American Cichlid Association Forums

Fish stores in area?

jgmeinho — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:58 GMT

Are there any good fishstores in the Denver area that are worth seeing? Thank you.

My pond project with window

Jaguar Regio — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:17:53 GMT

Hello, here I show the video of the process of building my pond with window 1.890 liters American cichlids which I am about to end and once it happens I will put the characteristics of materials as well as the specifications, the video has music I hope you enjoy.

Schedule for speakers and events

kcmikey — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:38:28 GMT

Is there a schedule posted for all of the speakers and events? Maybe a brochure or something. I am needing to know what I can sign up for and not miss any speakers.

Win a Free Registration!

kkigs — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:49:02 GMT

Hurry and Register Now for a chance to WIN an additional Free Registration! Anyone who has already Registered, and the next 100 Registrations before June 15th will be entered to win one Free Extra Registration, so you can bring a one of your fish buddies from home with you to Colorado! There will be 15 winners selected randomly after June 15th. HURRY UP AND ENTER!
http://2013aca.com/

Win a Free Registration!

kkigs — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:49:02 GMT

Speaker Sponsorships!

kkigs — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:42:25 GMT

Individuals... vendors... clubs... doesn't matter, sponsor a speaker at the convention!

http://2013aca.com/products-page/speaker-sponsorships/

TBAS Pics Jeff Cardwell

DogFish — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:13:09 GMT

Tampa Bay Aquarium Society Speakers May 2013 Jeff Cardwell Collecting in Brazil

http://www.tbas1.com/TBASimages/TBAS...013/index.html

Hello from El Salvador

Javier — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:48:46 GMT

Hi all,
I'm from Uruguay, but currently live in El Salvador. As a big fan of the cichlids from almost thirty years, I started with Gymnos, Australoheros and Crenicichlas in Uruguay
to finally have a chance to maintain and study central american cichlids in El Salvador some of my favorites ever.
I love Parachromis and have the chance to see them in the wild ... is fantastic. I would try to upload some pictures of my fishes and places later.

Thanks for letting me be a part of the ACA!
Javier

Stocking The Pond - June, 2013

notho2000 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:14:54 GMT

Well, I finally have my pond (1200G) up and running. This year, I decided to go with 8 Red Comet goldfish. I've never seen a more brilliantly red variant- like a Sarasa but without the white. These are in there because they are highly visible and active. But the really important pond inhabitants are some of my cichlids (sorry goldfish lovers). The returnees from last year are a beautiful Uruguayan species called Australoheros sp. 'Red Ceibal' (3M, 1F) and 8 exCichlasoma beani (Rio Presidio/Mazatlan). A year ago, the 'beani' were 2-3", and right now, they range in size from 4-6". I'm hoping that a pair will form in the pond. Speaking of spawning, part of the delay in putting the 'Red Ceibals' out is that a pair had spawned downstairs about 3 weeks ago and I couldn't bear to break up the family scene. But todayI did just that, and now there are about 100-1/4" fry downstairs without Mom and Dad. I'll be putting them outside in a smaller pond (100G) to grow them out some. Also, I recently had a pair of Cichlasoma dimerus (Uruguay - from Ray Quennel's wild caught pair) spawn and decided I'd put out 50 or so 1/2 - 3/4" fry into the pond as well. Most will become "feeders" I suspect for the larger predatory cichlids, but some might survive. I've got about 100 left downstairs for growing out plus my pair is tending to another batch of fry. Anyway, the water temperature is 22C and all fish (AFAIK) made the transition successfully. Now to just let nature take its course. I took a few pictures (not very good ) of the pond and some of the fish as they were going in.

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Deadlines!

kkigs — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:49:03 GMT

There are a few approaching deadlines, so if you are on the fence, jump off and get yourself signed up!

Convention registration - $45 until June 17, when it increases to $55.
Hotel reservations - guaranteed rooms until June 18, after which the hotel will release rooms to the public.
Rental/show tanks - June 30 marks the cut-off for getting tanks on order, so please reserve your space sooner than later! We do not want to order a tank surplus if we can help it.

