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First Quarter NEC BOG Meeting Sunday, February 1st @ Noon
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2015 NEC CALENDAR
Jan 2015 18 19
DAAS Annual Auction (flyer) 1st Annual Al Faul Memorial Breeders Auction (link)
Jul -Aug 30 – 2
ACA 2015 Convention hosted by NECA (link) (flyer)
Feb 1
15 22
1 Q NEC BOG Meeting (CC) 1 Q NEC General Meeting (SHS) PVAS Auction (link) (flyer)
Aug 5
22 23
GCAS Silent Auction 3 Q NEC BOG Meeting @5P (SHS) NEC Summer Auction
Mar 8
14 15
20-22
NAS Benefit Auction (flyer) TFSRI Spring Auction (flyer) JSAS Spring Auction NEC 40th Annual Convention (link) (flyer)
Sep 11-13
27
TFSRI Show & Auction 3 Q NEC General Meeting (CC)
Apr 19 26
NJAS Giant Spring Auction 2 Q NEC BOG Meeting (SHS)
Oct 9
BASNY Giant Fall Auction
May 1-3
8 17
ALA 2015 Convention hosted by ACLC (link) BASNY Giant Spring Auction OVAS Spring Auction
Nov 15
4 Q NEC BOG Meeting (CC)
Jun 7
2 Q NEC General Meeting (CC)
Dec 6
4 Q NEC General Meeting & Annual (SHS)
*NEC meetings are held at NOON (unless otherwise noted) (SHS) – Sheraton Hartford South hotel (CC) – Conference Call The NEC does not coordinate dates for club events, but does publish this monthly calendar for your convenience. Prior to selecting a date for your club’s next event, please check the NEC calendar for availability, and then notify me of the new date immediately at [email protected] or by phone @ 914-433-2556.
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Hello Everyone, The NEC meeting schedule has been set for 2015 and added to the NEC calendar, please mark your calendars accordingly. If these dates conflict with a club's event, please contact me ASAP so we can make the necessary adjustments. The first auction of the year is DAAS's on January 18th, let's get out and support them. Information about the auction is on a flier accompanying this newsletter and registration forms can be downloaded at their website www.northeastcouncil.org/daas. Clubs: please ensure that Barb Romeo gets the updates for the contact list if your club has held elections. Please check the NEC calendar for upcoming shows/auctions and make sure to send Barb Romeo information/fliers on your club events. Don't forget to get out there and support our sister clubs, you'll have a great time doing it.... Please mark your calendar: the next NEC convention will be held on March 20-22, 2015 at the Rocky Hill Sheraton (editor note: a.k.a. Sheraton Hartford South). The convention is put on for the benefit of the NEC members, so we ask that you help us by supporting this event. Betty Mueller Memorial Award: Last chance to submit nominations for 2014... The award will be presented at the 2015 NEC Annual Convention… This special recognition is given to individuals who, over the years, have given overwhelming dedication and support to the aquarium hobby and to the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies, Inc. The rules are very simple: Your club or any NEC member can nominate up to three persons a year. Each nomination should be accompanied with a paragraph explaining why you feel this person is qualified. You cannot nominate anyone who already has received this honor. A committee of persons who have received the honor and are still active in the NEC will make the
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decision. Please email nominations to Joe Masi at no later than January 30th, 2015. Questions regarding this award should be directed to me at [email protected].
Just a reminder, any organized aquarium club or society can now apply for membership in the NEC. They should send an email to president@northeastcouncil for additional information. NEC meeting dates for 2015: (please note several meeting dates have changed) General: 1Q – Feb 15 (SHS) 2Q – June 7 (CC) 3Q – Sep 27 (CC) 4Q – Dec 6 (SHS) - Annual
BOG: 1Q – Feb 1 (CC) 2Q – Apr 26 (SHS) 3Q – Aug 22 (SHS @ 5pm) 4Q – Nov 15 (CC)
Events: Convention: Mar 20-22 (SHS) Summer Auction: Aug 23 (SHS)
(SHS) – Sheraton Hartford South *(CC) – Conference Call Note: the above dates may change if conflicts are encountered; meeting confirmation and information will be published in the newsletter President’s message. The next NEC Board Meeting will be a held on February 1 at 12 noon. This meeting will be a conference call. Details will be sent prior to the meeting. The next NEC General Meeting will be a held on Sunday February 15, 2015 at 12 noon. This meeting will be held at our new location, the Rocky Hill Sheraton. Details will be sent prior to the meeting. Items to Remember: 1. Send your club contact updates to Barbara Romeo at [email protected] 2. Newsletter events to Barbara Romeo at [email protected] 3. Website news & events to Barbara Romeo at [email protected] 4. Speaker list updates to Linda Giza at [email protected] Please feel free to contact me with questions or suggestions; it's best to contact me by email at [email protected], you can also call me at 1-845-896-4793. Joe Masi NEC President 01/12/15
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Past recipients: 1979 Betty Mueller 1980 Martin Bernard 1981 Penny Faul 1982 Ray Horn 1983 Lee Finley 1984 Ann & Walter Howe 1985 Kathy Beebe 1986 Jack Adinolfi 1987 Sandy Billings 1988 Al Faul 1989 Dave Quinn 1990 John Galvin 1991 John Stankevitch 1992 Bill Kenney 1993 Aline Brousseau 1994 Faith Quinn 1995 Tony Terciera 1996 Don Johnson 1997 Sue & Wally Bush 1998 Diane Adinolfi 1999 Chuck Davis 2000 Aline Finley 2001 Janine & David Banks 2002 Wayne Leibel 2003 Karen Randall 2004 Mark & Anne Broadmeyer 2004 Honoree, Ray Lucas 2005 James White 2006 Rit Forcier 2007 Christine & Frank Policastro 2008 Joe Masi 2009 Linda & David Giza 2010 Barbara Day 2011 Bill Cole 2012 Claudia Dickinson
2013 Leslie Dick 2014 Richard Pierce
Betty Mueller Memorial Honor Lifetime Achievement Award
Deadline: January 30, 2015
This special recognition is given to individuals who, over the years, have given overwhelming dedication and support to the aquarium hobby and to the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies, Inc.
The rules are as follows: Any NEC member club or NEC member can nominate up to three persons a year. Each nomination should be accompanied with a paragraph explaining why you feel this person is qualified. You cannot nominate anyone who already has received this honor. A committee of persons who have received the honor and are still active in the NEC will make the decision.
Please send nominations to: mailto:[email protected]
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NEC Convention Update Convention Update: The 40th Annual Convention will be held on the weekend of March 20-22, 2015 at the Sheraton Hartford South hotel in Rocky Hill CT. Please mark your calendars and plan to celebrate with us! Convention Registration: Online registration will open in mid to late January 2015. We will send out a Mail Chimp announcement when the cart is open for business. Register with our Early Registration Package to get the best prices. The Early Special registration package includes access to all convention speaker presentations, Friday Night Buffet Dinner, Saturday Breakfast Buffet, and Saturday Banquet Buffet. It also includes a 40th anniversary commemorative t-shirt and a chance at a $100 cash raffle prize. The Early Registration includes access to all speaker presentations and the Saturday Breakfast Buffet. All meals include a keynote speaker presentation! (editor’s note: see mail-in registration within this newsletter following the convention update)
Room Sales: For the first time in convention history, the NEC is offering room sales! Vendor room sales rooms are located on the main floor close to the seminar rooms and the main vendor room. There are 11 rooms in this corridor, mostly double rooms. Room vendors must register for the convention, and there is a vendor room fee. Sales of live animals, inverts, and plants only – no food or other hard goods may be sold in room sales rooms. If you are interested in becoming a room sale vendor, please contact Jim Cormier at [email protected]. First come, first in!
