here:

1st Album https://www.facebook.com/david.banks.9028/media_set?set= a.10206280147459977.1073741829.1154687686&type=1&pnref=story

2nd Album https://www.facebook.com/david.banks.9028/media_set?set=a.10206278175570681.1073741828 .1154687686&type=3

3rd Album https://www.facebook.com/david.banks.9028/media_set?set=a.10206314337234700.1073741830 .1154687686&type=3

4th Album https://www.facebook.com/david.banks.9028/media_set?set=a.10206392138859692.1073741831 .1154687686&type=1&pnref=story

5th Album https://www.facebook.com/david.banks.9028/media_set?set=a.10206468152639989.1073741832 .1154687686&type=1&pnref=story

6th Album https://www.facebook.com/david.banks.9028/media_set?set=a.10206475007731362.1073741833 .1154687686&type=1&pnref=story

7th Album https://www.facebook.com/david.banks.9028/media_set?set=a.10206527470922909.1073741834 .1154687686&type=1&pnref=story

The following 4 pages list all the NEC annual covers for your review. Visit David at the NEC history table at the 40th convention March 20-22, 2015.

17 NEC Annual Events in Covers

First “Workshop”

Second Third Fourth Fifth

Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth Fifteenth

Sixteenth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth

Twenty-fifth Twenty-first Twenty-second Twenty-third Twenty-fourth “Convention”

Twenty-sixth Twenty-seventh Twenty-eighth Twenty-ninth Thirtieth

Thirty-first Thirty-second Thirty-third Thirty-fourth Thirty-fifth

Thirty-sixth Thirty-seventh Thirty-eighth Thirty-ninth Fortieth

We have recently discovered 2 titans in the hobby who have recently passed away. Michael Regent Sr. and Dr. Robert R. Rofen. Both were featured speakers at the NEC’s first Workshop in 1976. Editor’s Note: We were unable to locate the obituary for Dr. Robert R. Rofen in time for this newsletter edition but have listed a summary of his professional life following Michael Regent Sr. obituary.

Below is the web obituary for Michael Regent Sr. who along with Robert Maxwell presented the talk “Why YOU Can’t Raise Good Show Guppies” at the 1st NEC Workshop in 1976. Michael Regent Sr. and Robert Maxwell both achieved senior judge status within the International Federation of Guppy Associations, bred champion guppies and lectured widely throughout their career in the hobby.

Michael Regent Sr. July 19, 1926 ~ August 10, 2014 (age 88)

Michael Regent, Sr., died Sunday August 10, 2014 at Robert Wood University Hospital @ Rahway. Michael was born in Elizabeth and resided in Rahway before moving to Colonia 59 years ago.

Mr. Regent proudly served our country in Army during WW II receiving the Victory and Pacific Theatre of War Metals. He and his wife Alice met at a Ukrainian Cultural Dancers Group of Newark in 1950. Michael is listed in the Guppy Hall of Fame. He is an avid baseball card collector and enjoyed everything Disney.

Mike was an electrician and electrical planner for Exxon Mobile Corporation in the Research and Development Center in Linden for 34 years retiring in 1983.

Mr. Regent is survived by his wife of 61 years Alice (Zelenenki) Regent, his children Michael Regent Jr., Lorraine Sutowski and her husband Ted, Joanne Tango and her husband Michael, his 5 grandchildren Chrissy, Brian, Christopher, Alison and Kevin also 1 great grandson Jacob. Donations in his loving memory can be made to: St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 please mark in memo: Tribute # 36439703.

