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SecondQuarter,2017
USPSAquariumFishStamps(photobyGuyVanRossum)
Table of Contents
Who We Are / BOD & Committee Chairs 2 - 3 DAAS News: DAAS Website Back On-Line / Meeting Snacks Sign Up / Fish and Marine Life Postage Stamps
4 - 5
DAAS Breeders & Horticulture Award Programs (BAP & HAP): 1stand 2nd Quarter Submissions by Leslie Dick
6 - 7
Article: “Getting the Fish Home From the 2017 ALA Convention” by Barbara Romeo
8 - 11
Upcoming Events / Our Supporters 12 - 17
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Gills ‘N Gossip is published four times per year for free distribution to members, advertisers, exchanges, and hobby distributors and publishers. The material it contains may not be distributed by computer bulletin boards nor reprinted by profit making organizations without prior written permission of the author. The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the society members, its’ Officers or Board of Directors. Editorial Policy: All fish, plant, and other hobby related material will be considered for publication. The preferred method of delivery for articles is via email in MS WORD or Text format to [email protected]. Alternate means of submitting may be arranged by contacting the Editor. Articles the Editors deems inappropriate will not be published. Original articles may be reprinted by other non-profit hobby organizations with the following stipulations:
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Contact Barbara @ 914-433-2556 or email [email protected] DAAS Background Information: Established in 1986, the Danbury Area Aquarium Society (DAAS) is a non-profit organization serving the Hudson Valley Area, Westchester, Fairfield and Litchfield Counties of New York and Connecticut. DAAS is a member of the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies (NEC), a member of the Federation of American Aquarium Societies (FAAS), and C.A.R.E.S. preservation program. General meetings are held the 4th Friday of the month (except July & December) at Laura Sprain Memorial Cornerstone Park, 1 Fair Street in Carmel, NY. General meetings normally begin with a brief business meeting followed by a guest speaker, refreshments, door and raffle prizes and a mini-auction of live fish, plants and other hobby related items. DAAS Website: http://www.northeastcouncil.org/daas DAAS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanburyAreaAquariumSociety?ref=hlGeneral Meeting DAAS Shirt Special
Tees: $5.00 Polo: $10.00
See Joe Masi for availability.
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DAAS Board Of Directors / Committee Chairs 2017:
Chairman: Rich Litsky Email: [email protected] Co-Chairman: Joe Masi Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Joe Dinho Email: [email protected]
Director: Basil Holubis Email: [email protected] Director: Fran Masi Email: [email protected] Director: Dick Moore Email: [email protected] Director: Leslie Dick Email: [email protected] Director: Barbara Romeo Email: [email protected] Director: David Schwartz Email: [email protected] Advertising / Publicity….David Schwartz C.A.R.E.S………...…………..Leslie Dick Membership……………….……Joe Masi
Breeders Award Program……..Leslie Dick Auction………………….……..…..Joe Masi Newsletter…………...……Barbara Romeo Programs……..……..Stephanie Campbell Raffle……………..………..… Basil Holubis Recording Secretary………...….Fran Masi Refreshments………...Joe Masi/ Volunteer Setup & Breakdown…………...Rich Litsky Sunshine…………………………Fran Masi Webmaster…………………..……Joe Masi NEC Delegate……….……Barbara Romeo NEC alt. Delegate ………...……Fran Masi FAAS representative……………..Joe Masi
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The DAAS website was recently taken down since the NEC parent site was undergoing changes. We are happy to state the DAAS website is back online thanks to Joe Masi and Leslie Dick’s efforts. Please note the website also has a new look! Go to: http://www.northeastcouncil.org/daas
2017 Monthly Meeting Snacks Sign Up:
June 23: Mike Wicki July: no meeting
August 25: Lynn Duffy September 22: Jim Frost
October 27: Barbara Romeo November 24: Volunteer Requested
December: party
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FishandMarineLifePostageStamps
Thank you to David
Schwartz who brought some fish and marine life postage
stamps from his collection to share with us at the June
meeting.