NEC IGEES Guppy Show: The NEC and the Boston Guppy Club are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a guppy show sanctioned by the International Guppy Education and Exhibition Society! There is no entry fee for this show, and registration is open until March 15, 2015. For hobbyists who wish to ship fish for entry in the show, they must be shipped to Chairman Bill Gill to arrive prior to 12 noon on Thursday, March 19th at the exhibitor’s expense. There are five award categories and specialty awards for pairs of guppies; each exhibitor
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may only submit one entry per strain. Awards will be eligible for NEC Exhibitor Competition for members of NEC clubs. Pairs will be sold at the NEC Sunday auction with a favorable split. Rules are included in the PDF file attached to this newsletter. This is going to be a very colorful show! Club Tables: Club tables will be available again this year. Club tables are a benefit of membership in the NEC. Club signs will be available at registration. Clubs may use the tables to display auction flyers, membership forms, and sell club items such as shirts on Friday and Saturday. Club members may sell fish and other items on Saturday from 11 – 4pm. The table fee of $20 is waived for clubs who also were eligible for a free registration: BAS, CAPE, DAAS, JSAS, KOI, LIAS, NAS, NECA, NELA, PVAS, PVWG&KC, SNEKA, TFSRI, and UNYKA. There is no table fee if a club only wants to sell club-logo materials, display flyers and membership forms. Every member club may request a table – please e-mail me at [email protected] to request a table. Convention Advertisement: Ted “P. T. Barnum” Coletti continues to promote our convention! Ted has focused on creating and snail/emailing flyers and postcards to all the clubs, posting the bios and photos of our "speakers and features" on our Facebook page, setting up a special FB Event Page and posting to specialty groups on FB, contacting the magazines for coverage, and doing Google and YouTube advertising. Thank you so much, Ted, for your dedication towards the success of our 40th anniversary celebration!
NEC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northeast-Council-of-Aquarium-Societies/243913172321 2015 Convention Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/305779486289679/ We need YOUR help: please help ups promote the convention on the web
by posting on aquarium forums and social media, and any club to which you are a member; sharing posts and inviting friends in our NEC and Event pages; and requesting website to post our bannered ad with a link to the NEC convention URL. If you are a member of a Non-NEC club or national organization, please let me know so that we can send convention postcards to the club or organization to promote our event. My e-mail address is [email protected]. Thanks! Attached at the bottom of the newsletter is our convention flyer. Please print out copies and distribute to friends and club members.
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Hospitality Room: Steve Lundblad, owner of Wet Pet in Portland, Oregon, is this year’s hospitality chair. Steve has hosted the Hospitality Room at our 38th Annual Convention and we are very pleased that he will be joining us again this year! Speakers: Our confirmed speakers are Ariel
Bornstein, Pam Chin (28th), Mark Denaro (38th), Mike Hellweg (36th), Shane Linder (23rd), and Brian Perkins. Two of our speakers have never spoken at the NEC Convention, two have spoken recently, and two haven’t spoken in quite a long time. As a group, the speakers will present 14 talks on Friday and Saturday on a variety of topics and species that I’m sure your will enjoy! Speaker presentation titles are being finalized and will be promoted via Facebook and our convention website. Vendors: Would you like to be a vendor at our 40th annual convention? Do you have a vendor you’d like to see in our vendor room? Please send e-mail to Vendor Chair Nancy Villars/Hallgring at [email protected]. Confirmed Vendors: We welcome back Frank’s Aquarium, The Planted Tank Guru, and South Central Cichlids.
Frank’s Aquarium
The Planted Tank Guru
South Central Cichlids
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Donors and Sponsors: Barbara Romeo is our Donor and Sponsor Chair again this year. If you would like to sponsor or contribute as a donor, please contact Barbara at [email protected].
Conservation: The James J. White Memorial Conservation Fund committee has decided upon the two organizations as recipients of our conservation efforts this year! The freshwater conservation organization is Conservation International (http://www.conservation.org/where/pages/indonesia.aspx) and the saltwater conservation recipient is OLAZUL – innovation for Marine Conservation (http://olazul.org/ ). Conservation International is
involved in conservation of the Asian Arowana (Dragon Fish) which is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, and OLAZUL is involved in developing market-based alternatives to ocean goods produced via destructive
methods. They are currently working with fishing communities in Mexico and Indonesia to design sustainable methods for producing seaweed, shrimp and aquarium fish for consumer markets. If you wish to donate goods, please contact David Giza at [email protected]. You may make monetary donations to conservation when you register for the convention, and you will be thanked on our conservation webpage and in the convention booklet.
Articles Competition: The purpose of the NEC article competition is to reward individual achievement in writing by The Northeast Council of Aquarium Society club members. There will be five categories in the competition with certificate awards of first, second and third place in each category.
There are six categories of articles this year. Breeder Article, Open Class, Humor Article, Junior (Age 17 and under), Continuing Column, and Best Newsletter.
Four (4) articles in each category may be submitted by each club. One bonus article may be submitted per club for a total of 21 articles. All submissions will be in electronic format. Web based newsletters submissions can be submitted as a PDF or a link directly to the article submitted. The competition will include all articles published from January 1st to December 31st. Club publications must be mailed to the Article Competition Chairman Artie Platt at [email protected] no later than January 15, 2015. Please include your club name in the subject line. For more information on the articles competition, please go to http://northeastcouncil.org/NewNEC/index.php/articlecomp
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Photo Competition: We invite all NEC members and convention attendees to submit your best aquatic photographs to the NEC Photographic competition. All entries will be displayed at this year’s Annual Convention, with prizes awarded for the top three photos in each class. The competition is open to all registered Convention attendees and members of the NEC clubs. You do not have to be present to participate.
There are five classes again this year. All entries must be submitted as digital images. The file name for each entry should include the entrant's last name, first name, species name
or brief description, and class and entry number (per class) and e-mailed to chairman Rich Pierce at [email protected] by midnight on Thursday, March 19th.
Each e-mail should not exceed 2 Mb in size and may contain multiple photos. Use several e-mails if necessary. The body of the e-mail should include the entrant's name, address, e-mail address and phone number. A list of files sent should also be included giving the file name, description of the photo, class and entry number.
There will be a photo critique session of all entries following the kickoff and keynote speaker presentation on Friday night.
For more information, please go to http://northeastcouncil.org/NewNEC/index.php/photocomp
Hotel Registration: The Sheraton Hartford South is located at 100 Capital Blvd., Rocky Hill, CT 06067. Room rates this year are just $99 per night! You may make your reservation by calling 1-888-627-8263 and mentioning the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies 2015 Convention. To reserve online, please copy and paste the following link into a web browser): https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/Aquarium . Remember to check our websites – convention and main website – for updates at www.northeastcouncil.org Volunteer: Please consider volunteering to help out during our convention. There are so many ways in which you can enhance your convention experience by lending a helping hand! Help out during the Sunday auction by being a runner, assist in 50/50 raffles throughout the weekend, welcome a newcomer to our weekend celebration – volunteering is easy and is so rewarding! That’s all for January – just 2 short months until we celebrate our 40th annual convention! Leslie
Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies
40th
Annual Convention March 20 – 22, 2015 Sheraton Hartford South, Rocky Hill CT (1 888 627 8263)
www northeastcouncil.org
Name:________________________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________________
City:_____________________________________, State:_________ Zip:_________________
Phone:_______________________________ Club Affiliation:_________________________
Email:__________________________________________
CONVENTION REGISTRATION Your Registration Button will be required to attend all seminars and meetings.
