105 YBAears of EducatingS Aquarists BULLETIN Brooklyn Aquarium Society Monthly Online Newsletter VOL. 19 DECEMBER 2016 No 10 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 @ 7:30 PM The BAS ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY will be held Friday, December 16th at the BRIDGEVIEW DINER , 9011 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. There will be no meeting on Friday, December 9th. (DETAILS ON PAGE 2) 1 105 Years of Educating Aquarists THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE nother successful ings are 1st Vice President, Exchange Editor and month on the Treasurer. Also there are several Board slots Abooks -- but why open. Having these positions unfilled creates a not; we have been having negative impact on what the club can do for our successful meetings for members. As with any organization, less people 105 years because that's means less gets done. This is your club and we what we do. Even when are asking you to step up and help out. Vacancies we have speakers fall through at the last minute in vital positions make a huge difference as to as this time, we had what we can provide to you, our members! our own Joe Graffagnino Please help out. With no treasurer, one thing we fill in with a great talk on must drop is our 50/50 for livestock at our April killifish. Joe is a member and November events. of the American Killifish Association (AKA) and Remember, if you want to see different part of his membership benefits is the ability to speakers and learn about different aquatic systems, download a killifish presentation to give to fish, plants and marine life, please let me know. local clubs. As a bonus, the presentation The elected officials of the Brooklyn Aquarium comes with a free AKA year’s membership to a Society are here to serve YOU! Let us know what club member, which we raffled off at the meeting. you want and why because it’s helpful to everyone. Next month is our annual holiday party. It is important that you visit and patronize our This year’s event will be on Friday, December sponsors and show them your membership card. 16th at the Bridgeview Diner on 3rd Avenue & 90th Street in Brooklyn. We have a private room It goes full circle: by helping them, they are also and we will present our awards for the past year to helping you as hobbyists and everyone is help- our hard working members. And, lest we forget, ing the Brooklyn Aquarium Society, so help us to we will once again play Fish Bingo after the help you! awards presentation. For more info, please call our BAS Hotline at There is still time to purchase tickets at (718) 837-4455 , or visit our modern website at $25 each. Contact our 2nd Vice President www.brooklynaquariumsociety.org. Marie Licciardello at 1292 East 10 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230-4719. Payments must be received no later than December 2, StevenSteven Matassa, 2016. (See page 4 for details) President At this meeting, the members voted for WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY where they want to go for a club bus trip next HOLIDAY SEASON AND A Spring. We were going to wait until January to GREAT NEW YEAR FILLED provide the results, but it was almost unanimous WITH JOY AND LOTS OF that your decision is to go to the Baltimore HEALTHY BREEDING FISH! Aquarium on a Saturday in either April or May. We shall also visit some of their wonderful fish stores on the return trip. We are working on a CONGRATULATION! price for the trip and will have that information early next year. The winner of the one year membership to the We continue to have several vacant slots American Killifish Association (AKA) was for our Officers and Board members. The open- Arvin Chin . 2 The BAS ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY will be held Friday, December 16th at the Bridgeview Diner, 9011 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. There will be no meeting on Friday, December 9th. here will be no meeting on December Hamburger with French fries. 9th. Instead the Brooklyn Aquarium Sliced roast turkey with French fries. TSociety’s Holiday Party will be Friday Spaghetti with meatball. December 16th, starting at 7:30pm at the Soda (free refills) and Dessert choices: Ice Bridgeview Diner, 9011 3rd Ave., Brooklyn, NY cream, black forest cake, chocolate layer cake, 11209 (Phone 718-680-9818). fruit salad. We’ll have a large private room and Alcoholic beverages are avaliable at member’s cost. our own serving staff. We play Fish Bingo for aquarium-related There is still time to purchase tickets prizes. We also honor members with awards who at $25 each. Mail checks to our 2nd Vice have served the Society for the past year, and President Marie Licciardello at 1292 East 10 members who have written articles for Aquatica Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230-4719. Payments and award them with aquarium