The two 33 cent stamps on the cover of this newsletter
are part of a 4-image collection issued in 1998 by
the United States Postal Service (USPS) called
“Aquarium Fish”. These four stamps depict a reef tank with delicate corals,
sponges, life-encrusted rock, compatible fish, and other
specimens that populate reefs in different parts of the
world. These stamps were designed by Richard Sheaff
of Scottsdale, AZ and illustrated by Teresa Fasoline
of New York, NY. The next collection to the left is from the European nation
of Romania. These five stamps are part of a total of
eight that was issued in 1964.
Thank you to Guy Van Rossum who took these
wonderful pictures!
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DAAS BREEDERS AWARD PROGRAM (BAP) & HORTICULTURE AWARD PROGRAM (HAP)
Leslie Dick First Quarter BAP Bill Cole 2 species
Scientific Name Common Name Celestichys chopra Glowlight Danio Betta rubra Red Sumatran Betta Dick Moore 6 species
Scientific Name Common Name Haplochromis sp. ‘Kenya Gold’ Yssichromis sp. ‘Blue Tipped’ Pundamilia nyererei ‘Makobe Island’ Ptyochromis sp. ‘Red Rock Sheller’ Lithochromis xanthopteryx Black Pseudo-Nigricans Haplochromis sp. “KK Beach” Artie Platt 4 species
Scientific Name Common Name Otopharynx tetrastigma Melanotaenia splendida splendida Eastern Rainbowfish Aequidens patricki Patrick’s Cichlid Paralabidochromis sauvage Rock Kribensis First Quarter HAP Leslie Dick 8 species
Scientific Name Common Name Nymphaea ‘Alaskan’ Hardy Pond Lily Nymphaea ‘Attraction’ Hardy Pond Lily Nymphaea ‘Charlene Strawn’ Hardy Pond Lily Nymphaea ‘Joey Tomacki’ Hardy Pond Lily Nymphaea ‘Wilfron Gonnerre’ Hardy Pond Lily Pontederia cordata Pink Pickerel plant Iris versicolor Blue Flag Water Iris (US Native) Nelumbo nucifera White Crane Lotus
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Second Quarter BAP Fred Allen 3 species
Scientific Name Common Name Neoheterandria elegans 10-spot Livebearer Xiphophorus maculatus Red Platy Hyphessobrycon heliacus Sunset Tetra Bill Cole 2 species
Scientific Name Common Name Melanotaenia utcheensis Utchee Rainbowfish Fundulopanchax gardneri sp. Blue Lyretail Killifish James Frost 1 species
Scientific Name Common Name Labidochromis caeruleus Yellow Lab Barbara Romeo 1 species
Scientific Name Common Name
Poecilia reticulata Philippine Dumbo Guppy Second Quarter HAP Guy Van Rossum 2 Species
Scientific Name Common Name Echinodorus cordifolius Creeping burhead
Echinodorus x “Rubin” Red Rubin Swordplant
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“GettingtheFishHomeFromthe2017ALAConvention”ByBarbaraRomeo
IattendedtheMayALAConventioninSt.Louis,Missourithisyear.IputmyselfthroughagreatdealofanxietybeforeIleft.ThereasonwasbecauseIwasnotdrivingtogetthere.Iwasinsteadtakingaplane.
IdonothaveaflyingphobiabutIimaginedfindingwonderfulfishwhileIwasinSt.LouisandnotbeingabletoeasilygetthembackalivetoNewYork.
WeeksbeforetheflightIkepttellingmyselfthatIamnotgoingtobringfishtotheconventionnorwillIfindanyfishthatIMUSThave.SoIamworryingfornothing.Ialsoconvincedmyselfnottoreservearentalcarsincethehotelwassoclosetotheconventionhotel.
ButIkeptlookingontheconventionFacebookpagetoseeifanyonementionedoxygenbeingavailableoriftherewasashippingcenternearorwithinthehotel.Sadly,neitherwasdiscussedontheconventionFacebookeventpage.
