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CARES Exchange March 2017 The CARES Exchange Volume I Number I CARES Area of Concern: Lake Victoria March 2017 The Directory of Available CARES Species New CARES Website Launch Meet Your CARES Team Calendar of Aquatic Events 2 Welcome to the charter issue of The CARES Ex- If your organization is interested in participating in change. The primary intent of this publication is to CARES, review the ‘CARES Startup’ tab on the web- make available a listing of CARES fish from the CA- site CARESforfish.org, then contact Klaus Steinhaus RES membership to those that may be searching for at CARES species. [email protected]. ___________________________________________ It is important to understand that all transactions are Species maintenance is serious business. When deal- between the buyer and seller and CARES in no way ing with CARES Priority Listed species, you are liter- moderates any exchanges including shipping prob- ally the guardian of that animal. Yes it is a collective lems, refunds, or bad blood between the two parties. effort but one not to be taken lightly. When contact- This directory merely provides an avenue to which ing a CARES availability list participant to obtain a CARES fish may be located. As with all sales, be cer- fish, please ensure you have done ample research to tain that all the elements of the exchange are worked ensure you can provide a suitable environment for its out before purchasing or shipping. long-term care. Many questions can be answered on the CARES Facebook group at https:// No hybrids will knowingly be listed. www.facebook.com/groups/153148624721520/. There is no cost to place a for sale ad. Your ad may Your CARES Exchange Editor, be submitted by contacting the editor, Greg Steeves, at Greg Steeves [email protected]. —————————————————————-- The CARES Family American Cichlid Association —————————————————————– Aquarium Club of Lancaster County Brooklyn Aquarium Society The CARES Exchange Index Chatham-Kent Aquarium Society CARES Priority Team 3 Cichlid Club of York Upcoming Events 5 Columbus Area Fish Enthusiasts CARES‒A New Website and Renewed Spirit 6 Danbury Area Aquarium Society Breeders Exchange - Verified CARES Species 7 Durham region Aquarium Society -Non-Verified CARES Species 8 Grand Valley Aquarium Club -Non-CARES Species 10 Greater Cincinnati Aquarium Society CARES Area of Concern: Lake Victoria 12 Greater City Aquarium Society CARES Priority List 15 Greater Seattle Aquarium Society Federation of Texas Aquarium Societies ___________________________________________ Iowa Aquatic Hobbyists Fish Forum Jersey Shore Aquarium Society Kitchener Waterloo Aquarium Society London Aquarium Society Michiana Aquarium Society Milwaukee Aquarium Society Missouri Aquarium Society Inc. www.cichlidae.com New England Cichlid Association North Jersey Aquarium Society The Cichlid Room Companion is the most comprehen- Norwalk Aquarium Society sive website for cichlid information in the world. For Quad City Fish Keepers all things cichlid, including information, photo’s and Rocky Mountain Cichlid Association video on most CARES Priority List Species visit Sacramento Aquarium Society CRC. St. Catherines & Area Aquarium Society 3 Meet your CARES Preservation Team Juan Miguel Artigas Azas Paul V. Loiselle, Ph.D. CARES Speaker CARES Consultant CARES Team Specialist Cichlid Group Coordinator CARES Website Administrator CARES Speaker Central America Regional Coordinator Madagascar Regional Coordinator Cichlid Group Coordinator Technical Editor of Freshwater Fishes Phil Benes Hernán Lόpez-Fernández, Ph.D. CARES Team Specialist CARES Team Specialist Pam Chin South America Regional Coordinator CARES Speaker Cichlid Group Coordinator CARES Team Specialist John Lyons, Ph.D. Jim Cumming CARES Team Specialist CARES Speaker Goodeid Group Coordinator CARES Team Specialist Scott Mclaughlin Leslie Dick CARES Publicity Coordinator CARES for Individuals Marina Parha CARES Speaker CARES Team Specialist CARES Team Specialist Richard Pierce, Ph.D. Claudia Dickinson CARES Team Specialist CARES Founder and Program Coordinator Killifish Group Coordinator CARES Priority List Coordinator Alexander Priest Joe Ferdenzi CARES Team Specialist CARES Team Specialist George Reclos Lee Finley CARES Team Specialist CARES Team Specialist Mark Soberman José Gonzalez CARES Team Specialist CARES Team Specialist Greg Steeves Sonia Guinane CARES Exchange Editor CARES Team Specialist CARES Speaker Michael Hellweg CARES Team Specialist CARES Speaker Cichlid Group Coordinator CARES Team Specialist Lake Victoria Region Regional Coordinator Characin Group Coordinator Klaus Steinhaus Cyprinid Group Coordinator CARES Member Clubs Lawrence Kent CARES Speaker CARES Speaker CARES Team Specialist CARES Team Specialist Richard Stratton Ad Konings, Ph.D. CARES Team Specialist Cichlid Group Coordinator