Upcoming Events. Inside This Issue: Tuesday April 17 TFCEC Annual Awards Banquet at The Columns Banquets 2221 Transit

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1 Upcoming Events Tuesday April 17 TFCEC Annual Awards Banquet at The Columns Banquets 2221 Transit Rd, Elma, NY No regular meeting Nominal fee required Sunday April 12, 2015 Erie Aquarium Society Spring Auction at new location Perry Hi-Way Social Hall 8281 Oliver Road, Erie Pa Saturday April 25, 2015 Central NY Aquarium Society Spring Auction St. Matthew Over the Rainbow Child Care Center 214 Kinne St., East Syracuse, NY Sunday April 26, 2015 Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society, Inc. Spring Auction May 15-17, 2015 Caoac Convention Burlington Holiday Inn and Conference Centre 3063 South Service Rd Burlington, Ontario L7N3E9 Canada Tuesday May 19 TFCEC Monthly Meeting The Chicken Coop, VFW Post 8113, 299 Leydecker Road, West Seneca NY. Meeting Starts at 7:00 PM Mini Auction, Raffles, Program: Ray Lucas Bowl Show: New World Cichlids, AOV Inside This Issue: Chariman s Message Page 2 Membership Page 2 Bowl Show Page 3 BAP/HAP/WAP Page 4 Breeding Discus by Josh Vito Pages 5, 6 Picture Page Page 7 Classified Ads Page 8 Secretary Report Page9 Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter April 2015 Page 1

2 It seems we had a silver lining when we moved our auction date from February to March. We had a large group of supporters and they came to buy. They also came to eat! The kitchen staff reported record numbers as did the Aucton Committee. Thank you to all the people that worked and helped to make this day enjoyable. We had Ray Bierbower from Erie Aquarium Society speak at our meeting in March on building a fishroom and it was well received.. The members asked good questions and lots of them. Ray is very well educated and can hold the audience interest while he is talking. I believe he is one of the best speakers we have had at our meetings and and in my opinion well become a world renowned speaker if he so chooses. If you are lucky enough to get a date booked for him, you will not be disappointed. April brings the annual awards banquet and this month. We have many awards to present so I know that many of our members have been busy breeging, propagating, and writing. in regards to this hobby. Our membership chairman is reporting new memberships each month and I am seeing many new and young faces at the recent meetings. It is good to see that the hobby will be represented by the younger generation. I have nothing new spawning in my tanks at this point but Kim was gracious enough to provide me with a spawning pair of Jewels. Thanks Kim! Perhaps I will see some fry in the near future. I know they are common but they are very pretty and relatively mild tempered for an African riverine cichlid. That is all for now. See you at the next meeting Tom 2015 Officers Chairman Tom Heisler TfcecTom@gmail.com Vice Chairman Tom Rizzo Triz316@verizon.net Treasurer Ed Osika Secretary Kim Ball Kimantha333@gmail.com Ex officio Randy Seufert TfcPrez2@aim.com Newsletter Editor Tom Heisler TfcecTom@gmail.com Board of Directors 2015 Term Tony Martina Antoniomfmartina@yahoo.com Jim Fitzgerald Jfitz105@hotmail.com Bill Wroblewski WildBill41361@aol.com John J Williams Fdfish5@verizon.net Board of Directors 2016 Term Peter Reukauf Petespoint@juno.com Jack Mullen JackMullen2001@yahoo.com Mike Culkowski TfcecMikeC@gmail.com Larry Gibbs Membership by Chris Hardy For information on joining the club: TfcecChris@gmail.com Welcome New Members: Leonard Chestnut, Jason Langdon, Paul Maly, James Staker Dues Due: Darlene Baumann, Amanda Czechowski. Ann Fuller, Anthony Dues Due (continued): Hartmann, Bob Kowalski, Julie Ludwig, Tony Martina, Kathy Mazur, Deann and Dan Newsham / Saunders, Michael Pease, Thomas Pirog, Tom Rizzo, Peter Schirrmacher, Dawn Wetzel, John Carella Jr., Shirley Flierl, Jodi Ghianni, Michelle Horschel, Erik Jensen, Brett Judd, Sandie Karsst, Louis Vitello, Tom Wlosinski, Kim Ziemba, Russ Sciandra Overdue: Nathan Pieroni, James Mule, Casey Newton, Robert Covert, Dawn Domagala, Kevin Egan, David Michael, Curt Young Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter April 2015 Page 2

