This year's T-shirt will feature this incredible photo of Simpsonichthys fulminantis by Vern Treat.


West Coast Weekend is planned for April 27, 28 and 29, 2007, at the Clarion Inn at Portland Airport.
Address: 11518 NE Glenn Widing Dr, Portland, Oregon 97220

This is the same location that we have used for the past 4 years. There is a hotel rate discount reserved under "Northwest Killies". Please watch the Northwest Killies site for more news.

http://www.aka.org/nwk

Program details are in the planning stage. The speakers are:

John Rosenstock: "Memories of Africa - highlights from 30 years of collecting Nothobranchius"

Steffen Hellner: tentative title "Collecting in Gabon"

Dr. Brian Watters: tentative title "Killifish of Zambia & the Caprivi"

Dr. Tim Miller-Morgan: tentative title "Fish & Aquarium Health"
(Tim is an extension veterinarian for aquarium fish health at Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine and the Hatfield Center).

Brian Perkins: "Collecting in Peru - a Video Presentation"

We are also hoping to have an informal showing of video footage from a 2007 trip to Zambia by Barry Cooper, on the Saturday evening after dinner.


photo of Clarion Inn at Portland airport.


Nothobranchius rachovii

ARK Cactus Killie Cookout took place on Saturday March 10, 2007

I had a terrific time at the Arizona Rivulin Keepers 2007 Cactus Killie Cook-Out in Tempe, AZ!

As usual, Allan and team put together a HUGE raffle and auction with incredibly good selections of fish and aquarium goods from some of the best manufacturers around.

ARK arranged for three well-recognized speakers:
Dr. Sue Katz on Scriptaphyosemions
Dr. Ron Harlan on Using Reverse Osmosis Units with Killies
Scott Davis on Paraphyosemions

I got a chance to catch up with old friends and meet some new ones.

For more summaries go to http://www.aka.org/ark