Source: http://www.gosselinfuneralhome.com/notices/Michael-RegentSr 22

Robert R. Rofen ~1925 ~ February 26, 2015

Robert R. Rofen, PhD (formerly Robert Rees Harry Jr. also Robert R. Harry-Rofen) ichthyologist, honored in the fish name Paralepis harryi Maul, 1954, changed his name to Robert Rofen ca 1955. He was a student of George S. Myers (q.v.) at Stanford University (MA 1949, PhD. 1952). He was director of Stanford's Vanderbilt Foundation to study the distributions of Pacific fishes (1951-1962). Later he founded Kordon, LLC (formally Navalek, Inc.) focusing primarily on water conditioners, treatments and medications for fish. The company’s flagship product is AmQuel Plus. Dr. Rofen was also involved with the origins of brine shrimp harvesting in San Francisco Bay and often contributed on aquatic listservs until his death.

Dr. Rofen was the banquet speaker at the NEC ’s 1st workshop. He presented “My Collecting Trip to the Orinoco River Basin”.

Sources: • Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. H http://www.bemon.loven.gu.se/petymol.h.html (last viewed 2/15/15) • Listserv announcement of Robert Rofen’s death. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/wwmadminsubwebindex/othermediainput.htm (posted 3/3/2015) • Pet Products News, Kordon company profile. http://www.petproductnews.com/industry_profiles/kordon-company-profile.aspx (posted 4/23/2007) • Robert Rees Harry posted on Wikispecies. http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rees_Harry (posted 2/15/2012) • Dr. Robert R. Rofen on Zoominfo® http://www.zoominfo.com/s/ - !search/profile/person?personId=18726453&targetid=profile • About Kordon, LLC. http://www.kordon.com/kordonllc/about (last viewed 3/15/15)

23

NEC Slide and Videos

All video and slide presentations are available to any NEC club to use as their monthly meeting program. Any other use should be discussed with the NEC slide and video chairman prior to the request. Please make requests as far in advance as possible to allow for scheduling and regular mail delivery. The NEC club requesting the program is responsible for actual shipping charges in both directions.

Failure to return the program will result in a $50 replacement charge. Please return programs within 14 days after the scheduled meeting.

Requests should be made to: David Banks, 315 US RT 2, Grand Isle, VT 05458 Email: [email protected] or 802-372-8716

Last published library listing: January 15, 2015 NEC Newsletter

Call for …..

Listings for “Wants to Buy, Sell &/or Trade” in the NEC Newsletter

Rules & Disclaimer: If you would like to advertise a Swap Shop listing please forward information to Barbara Romeo at [email protected] by the tenth of each month. Be sure to include all pertinent information in your announcement. NEC reserves the right to deny a listing for any reason. Users of the Swap Shop should understand that they do so AT THEIR OWN RISK. Both parties understand and agree to complete the transaction independently of the NEC. The NEC is in no way responsible for any portion of these transactions and cannot be held in any way liable for any loss incurred by either party in the transaction. Furthermore, participation in the Swap Shop serves as acceptance of these rules.

24

NJAS Submission for the NEC Local Fish Store Directory: Absolutely Fish Inc.

Name: Absolutely Fish Inc. Owner: Patrick Donston Address: 1080 Rt. 46 West Clifton NJ 07013 Phone: (973) 365-0200 Website: http://absolutelyfish.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Absolutely- Fish/100342466677174?fref=ts Hours: Monday-Saturday 11-8 Sunday 12-5 Amount of tanks: 48 Marine Tanks (5000 Gallons) 20 Coral/Invert tanks (1800 gallons) 500 gallons of freshwater plants, 160 Freshwater tanks (3000 Gallons) Current Stock: Fancy Plecos, Black Arowana, Fancy Goldfish, Rams, Apistos, Knifefish, Gars, Freshwater Stonefish, Livebearers, clarion angelfish Other: All employees are trained 3 months for Freshwater and 6 months for Marine, they have an aquaculture facility. Club info: NJAS, JSAS, BAS, GCAS 15%