FinallyIdecidedtostopdeludingmyselfabout2weeksbeforetheflightandseriouslyconsideredthepossibilityofpurchasingfishwhileIwasthere.HowwasIgoingtogetthesefishhome?IfiguredsinceIdidnothaveacar,Iwouldeitherhavetotakeataxitoashippingormailingfacility,givetoalocalfishkeepertomailforme,orpackthefishinmyluggage.
Idecidedtonotbringfishtotheconventionbuttopreparetopackatleastsomefishinmyluggageonthewayhomeespeciallyiftheyweresmallfishsuchasguppies.Ididnotruleoutusingamailingservicebutitwouldhavetobeforalotoffishorlargefishwherewaterweightwouldhavetobeseriouslyconsideredtostaywithinthe50poundslimitortheairlinecouldaddanadditionaloverweightfee.
Luggage25”x18”expandable(B.Romeo)
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IlookedaroundmyhometoseeifIhadanyshippingboxesfrompriorfishpurchasesthatcouldfitinmyluggage.IfoundtwotoploadingUSPSPriorityMailMediumFlatRateBoxes(InsideDim:11inx8-1/2inx5-1/2in)withpackingfoam.Ialsopackedthefollowingsupplies:Kordon®breatherbags,traditionalwater-tightbags,rubberbands,smallscissors,onesmallairpumpwithrelatedsuppliessuchastubing,anaquariumnet,1smallspecimencontainer,asmallbottleoftapwaterconditioner,andpolyfilterflosspad.Lastly,Idecidedtopacklightly,onlybringingclothingthatIdefinitelyneeded,notclothingImayneed.Allofthiswentintoa25”x18”expandablesizeluggagethatwascheckedinsincethiswaslargerthanmostairlines’definitionofacarry-onsizeof21”-22”.Duringtheconvention,Ihadagreattimeandevenhitchedaridetosomeofthelocalshops.IwenttoAqua-World,Corals&More,GatewayAquatics,LLC,MalawiAquatics,PondsPlusWaterGardens,andlastbutnotleastTropicalWorldPets.ThehostclubMASIdidawonderfuljobcoordinatingthespecialeventstotheCorylabandlocalfishrooms.IalsopickedupsomeveryinterestingnewaquaticplantsfromMarkHuffmanattheconvention.
Ofcourse,IboughtfishandIalsoboughtawiderstyrothatcouldfitinmyluggage.Seethepicturetotherightofbothboxsizes.TheonetotheleftistheUSPSmediumflatrateboxwhiletheotherisaPolar-TechTermoChillOvernightContainer(ON-17F).Thesetwocontainersfitperfectintheluggage.(TheothermediumflatrateboxIbroughtbackhomeinmycarryon).
Luggage-USPSprioritymailmediumflatrateboxandaPolar-TechTermoChillOvernightContainer
(B.Romeo)
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Ihad3-4differentvarietiesofsmalllivebearerfish(guppieswereactuallythelargestsizefishIpurchasedduringthetrip).Eachlotoffish(maxof4fish)wentintoabreatherbagwithaminimalamountofwaterandapieceofpoly-filterpad.Iensuredtherewasnoairspacebeforetyingthebagandtheywentintotheboxsurroundedbypackingmaterial.Ialsouseddirtyt-shirtsintheboxtoaddadditionalcushioning,ensuringseparationofeachbagoffish,andtoadsorbanymoisture(especiallyifanybagbrokeintransit).
WhileIwaspackingthefishIrealizedIshouldhavealsobroughtwithmewater-testingstrips.ItwouldhavemadeiteasierdeterminingifIcouldusethehotelwaterornotbasedonthewaterconditionsofthefishIpurchased.
Leftpicture:OpenUSPSprioritymailmediumflatrateboxwithpackingmaterial(B.Romeo)
Rightpicture:OpenPolar-TechTermoChillOvernightContainerwithfoampackingmaterial(B.Romeo)
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Ire-arrangedmypackedclothessuchthatheavierclothingwasmovedtomycarryoninsteadofremainingwithinthecheckedluggage(e.g.,jeans).Ididthistocountertheaddedwaterweightwithinthecheckedbag.