Postmarked on or before March 6, 2015
#_____ Special Package (sz_____)* $135 $______ (add $3 for 2XL and 3XL shirts)
#_____ Non-NEC Mem Spec. Pkg (sz_____)* $145 $______ (add $3 for 2XL and 3XL shirts)
#_____ Registration NEC Members $70 $______
#_____ Reg. for NEC Jr Members (to 17 yrs) $38 $______
#_____ Reg. for Non-NEC Members $80 $______
#_____ Friday Night Buffet $30 $______
#_____ Saturday Banquet Buffet $40 $______
Postmarked after March 6, 2015 and on or before March 14, 2015 NOTE: Special Package after February 24
th does NOT include shirt!
#_____ Add $10 per person registering $______
#_____ Add $5 per Friday Night Buffet $______
#_____ Add $5 per Saturday Banquet Buffet $______
CONVENTION LOGO SHIRTS - preorder only – Shirts can NOT be ordered after March 6, 2015!
Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL ( 2XL thru 3XL - add $3.00 )
T-Shirts $18 Size_________#______ $______
Golf Shirts $27 Size_________#______ $______
NEC Patron Donation ($10, $20, other) $______
Conservation Donation ($10, $20, other) $______
GRAND TOTAL $____________
A very limited number of L & XL T-shirts will be on sale at the Convention for $20 until 12:30PM on Saturday. Any
other shirt sizes or styles MUST be pre-ordered by March 6, 2015.
PLEASE PRINT THE NAMES OF ALL ATTENDEES FOR THEIR NAME BADGES.
Name #1 ___________________________________ Name #3 __________________________________
Name #2 ___________________________________ Name #4 _________________________________
Make Check Payable to Northeast Council and mail with this form to: Leslie Dick, 4 Louis Allan Dr., Danbury, CT 06811
Reserve your Hotel Room on-line or call 1 888 627 8263
and mention the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies 2015 Convention
Refer to convention website for more registration options or contact
Leslie Dick with questions. [email protected] (203)748-7800
Due to circumstances beyond our control, speakers, schedules, and events may be subject to change.
Registration Cancellation Policy: Refunds postmarked or e-mailed on/before March 14th, 2015.
International Guppy Education and Exhibition Society
2015 NEC Convention Show Rules
This is a pairs competition. All entries will be comprised of a male and female of the same strain. Fish will be exhibited side by side in separate containers.
Both the male and female will be judged separately with the pair score determined by a weighted average of the two fish with the male score accounting for 75 percent of the score and the female 25%(Male Score x .75) + (Female Score x .25) = Pair Score
Each exhibitor may only submit one entry per strain.
Due to space limitations this show will be limited to 100 pairs.
There will be 5 awards categories to be determined by the field. Each category will have a 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
place. There will also be a Peoples Choice category with 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place, as well as Best Of Show and Reserve of Show. Awards will be eligible for NEC Exhibitor Competition for members of NEC clubs.
Containers are small “critter keepers” provided by Boston Guppy Club. A single fish will be displayed in each container. There will be no plants or aeration.
All entries must be pre-registered no later than March 15th.
There is no entry fee. The exhibitor is responsible for all fees associated with getting the fish to the show (ie. Shipping, transhipper fees, etc.) Entries will be auctioned in the NEC general auction on Sunday March, 22nd with the Exhibitor getting 75%.
Auction splits will be distributed via PayPal. A valid PayPal email address must be provided with the entry form.
All shipments & registration forms must be shipped to:William Gill435 Anderson Road Sebago, ME 04029Shipments must arrive in Maine prior to 12 Noon on Thursday March, 19th
The Boston Guppy Club, The International Guppy Education and Exhibition Society, the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies, and the Sheraton Harford South will NOT be held responsible for any losses incurred as a result of the show and auction.
Guppy Show Entry Form / Evaluation Sheet
Entry # ___________ (Please place name, club, address, paypal email, and any other pertinent contact info on the back of this form)
Entry Classification:Category Code(s)
Form Type
Primary Color Type
Body Pattern
Body Colors
Dorsal Pattern
Dorsal Colors
Caudal Pattern
Caudal Colors
Entry Evaluation:
Attribute Max Points Score Male Score Female
Body Length 8
Body Form 8
Caudal Length 10
Caudal Form 20
Dorsal Length 5
Dorsal Form 8
Body Color 12
Caudal Color 14
Dorsal Color 10
Vitality 5
Total 100
Judge Signature ______________________________
IGEES Guppy Show Classification Codes
Form Type (Caudal Shape)
Code Description
ST-1 Round Tail
ST-2 Spade Tail
ST-3 Pin Tail
ST-4 Spear Tail
ST-5 Spear Tail Extended Dorsal
LT-1 Delta Tail (American Triangle)
LT-2 Triangle Tail
LT-3 Veil Tail (European Fan)
LT-4 Comet Tail (European Veil)
LT-5 Flag Tail
LT-6 Half Moon (90 degrees)
LT-7 Fan Tail (75 degrees)
ET-1 Top sword
ET-2 Bottom Sword
ET-3 Double Sword
ET-4 Lyre Tail
ET-5 Swallow
GIC Guppy Innovation Contest (Open)
Additional Form Designations (added to the above) -ED Extended Dorsal
-HD High Dorsal
-RF1 Type 1 Ribbon Fin
-RF2 Type 2 Ribbon Fin
-RF3 Type 3 Ribbon Fin
-M Merah / Crown
Primary Body Color
Phenotype Code
Standard Grey G
Blonde (also called Gold in U.S.) B
Gold (also called Bronze) GD
Blue BE
Pink PK
RREA – Real Red Eye Albino A
Platinum - White P
Silver S
Cream C
WREA (Also called golden albino or lutino) W
Additional Colors
Color Code
Red RD
Blue BE
Yellow YW
Green GN
Orange OE
Black BK
White WE
Neon NE
Patterns
Pattern Type Code
Single Color Body, Fin 1C
Two Color Body, Fin 3C
Three Color Body, Fin 4C
Multi Color Body, Fin MC
Half Black Body HB
Three Quarter Black Body 3B
Snakeskin Body, Fin SK
Lace Body, Fin L
Grass Fin G
Neon Body NE
Viennese Emerald Green Body V
Moscow Body MW
Metal Body MT
Japan Blue Body JB
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Obituary Naugatuck - Mr. Kenneth John Purcaro, age 48, of Terryville, passed away on Wednesday December 24, 2014 in Naugatuck, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Purcaro was born in Waterbury on February 5, 1966 a son of Anthony Purcaro of Naugatuck and the late Elaine Marie (Boucher) Purcaro. He worked at Key Human Services. Ken enjoyed riding motorcycles, cooking, music, tattoos, collecting and breeding exotic fish, concerts, eating, especially Pepe's pizza, and was a sci-fi fanatic. He most of all enjoyed spending time with his family and many friends. In addition to his father, Mr. Purcaro is survived by two sisters: Karen Purcaro-Tarsi of Naugatuck and Susanne Purcaro-Daly and her husband William E. Daly, Jr. of Naugatuck, a brother: Anthony Purcaro and his wife Kate of Torrington, five nieces: Alyson Tarsi, Sara Tarsi, Madison Daly, Jillian Daly, and Cali Purcaro and two nephews: William A. Daly and Aiden Purcaro. A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday December 30, 2014 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, 338 North Main St., Naugatuck. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. The Prospect Memorial Funeral Home, 72 Waterbury Road, Prospect is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to The Connecticut Hometown Foundation Dream Ride, 275 Schoolhouse Road, Cheshire, Ct. 06410. To place online condolences please log on to www.prospectmemorial.com
