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Feb 2015 Newsletter02 Upcoming Events 8 pages 1 oz 10-14 pages 2 Sunday February 15 TFCEC Spring Auction at oz The Chicken Coop, VFW Post 8113, 299 Leydecker Road, West Seneca, N.Y. 14224 Registration 9:30 am Auction at 11:00 am Tuesday February 17 TFCEC Monthly Meeting at The Chicken Coop, VFW Post 8113, 299 Leydecker Road, West Seneca, N.Y. 14224 Inside This Issue: Meeting Starts at 7:00 PM Chariman’s Message Page 2 Mini Auction, Raffles, Program by Antonio Martina Membership Page 2 on Monster fish and the Psycho Cichlid Room. Bowl Show Page 3 Bowl Show: Livebearers, AOV BAP/HAP/WAP Page 4 Do It Yourself by Jenny Walker Page 5 Julidochromis Regani by Chuck Mule’ Page 6 Sunday March 1, 2015 GAAS Spring Auction Skiffia francesae sp.Sayula by Chuck Mule’ Page 6 Tallmadge Community Center 80 Community Rd. Picture Page Pages 7,8 Classified Ads Page 9 Tallmadge, Ohio Secretary Report Page10 Mbuna Chart Page 11 Sunday April 12, 2015 Erie Aquarium Society Spring Auction at new location Perry You can look but... Hi-Way Social Hall 8281 Oliver Road, Erie, Pa. 16509 Saturday April 25, 2015 Central NY Aquarium Society Spring Auction St. Matthew Over the Rainbow Child Care Center 214 Kinne St., East Syracuse, NY 13057 Sunday April 26, 2015 Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society, Inc. Spring Auction http://www.gpasi.org Http://www.tropical-fish-club-of-erie-county.com You can find us on Facebook Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter February 2015 Page 1 If any meeting is cancelled due to weather, we to wait 60 days to turn in our fish as per BAP rules and my fish just wanted are registered at WIVB.com (Channel 4) to spawn in November. I am sure some of the rest of you will catch up I think I am getting the hang of using that microphone and I can very soon. only get better at running the meetings. Now that I am in this As always, we need HELP at the auction position, I have a greater appreciation for all the members that this month. The kitchen is looking for are doing so much work to keep the meetings running help and there are needs for setup, smoothly. Thank you to all of you that are helping and offering takedown, and runners during the to help. This is part of what makes the Tropical Fish Club of Erie auction. If you can help, even a little County spectacular! bit, it will make all our jobs easier. We finally came up with the Bowl Show categories for 2015 See you at the auction, during the January board meeting. There are two categories for Tom some months, but for others, there are three categories. On the months we run a bowl show, we will have an Any Other Variety category which allows you to bring any fish you want at any given month. New categories include photographs and arts and crafts. 2015 Officers Our club photographers were busy doing important work in place of absent members at the January meeting, therefore, we did not Chairman Tom Heisler [email protected] get any pictures taken during that meeting. I encourage everyone Vice Chairman Tom Rizzo [email protected] with a camera or phone to take pictures at the meetings and Treasurer Ed Osika Secretary Kim Ball [email protected] especially the bowl show and then send them to me at Ex officio Randy Seufert [email protected] [email protected]. We also need articles written by our Newsletter Editor Tom Heisler [email protected] members documenting your fish related experiences. Our members want to know about YOU! Board of Directors 2015 Term Tony Martina [email protected] I turned in four BAPs last month. I was not sandbagging. We have Jim Fitzgerald [email protected] Bill Wroblewski [email protected] John J Williams [email protected] Board of Directors 2016 Term Peter Reukauf [email protected] Jack Mullen [email protected] Mike Culkowski [email protected] Larry Gibbs Membership by Chris Hardy Dues Due in February: Darlene Baumann, Amanda Czechowski. Ann Fuller, For information on joining the club: Anthony Hartmann, Bob Kowalski, Julie Ludwig, Tyler [email protected] Mackey, Tony Martina, Kathy Mazur, Deann Newsham & Dan Saunders, Michael Pease, Tom Rizzo, Peter Schirrmacher, Jim Siegmann, Dawn Wetzel, Nancy Welcome New Members: Wojnowski Brenda Romanaw - Dec David Michael - Jan, Welcome Back David & Joanne Perez - Jan Overdue: Tom Mason - Oct, Nathan Pieroni - Oct, Rusell Arnst - Dues Due In January: Nov, Richard McEniry - Nov, James Mule - Nov, Casey Mark Baumgart, Robert Covert, Dawn Domagala, Kevin Egan, Newton - Nov, Brenda Tscetter - Nov, Brandon Vernen - Paul Hoffman, J Roger Ritzman. Josh Vito, Curt Young Nov, Rob McCall - Dec Http://www.tropical-fish-club-of-erie-county.com You can find us on