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Editor's Message
Our thanks to Bill Cline for the photos of field trips you will find below. There will be more of these photos in the next issue as I have two more DVDs of them. Take a look at the announcement of the native fishes convention below. They are going to one of our favorite spots. I notice that our speaker this month is Charles Pratt. Who is this guy anyway? Charles Pratt |
Upcoming Events at SDTFS
July 11, Charles Pratt, Our July Speaker
Our Speaker this month has a long history in importing and
breeding tropical fish. He operated Aquarium Products international, a San Diego
area wholesaler of tropical fish and supplies from 1964 until 1980. He worked
for the next 15 years as an Executive Director of several nonprofit
associations, and by 1995 entered the business again as a breeder of tropical
fish. Since 1995 he has also operated a website design and hosting business. He served for three years as the first editor of the
eBulletin of the International Fancy Guppy Association, and has been showing
guppies in IFGA shows since 1998. Charles looks at breeding and showing guppies as working
with a living form of art and will discuss with us the IFGA standards for show
guppies, and present visuals showing the present state of the art. August 8, Keeping Healthy Fish, Paul A. Curtis M.Sc.
Paul Curtis completed a Master of Science in Fish Reproductive
Physiology/Aquaculture
September
12,
Vin Cutty, internationally known fish keeper, speaker and
photographer. October
2, Fall Bash and SDTFS Board Meeting at John Flanagan's home. Members friends/family invited.
Attend a membership meeting for more details. October
10, Bob Fenner will speak on "Livestock from Around the World, Where Our
Fish, Plants and more Come From". November
5, 6, 7, Annual Show December 12,
2010 - Potluck, Room 101 (Our normal meeting room) Single people bring one hot
item, if two people, bring one hot and one cold. Awards/Elections. April
16 and 17, 2011 - California Guppy Group IFGA Show in room 104 of the Botanical
Building in Balboa Park. This is the only West Coast International Fancy Guppy
Association approved show in 2011. Helpers will be needed starting on Friday the
15th. Email prattc@adminoff.com
for more information.
2010
Convention NANFA (North
American Native Fishes Association) When:
mid-October 2010 (14-19th) Where:
Southern Nevada (Ash Meadows area) More
info: http://www.nanfa.org/ Photographs:
http://www.flickr.com/x/t/ The NANFA 2010
Convention will be held in southern Nevada, with activities planned on and
around the weekend of October 14-19th. This will be an exciting opportunity to
see a number of rare and endangered desert fishes and their habitats. The fishes
that live in this area include subspecies of the Ash Meadows Pupfish (Cyprinodon
nevadensis) and various Springfish subspecies (Crenichthys baileyi).
We will also get to visit the habitat of the Devils Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon
diabolis), the most range-restricted vertebrate species on Earth! The main
activities will be conducted in Ash Meadows, home to more endemic species for
its given area than anywhere else in the USA. Ash Meadows has a number of
magical desert springs that shine like jewels in the desert. We will take part
in conservation activities at Ash Meadows, as well as guided tours of fish
habitats in the area. We will primarily be removing exotic fishes and touring
the springs in the Ash Meadows Wildlife Refuge. For keener souls, there will be
an extended two-day trip to visit fish habitats north of Las Vegas in various
warms springs including Rogers Spring, the White River, Pahranagat Valley and
Moapa River (Crenichthys baileyi, other native fishes and even
various introduced cichlids!). Some of these springs are quite suitable for
snorkeling as they are large, clear and warm (most are over 86°F). We have
arranged a series of excellent presentations on desert fishes from various
experts of the region to be held at the Death Valley National Park visitors
center! Additionally, we will conduct a discussion on how native fish keepers
and management agencies can work together to further our understanding of the
captive needs of desert fishes (as most have rarely, if ever, been kept in
captivity). There will be supervised opportunities to see various rare fishes up
The Sticklebacks Field Trip
Photos by Bill Cline
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Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip
Photos by Bill Cline
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