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NEC Slide and Videos All video and slide presentations are available to any NEC club to use as their monthly meeting program. Any other use should be discussed with the NEC slide and video chairman prior to the request. Please make requests as far in advance as possible to allow for scheduling and regular mail delivery. The NEC club requesting the program is responsible for actual shipping charges in both directions. Failure to return the program will result in a $50 replacement charge. Please return programs within 14 days after the scheduled meeting. Requests should be made to: David Banks, 315 US RT 2, Grand Isle, VT 05458
Email: [email protected] or 802-372-8716
DVDs
2014 NEC Convention seminars (app. 1 hr each) Rick Borsetein - Spawning Cichlids Rick Borsetein - 60 Tips Rick Borsetein - Digital Imaging Ted Coletti -Xiphophorus Ted Coletti -Water Gardens Ted Coletti -Wild Livebearers Ted Coletti -Montezuma swordtail Ken McKeighen - Evolution of Fish Ken McKeighen - Pupfish
Ken McKeighen - Geology/Paleontology of Abo Pass, NM Matt Pedersen - Aquarium Ark Matt Pedersen - Marine Fishrooms Roxanne Smolowitz - Anatomy/Physiology FW Fish Mark Soberman - African Catfish Mark Soberman - Cory/Aspidoras/Brochis Kris Weinold - NA native plants Kris Weinold - Aquascaping
2013 NEC Convention seminars (app. 1 hr each) Andre Carletto - Killifish - The Little Known Jewels of the Hobby Andre Carletto - Brazilian Annual Killifish - Ecology and Conservation Status Charles Clapsaddle - American Gambusia Charles Clapsaddle - Hatchery Operation
Charles Clapsaddle -Raising Show Quality Fish Mark Denaro - Fishes for the Reef Aquarium Mark Denaro - Wild Bettas and Other Labryinth Fish
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Todd Gardner -Gems of New York: Collecting Your Own Marine Fishes in Long Island Waters Todd Gardner- Carnivorous Plants: Ecology and Propagation Lee Finley-Foods and Feeding of Loricariidae catfishes Rachel O’Leary - Freshwater Invertebrates, a Primer
Rachel O’Leary -Freshwater Nano Diversity: More Than Just a Small Tank Rich Pierce - Filtration – Making a DeBruyn Filter and a Working Mattenfilter Demo Greg Steeves - Lake Victoria CARES Amanda Wenger -Nano Planted Tank Workshop
2012 NEC Convention seminars (app. 1 hr each) Hans-Georg Evers- Sulawesi Hans-Georg Evers- Rio Xingu Spencer Jack - Bolivia Spencer Jack - Urugauy Klaus Steinhaus – C.A.R.E.S. Klaus Steinhaus - Tropheus Patrick Donston – Healthy Fish Ken Normandin - Panama
Ken Normandin - Rivulus Scott Fellman – nano tanks Scott Fellman - Biotope Scott Fellman – Workshop, Saltwater Rhonda Wilson – Easy Plants Rhonda Wilson – Native Plants Tony Terceira- Workshop, Photography
2009 NEC Convention seminars (app. 1 hr each) Bruce Turner – Pupfish Justin Credabel – Coral Propogation Rusty Wessel – Thorichthys Stephan Tanner – Loricarid Nutrition Wolfgang Staeck – Charachins Wolfgang Staeck – Tropheus
Ghazanfar Ghori – Cryptocorynes Karen Randall – Collecting in Thailand Les Kaufman – Conservation Ole Pedersen – The Algae-free aquarium Ole Pedersen – Uptake of CO2 by plants
2008 NEC Convention seminars (app. 1 hr each) Luis Navarro - aquascaping Eric Do - freshwater crustaceans Eric Bodrock - cory breeding made easy
Charles Clapsaddle - new livebearer strains Chuck Davis - Showing and Judging fish
2007 NEC Convention seminars (app. 1 hr each) Ingo Seidel - Plecos Anton Lamboj - Rheophilic African Cichlids
Dr Frank Marini - Marine Fish Jeff Cardwell - Collecting in Uruguay
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Evening with the Legends April 7-8, 2006 2 ½ hrs, ongoing conversation Bonus disk with interview footage
2006 NEC Convention seminars (app. 1 hr each) Disk 1: Mark Soberman - Catfish Claus Christensen - Aquatic Plants Bob Goemans - Reef Aquaria Larry Jackson - Reef Aquaria Rosario LaCorte - Characins Wayne Leibel - Amazon Waters
Disk 2: Ad Konings - Malawi Cichlids Sallie Boggs - Anabantoids Alan Fletcher - 3/16/2000, Hobby History Chuck Davis - Banquet
2005 and 2003 NEC Convention seminars (app. 1 hr each) Vol 1 30th Convention - 2005 Christel Kasselmann - Aquascaping Paul Loiselle - Lake Victoria Update Rosario LaCorte - Killifish 28th Convention - 2003 Pam Chin - Lake Tanganyika Chichlids Paul Turley - Reproduction of Catfish
Vol 2 30th Convention - 2005 Christel Kasselmann - New Plants Ian Fuller - Breeding Corydoras Gary Lange - Rainbowfish Anton Lamboj - West African Characoids 28th Convention - 2003 Karen Randall - Aquascaping Randy Carey - Spawning the Scatters Anthony Calfo - Coral Propagation
Videos
Raising Livebearers Fry, by Mike Reed, 35 minutes Aquatic Maestro #1, Equipment and setup Aquatic Maestro #2, Set up and water quality Aquatic Maestro #3, Feeding, food, nutrition Aquatic Maestro #4, Livebearers Aquatic Maestro #5, Salt water Aquatic Maestro #6, Barbs and Tetras Aquatic Maestro #7, Disease Aquatic Maestro #8, Gouramis Aquatic Maestro #9, Live Plants Aquatic Maestro #10, Catfish and Bottom gang
Aquatic Maestro #11, Cichlids Aquatic Maestro #12, Aging Aquarium Aquatic Maestro #13, Trickle filters Tetra Cichlid Aquarium, 20 minutes Tetra fish Nutrition, 12 minutes Tetra’s video for a Successful Aquarium, 27 minutes Tetra’s video for a Successful Garden Pond, 22 minutes Tetra’s video for a Successful Marine Aquarium, 30 minutes How to Setup and Maintain Marine Aquariums, 20 minutes Aquarium Maintenance 1 & 2 Wet Dry Filtration Koi Handling #1 Koi Classification Get the Most out of Your Reef Aquarium Harro Heironomous, Catfish Harro Heironomous, Rainbowfish Derek Lambert, Livebearers Peter Lewis, Shell Dwellers Dan Logan, Northwest Natives Kathy & Erik Olson, Amazon Adventure Dave Sandford, Killifish Stan Weitzman, Characins
2003 NEC Convention Seminars, each approx 1 hr Anthony Calfo, Reef Gardening- Coral Propagation Randy Carey -Patterns for Spawning the Scatters Ed Champigny -Koi Pam Chin -Lake Tanganyika Dr Paul Loiselle -Aquarists and Conservation Dr Paul Loiselle- Madagascar Rainbowfish Dr. Gene Lucas - Update of Variation in Betta splendens Charlie Nunziata - Plant Spawning Killifish Karen Randall -Sunken Gardens Mike Schadle -Banquet Paul Turley- Reproduction of Catfish
Additional videos available (TFCB library) Fish People, BBC production TFCB beginners video ACA, ICC video of selected speakers (Stawikoski, Bleher, Ribbink, Barlow, Konings, Dieckoff) ANGFA, 1998 Convention (Hieko Bleher, Gerry Allen, Neil Armstrong ) ANGFA, 1998 Convention (3 presentation by Gunter Schmida ) Collecting in Townsville and Queensland, Australia, Kevin Hosmer Dandy’s Orandas, tape 10, 120 minutes Dandy’s Orandas, tape 11, 120 minutes Dandy’s Orandas, tape 15, 125 minutes
NEC Slides & Videos Updated 1/15/15
TFCB Submission for the NEC Local Fish Store Directory:
Vermont Aquatics
Shop Name: Vermont Aquatics Owner name: Joel Wheeler Store Address: 34 Park St Ste #7, Essex Junction, VT 05452 Phone: 802-585-2638 Website and/or social media: www.vtaqua.com, www.facebook.com/VermontAquatics Store Hours: Tues-Fri 5pm-9pm, Sat-Sun noon-8pm Approx. number of tanks/gallons: Approx 1000 gallons (Fish/Inverts: 18x20g, 2x80g, 3x75g, 2x40g; Corals: 4x60g, 2x40g) Current stock: Saltwater fish and corals of all varieties, as well as a good selection of inverts and live rock. Other information: Vermont Aquatics specializes in saltwater aquarium livestock and related equipment. We can track down just about anything you're looking for, no matter how common or rare. Quarantine of delicate special order animals available on request.
