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John Todaro Angelfish T H E O N - L I N E J O U R N A L O F T H E B R O O K L Y N A Q U A R I U M S O C I E T Y QVOL. 32 UATI MAY - JUNE 2019 No. 5 CA AngelfishA - Pteropyllum scalare Photo: John Todaro 1 108 Y EARSOF E DUCATING A QUARISTS AQUATICA VOL. 32 MAY • JUNE 2 0 1 9 N O . 5 C ONTENTS PAGE 2 THE AQUATICA STAFF PAGE 29 THE SCARLET BADIS. A report on Dario dario a beautiful PAGE 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS. small fish and how to breed them. BAS Events for the year 2019. MIKE HELLWEG - MAS PAGE 4 MAKING YOUR OWN FISH PAGE 32 WHY SOUTHEAST ASIA FOOD. How to make your own AND AUSTRALIA’S CORAL homemade fish foods. REEFS BECOME SO RICH IN STAFF WRITER - www.pethelpful.com SPECIES. Dive into the coral reefs of Southeast Asia or Australia and you’ll likely PAGE 6 AN OLD FAVORITE REVISITED: spot a wrasse. But which of the hundreds of THE PARADISE FISH. The Paradise fish kinds of wrasses will you see? is the granddaddy of all tropical fish. STEPH YIN - New York Times 10/17/2018 JOHN TODARO - BAS PAGE 34 WHERE DID FISH FIRST EVOLVE? THE PAGE 7 ORGANIC DISEASE TREATMENTS. ANSWER MAY BE SHALLOW. Some had armor Supplemental measures to help your fish fight off and spikes. Many lacked jaws. They evolved in the diseases and recover from them. shallow coasts around super continents and they ANTHONY P. KROEGER - BAS were some of our earliest ancestors with spines. NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR - New York Times 10/25/2018 PAGE 9 ALIENS AMONG US. Do aliens exist? Yes they do and we call them fish. PAGE 36 SETTING UP AN AQUARIUM. Steve JOHN TODARO - BAS explains the different factors to consider when setting up an aquarium. PAGE 16 SO YOU WANT TO BREED CORYS. STEVEN MATASSA - BAS An introduction to breeding corys written by an expert cory breeder. PAGE 37 GET TO KNOW OUR SPONSORS. IAN FULLER - Cordorasworld.com PAGE 39 SPONSORS ADS. PAGE 20 BIG! BOLD! BEAUTIFUL! Marine Angelfish - Part 4 The Queen Angelfish, PAGE 42 THE BENEFITS OF BEING A MEMBER Holacantus cilaris. OF THE BAS. ANTHONY P. KROEGER - BAS PAGE 43 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION. PAGE 23 ANGELFISH. Al divulges his method of breeding angelfish so that you too can successfully breed and raise angelfish. AL DISPIGNA - BAS PAGE 26 WHO WANTS TO EAT A GOOEY JELLYFISH? PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE IN THE OCEAN! Scientists had long assumed that few creatures dined on these gelatinous animals. But new research suggests that jellyfish may be an important part of the ocean’s food supply. CARL ZIMMER - New York Times 9/28/2018 2 A QUATICA STAFF Editor: Contributing Writers: Associate Designer: John Todaro Al DiSpigna Staff Writer pethelpful.com Copy Editor: Ginny Cahill Ian Fuller Nicholas St. Fleur Freshwater Shrimp Editor:Kay Martin Mike Hellweg John Todaro Marine Editor: Ryan Curtis Anthony P. Kroeger Steph Yin Plant Editor: Open Steve Matassa Carl Zimmer Catfish Editor: Izzy Zwerin Illustrations: Ian Fuller JohnTodaro Norman Doughty Chris Giam All articles in are the opinion and experiences of the author or authors,Aquatica and do not necessarily represent Julia Noonan the opinions of the editors or staff of or the Aquatica Exchange Editor: Shelly Sacks Brooklyn Aquarium Society Inc. Bill Amely Note: The Editor takes full responsibility for misspellings and punctuation errors. is published on line bi-monthly (except July/August) by BAS. may be reprinted by other non-profit organi- zations,AQUATICA provided proper credit is given to the author and , andOriginal two copies articles are sent to the Exchange Editor. Transcriptions of lectures may not be reprinted without written permission ofAQUATICA both Editor and the Speaker. A notice of where original articles have been published should be sent to the P.O. Box 290610, Bklyn, NY 11229-0111AQUATICA will exchange publicationsBAS with Exchange all interested Editor; societies. Bill Amely, If we do not receive your publications for three consecutive months,AQUATICA we will assume you no longer wish to exchange and your club may be removed from our mailing list. ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO • Editor: : John Todaro, 247 Middletown Road, South Londonderry VT, 05155 - Phone: 802 824-3743 Fax: Same. You can submit articles to the Editor by mail, fax, or E-mail to: [email protected]. The is a non-profit organization 501(c) (3) for people interested in the aquarium hobby and the study of Brooklyn Aquarium Society Inc. aquatic life. The Society meets the 2nd Friday of each month except July and August at the Education Hall of the New York Aquarium at Coney Island, Surf Avenue at West 8th St., at 7:30 PM. Meetings are open to visitors. Refreshments are served. Membership is $25 per year family/$20 individual/$15 for students under 14. Send inquiries or membership checks payable to: c/o Membership