NJAS Submission for the NEC Local Fish Store Directory: Adam’s Pet Safari

Name: Adam's Pet Safari Owner: Adam Zweig Address: The Chester Mall, 19 West Main St. Chester NJ 07930 Phone: (908) 879-8998 Website: http://www.adamspetsafari.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adamspetsafari?fref=ts Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30-9, Saturday 10-6, Sunday 11-5 Amount of tanks: about 221 tanks Current Stock: West African cichlids, tetras, discus, birds, small animals, reptiles, amphibians, saltwater, coral, new world cichlids, livebearers Other: Started a shrimp area, rare plecos, some amphibians bred in store, supplies for all types of pets Club info: NJAS 15%, BCAS 15% 25

NJAS Submission for the NEC Local Fish Store Directory: Kazimir’s Pet Shop

Shop Name: Kazimir’s Pet Shop Owner: Robert (Bob) Kazimir Address: 82 Anderson Street Hackensack, NJ 07601 Website/Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kazimirs-Pet- Shop/158256537538110?fref=ts Store Hours: Mon, Thurs & Fri 9-9, Tues, Wed & Sat 9-6, Sun 9-1 Approx. number of tanks/gallons: 70 x 10 gallons, 2 x 50 gallons, 1 x 90 gallon, 10 x 29 gallon, 6 x15 gallon (about 1,300 gallons of water) Current Stock: Mostly Freshwater, Some saltwater, Coral, Rare and Unusual fish, Birds, Reptiles, Small Animals. Other: Full Line pet store, live foods (black worms, brine, etc) will do special orders, sponsor of NJAS, given donation to JSAS, has birds (parrots, finches, budgies) Reptiles (bearded dragon, corn snakes, water dragon, king snakes) Amphibians (african clawed, fire belly toad, newts) Small animals (hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats) Other (hermit crabs, scorpions, inverts) Fish (a few types of salt)(lots of coral frags/coral)common fish(goldfish, angelfish, african cichlids, new world cichlids, livebearers) Rarer fish (Chocolate gourami, butterfly splitfin, eels, nano fish). Club Info: NJAS 15%

Call for more…

Local Fish Store Information to be entered into a “Local Fish Store Directory”

Information Requested: • Shop Name, Owner’s Name, Full Address, Phone, • Website and/or social media (e.g., Facebook page) addresses, • Store Hours, Approx. number of tanks or gallons, current stock, • Other information such as specialty items/ordering, hard to find fish, other types of pets for sale, any discounts offered &/or is a club sponsor.

Who can submit: NEC delegate, alternate delegate or NEC member club president Submit to: Barbara Romeo at [email protected]

26

27 The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island presents

Triple Crown Fish Auction Saturday, March 16, 2011

St. Joseph’s Parish Center BRING YOUR BEST FISH! 1303 Mendon Road (Rte. 122) For a $1 fee you can put a reserve on any lot! Cumberland, RI YOU set the minimum bid, if the lot doesn’t sell for your price or better, you get it back! Free Admission! All are welcome! TFSRI’s split is $3 per bag sold, all the rest goes to the vendor.

Doors will be open at 10:00 AM. No limit on the number of lots submitted. All The auction starts promptly at 12:00 PM lots must be live sh, plants or aquarium- related items. See rules for complete details. DIRECTIONS TO THE AUCTION: Route 295 to Route 122, (exit 10). Take a left Preregister by March 11th and get a red dot off the ramp, proceed past the Burger King sticker to bump one bag to the start of the auc- on your left and Route 116 on your right. tion. Continue on route 122 for approximately one All lots open at $3. Lots not selling for the mile. St. Joseph’s church will be on your left. Please note that all NEC clubs are listed on the NEC website’sminimum homepage, bid of $3 and are have returned a link to to theeach seller. of the Turn left into the driveway immediately before local club’s websites if you need additional informationLots for sellingany of the for club only meetings. $3 are considered dona- the church, and follow the driveway around tions to TFSRI. the rear of the church and proceed to theMarch, top 2015 of the hill. The Parish center will be on your Vendor Fee: $2 right. Bidder Card: $2 (Waived for Vendors)

