The Greater Akron Aquarium Society Tank Topics April/May 2011 THIS IS YOUR LAST Inside this issue: WARNING!!! President’s Message 3 The American Bud White Livebearer Association Editor’s Message 3 2011 Convention is Dave Williamson April 8, 9 & 10 BAP/HAP 4 at the Cleveland Airport Wayne Toven Sheraton. Exchange 5 Wayne Toven DON’T MISS OUT!!! Bowl Show 6 This has been a public Ken McGill service announcement Allotoca goslinei 7 brought to you by the Wayne Toven Surfer Guppy! Growth Program 8 Phalloptychus januarius 9 2011 GAAS Board of Directors Dave Williamson President............................ Bud White............................................(330) 848-3856/[email protected] Coming Events 10 Vice President.................... Jeff Plazak............................................ (330) 854-5257/[email protected] Treasurer............................ Rich Serva........................................... (330) 650-4613/[email protected] Meeting Notice 10 Secretary............................ Ron Drungil ........................................(330) 929-7889/[email protected] Editor.................................. Dave Williamson.......................................................davew@gaas-fish.net Special Activities................ Ken McGill........................................... (419) 677-3405/[email protected] Important Dates BAP/HAP............................ Wayne Toven................................. (330) 256-7836/[email protected] Membership ....................... Bob Miller ............................................(330) 928-6028/[email protected] for 2011 Raffle.................................. Phil & Tiffany Hypes ........................... (330) 327-6316/[email protected] Librarian ............................. Michael & Michael Berger ................ (330) 789-9834/[email protected] March 6 Historian ............................. David Girard....................................(330) 945-4606/[email protected] Spring auction FAAS Rep.......................... Bob Cisney.......................................................................... (330) 569-3234 Refreshments..................... Bill & Linda Koleszar........................................................... (330) 626-5660 July 9 & 10 Publicity.............................. Bill Schake ................................................................wschake@neo.rr.com Program.............................. Dan McMonigle................................(440) 476-4663/[email protected] Ultra Aqua 2011 50/50................................... Melissa Honaker ......................................................navipony@yahoo.com Louanne Coulter ......................................................... [email protected] November 6 Fall auction Check out our website: www.gaas-fish.net P ag e 2 Tank Topics THE GREATER AKRON AQUARIUM SOCIETY WHO ARE WE? We are a local group of aquatic enthusiasts. Formed in 1952, the Greater Akron Aquarium Society is a non- profit, non-commercial organization. Our membership ranges from the beginning hobbyist to the advanced aquarist with many years of experience. The goals of our club are to promote the care, study, breeding and exhibition of aquarium related aquatic life and to promote interest in the aquarium hobby. MEETINGS: Our meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 8:00 p.m. at the Mogadore Community/Senior Center, 3857 Mogadore Road, Mogadore, Ohio. It is located East of Route 532 across from McDonald’s in the former post office building. Visitors are always welcome, it costs absolutely nothing to attend a meeting and look us over. MEMBERSHIP: The cost is only $7.50 for adults, $10 for a couple or a family (includes children under 10 years of age) and $5.00 for a junior membership (10 to 17 years) Membership provides an opportunity to socialize with other that share your interests, a subscription to our bi-monthly magazine, library usage and more. AGENDA: Our meeting agenda is simple and informal. The meeting will begin at 8:00 p.m. with a short business meeting. Immediately following is the program for the evening which usually lasts about 45 minutes. Our programs consist of a speaker, slide program, movie or perhaps a panel discussion always on a particular subject related to the hobby or various species of fish. Following the program is a short refreshment break. After which the winners of the Bowl Show are an- nounced, the Breeder’s Award Program fish are auctioned and tickets are drawn for the equipment and book raffles. THE BOWL SHOW: Each month members can bring in fish for specific classes to compete for first, second and third place awards. The charge for each entry is only $.25. Members also compete for annual awards by accumulating wins throughout the year. BREEDER’S AWARD and HORTICULTURE AWARD PROGRAMS: members can receive recognition for spawning species of fish or propagating aquatic plants. All that is required is to turn in a minimum of six fry from the spawn that are between 30 and 90 days old. Members earn certificates for each species and can work