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Local Fish Store Information to be entered into a “Local Fish Store Directory”
Information Requested: • Shop Name, • Owner name, • Full Address, • Phone, • Website and/or social media (e.g., Facebook page) addresses, • Store Hours, • Approx. number of tanks or gallons, • Current stock, • Other information such as specialty items/ordering, hard to find fish, other types of
pets for sale, any discounts offered &/or is a club sponsor. Who can submit: NEC delegate, alternate delegate or NEC member club president Submit to: Barbara Romeo at [email protected]
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Listings for “Wants to Buy, Sell &/or Trade” in the NEC Newsletter
Rules & Disclaimer: If you would like to advertise a Swap Shop listing please forward information to Barbara Romeo at
[email protected] by the tenth of each month. Be sure to include all pertinent information in your announcement. NEC reserves the right to deny a listing for any reason. Users of the Swap Shop should understand that they do so AT THEIR OWN RISK. Both parties understand and agree to complete the transaction independently of the NEC. The NEC is in no way responsible for any portion of these transactions and cannot be held in any way liable for any loss incurred by either party in the transaction. Furthermore, participation in the Swap Shop serves as acceptance of these rules.
Congrats to Kurt!
On 12/27/14 Bill Gill announced Kurt Johnston from the Aquarium Club of Lancaster County (ACLC) has joined the IGEES Leadership Council as the second member from North America. In addition, ACLC is the first general aquarium society in North America to have joined the IGEES.
In Memory of Al Faul Boston Aquarium Society invites any and all NEC member clubs to join us Monday evening, February 16, 2015 at 8PM at the New England Aquarium to tour the facility. Parking meters are free after 8PM.
Please note that all NEC clubs are listed on the NEC website’s homepage, and have a link to each of the local club’s websites if you need additional information for any of the club meetings.
January, 2015
January 21
Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island (TFSRI) Tony Terceira
Killifish More info: http://tfsri.net/tfsri-wp/
January 24 New England Cichlid Association (NECA)
Jim Kenniston “The Kenniston Fish Room”
More info: http://www.necichlids.com/#!events/c1mo2
January 24
The Cichlid Club of York (CCY) Holiday Party
More info: http://www.cichlidclubofyork.com
January 25
Greg Billings “Making a pendant floating java moss "island" for
your shrimp and guppy fry to hide in! Making "pleco" caves out of wood or clay.”
@ Greg Billing’s Home More info:
http://www.newenglandguppies.org/Meetings/meetingschedule.htm
January 27
Greater Hartford Aquarium Society Tom Ganley
Collecting Trip More info:
http://www.ghasct.org/modules/extcal/event.php?event=21
Triple Crown Fish AuctionSaturday, March 16, 2011
The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island presents
TFSRI’s split is $3 per bag sold, all the rest goes to the vendor.No limit on the number of lots submitted. All lots must be live sh, plants or aquarium-related items. See rules for complete details.
Preregister by March 11th and get a red dot sticker to bump one bag to the start of the auc-tion.
All lots open at $3. Lots not selling for the minimum bid of $3 are returned to the seller. Lots selling for only $3 are considered dona-tions to TFSRI.
Vendor Fee: $2Bidder Card: $2 (Waived for Vendors)Bump any lot $2 Rebagging fee: $2The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island
meets on the third Wednesday of each month (except December) at 7:30 PM. Meetings are free and all are welcome to attend. Go to www.tfsri.net for meeting location
BRING YOUR BEST FISH!For a $1 fee you can put a reserve on any lot! YOU set the minimum bid, if the lot doesn’t sell for your price or better, you get it back!
Doors will be open at 10:00 AM.The auction starts promptly at 12:00 PM
Free Admission! All are welcome!
Visit www.tfsri.net for complete rules and auction forms.
St. Joseph’s Parish Center1303 Mendon Road (Rte. 122)Cumberland, RI
DIRECTIONS TO THE AUCTION:Route 295 to Route 122, (exit 10). Take a left off the ramp, proceed past the Burger King on your left and Route 116 on your right. Continue on route 122 for approximately one mile. St. Joseph’s church will be on your left. Turn left into the driveway immediately before the church, and follow the driveway around the rear of the church and proceed to the top of the hill. The Parish center will be on your right.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Al Wagonblott 401-619-7805 [email protected]
or visit us on the web at: www.tfsri.net
January 31
Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island (TFSRI) Three Fish Room Open House
10:30 AM- 4 PM More info: http://tfsri.net/tfsri-wp/
February, 2015
February 10
Nassau County Aquarium Society Dan Puleo
Local Fish Store Report More info: http://www.ncasweb.org
February 13 Brooklyn Aquarium Society (BASNY)
Joe Yaiullo “Saltwater Superstar!”
More info: http://www.basny.org
February 16
Boston Aquarium Society (BAS) New England Aquarium Tour
All invited in memory of Al Faul More info: http://www.bostonaquariumsociety.org/
February 18 Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island (TFSRI)
Member Appreciation Night More ore info: http://tfsri.net/tfsri-wp/
February 19
North Jersey Aquarium Society (NJAS) Bob Larsen Sr.
“Moving Your Fish Room” More info: http://www.njas.net
Triple Crown Fish AuctionSaturday, March 16, 2011
The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island presents
TFSRI’s split is $3 per bag sold, all the rest goes to the vendor.No limit on the number of lots submitted. All lots must be live sh, plants or aquarium-related items. See rules for complete details.
Preregister by March 11th and get a red dot sticker to bump one bag to the start of the auc-tion.
All lots open at $3. Lots not selling for the minimum bid of $3 are returned to the seller. Lots selling for only $3 are considered dona-tions to TFSRI.