The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island Bump any lot $2March 16 Rebagging fee: $2 meets on the third Wednesday of each month Boston Aquarium Society (BAS) (except December) at 7:30 PM. Meetings VisitRich www.tfsri.net Paulhus for “BAS Website Renovation” are free and all are welcome to attend. GoMore to info:complete http://www.bostonaquariumsociety.org/ rules and auction forms. www.tfsri.net for meeting location

FOR MORE INFORMATIONMarch 18 CONTACT: TropicalAl Wagonblott Fish Society of Rhode 401-619-7805 Island (TFSRI)

[email protected] Allen “Freshwater Shrimp-The Varieties and Their Care” More ore info: http://tfsri.net/tfsri-wp/ or visit us on the web at: www.tfsri.net

March 18 Central New York Aquarium Society (CNYAS) Scott Tetzlaff Livebearers More info: http://www.cnyas.org

March 19 North Jersey Aquarium Society (NJAS) Mark Soberman “Catfish Corydoras Plus” More info: http://www.njas.net

March 19 Boston Guppy Group (BGG) Preparation for the IGEES Show at NEC Convention Reefs & Rivers Taunton, MA More info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/154715434671/

March 19 Norwalk Aquarium Society (NAS) Ray “Kingfish” Lucas “Fish, Food & Friends” More info :http://www.norwalkas.org/xoops/

28 The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island presents March 21 Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies (NEC) & Northeast Livebearer Association (NELA) Mike Hellweg Triple Crown"Working Fish with Auction the Livebearing Halfbeaks" More info: Saturday,http://northeastcouncil.org/NewNEC/index.php/con March 16, 2011 vention or http://www.northeastcouncil.org/nela/ March 27 Greater Hartford Aquarium Society St. Joseph’s Parish Center BRINGMichael YOUR Silakowski BEST FISH! “South American Cichlids” 1303 Mendon Road (Rte. 122) For a $1 fee youMore can info: put a reserve on any lot! Cumberland, RI https://www.facebook.com/events/41392401211539YOU set the minimum bid, if the lot doesn’t sell for4/?notif_t=plan_user_invited your price or better, you get it back!

Free Admission! All are welcome! TFSRI’s splitMarch is $3 28 per bag sold, all the restThe goes Cichlid to the Club vendor. of York (CCY) Mark Denaro Doors will be open at 10:00 AM. No limit “Oddon the and number Rare Fish”of lots submitted. All Morelots info: must http://www.cichlidclubofyork.com be live sh, plants or aquarium- The auction starts promptly at 12:00 PM related items. See rules for complete details. DIRECTIONS TO THE AUCTION:

Route 295 to Route 122, (exit 10). Take a left Preregister by March 11th and get a red dot off the ramp, proceed past the Burger King sticker to bump one bag to the start of the auc- on your left and Route 116 on your right.April, tion.2015 Continue on route 122 for approximately one All lots open at $3. Lots not selling for the mile. St. Joseph’s church will be on your left. minimum bid of $3 are returned to the seller. Turn left into the driveway immediately before April 10 LotsBrooklyn selling Aquarium for only Society$3 are considered(BASNY) dona- the church, and follow the driveway around tions to TFSRI.Todd C. LaJeunesse the rear of the church and proceed to the top“Coral Physiology, Ecology, Symbiosis, & Evolution” of the hill. The Parish center will be on your VendorMore info:Fee: $2http://www.basny.org right. Bidder Card: $2 (Waived for Vendors) Bump any lot $2 Rebagging fee: $2 The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island April 14 meets on the third Wednesday of each month Nassau County Aquarium Society (NCAS) (except December) at 7:30 PM. Meetings VisitDan www.tfsri.net Puleo for are free and all are welcome to attend. Go to complete“Local Fishrules Store and Report” auction forms. More info: http://www.ncasweb.org www.tfsri.net for meeting location April 15 TropicalFOR FishMORE Society INFORMATION of Rhode Island (TFSRI)CONTACT: Al WagonblottDr. Les Kaufman 401-619-7805 “East [email protected] African Cichlids-Their Conservation and Societal Impact” Moreor visit ore usinfo: on http://tfsri.net/tfsrithe web at: www.tfsri.net-wp/ 29 The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island presents

