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REGISTERED BY AUSTRALIA POST - PP342780/0024 1 the ccichlidichlid COMMITTEE: PRESIDENT: John McCormick ...... 5944 3502 sscenecene [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT: monthly vacant ...... xxxx xxxx cichlid THE NEXT MEETING of the Society will be held on the first Wednesday of the SECRETARY: month at 8 pm sharp (the Trading Table Graham Rowe ...... 9560-7472 opens earlier) in the Mitcham Scout Hall, [email protected] Brunswick Road, Mitcham. Visitors are heartily encouraged to come along. TREASURER: Tony Ferguson ...... 0408 533 552 Fish of the Day: Parrot Cichlids - Graham Rowe. EDITOR: MAIN TALK: Auction Roundup etc. Daryl Hutchins...... 9870 3556 Mobile ...... 0430 032 304 DOOR PRIZES: Aquapics Conditioners. [email protected] DRAW PRIZES: 1. $60 Evalife Aquarium Voucher. SOCIAL SECRETARY: 2. $30 Fishy Business Aquarium Melissa Kirkham...... 57 969 304 Voucher. TRADING TABLE: 3. Wine Glasses. David Green ...... 9874 2392

TABLE SHOWS: Details see page 25. LIBRARIAN: MEMBERSHIP FEES 2007 Sandra Robotis ...... 0433 985 344 Ordinary...... $30.00 SHOW SECRETARY: Resun and White Family ...... $35.00 vacant ...... xxxx xxxx Junior/Concession Card Holder. . $15.00 Crane aquarium Overseas ...... $35.00 Sub-Committee Chairpersons: products (new memberships add $8 joining fee) BAA: Peter Robinson. imported by: Constitution: Daryl Hutchins. Handbook: Daryl Hutchins. Mailing: Peter Robinson. COVER PICTURE: A group of young Species Maintenance: vacant. contemporary Discus - Val Hutchins. ABSOLUTE LIFE MEMBERS: AQUARIUM Graham Rowe, Heinz Staude, PRODUCTS Kevin Archibald, Keith Patford, cichlids.web.com © Copyright, Victorian Cichlid 20-24 Boola Ave, Danny Genovese, Daryl Hutchins and Society Inc 2007 John McCormick. Yennora 2161 Anyone wishing to reprint material from `The Cichlid Victorian Cichlid Society (02) 9681 7011 Monthly’ for non-commercial purposes, may do so HONORARY MEMBER: (unless the item is copyright by the author) provided Max Davenport. Incorporated Distributed due credit is given to the author and `TCM’ and one in Victoria by: copy of the relevant publication is forwarded to the FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY: 36:10, November 2007 — $1.10 author, care of the Secretary. Enquiries re the use GREAT FISH of material in other publications may be directed to Graham Rowe. Certificate of Incorporation # A0012794D www.resun-china.com [email protected]. 9560 7472 © PUBLIC OFFICER: David Green. cichlids.web.com 2 7. To furthertheidentification, distribution,breeding, maintenanceandenjoyment of 6. To furthertheconservation ofspeciesandtheir natural habitats; 5. To promotefellowshipbetweenmembers; 4. To beinvolvedintheeducationofgeneral publicwithregardtothebenefits 3. To assist,inanywaypossible,theestablishmentand/ormaintenance ofapproved 2. To gainanddisseminateknowledge ofcichlids,theirhabitsandattributesthrough 1. To promotethekeepingofcichlids; the firstspecialistaquaristgroup inVictoria. Itsmainaimsare: The Victorian CichlidSocietywasformedbycichlidophilesinMarch1972thusbecoming Aims oftheSociety: or e-mailthe Editoronanysubject raisedherein. Cichlid Society Inc. You areencouraged towriteto, the Editor of TCM orthe committee oftheVictorian of theauthors, andarenot necessarily thoseof Disclaimer: species intheFamily Cichlidae. mismanagement; of fishkeeping(particularlycichlids), andthepotentiallyharmfuleffectsofanimal public aquaria; field; magazines, articlesbymembers anddiscussionswithfellowmembersorexpertsinthe the useofslides,films,books, lectures,practicaldemonstrations,localandoverseas The LastWordTThe SSolution tolastmonth’sCrossword -DHutchins Crossword Cichlid CCunningly Constructed TTable ShowCalendar Meeting thePrevious MMinutes of CConfusion Reigns -GRowe Aquarium-KPlazak Apistogramma TThe VVale: W. DrGeorge Barlow MalcolmMariotGrant VVale: Stuart -JEllenberger friedrichsthalii PParachromis MMaking Tank orSmallTanks Dividers -Pegasus MMeeting Details a u o o a a h h a i a e b n n l l n r e e l k e e e u a l u n f

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