Volume 58, Issue 9 November 11, 2014 London Aquaria Society www.londonaquariasociety.com A Representative from Northfin Fish foods, will be at this months meeting. Celestial Pearl Danio new species. 2007 recount that when an (Danio margaritatus) I was stunned to see this eminent Thai fish exporter first luxurious combination of colors shared photos of this fish on the internet in 2006, some aquarists 2013.06.07 · by younglandis · — gold spots upon dark teal, fins were skeptical and thought the in Actinopterygii, Cyprinifor- trimmed with bright strawberry- photos to be Photoshopped mes, Freshwater Fish. · red. And this bombastic name — jokes. The beauty of this so- galaxy rasbora — seemed so au- Danio margaritatus, the dacious for a tiny fish that could called “galaxy rasbora” seemed celestial pearl danio, is a small barely stretch across a U.S. nickel too good to be true. cyprinid from Burma. (Image coin (0.8 inches/2.1 cm). But the joke was on the skeptics Credit: TropicalFiskKeep- It was an unbelievably beautiful when within weeks, live speci- ing.com) fish. And as it turns out, many mens became available for sale. Sometimes, a fish can people did not believe it was a Eventually, a shipment of speci- simply leave you speech- real fish either, at first. mens was sent to Tyson Rob- less. Leaving you to simply A Practical Fishkeeping article erts, a research associate of the mutter, “Wow.” That was my from 2010 and a Tropical Fish Smithsonian Tropical Research reaction when I saw the photo M a g a z i n e article from Institute. above. cont’d on page 4 While I was writing the recent post on hitch (Lavinia exilicauda), I searched Google to look up the smallest mem- bers of the Family Cyprinidae. This photo and the words “galaxy rasbora” popped up in one of my search returns. I had been out of the aquarium fish hobby for quite a few years, and apparently, I have been missing out on some incredible President President Ron Bishop….…..…........519-457-7907 Ron Bishop….……………........519-457-7907 [email protected] London Aquaria Society [email protected] November 11, 2014: A Representative from Northfin Nancy Egelton……….….519Vice-President -666-2775 Fish foods, will be at this months meeting. Dorothy Reimer………….…[email protected] Treasurer/[email protected] Rep. Annette Bishop.....….......519Treasurer/C.A.R.E.S. Rep.- 457-7907 Unsung Hero’s of the Annette Bishop...……...…[email protected] London Aquaria Society Members at Large [email protected] Derek Tucker………..…....519-639-1183 Member at Large Over the years there have been so many Members who [email protected] Derek Tucker………….…...…....519-639-1183 have given up some of their time to help run our club, never Jennifer McNaughton…..519-719-8546 asking for anything in return. This year, I hope to mention [email protected]@live.ca JenniferNancy McNaughton……...…..519 Egelton…………..519-719-8546666 -2778 some of those Members to tell them how much we appreciate [email protected]@yahoo.ca what they do for us. NancySecretary Egelton…………..……..519 / Correspondence-666-2778 I’m not sure how long Dave has been with the club but Sharon MacDonald……[email protected] -453-0094 I’m sure he’s been around at lease since Stephen and I got back sharonmacdonald62@gmailcom Secretary / Correspondence into the hobby. Membership Chair Sharon MacDonald…………....519-453-0094 All I know is that when it comes to our General and Nancy Drummond……..519-644-2753 nchippssharonmacdonald62@[email protected] Yearly Auctions, he’s always there to help the club out. MembershipLibrary Chair Thanks Dave JamesNancy Drummond………....….519 & Margaret Kelly…519-644-2753-681 -0717 nchipps-B.A.P./[email protected] Table of Contents Stephen Gregson……...…519Library -649-5019 [email protected] James & Margaret Kelly…….....519-681-0717 Our Unsung Hero’s……………..…………………………….…...2 Newsletter Editor B.A.P./H.A.P. Lorraine Gregson….........519-649-5019 President’s Message……..….…...…………….......………….…..3 Stephen Gregson………...…..…519-649-5019 [email protected] Celestial Pearl Danio………….…………………………………...4 [email protected] Jar Show Sarah Lee…………..….....519Newsletter Editor -686-3473 Green Laser Cory...…………………………………………….….7 Lorraine Gregson…[email protected] -5019 Breeding the Sailfin Goodeid……...……………………………..9 [email protected] Bob Steele……....……....519-473-5648 November Puzzle………………………………………………….11 Monthly Jar Show [email protected] Sarah Lee………………….…....519-686-3473 Jar Show Results…………………………………………………..12 Auction Chair Jennifer McNaughton…[email protected] -719-8546 Monthly Jar Show Categories……………………………………13 [email protected] Aquariums Beautiful...…………………………………………….13 Bob Steele……………....……...519C.A.O.A.C. Representative-473-5648 October C.A.O.A.C. Report……………………………………..15 Annette Bishop…[email protected] -457-7907 [email protected] Chair September C.A.O.A.C. Report……………………………….....18 Website Jennifer McNaughton……...