May 16 & 17, 2009 (Sat & Sun) *SDTFS San Francisco Adventure* See the first page of the web site for additional information.

June 14 –  Judy St. Leger, Brackish Water Fish

July 12 – Charles Clifford Breeding Angels

August  9 - Sam Garcia, Tropical Fish Art

September 13 - Bob Fenner

October 11 - Chuck Rambo, Lake Malawi for Rookies

October 31, Nov 1, 2009 - Annual Show Setup Thursday and Friday night. Show opens Saturday Morning,

November 8, 2009 - Auction

December 13, 2009 - Potluck, Room 101 (Our normal meeting room) Single people 1 hot item, If 2 people, one hot and one cold. Awards/ Elections

Congressional Hearing Banning Non Native Species 

Would Destroy the Tropical Fish Hobby

I have heard today from Steve Grane, and now from Karen Kees. They  both want to call our attention to  HR 669, a bill that if passed would be very damaging to the tropical fish hobby. Here is Karen's email:

Hello SDTFS Board,

CONGRESSIONAL HEARING BANNING NONNATIVE SPECIES
April 23
Action needed

Steve Graen sent this; I haven't researched it. Apparently HR 669 would make most exotic species illegal to import, buy, sell, or own. Consequently, it threatens our tropical fish hobby.

http://www.pijac.org/files/public/US_HR_669.pdf.

If you can't open the document, contact:  PIJAC
Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
1220 19th Street NW
Washington DC 20036

www.pijac.org

Thanks for your attention,

Karen

Please take the time to read the info at the link above that Karen has provided. It is very alarming that such a bill could even be proposed. I think you will want to contact our legislators.

California Guppy Group

 IFGA Sanctioned Show
April 25th & 26th, 2009

Location

Quality Inn & Suites
1170 Fairway Drive
Walnut, CA 91789
CA 91711
(909) 594-9999
FAX (909) 594-9343
www.qiwalnut.com

Email for information: guppychampion@aol.com

SHOW SCHEDULE

FRIDAY April 24th, 2009 12:00 Noon – 8:00 PM
Benching of shipped in entries

SATURDAY April 25th, 2009 9:00 AM Entries open
3:00 PM Entries close 3:15 PM Judging begins
7:00 Hospitality room opens

SUNDAY April 26th, 2009
8:00 AM Showroom opens
8:00 – 11:00 AM Fish Viewing for public
11:00 AM Auction
12 noon De-benching

No fish will be allowed to be removed from the show bench prior to the scheduled de-benching unless arrangements have been made prior to the show with the show chairman.

Show chairpersons: Dr. Jim Alderson, (714) 408-8915

Ship entries to Dr. Frank Chang at 33 Creek Rd., St Irvine, CA, 92604. Email Dr. Chang at: ftchang@walla.com prior to shipping appreciated. Phone (714) 692-3192

Shipped in entries must be received before 5:00 PM Friday April 24th, 2009 or they will not be entered in the show.

SHOW RULES:

1. Exhibitor will determine the class of entry. Assistance will be available at the show prior to registration.

2. All entries improperly classified will be disqualified.

3. No plants, decorations, or gravel will be allowed to be displayed with the fish.

4. PPGA and the IFGA assume no responsibility for any loss of fish.

5. All entries must be born and raised in the exhibitor’s tanks.

6. Fish will be judged against a uniform black background with standard overhead fluorescent. incandescent and natural lighting.

7. Judging will be according to IFGA standards and all decisions of the judges will be final.

8. All entry fees must be paid at time of registration. Shipped entries, which are to be returned, must include return postage fees and mailing label.

9. All tanks for display of fish will be supplied by PPGA.

10. Sale of fish, other than through the auction, is strictly prohibited and may result in forfeiture of points received at show.

11. Fish that are received dead or that die during the show will not be returned. Returning dead fish can contaminate the live fish being returned.

12. Bags for returning shipped in fish must be included in shipment

13. The auction will be a standard verbal auction. Entries to be auctioned must be clearly noted on entry form. It is preferred that females of the same strain are included with all males and males are included with females to be auctioned. Additional trios may be sent to be placed in the auction and should be clearly marked with the breeders name, strain and age of fish. PPGA will retain 50% of the sale of all auctioned fish. Any fish not receiving an opening bid will be retained by PPGA.
14. The San Fernando Guppy Club, San Diego Guppy Club nor the Pan Pacific Guppy Association take no financial or legal responsibility for injury, death or other loss of the entrants in the show. By entering in the show, the contestant accepts this waiver of responsibility.

AWARDS:

Tanks, Single males, Females, Non-point classes and Breeders
1st place- award plaque and certificate
2nd-4th place-certificates

Best of show
1st place- award plaque and certificates
2nd-4th place - award and certificate

ENTRY FEES

Tanks $3.00
Single male $2.00

Single female $2.00
Breeders $5.00

Juniors $1.00

ENTRIES
Single male and single female entries will be displayed in ¾ gallon plastic tanks. A female may be added to the male but will not be judged.

Tank entries consist of two matched males and will be displayed in a 1 gallon plastic tank. A female may be added but will not be judged.

Breeder entries consist of 5 matched males or three matched females and will be displayed in a 2 ½ gallon tank. Two females may be added to the breeder male entry but will not be judged.

Junior class is open to anyone 16 years of age or younger that has raised their own fish.
Novice class is open to anyone who has never won an annual award.

CLASSES

Complete Breeding Setup for Sale

I am posting a special price valid until next Sunday, April 12th. For those of you that have forgotten, this is a complete breeding setup which includes 6-80 gallon fish tanks and I am including everything I have heaters, all sponge filters, the jehmco linear piston pump to run this setup, everything. And I mean everything! Its too much to list! As for the special price, i am going to be listing it for this week until next Sunday for $800 for the entire setup with no fish at all, or you can take entire setup plus all the fish for $1000 which is a great deal as there are $500+ worth of fish in this setup. If interested let me know as this is a one time deal and by next Sunday if I don't have any takers, I will be putting it back up to original price. A picture of this setup has been attached for your viewing pleasure. The dimensions of the setup in its entirity are 8' 6" in length, 7' 4" tall in height, and 21" wide. Any questions, don't be afraid to ask if you are serious about purchasing this setup. Lets keep the window shopping to the mall please :)

Contact Bryan Unkle at qualityfirstfish@gmail.com  for more information.

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