Buckeye Bulletin January 2015 !! In this edition of The Buckeye Bulletin… ! BAP Updates ! ! EXCHANGE article ! XXtravaganza Show Results! nd Next Meeting on January 2 , 2015 @ 8pm ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Buckeye'Bulletin'Staff' ! ! Jonathan'Dietrich' At!our!last!meeting!of!2014,!the!OCA!held!its!annual! Editor! ! Christmas!party.!This!event!was!very!well!attended!as! [email protected]!! ! members!brought!their!families!to!share!in!the!fun.!! Eric'Sorensen' ! Thanks!OCA!for!another!great!event!! Exchange!Editor! [email protected]!! ! The!Ohio!Cichlid!Associations! Buckeye!Bulletin!is!produced! ! monthly!by!the!Ohio!Cichlid! In!this!Issue!of!the!Buckeye!Bulletin…! Association.!All!articles!and! photographs!contained!within!this! ! publication!are!being!used!with! consent!of!the!authors.! Monthly!Features! If!you!have!an!article,!photograph,! or!ad!to!submit!for!publication,! President’s!Message! please!send!it!to! [email protected].! Editor’s!Message! When!submitting!articles!for! publication!in!this!bulletin,!please! Bowl!Show!Results! remember!to!include!any! Cichlid!BAP!Results! photographs!or!art!for!the! article.!The!Ohio!Cichlid!Association! Catfish!BAP!Results! is!not!responsible!for!any!fact! checking!or!spelling!correction!in! Program!Preview! submitted!material.! Articles!will!be!edited!for!space!and! 2014/15!Program!Preview! content.! All!information!in!this!bulletin!is!for! This!Month!in!OCA!History! the!sole!use!of!The!Ohio!Cichlid! Exchange!Article! Association!and!the!personal!use!of! its!members.! Articles,!photographs,!illustrations,! and!any!other!printed!material!may! not!be!used!in!any!way!without!the! written!consent!of!The!Ohio!Cichlid! Association.! For!membership!info!please! contact!Andrew!Subotnik:! [email protected]!! ! ! President’s Message !! ! Don Danko ! ! ! ! ! ! Welcome!to!2015!!I!hope!you!and!your!families!all!had!a!wonderful!holiday!season!! ! !We!have!a!lot!of!great!things!planned!for!the!New!Year,!most!notably,!a!new!website!! ! Webmaster,!Gary!Mendez,!is!engineering!a!completely!new!site!with!lots!of!new! ! features.!We!hope!to!finalize!the!content!and!launch!very!soon.! ! December’s!holiday!meeting!was!awesome!and!I!cannot!imagine!anyone!having!left! hungry!!Thanks!to!all!that!brought!a!dish!to!share!with!your!fellow!members!and!special! ! thanks!to!Rhonda!and!Eric!Sorensen!and!Bob!Tilman!for!bringing!in!ham,!turkey!and! ! refreshments.!Hopefully,!you!all!enjoyed!the!meeting!and!took!part!in!the!gift!exchange,! raffle!and!other!activities.!We!really!appreciated!the!ongoing!support!from!Steve! ! Zarzeczny!and!Mike!D’Aversa!of!RMS!Aquaculture!and!their!donation!of!gifts!that!were! ! handed!out!to!our!junior!guests!by!Nick!and!William!(William!Claus)!Zarzeczny.!Thanks!to! everyone!that!say!Happy!Birthday!for!William!! ! During!the!December!meeting,!we!voted!in!the!updated!Constitution!and!also!conducted! ! our!annual!elections.!Thanks!to!Vice!President,!Lew!Carbone,!for!coordinating.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Here!are!the!results!for!the!elected!board!positions:! ! • President!–!Don!Danko! • Vice!President!!–!Lew!Carbone! • Secretary!–!Steve!Heinbaugh! • Membership!–!Hilary!Lacerda! • Breeder!Award,!Cichlids!–!Mark!Chaloupka!!! • Breeder!Award,!Catfish!–!Steve!Heinbaugh! • Bowl!Show!–!Carl!Olszewski! • Photographer!–!Jonathan!Dietrich! • Videographer!–!Jonathan!Strazinsky! • Historian!–!Lew!Carbone! • Librarian!–!Hilary!Lacerda!! • Refreshments!–!Bob!Tilman! • Board]at]Large!1!–!Eric!Sorensen! • Board]at]Large!2!–!Scott!Myers! We!have!also!confirmed!our!appointed!positions!through!a!voting!thread!on!the!Board!Forum! after!the!December!meeting.!Here!is!a!list!of!these!positions:! • Treasurer!–!Rhonda!Sorensen! • Editor!–!Jonathan!Dietrich! • Webmaster!–!Gary!Mendez! • Apparel,!Promotions!–!Kyle!May! • Extravaganza,!Raffles,!Manufacturer!Liaison!