Vendor Fee: $2Bidder Card: $2 (Waived for Vendors)Bump any lot $2 Rebagging fee: $2The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island
meets on the third Wednesday of each month (except December) at 7:30 PM. Meetings are free and all are welcome to attend. Go to www.tfsri.net for meeting location
BRING YOUR BEST FISH!For a $1 fee you can put a reserve on any lot! YOU set the minimum bid, if the lot doesn’t sell for your price or better, you get it back!
Doors will be open at 10:00 AM.The auction starts promptly at 12:00 PM
Free Admission! All are welcome!
Visit www.tfsri.net for complete rules and auction forms.
St. Joseph’s Parish Center1303 Mendon Road (Rte. 122)Cumberland, RI
DIRECTIONS TO THE AUCTION:Route 295 to Route 122, (exit 10). Take a left off the ramp, proceed past the Burger King on your left and Route 116 on your right. Continue on route 122 for approximately one mile. St. Joseph’s church will be on your left. Turn left into the driveway immediately before the church, and follow the driveway around the rear of the church and proceed to the top of the hill. The Parish center will be on your right.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Al Wagonblott 401-619-7805 [email protected]
or visit us on the web at: www.tfsri.net
Triple Crown Fish AuctionSaturday, March 16, 2011
The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island presents
TFSRI’s split is $3 per bag sold, all the rest goes to the vendor.No limit on the number of lots submitted. All lots must be live sh, plants or aquarium-related items. See rules for complete details.
Preregister by March 11th and get a red dot sticker to bump one bag to the start of the auc-tion.
All lots open at $3. Lots not selling for the minimum bid of $3 are returned to the seller. Lots selling for only $3 are considered dona-tions to TFSRI.
Vendor Fee: $2Bidder Card: $2 (Waived for Vendors)Bump any lot $2 Rebagging fee: $2The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island
meets on the third Wednesday of each month (except December) at 7:30 PM. Meetings are free and all are welcome to attend. Go to www.tfsri.net for meeting location
BRING YOUR BEST FISH!For a $1 fee you can put a reserve on any lot! YOU set the minimum bid, if the lot doesn’t sell for your price or better, you get it back!
Doors will be open at 10:00 AM.The auction starts promptly at 12:00 PM
Free Admission! All are welcome!
Visit www.tfsri.net for complete rules and auction forms.
St. Joseph’s Parish Center1303 Mendon Road (Rte. 122)Cumberland, RI
DIRECTIONS TO THE AUCTION:Route 295 to Route 122, (exit 10). Take a left off the ramp, proceed past the Burger King on your left and Route 116 on your right. Continue on route 122 for approximately one mile. St. Joseph’s church will be on your left. Turn left into the driveway immediately before the church, and follow the driveway around the rear of the church and proceed to the top of the hill. The Parish center will be on your right.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Al Wagonblott 401-619-7805 [email protected]
or visit us on the web at: www.tfsri.net
March, 2015
March 12
Tropical Fish Club of Burlington (TFCB Ann Whitman
“Breeding Angelfish” More info: http://www.tfcb.org
March 13 Brooklyn Aquarium Society (BASNY)
Discus Hans “Raising Discus”
More info: http://www.basny.org
March 19
North Jersey Aquarium Society (NJAS) Mark Soberman
“Catfish” More info: http://www.njas.net
(Begins on following page)
Aquarium Club of Lancaster County
The Aquarium Club of Lancaster County, Inc. is a 501c3 Public Charity Pennsylvania Corporation
Joel was born on the southside of Pittsburgh in 1962. He was raised in the suburbs of the city and attended the University of
Pittsburgh where he earned a BS in Physics, and he then followed that up with an MS in Environmental Science at New York University. Joel's first brush with the organized hobby
came in 1976 when he found an ad for the American Killifish Association in an old aquarium hobby magazine. Having always
appreciated the beauty of these fishes from the color plates in the old "Innes book", he joined in order to acquire some. A few years later Joel found the Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society, where he was a member for a few years before
graduating from Pitt and moving out of the area. Joel has maintained anywhere from a few to about 60 tanks at any one time throughout his adult life and has kept
many different species of fish.
This program will provide a review of the methods Joel has used to keep, breed and raise rainbowfishes and blue-eyes and includes a review of the species available in
the hobby.
Time & Place
Saturday January 17th 2015
1:00 PM
Hand-in-Hand Fire Co. 313 enterprise Dr.
Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
Introduction to Rainbowfish & Blue-Eyes
DANBURY AREA AQUARIUM SOCIETY
Serving the Hudson Valley Area, Westchester, Fairfield, and Litchfield Counties
30th Annual AUCTION - Winter 2015! SUNDAY, January 18, 2015
OF FISH (All Species), AQUARIUM EQUIPMENT AND RELATED DRY GOODS,
TO BE HELD AT THE: Knights of Columbus Hall #6318 10 Fair St Carmel, NY 10512
No Pre-registration: 1 red dot, 1 add’l dot per 10 bags, 50/50 split, 60/40 for 6 or more *lots, please label your bags (see auction rules)
*Acceptable lots will be determined by the auction committee
Vendors: TBA
Food & Refreshments will be available
AUCTION HOURS:
REGISTRATION.................................8:30 AM TO 11:15 AM
VIEWING OF GOODS........................10:00 AM TO 11:15 AM
AUCTION..................................................11:30 AM TO 5 PM
RAFFLE..........................................................................50 / 50
D.A.A.S. INVITES YOU TO ATTEND!
DIRECTIONS TO KofC Hall:
WESTBOUND
Take Interstate 84 to exit 19. Turn right on NY-312, follow to US-6. Turn right onto US-6, follow for 2.3 miles. Turn right onto NY-52 follow for 0.5 miles. Turn right onto Fair Street, KofC hall is on right past gas station. Parking in rear...
EASTBOUND
Take Interstate 84 to exit 18. Turn right on NY-311, follow to NY-52. Turn left onto NY-52, follow for 3.0 miles. Turn left onto Fair Street, KofC hall is on right past gas station. Parking in rear...
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:
RICH LITSKY (845) 721-0783
JOE MASI (845) 896-4793
Web: www.northeastcouncil.org/daas
Email: [email protected]
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THE BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETY PRESENTS
FRIDAY, FEB. 13 @ 7:30 PM104 Years of Educating Aquarists
$5 Donation for Non-members. Good towards membership that night only.Free Parking • Free Refreshments
For Information Visit BROOKLYNAQUARIUMSOCIETY.COMOr Call BAS 24 Hr. Calendar of Events Hotline (718) 837-4455
At The New York Aquarium, Education Hall, Surf Ave. & West 8th St., Bklyn, NY 11229HELD THE 2ND FRIDAY EACH MONTH, EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST
Car Directions: Belt Parkway to Ocean Parkway South (Exit 7S). Take Ocean Parkway approx. 1/2 mile. The NY Aquarium will be on your left.
Subway Directions: Either the Q or F trains to West 8th St., NY Aquarium Station.
Marine Fish, Aqua-cultured Corals, Freshwater Fish, Plants & Dry Goods Auction
Joe Yaiullo
THE BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETYPRESENTS
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SALTWATER
SUPERSTAR!