3 March 2015 Bowl Show Results Invertebrates 1st place Coral Banded Shrimp, Erik Jensen 2nd place Nerite Snail, Peter Reukauf 3rd place Zebra Snail, Donna Czarnecki 4th place Self Cloning Crayfish, Kim Ball Any Other Variety 1st place Discus, Bill Wroblewski 2nd place Goyder River Rainbow, Peter Reukauf 3rd place Electric Blue Ram, Donna Czarnecki 4th place Tropheus Dubosi, Erik Jensen Bowl show pictures provided by Peter Reukauf Bowl Show Categories 2015 January: Goldfish, Koi, AOV February: Livebearers, AOV March: Invertebrates, AOV April: No bowl show-awards Banquet May: New World Cichlids, AOV June: Characins, Photographs(taken by the entrant and preferrably framed ), AOV July: Old World Cichlids, Killies, AOV August: No bowl show-family Picnic September: Catfish, Loaches AOV October: Barbs, Fish related arts and crafts(done by the entrant), AOV November: Anabantids, AOV December: Red fish, Green fish, AOV *AOV=Any Other Variety of fish Fish of the Month Totals Jenny Walker 8 points Dawn Domagala 4 points Eric Jensen 10 points Mike Culkowski 2 points Bill Wroblewski 3 points Donna Czarnecki 8points Jason and Kim Ball 2 points Peter Reukauf 9 points Josh Vito 1 point Any Other Variety Totals Bob Fessler 11 points Peter Reukauf 9 points Donna Czarnecki 7 points Bill Wroblewski 7 points Mike Culkowski 1 point Eric Jensen 7 points Bonnie Gifford 1 point John Buckaczeski 4 points Tom Nuwer 1 point Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter April 2015 Page 3

4 2015 HAP Totals Data submitted by Chuck Mule Christopher Hardy 75 Josh Vito 20 Ed Osika 30 Donna Czarnecki 45 Bill Wroblewski 35 Chuck Mule 10 Peter Reukauf 10 Hap Submissions for March Data submitted by Chuck Mule Donna Czarnecki: Blyxa japonica 10 pts. Hydrocotyle leucocephala 10 pts. Hygrophila sp. Bold 10 pts. Ed Osika: Rotala indica 15 pts. Bill Wroblewski: Echinodorus parviflorus 15 pts 2015 WAP Point Totals Jason and Kimberly Ball 10 Jenny Walker 60 Chuck Mule 50 Josh Vito TBD 2015 BAP Totals Data submitted by Tom Rizzo Tom Heisler 70 Donna Czarnecki 40 Bill Wroblewski 25 Chris Hardy 20 Kendra Crumb 20 Robert Fessler 20 Bill Duzen 15 Peter Reukaf 10 Jason and Kimberly Ball 100 Sandra Karsst 10 BAP Submissions for March Data submitted by Tom Rizzo Jason and Kimberly Ball: Limia Vittata 5 pts. Skiffia Francesae 40 pts. Mylandia Estherae 10 pts. Labidochromis Caeruleus 10 pts. Pearl Gourami 10 pts. Buenos Aires Tetra 15 pts. Tom Heisler: Aulonocara Baenschi 10 pts. BAP Chairmen: Tom Rizzo, Bill Wroblewski HAP Charimen: Chuck Mule, Bill Duzen To ph Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter April 2015 Page 4

5 Breeding Discus Symphysodon aequifasciatus By Josh Vito For many, discus fish are considered the king of the aquarium due to their unique coloration, size, and shape. This South American Cichlid originates from the Amazon River basin, but most aquarium species are selectively bred for color variations by fellow aquarists and fish farms. For many years now, discus have been part of my collection, but due to space constraints, I could not attempt to breed the species. In a way, my current breeding pair was an accidental pairing. While I set up my new fish room, three large adult discus fish were sharing a 75G tank. Two fish were recently acquired at an auction. Since I was unsure of their age, and they were of a smaller size, they were placed into a 55G community tank for growth before adding them to the rest of the group in the 75G tank. Of the three in the 75G, it appeared that a pair had formed. Two of the three fish secluded themselves to one side of the tank, and the other fish were giving them space. Once this perceived pair started cleaning spots on the driftwood in the tank, I removed the one outcast discus to the 55G community tank. Still, many weeks later, this original pair has not spawned, but continue to perform their mating dance. They swim together, and continue to clean the driftwood in the tank. I think they may both be of the same sex, because I have not seen any eggs in the tank. I have only noticed one or two surviving fry from these initial spawns. Simply Discus forum has many accounts that are similar, and I assume the pair just needs a bit more practice. I ll continue my account of the behavior with fry in the second part of this article. I just need to give nature more time, so that I am talking from experience and not expectations. Current water parameters and feeding regiment is as follows: Water changes are performed as often as I can make RO water (~3-4 times a week) Each water change is about 50% tank volume, and I do not change water while there are eggs, only when there are wigglers or fry. I always attempt to keep eggs/wigglers submerged. ph is between 6-7; TDS on my meter reads ~50; temperature is Meanwhile, of the three fish in the 55G, another pair had formed and were guarding the eggs in one side of the tank. The 55G has since been divided, and the pair have spawned every ~5 days since. Each consecutive spawn has been more successful, and I attribute it to the new pair figuring out parenthood. Here are some photos of the different locations my pair has utilized for their spawning site. Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter April 2015 Page 5