Other changes; there will now be a Junior registration of $20, to promote the family experience.

A bulletin board to post your fish for sale at the convention will be available. Cost to post is $10. These changes will appear on the website shortly.

Thanks!

feeding pikes

freesoul — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:46:11 GMT

any tips on teaching Pikes to eat pellet food I heard if you stave them long enough they will start eating pellets true or not!!!!!

125 Gallon Wooden Stand

markdy01 — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:50:29 GMT

I am looking to purchase a 125 gallon wooden stand. OR Have someone build one OR have someone provide me with a meterial list and plans. ANY Help is appreciated . I live in Simsbury, CT

ptychochromis oligacanthus with fry

Marco Arroyo — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 03:12:29 GMT

This is a video of my ptychochromis oligacanthus, withh fry, atacking my finger in one of my ponds, i hope you enjoy it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX8Q8EnZrAw

Brokopondo spawn? Not Really.

Narwhal72 — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:47:54 GMT

Went downstairs to the fish room last night and saw a female Geophagus brokopondo guarding eggs on a rock. Only problem was a male Red Head Tapajos was helping her!

Anyone want any Red Head Brokopondo's?

Just kidding. They are all gone this morning and if they had made it to fry I would have let the tetras eat them.

Didn't expect the Brokopondo's to be spawning this soon (they are only about 2.5-3" long so it was probably a fluke. Still going to have to split them up soon I guess.

Andy

Tornadoes

Dean Hougen — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:17:08 GMT

Sorry, this post has nothing to do with fish. That is why it is here in The Hospitality Suite.

I'm sure many of you have heard by now of the numerous tornadoes we have had in Oklahoma and nearby states this spring. You may also have heard of the May 20 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City. This was one of the most destructive tornadoes on record. It reached EF5 level, the highest rating on the scale, with winds in excess of 200 mph.

It touched down maybe 10 miles west of our house and traveled northeast then east-northeast through Newcastle and then into heavily populated areas of Moore, passing about 6 miles north of our house. We were very fortunate that nothing serious happened to our family here in Norman -- our power flickered a few times as we huddled beneath our stairs, anxiously watching the news and tracking the radars and our friends' updates on Facebook on our mobile devices, and listening to the wind and the rain and the hail on our roof. Just a few short miles up the road, tens of thousands of people were not so lucky. Two dozen died. Hundreds needed medical attention. Thousands sustained more minor injuries. Tens of thousands had their homes seriously damaged or completely destroyed. The tornado ground on for well over half an hour, taking many homes down to their concrete slabs, destroying countless businesses, and slamming into two schools full of children and teachers. Many of the dead were children.

This was the most destructive tornado we have seen here this spring but is far from the only one. On May 19, the day before the huge tornado in Moore, two other tornadoes came down in the Oklahoma City metro area, an EF3 and and EF4, and both tracked off to the northeast. The EF4, which came down here in Norman, killed two people in Shawnee. One May 31, just two days ago, we had five more tornadoes in Oklahoma, four of which hit the Oklahoma City metro area killing nine more people.

Of course, tornadoes have struck in many other parts of the country and the world as well, with over 350 tornadoes in the US this year alone. Fortunately, most of these have been far less destructive, although there have been very bad tornadoes in Texas and elsewhere.

Here are some photos from May 23. I had shared these previously on Facebook but thought I would share them here too. My wife, kids, and I went up to Moore to help a friend whose house was hit by the May 20 tornado and caught on fire. It was terrible. There was very little left for us to help him salvage. Things that the tornado didn't smash, like clothes and paper, were burned up by the fire. Things that the fire didn't burn up, like ceramics, were smashed by the tornado. But we did help him find a few mementos, like a medal from his military service and commemorative items of his mother's, and he was happy to have those and grateful for the effort. His neighborhood was hit very hard but other neighborhoods were hit even harder. The sheer magnitude of the destruction is impossible to convey in words or pictures. It is overwhelming to be in the middle of it.

Dean

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