THE BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETY PRESENTS
FRIDAY, FEB. 13 @ 7:30 PM104 Years of Educating Aquarists
$5 Donation for Non-members. Good towards membership that night only.Free Parking • Free Refreshments
For Information Visit BROOKLYNAQUARIUMSOCIETY.COMOr Call BAS 24 Hr. Calendar of Events Hotline (718) 837-4455
At The New York Aquarium, Education Hall, Surf Ave. & West 8th St., Bklyn, NY 11229HELD THE 2ND FRIDAY EACH MONTH, EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST
Car Directions: Belt Parkway to Ocean Parkway South (Exit 7S). Take Ocean Parkway approx. 1/2 mile. The NY Aquarium will be on your left.
Subway Directions: Either the Q or F trains to West 8th St., NY Aquarium Station.
Marine Fish, Aqua-cultured Corals, Freshwater Fish, Plants & Dry Goods Auction
Joe Yaiullo
THE BROOKLYN AQUARIUM SOCIETYPRESENTS
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SUPERSTAR!
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Giant Auction of Live Tropical Fish, Aquatic Plants, and Dry Goods
Silent Auction Plant Table!! Raffles!! 50/50 Cash Raffle!! Vendor Tables!!
Food & Refreshments Available From the Knights’ Kitchen
Bring the Entire Family and Enjoy the Day with New and Old Friends!
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Knights of Columbus Hall
460 Granby Road, Chicopee, MA 01013
Auction starts at 11:30 AM Doors open at 9:00 AM for viewing
and vendor registration
Free Admission!! Everyone is Welcome!!
DIRECTIONS TO KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL
From I-91 north or south: Take Exit 12 to I-391 north, go 1 mile to Exit 3, take a right onto Granby Road, go straight thru lights and up the hill, Knights of Columbus Hall is 1 mile on the left. From I-90 east or west: Take Exit 5 Chicopee, bear left after toll booth, take a right onto Montgomery Street and stay in left lane, take a left at lights onto Granby Road, Knights of Columbus Hall is 1-1/4 mile on the right.
For more information contact: Jacob Guinasso [email protected] Christina Guinasso [email protected]
Martha Morris [email protected]
Norwalk Aquarium Society
37th Annual Tropical Fish &
Aquarium Equipment Benefit
Auction for Earthplace
Sunday, March 8, 2015 Set up and viewing 9:30 AM-11:30 AM
Auction begins around Noon
At
Earthplace-The Nature Discovery Center 10 Woodside Lane, Westport, Connecticut
Auction open to the Public – free of charge
One of the Northeast’s Largest Auctions of Beautiful
Tropical Fish & New and Good Used Aquarium Equipment! For more information visit websites: www.norwalkas.org or www.earthplace.org
Or Call - (203) 227-7253 ext. 110
Directions to the Earthplace Nature Discovery Center
From Merritt Parkway - Wilbur Cross:
Exit 41. If coming from New Haven turn right at exit, (if coming from New York, turn left at exit). Proceed on CT Route 33. At first traffic light turn right onto Kings Highway North. Proceed straight and turn right (second town road) onto Woodside Avenue. Woodside Avenue ends at the stop sign and Woodside Lane continues to Earthplace.
From New England Thruway (I-95)
From either direction take exit 17 and turn left onto Riverside Avenue (Route 33). Go straight approximately 1 mile to Sylvan Road South (on left - gas station at corner). Turn left onto Sylvan Rd S. Turn right at light (Post Road, Route 1) take first left onto Kings Highway, take left at Woodside Avenue-proceed to end of street. Woodside Lane continues to Earthplace.
From Norwalk or Westport Via Rte 1.
Follow Route 1 to Kings Highway North. Take left onto Woodside Avenue and proceed to end of street. Woodside Avenue ends at the stop sign and Woodside Lane continues to Earthplace.
Triple Crown Fish AuctionSaturday, March 14, 2015
The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island presents
TFSRI’s split is $3 per bag sold, all the rest goes to the vendor.No limit on the number of lots submitted. All lots must be live fi sh, plants or aquarium-related items. See rules for complete details.
Preregister by March 9th and get a red dot sticker to bump one bag to the start of the auc-tion.
All lots open at $3. Lots not selling for the minimum bid of $3 are returned to the seller. Lots selling for only $3 are considered dona-tions to TFSRI.
Vendor Fee: $2Bidder Card: $2 (Waived for Vendors)Bump any lot $2 Rebagging fee: $2The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island
meets on the third Wednesday of each month (except December) at 7:30 PM. Meetings are free and all are welcome to attend. Go to www.tfsri.net for meeting location
BRING YOUR BEST FISH!For a $1 fee you can put a reserve on any lot! YOU set the minimum bid, if the lot doesn’t sell for your price or better, you get it back!
Doors will be open at 10:00 AM.The auction starts promptly at 12:00 PM
Free Admission! All are welcome!
Visit www.tfsri.net for complete rules and auction forms.
St. Joseph’s Parish Center1303 Mendon Road (Rte. 122)Cumberland, RI
DIRECTIONS TO THE AUCTION:Route 295 to Route 122, (exit 10). Take a left off the ramp, proceed past the Burger King on your left and Route 116 on your right. Continue on route 122 for approximately one mile. St. Joseph’s church will be on your left. Turn left into the driveway immediately before the church, and follow the driveway around the rear of the church and proceed to the top of the hill. The Parish center will be on your right.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Al Wagonblott 401-619-7805 [email protected]
or visit us on the web at: www.tfsri.net
TFSRI Auction Rules 1. Live fi sh and aquatic invertebrates, aquatic plants and aquarium related material only! 2. Each participant may bring as many lots as they like. There is a limit of 3 lots per species. 3. No animals or plants restricted or deemed illegal by the Rhode Island or Federal Govern-
ments will be accepted. No deformed fi sh will be accepted including “Bloody Parrot Cichlids”and any “ballon” fi sh. No hybrids except for Flowerhorn Cichlids and domestic livebearer strains are accepted.
4. All fi sh lots must be properly double-bagged – A fee of $2.00 will be charged for lots not double-bagged, leaking or otherwise requiring rebagging. Seller must mark each bag for species, pairs, male/females etc. Unidentifi able lots will be returned to the seller.
5. Dry goods must be in new or like-new condition. No used aquarium gravel. No light bulbs in any condition.
6. Lots not selling for the minimum bid of $3 are returned to the seller. Seller’s proceeds may be collected after all of a seller’s lots have sold. If the seller leaves before all lots are sold, the seller’s proceeds will be mailed to the address provided by the seller.
7. The seller must pick up any lots that fail to sell. Any items left will become the property of TFSRI.
8. All bidders must register at the auction table for a bidder number. Bidder numbers are avail-able for $2.00 each. – Vendor registration includes a free bidder number.
9. Bidders must pay for all purchases before leaving the auction. Payment must be by cash or check with a valid driver’s license. Credit cards are NOT accepted.
10. The registrar and auctioneer have the right to refuse any lot due to size, defects, sickness, inadequate bagging or any other disqualifying reason.
11. To pre-register for the auction e-mail your name, address & phone number to Al Wagon-blott: [email protected]
Pre-registration deadline is the Monday before the auction. Pre-registrants will receive a “red-dot” sticker to place on one bag, which will be auctioned before all other lots.
12. After the “red-dot” items are sold, the 10 table system will be used. The order of the tables will be determined by random draw. Lots may be bumped to the start of the line any time after the red-dot lots are sold for a $2 fee.
13. All sellers must completely fi ll out a vendor form. Vendor forms are obtainable at our web site www.tfsri.net, at a meeting, by e-mail request, or at the auction.
14. All vendor forms and lots to be sold must be received at the registration table before 12 Noon on the day of the auction.