–!Marc!DeWerth! • !Auctions!–!Don!Danko! • Programs,!Club!Liaison,!Jim!Smith!Fund!–!Lew!Carbone! • At!Large!Board!Member!–!Andrew!Schock! • Marilyn:!At!Large! I!hope!to!see!you!on!Friday,!January!2,!at!the!Ohio!Cichlid!Association!meeting!at!the!Old!Oak! Bible!Church!at!7575!Old!Oak!Blvd!in!Middleburg!Hts.!And,!bring!a!friend!!Also,!check!us!out!on! Facebook,!www.ohiocichlid.com!and!on!the!OCA!Forum!at! http://www.cichlidae.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=40.! All!the!best,! Don! ! Editor’s Message !! ! “Jombie” Dietrich ! ! ! ! ! ! Good!afternoon!and!Happy!New!Year!! ! First,!I!want!to!express!my!excitement!about!the!success!of!our!last!meeting.!We! ! barely!had!enough!space!for!everyone.!The!food!was!excellent!and!the!holiday! cheer!saturated!the!entire!building.!Great!job!in!making!it!a!success!! ! Next!up,!let’s!talk!fish.!!A!new!year!is!upon!us!and!I!believe!it!is!time!to!make!some! ! goals!for!2015.!I!want!everyone!to!take!a!minute!to!grab!a!writing!utensil!and!a! ! clean!piece!of!paper.!Take!a!moment!to!make!of!list!of!your!MUST%HAVE!fish.! These!are!the!fish!that!have!been!on!your!mind!all!2014!but!did!not!find!a!home!in! ! your!fish!rooms.!!Maybe!you!didn’t!have!the!cash.!Maybe!Gary!Mendez!outbid! ! you!at!the!last!second.!Maybe!they!were!unavailable.!For!whatever!reason,!make! ! 2015!the!year!to!grab!these!fish.!Below!that!list,!pick!one!species!currently!in!your! fish!room!that!will!be!your!MUST%BREED!fish!of!2015.!This!is!going!to!be!the!year! ! to!spawn!that!possibly!overly!aggression,!stubborn,!disinterested,!challenging! ! species.!Focus!this!year!to!trying!new!strategies.!Research!and!explore.!Turn!your! BAP!and!get!the!recognition!you!earned!in!2015.!! ! ! As!for!bulletin!maters,!PLEASE!send!your!pictures!and!articles!to! [email protected]!!We!are!always!looking!for!new!ways!to!improve!the! ! bulletin,!so!send!us!your!suggestions.!Your!documented!knowledge!and! ! experience!will!increase!your!reputation!in!the!fish!hobby.!The!bulletin!is!a!great! way!to!publish!your!work!to!gain!that!reputation.!!Send!it!my!way!!Doesn’t!have! ! to!be!perfect.!Let’s!work!together.! ! Happy!New!Year,! ! Jom! The Cichlidroom Companion Mike’s Wet Pets Owned by JUAN MIGUEL Aquarium Plants & Fish in Imperial Tropicals ARTIGAS ASAZ Lancaster, New York One of Florida's leading The Internet Cichlidae Family Owned and Operated for tropical fish farms since 1970 Information Center! More than 10 Years! 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From+the+South+take+I371+North+! Take!exit!234.!! Turn!Right!onto!Pearl!Rd.!(42)!! Turn!Left!onto!Fowles!Rd.!! Turn!Right!onto!Old!Oak!Blvd.!! Church!is!on!the!right!1/10!mile.!! ! Old+Oak+Church+! 7575+Old+Oak+Blvd.+! Middleburg+Heights,+Ohio! Program Preview – January 2015 Gary Mendez – “Fish Room Set-up and Breeding Techniques” Gary!Mendez!was!born!in!Buffalo,!New!York,!raised!in!Richmond,!Virginia,!and! earned!a!biology!degree!from!the!University!of!Richmond.!!Since!then,!he!has!had!a! successful!career!representing!manufacturers!of!surgical!equipment.!!He!currently! lives!in!Hudson.! ! As!a!child,!his!fascination!with!fish!was!sparked!by!the!tropical!fish!displayed!in! aquariums!at!Woolworth’s!and!other!department!stores,!and!at!age!9,!he!began! keeping!Black!Mollies.!!As!he!matured,!his!interest!expanded!to!include!other!liveK bearers,!and!cichlids!from!all!over!their!geographical!range.!!He!also!keeps!and! breeds!catfish!and!rainbows.!!His!current!basement!fishKroom!contains!over!200! tanks.!! ! Gary!enjoys!collecting!native!fish,!and!has!set!up!tanks!for!and!talked!fishKkeeping! with!students!at!various!Northeastern!Ohio!schools.!!Other!activities!include! tournament!tennis,!playing!guitar!and!raising!orchids.!!He!is!a!member!of!the! Midwest!Cactus!and!Succulent!Society.! ! After!winning!the!2010!OCA!Bowl!Show!Championship,!Gary!joined!the!board!as!