Chairperson, P.O. Box 290610, Brooklyn, NY 11229-0011. Brooklyn Aquarium Society, BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Exchange Editor: OFFICERS BOARD MEMBERS President: Bill Amely Membership Chairperson: Robert Kolsky Steve Matassa 1st Vice President: David Manuel Denver Lettmen Gennady (Gene) Kogan Sergeant-at-Arms: Nick Martinez 2nd Vice President: Lita Goldberg Leon Perry Recording Secretary: Paul Santiago Marie Licciardello Treasurer: Kay Martin Alissa Sinkler Web Master: Wayne Sinckler CorrespondingOpen Secretary: Bob Strazzulla Editor:Bernard Deren Larry Whitfield Dan Smith Ronald Wiesenfield John Todaro 3 B R O O K LY N A Q UA R I U M S OCIETY CALENDAR OF EVENTS ~ 2019 Freshwater fish, plants, marine fish, aqua-cultured corals MAY 10 Giant Spring Auction ~ & dry goods. JUN 14 Cameron Provost - [House of Fins] - Rare Marine Fish in the Aquarium ~ Followed by an auction of marine fish, Hobby BAS OFFICERS ELECTIONS. aqua-culturedcorals,freshwaterfish, plants & dry goods. NO MEETINGS JULY & AUGUST SEPT 13 Tullio DelAquella ~ The Facts of Light: A scientific approach to comparing Followed by an auction of marine fish, aqua-cultured light sources for aquarium use ~ corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods. Freshwater fish, plants, marine fish, aqua-culturedcorals & OCT 11 Giant Fall Auction ~ dry goods. Followed by an auction NOV 8 Lou Ekus [Tropic Marin] - Reef Chemistry Made Easy ~ of marine fish, aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods. • BAS awards presentations. DEC 13 Holiday Party ~Members, Their Families & Friends 2020 Followed by an auction of marine fish, JAN 10 Luis Morales - Fish Photography ~ aqua-culturedcorals,freshwaterfish, plants & dry goods. All BAS meetings begin at 7:30pm. No members, other than those donating their help setting up or items for the auction, will be allowed in before that time. 4 Staff Writers - www.pethelpful.com MakingMaking YourYour OwnOwn FishFish FoodFood Making fish food is easy. If you are what you eat, then your vegetables are what your fish eat, right? Well, while this thinking doesn't hold up for most of life's circumstances, it does apply to Aquaponics! This cutting edge and soil-less gardening practice relies solely on fish byproducts, so it only makes sense to feed aquarium fish with something substantial and natural. In this article, learn how to make your own fish food in order to keep aquarium occupants looking and feeling their best. Aquaponic gardeners and fish keepers unite. Today, we're talking homemade fish food. Fish Diets Fish are no different the herbivorous category. While carnivorous species tend to eat from terrestrial- animals when it these fish may occasionally eat plant matter in the wild. So, for comes to diet. There are some meat proteins, the majority of vitality and longevity in the that are mainly herbivores, many their diet consists of plant matter. aquarium, these fish should be that are omnivores and also a • Omnivores The majority typically fed with 60-70% animal handful that are carnivorous. So of aquarium fish- for sale will be matter and 30-40% plant matter if you're wanting to please your listed as having an omnivorous . fish with homemade food, it diet. These fish will readily take Ingredients: helps to first understand what both animal and plant matter, (Plant Matter) For vegetables type of eater they are! While the and should be fed both regularly and plant matter,- I prefer to use list below won't explain the for continued health. Generally produce that was organically specific needs of each individual speaking, omnivores normally take grown. As pesticide residues species, it will at least serve as a in more plant matter, so animal can adversely affect aquatic and general guideline as to what proteins are usually limited to microbial life, it's best just to leave your fishes should be eating! around 20-40% of their diet. conventionally grown produce • Herbivores Many aquarium • Carnivores Like herbivores, out of the picture. algae eaters ( - & ), there are few aquarium- fish that • Dark Leafy Greens as well as someottocinclus tropical plecostomus species are actually labeled true carnivores. Spinach, Romaine Lettuce, -Kale, and African cichlids, fall into The reason for this is that even Sushi Seaweed and Chard provide 5 a rich and nutritious plant base Conventionally farmed fish and • Blend it. That pretty much for any diet. Chocked full of other aquatic life are typically fed says it all. Place all of the vitamins and minerals, these a poor diet, and can lack nutritional ingredients into a blender or greens simulate the natural aquatic value compared to their wild, food processor and pulse until flora consumed by fish species. free range counterparts. the mixture has reached an even • Garlic It turns out that garlic • Fish Other fish are generally consistency.
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