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Apistogramma borelli > A. reitzigi sb A. reitzigi > A. borelli THE NEXT MEETING will be held on the second Friday of the month at 8 pm sharp 2. Haplochromis mloto > Copadichromis azureus sb H. mloto chrysonotus > (Tradingyouyou Table opens mightmight earlier) in the Courtyardlikelike Room toto at themeetmeet Nunawading ......Civic Centre, C. azureus Whitehorse Road, Mitcham. Visitors are encouraged to come along. 3. Protomelas similis (Red Empress) > P. taeniolatus sb P. similis (no change) PRESENTATIONS: `Fish Experiences’ – Anthony Caiolfa; 4. Protomelas taeniolatus (Steveneye Tiger) > EASTERNSlide DISTRICTS Quiz; AQUARIUM SOCIETY P. sp Steveneye Tiger sb P. taeniolatus (no change) Meets on Homethe 4thShow Friday Video. of month at the Nunawading 5. Pseudotropheus sp Albino > Metriaclima zebra sb Ps. zebra Albino > DOOR PRIZES: Aqualife. M. zebra Albino Civic Centre, Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading. DRAWCall PRIZES: 9802 3968 or write to PO Box 502, Ringwood 3134. You know the problem, only been Many thanks to all those people 1. $40 Rayonne Voucher. in the job a week and already you who did help me out by pointing out 2. Wine. mess up. Oh well, far be it from me my errors. I will keep on trying. 3. Wetlands frozen food. to change what is standard (more of PLEASE NOTE: Under the rules of TABLEAUSTRALIAN SHOWS & NEW GUINEA FISHES ASSOC a time-honored tradition if you ask the BAA, spawnings can not be Do your own thing. (See page 24.) me – Ed). The above changes Meets bi-monthly at Melbourne Zoo, starting January. considered for First-bred should have been in the May mag- Contact Glenn Briggs on 9725 3665 (AH) Certificates if the the forms are not Check our azine but I did not write them down wwwfor .moreblla information.ze.net.au/~daryllh received within the 120-day, post- Web page: for the Editor to do, so they are a bit spawning time-limit. overdue, sorry (I added a month by COMMITTEE MEMBERS: neglecting to print ‘em, sorry – Ed.) Lynda Haymes PRESIDENT AQUARIUMJohn McCormick SOCIETY5944-3502 LIBRARIAN OF VICTORIAAnthony Caiolfa 9886-5775 VICE-PRES Peter Robinson 9807-8196 TRADING TBL Glenn Lacey 9512-6706 SECRETARY MeetsGraham Roweon the last9560-7472 Thursday of the month TREASURER Keith Patfordat 29 Grant9716-2425 Street, COMMITTEE Clifton-AT -LARGEHill.: Wardley Table Show Calendar 2000 EDITORCall 9478Daryl 6028 Hutchins or write9872-3225 to PO Box 140, LeeClifton Ashton Hill 30689561-5131 Wardley Table Show Calendar 2000 Facsimile 9872-3225 Granville Lawrence9564-7247 Kevin Archibald Show Keith Patford Show SOCIAL SEC Position vacant Lynda Haymes 9704-2046 February Angels, Uarus and Discus Lake Malawians SHOW SEC Sebastian Zwalf 9885-8651 Jason Taylor 9569-3772 March South Americans Lake Tanganyikans Sub-CommitteeNATIONAL Chairpersons: AUSTRALIANSpecies Maintenance: KILLIFISH Graham Rowe ASSOC. Mailing: Peter April Central Americans African Riverines and Lake Victorians Robinson. Constitution:Meets Daryl BI-monthly Hutchins. BAA: in Lynda members’ Haymes. Handbook: homes. Daryl Hutchins. May South Americans Lake Malawians LIFE MEMBERS: GrahamContact: Rowe, HeinzDavid Staude, Skop Kevin 9563 Archibald, 7231. Keith Patford, June Dwarf Americans Dwarf Africans Danny Genovese and Daryl Hutchins. PUBLIC OFFICER: Daryl Hutchins. July Central Americans Lake Tanganyikans August Pairs (American) Pairs (African) HONORARY MEMBER: Max Davenport. FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY: Graham Rowe. September South Americans Lake Malawians FOR RENT THIS SPACE Victorian Cichlid Society BRING WHATEVER October Central Americans African Riverine and Lake Victorians MEMBERSHIP© Copyright, Victorian APPLICATIONS Cichlid Society Inc 2000. November Angels, Uarus and Discus Lake Tanganyikans (CICHLID) YOU LIKE Anyone wishing to reprint material from `The Cichlid Monthly’ for non-commercial December American of Your Choice African of Your Choice or other enquiries may be directed to: purposes,The maySecretary, do so (unless the item Graham is copyright by Rowe the author) provided due credit NOTE: Asian Cichlids may be entered in any show, but must meet the special requirements is given to the author and `TCM’ and one copy of the relevant publication is 23 forwardedMangana to the author, Drive, care of Mulgravethe Secretary. Enquiries Vic re 3170the use of material in in June (dwarfs) and August (pairs). other publications may be directed to [email protected]. Ph/fax 9560 7472 -- e-mail [email protected] 24 VICTORIAN CICHLID SOCIETY INC ^ THE CICHLID MONTHLY 1 | | | | | | | | | C O N T E N T S MikeIt has Sheridan, come to myto theattention North thatJersey Show and Auction on May 21, ASnot (no everyone date listed) knows . Maybe that these I can get fortunately though, we can still visit a tape if I contact members. etheir dwebi sitet oat www.cichlids.rial Cichlid Scene . 1 Geophagines . 8-20 pages are always available – free editorial tripod.com/NJAS/NJAS.htmlof charge – for members to. freeserve.co.uk. Something slightly different is the dhutchins@ advertise their surplus fishes and theage.fairfax.com.auNow for something a little more Editorial . 3 Jerseyequipment. Shore This wasbus a surprisetrip toto local. 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Gayring inon the 02 future. 9613 3008 or email You can also write your ads on the australiandiscusassociation@hot If you can’t make that outing., Applications for the vacant position whiteboard at general meetings – mail.comof Social Secretaryfor more have information. been JAWLOCKINJAWLOCKINBAA Mess-UpsGSGS . 24 thenfor which, maybe whiteboard you can attend markers the canjoint Treasurers Report . 5 presentation of Jersey Shore AS Thererather disappointing.was a meeting Unfortunately of the ADA in, be found in the barrel on the front Melbournewe now have on anotherMay 21. positionIf you missed anddesk North if there Jersey are ASnone … already New Jersey on Tropical Fish Weekend itavailable but want as toLynda find hasout foundmore aboutit AtRowemin this stage Round you . .should . be. 6-7too (gotWardley to giveTable peoples’ Show Calendar purses .time . 24 to the board. futurenecessary meetings to call etc it a ring day. Charlie So on busy getting organised to attend the recover). 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