books. must be received no later than December If you have written for Aquatica or the BAS 2, 2016. Bulletin or if you have helped the Society in Refunds will be made up to December 13th. the past year, you might be one of the peo- ple we honor that evening. THE EXTENSIVE MENU INCLUDES: There’s plenty of free parking in the large Choice of Soup, Penne Vodka or Salad parking lot in the rear of the diner, so join your Soups: Crème’ of Chicken, Chicken Noodle, BAS friends, bring your family or significant other Chicken Rice or Manhattan Clam Chowder. for a fun filled evening and enjoy some great Salad: Your choice of Dressings. food. Entrees : Poached Salmon with carrots, zucchini and Train directions: Take the R train to 86th Street broccoli. Roast Prime Rib of Beef with potatoes & 4th Avenue, walk to 3rd Avenue & 86th St., and vegetables. then walk 4 blocks, to 3rd Ave. & 90th St. to the Baked Chicken Oreganato with potatoes and Bridgeview Diner. vegetables. See you at the Holiday Party. Childrens menu: Chicken Fingers with French fries. Frankfurter with French fries. 3 BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETY CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2016 ~ 2017 DEC 9 Holiday Party ~ Members, their families and friendsdinner • Fish Bingo & Prizes • BAS awards presentations. (See page 3 for details) 2017 JAN 13 Michael Barber ~ Tropical Fish Collecting & Wildlife Expeditions ~ Marine fish, aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. FEB 10 Pat Donston ~ Biodiversity Practices for Reef & Planted Exhibits ~ Marine fish, aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. MAR 10 SPEAKER TBA Fresh ~ Marine fish, aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. APR 14 SPEAKER TBA Marine ~ Marine fish, aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. MAY 12 Giant Spring Auction ~ Freshwater fish, plants, marine fish, aqua-cultured corals & dry goods, including a brand new 55-gallon tank & stand. JUN 9 SPEAKER TBA Fresh ~ Marine fish, aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. SEP 8 SPEAKER TBA ~ Marine fish, aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. OCT 13 Giant Fall Auction ~ Freshwater fish, plants, marine fish, aqua-culturedcorals & dry goods, including a brand new55-gallon tank & stand. NOV 10 TBA ~ Marine fish, aqua-cultured corals, freshwater fish, plants & dry goods auction. DEC 8 Holiday Party ~ Members, their families and friendsdinner • Fish Bingo & Prizes • BAS awards presentations. All BAS meetings begin at 7:30pm. No members, other than those donating their help setting up or items for the auction, will be allowed in before that time . The editor takes full responsibility for misspellings and punctuation errors . 4 BAS BUS TRIP IN 2017 t the November meeting, it was almost unanimous that the membership’s Adecision is to go to the Baltimore Aquarium on a Saturday in either April or May of 2017. We’ll also visit some of the wonderful fish stores on the return trip so members can buy fish. We are working on a price for the trip and will have that information early next year. If you wish to join us on this trip, watch this space for updates. Steve P.S. BAS will provide coffee, donuts, bagels and juice, leave & depart from NY Aquarium and will pay a portion of the cost for the bus. 5 COMING EVENTS EXHIBITIONS, AUCTIONS & CONVENTIONS 2017 JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 3 2017 RIO MARCH 25 - THE 19TH ANNUAL SOUTHWEST NEGRO EXPEDITION. An expedition AQUARIUM KEEPER EVENT Held at La Quinta Inns & to the Rio Negro River in Brazil, an ex- Suites 2510 W Greenway Rd (NE corner of I-17 at Greenway) perience of a lifetime to observe all the Phoenix, AZ 85023. Sponsored by the Arizona Rivulin Keep- aspects of the home aquarium fishery. ers, serving killie-keepers and aquarists in the great Southwest The trip includes: since 1998! • 2 weeks on a well appointed live-aboard Speakers: Drs. Ron Harlan and Tom Wilkinson - Bolivia 2016 boat. Dr. Roger Brousseau - Keeping and Breeding South American • Visit biological hotspots. Annual Killifishes. • Visit fishing communities. Dr. Joe Meinholz - Tips and Tricks for the Aquarium Hobbyist. • Participate in the Ornamental Fish Festival Sam Murphy - Going Natural, The Walstad Aquarium. of Barcelos. For more information and updates, see: • Visit home aquarium fish export facilities. http://forum.azrivulinkeepers.org/index.php?topic=1114.0" • Visit the world-famous Manaus Opera House. Contact Scott Dowd for more information MAY 4 - 7 - AMERICAN LIVEBEARER ASSOCIATION and to reserve your spot for the expedition. (ALA) CONVENTION. Held at the Holiday Inn Airport West – SDowd@NEAq,org or (617) 973-5243 Earth City. Room rates are $99, includeS Breakfast buffet for up to 2 people per room, per day. Two more can be added for $10 each. JANUARY 15 - DANBURY AREA AS The cut off date to reserve a room is 4/27/2017.