Triple Crown Fish Auction Saturday, March 16, 2011

St. Joseph’s Parish Center BRING YOUR BEST FISH! 1303The MendonTropical Road Fish (Rte. Society 122) ofFor Rhode a $1 fee you Island can put a reserve presents on any lot! Cumberland, RI YOU set the minimum bid, if the lot doesn’t sell for your price or better, you get it back! Free Admission! All are welcome! TFSRI’s split is $3 per bag sold, all the Triple Crown restFish goes toAuction the vendor. Saturday, March 16, 2011 Doors will be open at 10:00 AM. No limit on the number of lots submitted. All The auction starts promptly at 12:00 PM lots must be live sh, plants or aquarium- related items. See rules for complete details. DIRECTIONS TO THE AUCTION: St.Route Joseph’s 295 to Route Parish 122, (exit Center 10). Take a left BRINGPreregister YOURby March BEST11th and FISH!get a red dot off the ramp, proceed past the Burger King sticker to bump one bag to the start of the auc- on1303 your Mendon left and Route Road 116 on(Rte. your 122) right. tion.For a $1 fee you can put a reserve on any lot! YOU set the minimum bid, if the lot doesn’t Cumberland,Continue on route 122RI for approximately one April 16 All lots open at $3. Lots not selling for the mile. St. Joseph’s church will be on your left. sellNorth for Jersey your price Aquarium or better, Society you (NJAS) get it back! minimum bid of $3 are returned to the seller. Turn left into the driveway immediately before TFSRI’s splitJerry is Smith$3 per bag sold, all the Free Admission! All are welcome! Lots selling for only $3 are considered dona- the church, and follow the driveway around “Introduction to Aquatic Gardening: tionsrest goesto TFSRI. to the vendor. the rear of the church and proceed to the top Plant Selection & Growth” More info: http://www.njas.net Doorsof the hill.will Thebe open Parish at center 10:00 willAM. be on your VendorNo limit Fee: on the$2 number of lots submitted. All lots must be live sh, plants or aquarium- Theright. auction starts promptly at 12:00 PM Bidder Card: $2April (Waived 18 for Vendors) related items. See rules for complete details. TheDIRECTIONS Tropical Fish TO Society THE AUCTION: of Rhode Island BumpGreater any Hartford lot $2 Aquarium Rebagging Society fee: $2 Jim Cormier meetsRoute on295 the to thirdRoute Wednesday 122, (exit 10).of each Take month a left Preregister by March 11th and get a red dot Visit“Cichlids” www.tfsri.net for (exceptoff the ramp, December) proceed at past 7:30 the PM. Burger Meetings King sticker to bumpMore one info: bag to the start of the auc- areon yourfree andleft and all areRoute welcome 116 on to your attend. right. Go https://www.facebook.com/events/1379476712369577/?notif_t=pl to tion.complete rules and auction forms. www.tfsri.netContinue on route for meeting 122 for locationapproximately one an_user_invited All lots open at $3. Lots not selling for the mile. St. Joseph’s church will be on your left. minimum bid of $3 are returned to the seller. Turn left into the driveway immediately before FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Lots selling for Aprilonly 18$3 are considered dona- the church, and follow the driveway around TropicalAl Wagonblott Fish Society of Rhode 401-619-7805 Island (TFSRI) tions to TFSRI. the rear of the church and proceed to the top [email protected] Open Houses Fish Room Tours of the hill. The Parish center will be on your Vendor Fee: $2 Moreor visit ore us info: on thehttp://tfsri.net/tfsri web at: www.tfsri.net-wp/ right. Bidder Card: $2 (Waived for Vendors) The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island Bump any lot $2 Rebagging fee: $2 meets on the third Wednesday of each month Visit www.tfsri.net for (except December) at 7:30 PM. MeetingsMay, 2015 complete rules and auction forms. are free and all are welcome to attend. Go to www.tfsri.net for meeting location

