Oct. - Nov., 2009
Contents
  • Upcoming Events
  • Killing Snails, Bill Cline
 

 

 Editor's Message

We have a busy month coming up. The Annual Show actually starts on the last day of October, followed by the big November auction on November 8th.

We do need some help setting up the stands that hold the tanks, on Thursday afternoon starting at 5:00 p.m. We will meet at Jimmy's at 5:00 to begin loading the stands into a couple of trucks. If you can help phone me at (619) 267-2236 for instructions.

 

 

Charles Pratt

Upcoming Events at SDTFS  

October 31, Nov 1, 2009 - Annual November Show, Our Annual show will  be in room 101 of the Floral Building in Balboa Park, which is our normal meeting place. Setup is Thursday, 10/29 from about 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. This is when we will set up benches and tanks. We need help on Thursday from 5:00 p.m. until late. Call Charles Pratt at (619) 267-2236 for more information. Then on Friday the 30th bring in your fish (and tanks if you did not set them up on Thursday) between 12:00 noon and 9:00 pm. Show opens Saturday morning. Show is Saturday October 31 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday November 1st from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Breakdown begins immediately at 4:00 pm on Sunday. As a part of this larger show we will also have a Special Guppy Show.  Plastic containers will be supplied for the guppies. For more information phone Charles Pratt (619) 267-2236.

November 8, 2009 - Our enormous Annual Auction of fish, plants and other aquarium related items. Registration for both buyers and sellers starts at 5:00 p.m, Bidding starts at 6:00 p.m. The location is our usual meeting spot, the Floral Building in Balboa Park, room 101.Sellers be sure to fill out your auction form before arriving. An Auction Form may be downloaded here.

Auction Instructions

Buyers

You must be a member to buy. Members have been assigned permanent numbers. You can join as a member before the auction. Download a membership application here Obtain your pie plate with the number at the registration table.  Hold your number up high when you bid.

If you win the bid the item you bought will be delivered to you immediately and you will initial a receipt. Pay when the auction is over. This means you may want to bring styrofoam boxes or coolers to put your fish in after you receive them.

Sellers

You must be a member to sell. You can join on the same night you sell. Download a membership application here

All sellers fill out a sellers sheet which can be obtained here, or at the registration table. Number all your bags of fish and other items for sale with your member number followed by a dash and the item number, starting with 1. As an example if your member number is 173 and you have five items to sell your first item would be 173-1 and your fifth item would be 173-5. If you do not know your member number you can find it at registration at the meeting.

Plants other than indoor decorative are not allowed to be sold. This means no pond plants such as water lilies.

Also on your bag put your name, phone number and the number and type of fish.

Hand the sellers sheet in at the registration table.

Place your items for sale all together and in numerical order on the auction tables. They will be auctioned in numerical order.

December 13, 2009 - Annual Potluck begins at 6:00 pm. If you come alone bring one hot dish. If there are two of you bring one hot dish and one side item. There will be an optional Gift Exchange (limit $10) afterwards. This will be followed by the Annual Awards meeting with Election of Officers. Bring catfish, loaches and fish art for the bowl show.

January 10, 2010 - Chris Turk of H20 Fish Foods.

February 14, 2010 - George Sanchez

Killing Snails

Hi Charlie.When we were talking about killing snails before putting them in aquariums, I didn't remember that I had saved the attached file in my computer.  As I said, I've used the alum method without problems.  It's just hard to find the chemical.  I had to settle for buying the sticks to control bleeding when shaving, and grinding them up.

Alum – Prepare soak using one gallon of water and two tablespoon of alum. Soak plants for two to three days, then rinse well before planting in tank.

Bleach – Prepare soaking solution using one gallon of water and a cup and a half of bleach. Soak plants for five minutes, then soak for another five minutes in plain water with a de-chlorinating agent, and rinse well. Be aware that fragile plants may be damaged by bleach solutions. However, bleach is the most effective way to kill snails and eggs.

Potassium Permanganate – Prepare soaking solution using one gallon of water and a half tablespoon of potassium permanganate. Soak for fifteen minutes, then rinse well before planting in tank.

Bill Cline

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