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Lity Fish Food the cichlidmonthly Premium Quality Fish Food OSI Cichlid Pellets OSI Premier Cichlid Pellets OSI Cichlid Flakes Discover the Difference with Ocean Star International Victorian Cichlid Society Incorporated OSIPet Pty Ltd Great Fish75 Araluen Street Rudducks Pty Ltd Volume 34, #12, December 2005 Graham Rowe Kedron QLD 4031 Ph: 9798 2022 $1.10 0402 203 604Phone: 07 3350 6400 Fax: 9798 2211 Certificate of Incorporation # A0012794D REGISTERED BY AUSTRALIA POST - PP342780/0024 24 COMMITTE E: 1 AA setset ofof 20052005 COMM TCMTCM magazinesmagazinesITTE E: ThThee cichlidcichlid PRESIDENT: Last Peter Clarkson..........................9408-3441 scenescene VICE-PRESIDENT: LLastast IN FULL JohnC McCormickOL......................5944-3502OUR IN FULL [email protected] THE NEXT MEETING of the Society will be held on the first Wednesdaywill of the be month auctionedSECRETARY: at the Word The people that I have Graham Rowe ..........................9560-7472 Word at 8 pm sharp (the Trading Table opens [email protected] Daryl Hutchins.. contacted, in most cases, earlier) in the Mitcham Scout Hall, can not do enough to Brunswick Road, Mitcham.DecemberDecember Visitors are TREASURER MeetingMeeting: help out. In two cases encouraged to come along. Phillip Russell ..........................9885-2984 &OE: Every year at this point, it is this year, authors used the Esomewhat of a tradition to have a Naming expression they “would be MINI TALK: AGM. EDITOR: Ceremony and thank everyone who contributed honoured” to have their MAIN TALK: Cichlid of the Month - John Daryl Hutchins..........................9870-3556 to this volume. Every year I stuff it up by Mobile....................................0417 314 699 material used in our McCormick. leaving someone out. I hope whoever I leave magazine. Such a pity I can [email protected] out this time will be as nice about as their only seem to find one local DOOR PRIZES: MAS. predecessors. SOCIAL SECRETARY: person who feels anything DRAW PRIZES: Brendan Clarkson ....................9408-3441 So, thank you so much to the following for their like that -- Peter 1. Large Hamper. various, often multiple, in some cases ongoing Robinson. 2. Medium Hamper. TRADING TABLE: contributions. Peter has made such a 3. Small Hamper. Andreas Kiefer..........................9782-6010 Local: Andrew Kiefer, Graham Rowe, Peter magnificent contribution to LIBRARIAN: Clarkson, Peter Robinson, Phil Russell. TABLE SHOWS: Details see page 2. this volume ... again ... I am David Green..............................9874-2392 OS: Albert J Klee, Amitabh Avasthi, Craig running out of prose to MEMBERSHIP FEES 2005 Morfitt, Dave Tourle, Emory University, Frank express that fact.Thank you Ordinary ............................................$30.00 SHOW SECRETARY: Panis, George Reclos, Hubert Sauper, James Peter ... once again. Family ................................................$35.00 Ben Pickard ..............................9311-3311 Owen, Jean-Claude Nourissat, Joe Bartz, Justyn eter, I am sure, will Junior/Concession Card Holder ........$15.00 Miller, Leyla Elyanak, Marvin England, Monty Punderstand when I say Overseas............................................$35.00 Sub-Committee Chairpersons: Halls, National Geographic, Neal Daymond- that I would really like to (new memberships add $8 joining fee) BAA: Peter Robinson. John, New Scientist, Patrick de Rham, Phil give this award to someone Constitution: Daryl Hutchins. Maznyk, Philip Greenspun, Rob Robbins, Robert else. I am unsure how many Handbook: Daryl Hutchins. H Robins, Sonia Guinane, Suzanne Garcia,The consecutive years Peter has COVER PICTURE: The Editor’s New Mailing: Peter Robinson. Toys. Christmas 2005 -- Picture by 1911 Edition Encyclopedia, UN Chronicles, taken the prize (free Species Maintenance: Andreas Kiefer. Vancouver Aquarium,Wikipedia. membership) now, but it is a Christopher Kringle. ou may have heard that being Editor of a while since he had to pay his LIFE MEMBERS: cichlids.web.com Yclub magazine is a thankless job. I wish to dues.You guessed it ... Peter Graham Rowe, Heinz Staude, cichlids.web.com refute that rumour once and for all.When I see Robinson wins the 2005 Editor’s Prize.Well © Copyright, Victorian Cichlid Kevin Archibald, Keith Patford, Society Inc 2005 something that I think would be good for this done Peter and thank you. Danny Genovese, Daryl Hutchins and magazine, I contact the author/artist/ Anyone wishing to reprint material from `The Cichlid John McCormick. erry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Monthly’ for non-commercial purposes, may do so photographer/copyright owner and ask for MYear. I will leave you with this thought for (unless the item is copyright by the author) provided HONORARY MEMBER: permission to reproduce their