FOR MORE INFORMATIONMay 20 CONTACT: Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island (TFSRI) Al WagonblottEric Schultz 401-619-7805 “Fish [email protected]—How They Function In a Watery Environment” Moreor visit ore us info: on thehttp://tfsri.net/tfsri web at: www.tfsri.net-wp/

30

Boston Aquarium Society (BAS) Invites all to the 3/18/15 New England Aquarium Tour in memory of Al Faul. Bring the kids!

Meet at 8 PM at Harborside Learning Lab. More info go to: http://www.bostonaquariumsociety.org/

32 33

34 The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island presents

Triple Crown Fish Auction Saturday, March 16, 2011

St. Joseph’s Parish Center BRING YOUR BEST FISH! 1303 Mendon Road (Rte. 122) For a $1 fee you can put a reserve on any lot! Cumberland, RI YOU set the minimum bid, if the lot doesn’t sell for your price or better, you get it back! Free Admission! All are welcome! TFSRI’s split is $3 per bag sold, all the rest goes to the vendor.

Doors will be open at 10:00 AM. No limit on the number of lots submitted. All The auction starts promptly at 12:00 PM lots must be live sh, plants or aquarium- related items. See rules for complete details. DIRECTIONS TO THE AUCTION: Route 295 to Route 122, (exit 10). Take a left Preregister by March 11th and get a red dot off the ramp, proceed past the Burger King sticker to bump one bag to the start of the auc- on your left and Route 116 on your right. tion. Continue on route 122 for approximately one All lots open at $3. Lots not selling for the mile. St. Joseph’s church will be on your left. minimum bid of $3 are returned to the seller. Turn left into the driveway immediately before Potomac Valley Aquarium Society (PVAS) Lots selling for only $3 are considered dona- the church, and follow the driveway around tions to TFSRI. All Day Spring Auctionthe rear of the church and proceed to the top Sunday, April 19th of the hill. The Parish center will be on your Vendor Fee: $2 Green Acres School, Cafeteriaright. Bidder Card: $2 (Waived for Vendors) 4401 Sideburn Rd, Fairfax, VAThe 22030 Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island Bump any lot $2 Rebagging fee: $2 meets on the third Wednesday of each month Bidding Starts 10:30 AM Visit www.tfsri.net for Visit: www.pvas.com/auctions.php(except December) at 7:30 PM. Meetings are free and all are welcome to attend. Go to complete rules and auction forms. www.tfsri.net for meeting location

Tropical Fish Society of Rhode FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Island (TFSRI) Al Wagonblott 401-619-7805 June 14, 2015 will celebrate the [email protected] 50th Anniversary of the club with a or visit us on the web at: www.tfsri.net picnic at Colt State Park. Event is open to all in the NEC. For more info: http://tfsri.net/tfsri-wp/

If you would like to advertise your monthly meetings or special events, please forward the information to Barbara Romeo by the tenth of each month. Be sure to include all pertinent information (location, time, contact person or website for additional information) in your announcement.

35

Page 37

Page 38

Page 39

K.O.I. Get Together and LAB! at Pacific Northwest Koi Clubs Association (PNKCA) Convention June 19 - 21, 2015 Our First EVER K.O.I. Get Together!

Where: 2015 PNKCA Convention, Red Lion River Inn, Spokane, WA When: June 19-21, 2015 Who: Spike Cover, Karen Pattist, Ken Austin Special Guest: Syd Mitchell, all the way from the England!