…..519-719-8546 Eric Geissinger……...…….519-672-9168 C.A.O.A.C. Events Calendar…………………………………….19 [email protected] [email protected] C.A.O.A.C. Representative London Aquaria Society Page 2 Presidents Message Stewart Groenveld May he Rest in Peace A member of the London Aquaria Society passed away on October 28th, with friends by his side. Not only was he a hobbyist, he always had a great smile and a deep compassion for all of his loves. He was a friend to many and he will be greatly missed by all he touched during his time on earth. His funeral service will be on the 8th of November at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Visitation from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with the service starting at 2:00. Come out and share your thoughts about Stewart with the rest of us. His battle is over now and he can Rest in Peace. Our prayers are with him and his family. A special thanks to John Swick for a wonderful talk he did on building an aquarium and about the different re- quirements needed to do the proper job and the different glass that is out there. Very interesting and I think he has stirred more interest in that part of the hobby. He had a few people worried about his gentle handling of the glass. A great job, thanks again John. We have Northfin Fish Foods coming to do a talk for us on meeting night. They seem to be all over the place getting their new product on the shelves in a lot of our favourite fish stores. I trust this will be very educational for all of us. They also donate to our Auctions and Fish show in the spring and fall. The Jar Show this month will be Cichlids (substrate spawners like angels, kribensis and mouth brooding cichlids) as well as our open and plant class. We also have a Novice Egg layers Fish Class for the November meeting. This is for the newer people to the club to try their hand at showing fish. As always, we will have the auction. Please bring out your extra fish and plants, Who knows, you may pick up a bargain or two. Remember November 11th. Ron Bishop President London Aquaria Society The London Aquaria Society is a non-profit organization, established in June 1956. Its main ob- jective is to promote interest in breeding and raising tropical fish and also to provide a means through which hobbyists may exchange ideas, gain informa- tion and display their fish, sharing them in the public in the London Area. Please Support Southwestern Pet Centre Advertising Rates 1641 Dundas Street Business Card……………….……$25.00 1/4 page…………………….…….$40.00 London, Ontario 1/2 page…………….…………….$75.00 They support us!!! Full Page…………………..……..$125.00 519-451-7279 Rates apply for a year coverage totaling 10 issues of our Newsletter. Articles in this publication Mon-Wed: 10am-8pm Sat: 10am-6pm may be reprinted provided full credit is given to the Thurs & Fri: 10am-9pm Sun:10am-5pm Author, the London Aquaria Society and 2 copies of the published bulletin or magazine in which the article appears, is to be mailed to: London Aquaria Society P.O. Box 45010, RPO Fairmont London, Ontario N5W 1A3 London Aquaria Society Page 3 Celestial Pearl Danio (Danio margaritatus) cont’d from front page The specimens came from small pools near the town of Hopong, in the Shan State of Myanmar (Burma), about 3,420 feet (1,040 m) in elevation. Roberts would describe the fish as a new genus and species, Celestichthys margaritatus — which means “a heavenly fish adorned with pearls” (Roberts 2007). Roberts also suggested that “celestial pearl danio” be used as the English name, owing to his analysis that the new fish was more closely related to danios, a known group of cyprinid species, rather than rasboras, another group of cyprinid species. The stunning colors of Danio margaritatus, whose specific name translates as “adorned with pearls”. (Image Credit: unknown; sourced from h ttp: // www.myfishtank.net) A 21.2 mm mature male (ZRC 50706) that served as the holotype specimen used to describe PET PARADISE the new species Celestichthys margaritatus, later SUPERSTORE Locally Owned & Operated Since 1995 renamed Danio margaritatus. LONDON’S LARGEST SELECTION OF PUPPIES, KITTENS, REPTILES, FISH, AND SMALL ANIMALS Full line of Pet and Aquarium Supplies Knowledgeable Friendly Staff Great Package Deals, Reasonable Rates Pets Always Welcome! Thanks Jack RECEIVE 10% OFF FISH AND SUPPLIES WHEN YOU PRESENT YOUR AQUARIA SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP CARD. (Image Credit: Kamphol Udomritthiruj, Our Store Hours: published in Roberts 2007) Mon-Fri……9:30 a.m.— 9:00 p.m. A 20.5 mm mature female (ZRC 50707) used as Saturday…..9:30 a.m.— 8:00 p.m. the paratype specimen used to describe Sunday…..11:00 a.m.— 6:00 p.m.