towards plaques in different categories. LIBRARY: At the library table are a number of books and other publications covering all areas of the aquarium hobby. Mem- bers may borrow the books for a month at a time. Also each month several books are raffled off. EQUIPMENT RAFFLE: The raffle table has such items as tanks, fish food and aquarium accessories that are donated by national manufacturers, area dealers or purchased by the Society. Tickets may be purchased by anyone attending the meeting. Save your losing tickets for the Christmas Party raffle. ANNUAL SHOW: The Ultra-Aqua show is held during the summer at the Tallmadge community Center. This has become one of the largest all-species tropical fish shows in North America. It is an international gathering of hobbyists to display their fish in class competition, talk fish and to learn about the hobby from each other. TANK TOPICS: is published on a bi-monthly basis for the members of the Greater Akron Aquarium Society. Articles and comments for this publication are welcome and encouraged. Such articles are to be submitted no later than the board meeting prior to publication. All articles may be reprinted as long as the author(s) and GAAS are given proper credit and two copies of the publication containing the reprint are sent to GAAS. Please send any correspondence regarding this publication to: Editor/Tank Topics, P.O. Box 494, Akron, OH 44309-0494 or email to [email protected] The Greater Akron Aquarium Society Membership Form Name __________________________________________ Age _______ Address ___________________________________________________ New Renewal City _______________________ State ___________ Zip ____________ Electronic Mail Phone __________________________ email ______________________ Adult (18 years and older 1 year $7.50 2 years $12.00 How did you find out about GAAS? _____________________________ Family (includes children under 10) 1 year $10.00 Memberships are due one year from the date of joining. Completed mem- 2 years $15.00 bership forms can be turned in at a meeting or mailed to the membership Junior (10-17 years) 1 year $5.00 chairman at this address: 2 years $7.00 GAAS Membership Chairman, P.O. Box 494, Akron, OH 44309-0494 Dues Collected _________ Date Received _________ President’s Message P ag e 3 Wow what an auction we had! hotel April 8-10. Go to our livebearers. He covers a broad We started earlier, at 11 am website for all the informa- area so come with lots of See you at the instead of noon and the place tion http:// questions. meeting was packed with standing www.ala2011.com/ and plan room only and not much of to join us. It is something that Looks like the weather is on Bud White that left either. That puts us to does not come this way very the up swing and we will be at least 300 people, that's a often, it is a chance to meet going outside for other activi- lot. The prices were very people very involved with ties, just don't forget your good and we had some very Livebearers, many from other friends in the tanks when you nice items, seemed like every- countries and all are ready to do. They can't go out and still one was happy. talk about Livebearers. need you to keep the water changed. The next thing we have is We are also going to have at going to be the American our April meeting the ALA We are taking sponsorships Livebearer Association Con- Chairman, Allen Wood, for the ALA and Ultra Aqua vention we are hosting at the speak on designing a fish show classes. See me or Cleveland Airport Sheraton room and of course featuring Wayne Toven if you would like to sponsor a class. Editor’s Message operators we are all volunteer just sayin’. Now on to a strictly personal help. But it is this help that topic. It just dawned on me allows this club to continue to In other upcoming news, this the other day when I was no- operate. Thanks again to all has been mentioned over the ticing that the next meeting is who were there. last few months, but now it’s April 2011 that I’ve just almost upon us; we (the reached a major milestone in Next up, I have to say that Greater Akron Aquarium So- this hobby. That meeting will this issue was a bit of a chal- ciety membership) are hosting be the start of my 30th year as lenge for me to complete the American Livebearer As- a member of this club. That’s within my deadlines for a sociation Convention April 8, right, my first meeting was couple of reasons. Thankfully 9 & 10 at the Cleveland Air- April of 1981! I was just out the next meeting is on the 7th port Sheraton. This is kind of of high school and looking to of the month so it gave me an a big deal, if you’re at all in- do something to keep my in- extra week to get it done, if terested in livebearing fish it terest in my hobby (which I’d not for that I would have been will be the place to be. You’ll already been at for 5 years at Here we are again in the in deep trouble. Here is where never see as many rare and that point). I never would midst of Spring Auction sea- I could use some help: we are interesting fish (most of have thought at that time how son again.