Special Events:

LAB - ALL DAY on Friday! More info: http://koiorganisationinternational.org/?q=koi-lab-pnkca-2015

Cost: FREE to K.O.I. students who have already purchased #220-LAB, $25 for everyone else Saturday Speakers - Koi Health 'track' featuring all K.O.I. Instructors Saturday Round Table - featuring all K.O.I. Instructors, questions from the audience! Saturday Night Banquet Speaker - Syd Mitchell Thursday Night - K.O.I. Get Together Dinner (details will be posted shortly)

For Reservations: http://koiorganisationinternational.org/?q=webform/lab- reservations-pnkca-convention-2015

Convention Info: http://www.pnkca.com/id208.html

Syd's Web Site: http://www.mankysanke.co.uk Page 40

Page 41

Page 42

NEC MEMBER CLUBS: Members At Large 2014-2016 Aquarium Club of Lancaster County ACLC Karen Pattist (K.O.I.) Boston Aquarium Society BAS Linda Giza (NELA) Boston Guppy Club BGC Leslie Dick (DAAS) Brooklyn Aquarium Society BASNY Peter Izzo (NAS) Central New York Aquarium Society CNYAS Bill Gill (BAS) Cichlid Club of York CCNY Russ McAndrews (BAS) Connecticut Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts CAPE Connecticut Betta Club CBC Danbury Area Aquarium Society DAAS Greater City Aquarium Society GCAS Standing Committees: Greater Hartford Aquarium Society GHAS Corporate Agent …………. Dan McKercher Jersey Shore Aquarium Society JSAS Competititve Events (NEC Koi Organisation International K.O.I. Sponsored) ……………... George Goulart Long Island Aquarium Society LIAS Constitution and By-Laws .. Joe Masi Nassau County Aquarium Society NCAS Judging & Standards …….. Anne Broadmeyer New England Cichlid Association NECA Legislation ……………….. Dave Giza New Hampshire Aquarium Society NHAS Planning (Council Mtg. Prog.) Linda Giza New York Planted Tank NYPT Programs (Slides & Videos) .. Dave Banks Northeast Livebearers Association NELA North Jersey Aquarium Society NJAS Public Relations (Society Norwalk Aquarium Society NAS Relations) ……………… Open Otter Valley Aquarium Society OVAS Organization (Assist / New Pioneer Valley Aquarium Society PVAS Groups) ………………... Open Pioneer Valley Water Garden & Koi PVWG&K Raffles (Fund Raising) …… Open Southern New England Killifish Assoc. SNEKA Shows …………………….. Open Tropical Fish Club of Burlington TFCB Workshop ………………… Leslie Dick Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island TFSRI Upstate NY Killifish Association UNYKA Worcester Aquarium Society WAS Non-Standing Committees: Advertising ………………… Ted Coletti NEC Board of Governors 2014-2016 Articles Competition ………. Artie Platt President: Joe Masi (DAAS) Auction …………… Joe Masi / Dave Giza [email protected] Betty Mueller ……………… Joe Masi

Vice President: Rich Pierce (SNEKA/TFSRI) Breeder Participation Program Richard Pierce [email protected] JJW Memorial Conservation..Dave Giza Donations ……………...…. Barbara Romeo Treasurer: Joe Dinho (DAAS) Exhibitor Competition…… Bill Gill [email protected] Historian …………………… Dave Banks Newsletter ………………… Barbara Romeo Recording Secretary: Fran Masi (DAAS) Nominating ……………….. Linda Giza [email protected] Photo Contest ……………. Rich Pierce

Corresponding Secretary: Barbara Romeo (DAAS) Speakers ……………………Linda Giza [email protected] Sunshine ……………………Fran Masi Webmaster …………………Mark Broadmeyer Past President: Christine Policastro (NJAS) [email protected]

The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island presents

Triple Crown Fish Auction Saturday, March 16, 2011

NEC Member Clubs (click on individual logos to go to the respective website or contact info) St. Joseph’s Parish Center BRING YOUR BEST TABLE OF CONTENTS FISH!