15. TFSRI and the auctioneer will do their best to assure that all items at the auction are what they claim to be, but it it the bidder’s responsibility to assure that the item is what you intend to bid on. Unless the item was misrepresented by the auctioneer, all purchases are fi nal. You are responsible for assuring the lot is what you want BEFORE you bid.
16. Unless a reserve price is set by the seller, the opening bid amount is $3.00. The auctioneer may open at a higher price for items expected to sell at higher prices. If a lot sells for only $3.00, it is considered to be a donation to TFSRI .
17. The auctioneer has the FINAL WORD on all bids.
If you would like to advertise your monthly meetings or special events, please forward the information to Barbara Romeo by the tenth of each month. Be sure to include all pertinent information (location, time, contact person or website for additional information) in your announcement.
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NEC MEMBER CLUBS: Aquarium Club of Lancaster County ACLC Boston Aquarium Society BAS Boston Guppy Club BGC Brooklyn Aquarium Society BASNY Central New York Aquarium Society CNYAS Cichlid Club of York CCNY Connecticut Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts CAPE Connecticut Betta Club CBC Danbury Area Aquarium Society DAAS Greater City Aquarium Society GCAS Greater Hartford Aquarium Society GHAS Jersey Shore Aquarium Society JSAS Koi Organisation International K.O.I. Long Island Aquarium Society LIAS Nassau County Aquarium Society NCAS New England Cichlid Association NECA New England Fancy Guppy Assoc. NEFGA New Hampshire Aquarium Society NHAS New York Planted Tank NYPT Northeast Livebearers Association NELA North Jersey Aquarium Society NJAS Norwalk Aquarium Society NAS Otter Valley Aquarium Society OVAS Pioneer Valley Aquarium Society PVAS Pioneer Valley Water Garden & Koi PVWG&K Southern New England Killifish Assoc. SNEKA Tropical Fish Club of Burlington TFCB Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island TFSRI Upstate NY Killifish Association UNYKA Worcester Aquarium Society WAS NEC Board of Governors 2014-2016 President: Joe Masi (DAAS) [email protected] Vice President: Rich Pierce (SNEKA/TFSRI) [email protected] Treasurer: Joe Dinho (DAAS) [email protected] Recording Secretary: Fran Masi (DAAS) [email protected] Corresponding Secretary: Barbara Romeo (DAAS) [email protected] Past President: Christine Policastro (NJAS) [email protected]
Members At Large 2014-2016 Karen Pattist (K.O.I.) Linda Giza (NELA) Leslie Dick (DAAS) Peter Izzo (NAS) Bill Gill (BAS) Russ McAndrews (BAS) Standing Committees: Corporate Agent …………. Dave Hardenbrook Competititve Events (NEC
Sponsored) ……………... George Goulart Constitution and By-Laws .. Joe Masi Judging & Standards …….. Anne Broadmeyer Legislation ……………….. Dave Giza Planning (Council Mtg. Prog.) Linda Giza Programs (Slides & Videos) .. Dave Banks Public Relations (Society
Relations) ……………… Open Organization (Assist / New
Groups) ………………... Open Raffles (Fund Raising) …… Open Shows …………………….. Open Workshop ………………… Leslie Dick Non-Standing Committees: Advertising ………………… Bill Gill Articles Competition ………. Artie Platt Auction …………… Joe Masi / Dave Giza Betty Mueller ……………… Joe Masi Breeder Participation Program Richard Pierce JJW Memorial Conservation..Dave Giza Donations ……………...…. Barbara Romeo Exhibitor Competition…… Bill Gill Historian …………………… Dave Banks Newsletter ………………… Barbara Romeo Nominating ……………….. Linda Giza Photo Contest ……………. Rich Pierce Speakers ……………………Linda Giza Sunshine ……………………Fran Masi Webmaster …………………Mark Broadmeyer
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NEC Member Clubs
(click on individual logos to go to the respective website or contact info)
OTTER VALLEY
AQUARIUM SOCIETY
Here is the OVAS LOGOJOHN!TODARO
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT Scott Craig [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT Ben [email protected]
SECRETARY Mike [email protected]
TREASURER Don [email protected]
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Linda Giza
BOARD MEMBERS
Michael [email protected] [email protected] Maier
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
AUCTION CHAIR Linda GizaMEMBERSHIP Linda Giza & Don Hennemann
PROGRAMS Linda Giza MUSEUM LIASON Linda GizaLIBRARY Bill Maier REFRESHMENTS Scott Craig & William MaierSUNSHINE Linda GizaNEWSLETTER Jerine Blissett BYLAWS Linda GizaEXCHANGE EDITOR Linda GizaNEC DELEGATE Will Fontaine NEC ALT. DELEGATE Martha Morris
The Underwater News is the official publication of the Pioneer Valley Aquarium Society, Inc. and is published either monthly or bimonthly except for July and August. The views and opinions printed herein are those of the individual authors, and are not necessarily those of PVAS. The Underwater News is provided free to our members as part of their membership. Unless otherwise indicated, original articles and drawings may be re-printed in other non-profit publications, as long as credit is given to the author and The Underwater News. Two copies of the publication in which the reprint appears should be sent to PVAS. Address all exchange bulletins and correspondence to the Pioneer Valley Aquarium Society, Inc. c/o Michael Liu, 14 Indian Hill, Florence, MA 01062.
IN THIS ISSUE
3 WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE CLUB
Minutes from our General & BOD Meeting, Treasurer’s Report &
Up Coming Events
5 How I Raise Anabantoid Fry
By Kevin Thurston
From CAS Newsletter and Aquarist, Colorado Aquarium Society
Aquarticles.com
7 PVAS PROGRAMS & CONTEST
Breeder Awards, Bowl Show Results, & Photo Show Contest
9 BUSINESS DIRECTORY & TRADING POST
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Triple Crown Fish AuctionSaturday, March 16, 2011
The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island presents
TFSRI’s split is $3 per bag sold, all the rest goes to the vendor.No limit on the number of lots submitted. All lots must be live sh, plants or aquarium-related items. See rules for complete details.
Preregister by March 11th and get a red dot sticker to bump one bag to the start of the auc-tion.
All lots open at $3. Lots not selling for the minimum bid of $3 are returned to the seller. Lots selling for only $3 are considered dona-tions to TFSRI.
Vendor Fee: $2Bidder Card: $2 (Waived for Vendors)Bump any lot $2 Rebagging fee: $2The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island
meets on the third Wednesday of each month (except December) at 7:30 PM. Meetings are free and all are welcome to attend. Go to www.tfsri.net for meeting location
BRING YOUR BEST FISH!For a $1 fee you can put a reserve on any lot! YOU set the minimum bid, if the lot doesn’t sell for your price or better, you get it back!
Doors will be open at 10:00 AM.The auction starts promptly at 12:00 PM
Free Admission! All are welcome!
Visit www.tfsri.net for complete rules and auction forms.
St. Joseph’s Parish Center1303 Mendon Road (Rte. 122)Cumberland, RI
DIRECTIONS TO THE AUCTION:Route 295 to Route 122, (exit 10). Take a left off the ramp, proceed past the Burger King on your left and Route 116 on your right. Continue on route 122 for approximately one mile. St. Joseph’s church will be on your left. Turn left into the driveway immediately before the church, and follow the driveway around the rear of the church and proceed to the top of the hill. The Parish center will be on your right.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Al Wagonblott 401-619-7805 [email protected]
or visit us on the web at: www.tfsri.net