material. the coming year: “I am only one, but still I am due credit is given to the author and `TCM’ and one Max Davenport. Only once have I been knocked back (actually, it one; I cannot do everything, but still I can do copy of the relevant publication is forwarded to the author, care of the Secretary. Enquiries re the use of was a news service and they wanted an something; and because I cannot do everything FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY: material in other publications may be directed to Graham Rowe. outrageous payment; several other, similar I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” [email protected]. cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com organisations have waived their fee). -- (Edward E. Hale) y © PUBLIC OFFICER: David Green. | 222 Well now it is time to sit back, relax and enjoy our Must Read In Flight Literature. 233 S Cichlid Evening Post......................September ..................Great Lakes Cichlid Society. | Cichlid Evening Post......................October........................Great Lakes Cichlid Society. Meeting Details ....................................................................................1 Cichlid Chatter..............................November ....................Greater Chicago Cichlid Association. T RRoowweemmiinn’’ ‘‘rroouunnDD We also have some non-cichlid invitations: | Sunfish ........................................September ..................Sunshine Coast AS OSIPet Table Show Calendar ..................................................................2 Sunfish ........................................October........................Sunshine Coast AS Welcome aboard for our reindeer-dodging last District Aquarium Society Monthly Bulletin’. They N Finchat ........................................September ..................AS of Victoria flight of the year … and the last flight for all those are intrigued by Anthony Tu’s report on “Breeding | Finchat ........................................October........................AS of Victoria . members Thewho forgetBreeder’s to renew Achievement their membership. Award ProgramShell-Dwelling - P Robinson Tanganyikan .................. Cichlids 4Steps-55 to Hopefully concerned aquarists will answer their Editors’ pleas and we will have longer trips next year. Even though we once more have a brief flight, it Success” in `Cichlidae communique’ from Pacific E Until then … Coast Cichlid Association. They also enjoyed Jim Graham is very| enjoyable and educational. La Grande Ile - P de Rham..............................................................Brown’s report on Cichlasoma (Thorichthys)6-22 1ellioti. Our first stop is the Federation of New Zealand They were also grateful for all the young ellioti that AquaticT Societies in answer to the invitation in the Jim passed on to them. November| Rowemin’ issue of `New ‘rounD Zealand - GAquarium Rowe ..........................................................World’. 22-223 Previously ... at a VCS Meeting Tracey Rowe chronicles her successful spawning Members gained an incredible insight into the Previously ... at a VCS Meeting andN growing of Oscars in “Raising Baby Oscars “Maintenance and Breeding of the Red Hump Apologies: John McCormick and John Reeves. (Study)| –Minutes Astronus ofocellatus”. the Previous 465 babies Meeting were ........................................................Eartheater Geophagus steindachneri Eigenmann23 moved to a larger tank at one month old. Several and Hildebrand 1910”from Lee Newman’s detailed The November 2005 meeting opened at 8:17 pm with the Secretary in the chair. He welcomed the “elite” hundred continued growing and were sold to inter- report in Regina AS’s `Fins & Friends’. group of members present.The magazine had been received by those present.The minutes of the October O The Last Last Word ............................................................................24 meeting were taken as read on a motion moved by Tony Ferguson and seconded by Phillip Russell. ested| aquarists. Dave Unruh has a few members envious (and The Treasurer reported a bank balance of $3291.18. Outstanding bills for printing and postage of $170 Our other destination is Hamilton & District some VCS members also) as he reports on “Keeping and $5.00 respectively. Presents cost $83. Balance of $111.70. One new member in Sandra Robotis.This AquariumC Society in answer to a double invitation & Breeding Apistogramma bitaeniata” in the report was accepted.The following correspondence was received: a membership application from Bruce van in | September and October issues of `Hamilton & October issue of `Scat’ from SCAS. Ê Twest; Dan Faddoul’s magazine was returned as he had left the address.The correspondence was received on a motion moved by Dave Thorn and seconded
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