Facebook Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter February 2015 Page 2 January 2015 Bowl Show results Koi and Goldfish 6 entries submitted 1st place Platinum Butterfly Koi, Jenny Walker 2nd place Comet Goldfish, Dawn Domagala 3rd place Blue Oranda Goldfish, Eric Jensen 4th place Goldfish, Mike Culkowski Any Other Variety 9 entries submitted 1st place Chocolate Cichlid, Bob Fessler 2nd place Cryptoheros Panamensis, Peter Reukauf Butterfly Koi by Jenny Walker 3rd place Butterfly Goodeid, Donna Czarnecki 4th place Flameback, Bill Wroblewski Fish of the Month Totals People’s Choice Jenny Walker 5 points Dawn Domagala 4 points Chocolate Cichlid, Bob Fessler Eric Jensen 3 points Mike Culkowski 2 points Bill Wroblewski 1 point Donna Czarnecki 1 point Bowl Show Categories 2015 January: Goldfish, Koi, AOV February: Livebearers, AOV March: Invertebrates, AOV April: No bowl show-Awards Banquet May: New World Cichlids, AOV Any Other Variety Totals June: Characins, Photographs(taken by the entrant and preferrably Bob Fessler 5 points framed ), AOV Peter Reukauf 4 points July: Old World Cichlids, Killies, AOV Donna Czarnecki 3 points August: No bowl show-Family Picnic Bill Wroblewski 2 points September: Catfish, Loaches AOV Mike Culkowski 1 point October: Barbs, Fish related arts and crafts(done by the entrant), AOV Eric Jensen 1 point November: Anabantids, AOV Bonnie Gifford 1 point December: Red fish, Green fish, AOV John Buckaczeski 1 point *AOV=Any Other Variety of fish Tom Nuwer 1 point Http://www.tropical-fish-club-of-erie-county.com You can find us on Facebook Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter February 2015 Page 3 2015 HAP Totals 2015 BAP Totals Data submitted by Chuck Mule Data submitted by Tom Rizzo Christopher Hardy 75 Tom Heisler 60 Josh Vito 20 Donna Czarnecki 40 Ed Osika 15 Bill Wroblewski 25 Chris Hardy 20 Kendra Crumb 20 Robert Fessler 20 Bill Duzen 15 Hap Submissions for January Peter Reukaf 10 Data submitted by Chuck Mule Jason and Kimberly Ball 10 Christoper Hardy: Sandra Karsst 10 Anubias nana 20 pts. Aponogeton capuroni - Flowering 20 pts. Bacopa monnieri 10 pts. Ceratophyllum submersum 5 pts. WAP Point Totals from 2014 Echinodorus parvilous 15 pts. Jason and Kimberly Ball 50 Vallisneria nana 5 pts. Jenny Walker 40 Josh Vito: Chris Hardy 30 Staurogyne repens 10 pts. Josh Vito 20 Rotala macranda 10 pts. John Burdick 20 Ed Osika : Peter Reukauf 20 Echinodorus amazonicus - Flowering Kendra Crumb 20 15 pts. WAP Submissions for Jan/Feb Jason and Kimberly Ball: Pencil Drawing 10 pts. Jenny Walker: DIY article 30 pts. BAP Chairmen: Tom Rizzo, Bill Wroblewski Chuck Mule’: Julidochromis Regani 30 pts HAP Charimen: Chuck Mule, Bill Duzen Chuck Mule’: Skiffia francesae sp.Sayula 10 pts WAP Chairman: Bill Duzen Http://www.tropical-fish-club-of-erie-county.com You can find us on Facebook Tr opical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter February 2015 Page 4 DIY for the aquatic enthusiast the silicone, I use smaller stones or sand to cover any exposed silicone this will give a more natural appearance. I often use the By Jenny Walker same sand or gravel I have in my tank so that it matches and looks Have you ever been walking through the as though it belongs in the tank. local fish store and thought to yourself “ $49.99 Step three: for that…its just a piece of drift wood”? Well I Let the silicone dry for 48 to 72 hours (it is important to let it set certainly have. Why can’t I have an awesome up completely or it can be harmful to your fish) and wash it again looking tank like one I see in the tropical fish in the dawn dish soap solution and rinse well before adding to magazines while still sticking to my budget? your tank. Well with a little thought, I discovered I can. You can also very easily make your own pleco caves and Lets start with plants. At most pet stores they sell hides. A lot of different fish appreciate caves and hides but when unweighted plants pretty cheap. As we all know if you do not bury you’re running multiple tanks it them in three inches of gravel, they are forever floating up. Not to really saves on your pockets if mention if you have any sort of fish that makes a ruckus or digs, you can get a good deal. forget it. The plants will NEVER stay where you want them. The pet Here is what you need: store sells weighted plants which are essentially the same cheap Slate rock (if you do not have plants just with a weight at the bottom and slate rock in your back yard you cost almost double. You can make yourself can get a assortment of colors some really cool tank accessories for a and shapes at home depot for $1 fraction of the cost.
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