November 2009 Big Island Aquarium Society Newsletter The Official News Source Of The BIAS PRESIDENT DARRELL NEKOBA Vice President Stacey Urasaki Secretary Jody Yamada Treasurer Richard Fujioka Board Members Kyle Arakaki Ray Izuno Anne Matsusaka Chelton Okada Newsletter Editor Ray, Anne, & Jody BIAS WEBSITE www.biashawaii.com Here you can find general information about the club as well as information on club meetings and events. The picture gallery allows members to post pictures of their favorite fish, aquarium or aquatic plants. Members can go to the site to find forms for the auction, bowl shows and other club activities. This is one of the best aquarium club websites out on the internet so be sure to check it out. This Month s Presentation By Jojo Raquel From Aquascapes President s Message Thank you for your patience and support over the last couple of months. Scheduling has been a major challenge for the Board and Officers. We re back on track this month for our final official meeting of the year. With that said, this month is a VERY important meeting. Aside from a fabulous presentation we have in store for you, we will be putting together our slate of officers for next year. This is a bit of a change from past practice, but we hope to get good participation from the general membership. Voting for officers will take place in December during our Christmas Party. I would like to close this letter by thanking all of you to all who participated in this year s fish show at the County Fair. From conception to reality in 3 days AWE- SOME! What a small group of committed individuals can accomplish is truly amazing. A very special MAHALO to Ray and Ann who spearheaded this event. BIAS President, Darrell Nekoba Darrell Nekoba Place: UHH EKH 127 Date: Friday November 13, 2009 Time: 7:00 pm. Auction: Members will auction fish, equipment, & plants. Bowl Show: This monthly competition will test your skill as an aquarist, so be in to win. Door Prizes: for all attendees Advertising Rates (Monthly) Business Card $2.00 Eighth page $4.00 Quarter page $6.00 Other sizes by arrangement. Submit camera-ready copy to Newsletter Editor and make payment to Treasurer BIAS MEMBERSHIP DUES (Annually, beginning in January) SENIOR MEMBERSHIP $15.00 FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $20.00 JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP $5.00 (Junior = 18 years and under)
The Big Island Aquarium Society Membership Meeting Minutes September 11, 2009 President Darrell Nekoba called the formal meeting to order at 7:15 pm. Treasures Report: Richard Fujioka reported that the club has total of $4755.15. County Fair: The set-up, clean-up and shift schedules were finalized. Meeting adjourned at 8:45. Respectfully Submitted by Jody Yamada Secretary Annual Christmas Party Don t forget to attend the BIAS annual Christmas Party at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. It will be a fun-filled evening with lots of prizes to be given away. Also, if you won an award from the County Fair displays, please don t forget to attend the Christmas to receive your ribbons and awards. We will be collecting payment for the Christmas Party at the BIAS meeting. Please see below for the details: It s Bowl Show Season!! (all year long) The Bowl Show offers an opportunity for members to show off their fish, get some feedback from other members and provide each other with educational entertainment. And for the competitive crowd, there are annual awards for those garnering the most points during the year. Bowl show competitive and display entry forms are available on line at the BIAS website, www.biashawaii.com, and will be available at the meeting. At each meeting three members will be selected to judge the entries for that month. Scores and comments for each entry will be shared with the group and points will be accumulated toward the annual total. Bowl Show Competition Rules Containers are to have flat sides, or at a minimum a flat front side for viewing. Entry should be a single fish in an empty container. A gravel bottom is permissible. There is a maximum of three entries per member per meeting. Entries must be bred by member or raised by member for at least a three month period. Fish are to be aquarium raised, rather than pond or open water raised. Bowl Show Non-competitive Display Rules There are no rules for non-competitive display entries. Members are invited to bring fish, plants, or other aquaria to display. By: Nancy Crawford Date: December 11, 2009 Time: 7:00 pm Cost: $35.00 per person Payment Deadline: November 22, 2009
Breeders Corner Announcements Welcome to the monthly section called Breeders Corner. Here you will find a list of fishes that our BIAS members have successfully bred during the month. The purpose of this section is to recognize, and encourage members to breed and share their knowledge concerning the spawning of aquarium fishes. Members are encouraged to submit a list of fishes they have bred each month. Lists can be submitted at Stacey s Pets, or via email at Stacey@staceyspets.com. Until next month Happy Breeding, Stacey Urasaki October 2009 Darrell Nekoba Ruby Red Peacock Maleri Island Peacock Albino maleri Island Hippo Point Salmon OB Peacock Ruby Green Hap Gold Peacock lifallili Jewelfish Iceberg Electric Blue Red Tiger motaguense Honduran Red Point Cherry Barb Stolickza Barb filamentosa Barb Koi Swordtail Fireball Platy Red Picta G. metallicus Red Spotted Endler's Dalmatian Gambusia Neon Sunburst Platy Bleeding Heart Platy Panda Sword Peppermint Platy Hifin Red Saddleback Platy Neon Gold Platy Bumblebee Platy Black Platy All BIAS Members Please bring your best KOI ANGEL to the membership meeting on November 13, 2009, for the FINAL round of judging for the annual grow out/beauty contest. The winner presented at the Christmas Party. Please make sure that you bring your own container to display it in. **** FOR SALE **** Bowl Show Results Thank you to the following people for their entries to the Membership Meetings. September Total Darrell Nekoba 47.00 Shannon Ochi & 50.00 Jacqui Nagakura ViaAqua UTC-3400 Canister Filter 581 gph 5.79 gallon volume 4 large media baskets $175.00 New in Box Call Scott K, 895-3952 Mike Katada 101.00
BIAS GROW OUT/BEAUTY CONTEST (KOI ANGEL) The person with the highest accumulated points at the end of November, 2009, will be declared the winner of the BIAS Grow out/beauty Contest. Points are awarded as follows: Monthly: November, 2009 (Final judging) 10 points for 1 st place 5 points for entering 50 points for 1 st place 25 points for 2 nd place 10 points for entering The members who are present at each meeting will be judging. Ballots will be passed out and each member will place a vote for the fish that they see as the most beautiful and the largest size. The fish with the most votes wins for the month. The overall winner will be determined by whoever has the highest total points at the end of November, 2009. Even if you don't win every month it does not mean you can't win the overall points award. By entering every time you can still accumulate more points than the person who enters only a few times. Also by having the most beautiful or largest fish at the last judging date you can still jump ahead and win if you are still close in points. SO KEEP ON ENTERING!!! Contest Rules: Judging dates: (Alternate months) May 2009 Jul. 2009 Sept. 2009 Nov. 2009 (Winner presented at Christmas Party) Honor system (No switching or replacing of the initial purchases.) Must be grown/raised only in an aquarium (No tubs or ponds) Only one entry per member/family per month (Enter only your best) Any Koi Angel that was not purchased at the February meeting (or picked up from Stacy s pets from the original batch) will not be eligible for the contest.
Please see below for some of the pictures which Jojo Raquel took during the annual ADA convention held in Japan last month.
Circled in red is the EKH Building Squared off in blue is the Best Place to park. Meetings Held In RM # EKH 127