: PDF processed with CutePDF evaluation edition :: :: 39:05 Victorian Cichlid Society June Incorporated 2010 Certificate of Incorporation # Q0012794D RRP: $2.10 www.CutePDF.com REGISTERED BY AUSTRALIA POST PP342780/0024 :: :: : :::: COMMITTEE CONTENTS PRESIDENT: Why is it so? - By Peter Robinson ........................................... 2 Peter Robinson 9807 8196 ROAR Cichlid - By Graham Rowe .......................................... 4 VICE-PRESIDENT: Rowemin’round - By Graham Rowe ........................................ 6 Sandra Robotis The fish I keep - By Peter Robinson ........................................ 8 0433 985 344 Mr. Peter Garrett MP - By Daryl Hutchins.............................. 10 SECRETARY: Graham Rowe 9560-7472 Lepidiolamprologus hecqui - By Peter Robinson.................... 12 [email protected] Neolamprologus Magarae, Calliurus - By Scott Haymes........ 14 TREASURER: Cichlid Profiles Page (VCS Website) - By Daryl Hutchins ........... 16 Uri Bouman Prez’s PONDerings - By Peter Robinson ............................... 18 EDITOR: Graeme Dickson THE NEXT MEETING of the Society, will be held on the first 0419-533 657 [email protected] Wednesday of the month at 8 pm sharp at the Oakleigh Centre, SOCIAL 773 Warrigal Road, Oakleigh. SECRETARY: Visitors are encouraged to come along and join in. Vien Nguyen Fish of the Day: TRADING TABLE: David Green 9874 2392 Main Talk: LIBRARIAN: Mini Talk: Debra Dickson 0488 552 566 Door Prizes: SHOW SECRETARY: Graeme Dickson Draw Prizes: SUB-COMMITTEES 1st. nd BAA: 2. Peter Robinson 3rd. Constitution: Daryl Hutchins Visitors are encouraged to come Handbook: Daryl Hutchins along and join in. Mailing: Peter Robinson MEMBERSHIP FEES 2009 Correspondence to: Species Ordinary $30.00 THE SECRETARY Maintenance: Family $35.00 Victorian Cichlid Society Inc Vacant Junior/Concession 23 Mangana Drive, Mulgrave, 3170 LIFE MEMBERS Card Holder $15.00 Victoria, Australia Graham Rowe, Heinz Overseas $35.00 Fax: 9560 7472 Staude, Kevin Archibald, (New memberships add $8 Joining Fee.) E-mail: [email protected] Keith Patford, Danny Genovese, Daryl NB: Please note that the opinions expressed in this publication are those of the au- thors, and are not necessarily those of the Editor of TCM or the Committee of the Hutchins and John Victorian Cichlid Society Inc. Write to, or e-mail the Editor on any subject raised herein. McCormick. HONORARY MEMBER © Copyright, Victorian Cichlid Society Incorporated 2010 Max Davenport Any non-profit group wishing to reprint material from this magazine for non-commercial FELLOW OF THE purposes, may do so (unless it is copyright by the author) provided due credit is given to the author and `TCM’ and a copy of the relevant publication (a pdf is fine) is for- SOCIETY warded to the author, care of the Secretary. Enquiries re the use of material in other Graham Rowe publications may be directed to [email protected]. PUBLIC OFFICER David Green 9874 2392 COVER PICTURE: WEB MASTER Cyphotilapia Gibberosa “Blue Zaire - Moba” (Wild Caught) Supplied and photographed by Debra Dickson (VCS Librarian) Daryl Hutchins 0430 032 304 www.cichlids.net.au 1 victoriancichlidsociety.yuku.com :::: :::: solved as you float fish bags in vari- Why is it so? ous tanks to keep them warm while you frantically begin acclimatizing by Peter Robinson your new finny friends. It is especially difficult if like me you only have 5 Why is it that when we attend a fish tanks to house them, although one of auction it is impossible not to pur- these had been recommissioned after chase something be it plants or fish? I being left empty of water for some go along with the best intentions not years and had been flushed out to re- to spend any money but every time I move the dust of ages that had settled end up coming home with many bags in it since the water was drained into the original 43x18x18inch tank buy them at auctions, you can always of goodies. Is it because the items are away. It was filled with water from that housed the original pair that find some room in a tank to plant cheaper than retail prices asked by the other operating tanks to establish bac- passed away, now 7 days have passed them, and of course my young Am- aquarium retail establishments or is it teria quickly and a large sponge filter and they are still alive and well, so it phiacanthoides uaru delight in eating that one gets caught up in the vibes of that I'd removed from another operat- wasn't the tank that caused their de- them, Anubias and Java Fern usually the day? ing tank to assist the under gravel mise. not touched by fish soon vanish into Is it the fact that many people are bid- filter that was already