The25”bagwascheckedwithoutincidentandunderthe50-poundweightlimit.AllmadeithomealiveandIwasquitehappy.
Duringtheconvention,whileIwaslocalfishshophopping,ImissedMikeHellweg’stalkaboutshippingfish.ButIwasabletobuyhisself-publishedbookinthevendorroom,titled“ShippingTipsforTropicalFishHobbyists”.
OfcourseIdidnotreadituntilIcamehomewiththefish.
Ihighlyrecommendthisbook.Itisquitethoroughfrompreparingthefishforshipment,receivingthefish,considerationsrelatedtocertainfishspecies,suppliesneeded,shippingdomestic,shippinginternational,breatherbags,etc.Anypossiblescenarioisinthisbookincludingplants.ItgavemeanimportanttipIintendtofollowinfuture–Mikerecommendsplacingalistofthefishandplants(withsource)tappedtothetopoftheboxesinthesuitcasejustincaseTSAinspectstheluggageandneedstoknowtheiridentityandsource.
Thisexperiencehastaughtmewithalittlepreparationbeforehand,Icaneasilytransportfishduringairtravelwithlittletonostress.Thenextimportantquestion:“Wheretogotonext?”Let’ssee…AmericanCichlidAssociation(ACA)isnextmonth…AnyoneknowofanycheapplaneticketstoDetroit?
Thank you to David Schwartz, Guy Van Rossum, Leslie Dick, and Barbara Romeo for contributions to this edition of the DAAS newsletter. Do not forget to keep the articles and pictures coming! E-mail Barbara at [email protected] for inclusion in our next quarterly edition!
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Upcoming DAAS, NEC & Regional Events 2017
Jul8-913-162222
PVWG&KC24thAnnualPondTour(link)AmericanCichlidAssociation(ACA)Convention(FB)NASPresident’sPotLuckBBQ(flyer)NHASSummerGetTogether(link)
Oct11813
13-15
21-2227
JSASFallAuction(flyer)NASFallAuctionNJASGiantFallAuction(flyer)BASNYGiantFallAuction(link)IFGA51stAnnualMeeting&SJGGShow(flyer)(link)NECACich-toberFestDAASMonthlyMeeting
Aug22325
25-2727
GCASSilentAuction(link)3rdQNECBOGMeeting(CC)DAASMonthlyMeetingMACNA2017(link)BASPicnic(link)
Nov3-514
17-1924
AquaticExperience(link)4thQNECBOGMeeting(CC)OhioCichlidAssociation2017(link)DAASMonthlyMeeting
Sep9-101722
22-24
TFSRITripleCrownFishShow&Auction(link)3rdQNECGeneralMeeting(CC)DAASMonthlyMeetingACLC/CCYKeystoneClash(link)(flyer)
Dec3
4thQNECGeneralMeeting(Hybrid-F2F&CC)
*GeneralNECmeetingsareheldatNOONandBOGmeetingsareheldat7:30PM(unlessotherwise
noted).
TBD=ToBeDetermined(F2F)=FacetoFace(CC)–ConferenceCall
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Pioneer Valley Water Garden and Koi
24th Annual POND TOUR
July 8th-9th-----8:30 AM - 4:00 PM--both days-- rain or shine
Come out and see gorgeous yard, beautiful ponds and incredible fish. 15 homes, open to the public for all to see. Tickets will go on sale in the middle of June. Take a peak
at what is hidden behind your neighbor's fence. For more info contact:
Wendy LaFond 413-594-9318
or go to our website www.pioneervalleypondclub.com
July 13-16, 2017** Detroit , Michigan Website : http://acaconvention2017.com
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August2,2017AttheQueensBotanicalGarden134-20DahliaAveFlushing,NY
Moreinfo:http://www.greatercity.org
August25-27,2017NewOrleans,Louisiana
Website:http://macnaconference.org/2017/
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