6 consistent at 79 degrees F; feed 2-3 times a day; mix of various flake, cichlid bits/granules, live blackworms After three failed attempts, my new pair of discus have had a successful spawn. The eggs were laid on or around June 19st, The fry were all free swimming on June 26th, 2012 (Age = Day 1). Just as some others have noted, it often takes new pairs a few tries to get it right, and my pair succeeded on their fourth try. The fish actually spawned after they had wigglers in the tank, but few to none fry survived from that spawn. I have made every attempt to document the grow out of the free swimming discus fry. The tank water parameters are listed below along with a few photos to capture their development and size. I started feeding baby brine shrimp (bbs) starting at day 5 (free swimming). The bbs is offered 3 times a day, and the parents are fed 2-3 times a day also (except lighter feeding on Sundays). Once the fry became more independent at around Day 10, I started adding finely ground earthworm flakes to the tank at feeding time to start to ween them off of bbs. My water change schedule is mostly daily at this point, to keep the fry growing. If I miss a day, I try to compensate with a larger water change the next day. My replacement water is RO with Seachem Equilibrim added to raise to ~70-90 ppm on the TDS meter. I test the water every week, and the usual readings are as follows: Ph 7.0 Temp 78.5 NH3/NH4 0 TDS 103 GH/KH ppm I will continue to keep up the hard work of raising these fry, for experience, and to turn them in for BAP points at my local aquarium society, Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Look for another update here once the fry are at an age of 2 months and ready for new homes. If you want to follow along more closely, I keep a journal at Simply Discus Forum. Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter April 2015 Page 6

7 Pictures by Donna Czarnecki Ray Bierbower from Erie Aquarium Society giving a presentation on on setting up a fish room at the March meeting. Bottom Left: Dick judges the bowl show. Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter April 2015 Page 7

8 Club T-Shirts Live Black worm Group Order The shirts are grey with black silk screen Sizes available: Large $8 xl $8 I am organizing a group order of live black-worms from Eastern Aquatics. If you would like to get in on the order, I will be collecting orders/money until the Wednesday before the next meeting. The worms will We can also monogram a small club logo on your t-shirt, polo, hoodie, jacket, etc. Please wash it first even if it is new. The current price is $7 for each monogram on the clothing you provide. Thank you for supporting the club. See Tom Heisler. arrive and be delivered at the next meeting. Pricing: 1lb of worms = $ lb of worms = $ lb of worms = $7.00 If you are interested or have questions, send me an , or leave a voic on my phone. Bags for Sale Josh Vito 3x10x2mil $5.00/100 5x15x2 mil $ 6.50/100 6 x 16 x 2mil $6.75/100 6 x 24 x 2 mil $9.75/100 8 x 15 x 2mil $8.50/ x 20 x 2 mil $11.25/100 Your Wanted, For sale, For Trade ad here See Tom Heisler or TfcecTom@gmail.com DECAPSULATED BRINE SHRIMP EGGS $16.00 PER POUND *Pricing subject to change. See Bill Duzen. Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter April 2015 Page 8

9 TFCEC Monthly meeting minutes March 17, 2015 Secretary report by Kim Ball Meeting started at 7:37 Immediately started presentation by Ray Bierbower on How to set up a fish room so that he could get home at a reasonable time. After the presentation we opened with a proposal to change the membership procedure to make it easier for the chairman to manage. The change would be as follows: memberships will be due in June and they will cost: Junior: $6 Individual: $12 Family: $18 Dues during the year for new members would be prorated. Donna Czarnecki made a motion to vote on it next regular meeting (May) Tom Rizzo Seconded. There was a discussion about upcoming speakers. Motion to correct previous Secretary minutes by Bill W. seconded by myself, Kim Ball. Treasury report was given. Larry Gibbs made motion to accept, Josh Vito seconded. Auction report was given. Feb. 28th is next Spring Auction #1 Coral Banded Shrimp by Erik Jenson #2 Nerite Snail Peter Reukauf #3 Zebra Snail Donna Czarnecki #4 Self Cloning Crayfish Kim Ball Any other Variety: #1 Discus Bill Wroblewski #2 Goyder River Rainbow #3 Electric Blue ram Donna Czarnecki #4 Tropheus Dubosi Erik Jenson Pond show will be shared with Niagara Frontier Pond club August 2nd will be the club picnic. Meeting ended at 9:58 Meetings The Tropical Fish Club of Erie County, Inc., meets the third Tuesday of the month at The Chicken Coop, VFW Post 8113, 299 Leydecker Road, West Seneca NY. Meetings start at 7:00PM. All are invited. Our Purpose The purpose of the Tropical Fish Club of Erie County is to bring hobbyists of tropical fish and aquatic plants together, those who are interested in breeding, raising, showing, or just plain looking at fish and aquatic plants. Also to aid members through lectures, films and slide presentations on different aspects of the tropical fish hobby. Exchange Policy The Tropical Fish Club of Erie County will send a copy of this newsletter to any club who sends us a copy of their publication. Reprint Policy Any article may be reprinted by another aquarium society, providing the source and author are given credit, and a copy of your publication is sent to us. There was discussion on having Discus Hans or Gabe from Whatleys down for a swap meeting perhaps in Nov. In order to do a swap we should have at least 2 or more speakers. BAP: Several HAP: 5 Bowl show ribbons will be awarded next regular meeting. Fish of the month was Inverts Tropical Fish Club of Erie County. Inc. Newsletter April 2015 Page 9

10 Tropical Fish Club of Erie County c/o Tom Heisler 51 Penwood Dr Cheektowaga, NY