1303 Mendon Road (Rte. 122) For a $1 fee you can put a reserve on any lot!

YOU set the minimum bid, if the lot doesn’t Cumberland, RI sell for your price or better, you get it back! OFFICERS PRESIDENT Scott Craig [email protected] TFSRI’s split is $3 per bagJANUARY 2013 sold, all the Free Admission!VICE PRESIDENT Ben Belancik All are welcome! [email protected] rest goes to the vendor. SECRETARY Mike Liu [email protected] TREASURER Don Hennemann Doors will [email protected] open at 10:00 AM. No limit on the number of lots submitted. All IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Linda Giza IN THIS ISSUE lots must be live sh, plants or aquarium- The auction starts promptly at 12:00 PM BOARD MEMBERS related items. See rules for complete details. Michael Lucey [email protected] TO THE AUCTION:3 WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE CLUB Jerine Blissett Minutes from our General & BOD Meeting, Treasurer’s Report & Route 295 [email protected] Route 122, (exit 10). Take a left Preregister by March 11th and get a red dot William Maier Up Coming Events off the ramp, proceed past the Burger King sticker to bump one bag to the start of the auc- COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS AUCTION CHAIR Linda Giza 5 How I Raise Anabantoid Fry on your leftMEMBERSHIP and Route Linda Giza & Don116 Hennemann on your right. By Kevin Thurstontion. PROGRAMS Linda Giza From CAS Newsletter and Aquarist, Colorado Aquarium Society Continue onMUSEUM route LIASON 122 Linda Giza for approximately one LIBRARY Bill Maier Aquarticles.com REFRESHMENTS Scott Craig & William Maier All lots open at $3. Lots not selling for the mile. St. Joseph’sSUNSHINE Linda church Giza will be on your7 PVAS left. PROGRAMS & CONTEST NEWSLETTER Jerine Blissett Breeder Awards,minimum Bowl Show Results, bid & Photoof $3 Show are Contest returned to the seller. Turn left intoBYLAWS the Linda driveway Giza immediately before EXCHANGE EDITOR Linda Giza Lots selling for only $3 are considered dona- the church, NECand DELEGATE follow Will Fontaine the driveway 9around BUSINESS DIRECTORY & TRADING POST NEC ALT. DELEGATE Martha Morris tions to TFSRI. the rear of the church and proceed to the top of the hill. The Parish center will be on your Vendor Fee: $2 Here is the OVAS LOGO right. JOHN!TODARO Bidder Card: $2 (Waived for Vendors) Bump any lot $2 Rebagging fee: $2 The TropicalThe Underwater Fish News Society is the official publication of Rhode Island of the Pioneer Valley Aquarium Society, Inc. and meets on theis published third either Wednesday monthly or bimonthly except of each month for July and August. The E viewsR V andA opinionsL printed herein O are T thoseT of the individualLEY Visit www.tfsri.net for (except December)authors, and are not necessarilyat 7:30 those of PM. PVAS. Meetings The Underwater News is provided free to our are free andmembers all asare part of welcometheir membership. Unless to attend. Go to complete rules and auction forms. otherwise indicated, original articles and A drawings mayQ be re-printed in other non-profit Y www.tfsri.netpublications, for asmeeting longUA asR credit is given location to theE T author and The UnderwaterIU News.M TwoSO copiesCI of the publication in which the reprint appears should be sent to PVAS. Address all exchange bulletins and correspondence to the Pioneer FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Valley Aquarium Society, Inc. c/o Michael Liu, 14 Indian Hill, Florence, MA 01062. Al Wagonblott 401-619-7805

[email protected]

VISIT PVAS.NET FOR UPDATES AND MEMBERSHIPS 2 or visit us on the web at: www.tfsri.net Page 44