Stephan Tanner, Ph.D. CARES Team Specialist Loricariid Group Coordinator Lake Malawi Regional Coordinator Michael Tobler, Ph.D. Lake Tanganyika Regional Coordinator CARES Team Specialist Rosario LaCorte Livebearer Group Coordinator CARES Team Specialist South America Regional Coordinator Anton Lamboj, Ph.D. David Tourle CARES Team Specialist CARES Team Specialist Anabantid Group Coordinator Cichlid Group Coordinator West Africa Regional Coordinator Gary Lange CARES Team Specialist Rainbowfish Group Coordinator Wayne Leibel, Ph.D. CARES Team Specialist 4 The Aquarium Hobby CARES Preservation Program CONSERVATION PRIORITY LIST Technical Editor of Freshwater Fishes Paul V. Loiselle, Ph.D. Conservation Priority List Coordinator Claudia Dickinson CARES Conservation Priority List Regional Coordinators Madagasar Paul V. Loiselle, Ph.D Lake Malawi Ad Konings Lake Tanganyika Ad Konings Lake Victoria Region Greg Steeves West Africa Anton Lamboj, Ph.D. Central America Juan Miguel Artigas Azas South America Hernán Lόpez-Fernández, Ph.D. CARES Conservation Priority List Group Coordinators Anabantidae (climbing gouramis) Anton Lamboj, Ph.D. Characidae (tetras) Mike Hellweg Cichlidae (cichlids) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas Ad Konings Anton Lamboj, Ph.D. Paul V. Loiselle, Ph.D. Greg Steeves Hernán Lόpez-Fernández, Ph.D. Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) Mike Hellweg Goodeidae (splitfins) John Lyons, Ph.D. Killifish Richard Pierce, Ph.D. Poeciliidae (livebearers) Michael Tobler, Ph.D. Loricariidae (armoured catfish) Stephan Tanner, Ph.D. Melanotaeniidae (rainbowfish) Gary Lange 5 Upcoming Events February 25-26 Killifish Karnival - South Bend, IN http://www.michianaaquariumsociety.org/society-events/killifish-karnival/ March 10-12 Northeast Council 42nd Annual Convention - Rocky Hill, CT http://northeastcouncil.org/ 10-12 Big Fish Deal #5 - Gaithersburg, MD http://thebigfishdeal.com/ 10-12 Raleigh Aquarium Society Weekend - Raleigh, NC http://www.raleighaquariumsociety.org/ April 28-30 Aquatic Gardeners Association (AGA) Convention - Denver, CO http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/convention.html May 4-7 American Livebearer Association (ALA) Convention - St. Louis, MO http://ala2017.com/ 19-21 CAOAC Convention - Burlington, ON http://www.caoac.ca/convention.html 20 Hill Country Cichlid Club 15th Anniversary Show and Swap - Schertz, TX 21 https://www.facebook.com/groups/hillcountrycichlidclub/ 26-28 American Killifish Association (AKA) Convention - Northbrook, IL http://annualconv.aka.org/ July 13-16 American Cichlid Association (ACA) Convention - Novi, MI http://acaconvention2017.com/ September 22-24 Keystone Clash (ACLC/CCY) - Lancaster, PA http://www.keystoneklash.com/ November 3-5 Aquatic Experience - Chicago, IL htttp://aquaticexperience.org/ 17-19 OCA Convention Strongsville, OH http://www.ohiocichlid.com/extravaganza/extravaganza-info 6 CARES―A New Website and a Renewed Spirit! the future. In short order, www.caresforfish.org was online! To have a vision where aquarium hobbyists all over the planet network to increase the survivability of fish Content species whose very existence in their rapidly deterio- Along with providing the most recent CARES Priority rating natural habits is threatened, and then to see that List, CARESforfish.org has listings of all participating vision come to life, is the CARES dream come true. clubs with links to their websites and CARES conser- vation speakers. Clubs can learn how to implement First Steps CARES and become a member club, and hobbyists Although the vision was clear and participation was can find details on how to enroll their fishes and gain enthusiastic, the amount of management needed to CARES certification. keep the program running smoothly was much more than any of us could have expected. As it was, the Online Fish Registration original organizers of CARES did an amazing job Most exciting perhaps is the online entry submission. with the many participants and cataloguing the infor- Members can now begin the CARES certification mation as it grew. Our first website began with the process by submitting their own information through wonderful efforts of Tommy Lay and expanded from the website. Once processed, notice is sent to the par- there, recognizing participating clubs and our CARES ticipant that their fish has been CARES certified, and Team, and offered members as well as the public a the CARES Club Chair is also notified. This process place to view the current CARES Priority List. used to be a drawn out procedure and now it is a mat- ter of days instead of weeks or months. Taking CARES into the Future As the CARES administration team discussed what Articles and Editorials our next move should be to accommodate the growth One can also find relevant articles
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