in the tank. Of course I also purchased some nec- the always hungry tummies of uaru. I ding on the goods causes a copycat The 5th tank, a 24x12x12 inch, was essary dither fish, platies for the picked up 2 massive Bolbitus Ferns, a response or do we subconsciously set up specifically to house a new pair nudicep's tank, which the male loves plant I've always loved but never been desire to buy the items? I can't answer of Nannochromis nudiceps that Ernie to chase, and some black line tetras to able to grow, cross fingers these being the questions and I wonder if anyone brought along for me after I lost the go into the Nannochromis transvesti- large may survive and flourish. can. Maybe I need to visit a psycholo- original pair I bought at our auction. tus tank to hopefully reduce the ag- Of course there is sometimes a gist or a psychiatrist to unravel this The original pair passed away one gression between the pair. I swapped downer, I purchased a supposedly strange behaviour. It seems to influ- after 3 days and the second after a my original imported male with Cuz new Pro Aqua internal power filter ence us all and after the day is over week, nothing visible to explain why for one of his locally bred boys, as my and when I got it home found that the one is left slightly mystified and a tad and I really wanted to get another pair female seemed to hate him and kept plate with the suction cups that posi- embarrassed as you struggle home- to attempt to breed these beautiful him pinned in the top corner of their tion the filter to the tank glass was wards bearing your latest acquisitions. African dwarfs. Trouble was Ernie tank, funny thing though the boot is missing. It pays to check things after You arrive home and then wonder just brought 2 pairs and I being me could- on the other foot now, the new lad is you buy them and if there is a prob- where you can house these new fish n't just purchase one pair, no I had to giving her a hard time and the tetras lem let the club know before leaving and plants, a quandary that must be buy both. The second pair had to go haven't made any difference to the the hall. Once you take the goods aggression. It is really strange as both home it is too late to complain. pairs of nudiceps get on like a house All told auctions are lots of fun, things Aims of the Society: on fire yet their cousins the transvesti- are generally cheap, which makes The Victorian Cichlid Society was formed by cichlidophiles in March 1972, thus becoming tus seem to be much more aggressive the first specialist aquarist group in Victoria. Its main aims are: towards one another. I seem to re- them hard to resist no matter how 1. To promote the keeping of cichlids; member this was also the rule way steely your resolve or how tight you 2. To gain and disseminate knowledge of cichlids, their habits and attributes through the use of slides, back in the 1990's when I kept them clench your wallet and teeth. I've re- films, books, lectures, practical demonstrations, local and overseas magazines, articles by mem- before and never succeeded in spawn- solved from now on I won't take any bers and discussions with fellow members or experts in the field; ing them, let's hope this time I can money with me maybe that will put 3. To assist, in any way possible, the establishment and/or maintenance of approved public aquaria; coax them to breed as they are as the brakes on, only joking folks. 4. To be involved in the education of the general public with regard to the benefits scarce as hen's teeth and the new fresh of fishkeeping (particularly cichlids), and the potentially harmful effects of animal mismanagement; bloodline will hopefully improve the ROLL ON OCTOBER the 2nd I can't 5. To promote fellowship between members; longevity of the species. wait to resist purchasing anything. 6. To further the conservation of species and their natural habitats; Plants are no great hassle when you home.vicnet.net.au/~cichlid 2 3 victoriancichlidsociety.yuku.com :::: :::: ROAR Cichlid By Graham Rowe. A comment by the Urinator at the last Committee meeting awakened a mem- ory of times long gone. He commented on the Breeders Achievement Program reports in some Overseas Exchange magazines that I had mentioned in Rowemin’ ‘rounD. It triggered a memory of my continuous comment in my writings in early edi- tions of The Cichlid Monthly. I suggested to members that they ROAR cichlid. This was not a plea for mem- bers to harass colleagues at the water cooler, at the pub, at the footy, at social gatherings on the train on the way to work or wherever there was a potential audience. I didn’t want to be sued for hospital bills for wounded members.