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News about scheduled club meetings
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BAKA July 21, 2007 Meeting
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Posted by sfbaka on 2007/6/27 2:24:58 (1913 reads)
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The view from 161 Bayview Dr.
When: Saturday, July 21, 2007. Starts at 3 PM.
Where:
Bill & Cathy Gallagher's home
San Rafael, CA
Activities: This is an informal afternoon social & families are encouraged. We will barbecue and talk killifish. There is a pool (and may be even a ping-pong table). The bird-watching is very good so bring your binoculars. We will probably have a killie slide show.
We will have some basics such as hot dogs & soft drinks for the BBQ. If you can bring additional foods & drinks, it would be great. Please RSVP by email to info@sfbaka.net regarding the BBQ.
Auction:
Aphyosemion splendopleure "Tiko Green"
Aphyosemion thysi
Epiplatys dageti monroviae
Epiplatys infrafasciatus baroi “Makondo”
Fundulopanchax amieti
Nothobranchius kafuensis "Chunga"
Plataplochilus ngaensis (extra males only)
Rivulus agilae "Montjoly"
Rivulus xiphidius
Scriptaphyosemion etzeli "Bundulai SL89"
Plants:
Bolbitis heudelottii
Java moss
Supplies:
German fibrous peat
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May 19th, 2007 Meeting
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Posted by sfbaka on 2007/5/2 18:41:44 (1806 reads)
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Fundulopanchax avichang
When: Saturday, May 19 2007.
BBQ starts at 4pm. Meeting will run into the evening.
Where: Thuan's home
435 36th St
Richmond, CA 94805
Activities:
This is an informal social event.
We'll BBQ, talk about fish and tour my fish room. I will also bring out my collection of killifish books to do a show-and-tell.
We have a fantastic talk by Glen Collier on DVD on how killifish are related to each other, based on DNA results. But I haven't tested the DVD yet for quality. If it looks okay, I'll show it.
The auction will probably start around 6:30 pm.
Club Business:
We are planning to send a box of fish to the AKA convention on Monday, May 21st. If you would like to send fish, please bring them to the meeting and we'll add them to the BAKA box.
Auction:
Aphyosemion species "Lobaye"
Archiaphyosemion petersi "Banco Park"
Fundulopanchax avichang "Nguba 2 GEML 00-16"
Nothobranchius kafuensis "Mambova" eggs
Nothobranchius korthausae "Rungungu" eggs
Rivulus xiphidius
Scriptaphyosemion etzeli "Bundulai SL89"
Simpsonichthys carlettoi "Guanambi" eggs
German fibrous peat.
Beautiful T-shirts from West Coast Weekend.
If you are planning to bring fish to the auction, please contact Thuan at info@sfbaka.net
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March 17, 2007 Meeting
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Posted by sfbaka on 2007/3/5 1:29:45 (1804 reads)
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Aphyosemion bitaeniatum "Umudike"
When: Saturday, March 17, 2007, 7 pm to 10:30 pm
Where: Round Table Pizza
20920 Redwood Rd.
Castro Valley, CA
(It's about 2 blocks from the Castro Valley BART station).
Activities:
To be determined. We will most likely have a recorded program on DVD. There will be photos from the ARK Cactus Killie Cookout too.
Auction: We have a great selection of fish that I purchased the ARK Cactus Killie Cookout on March 10th.
Aphyosemion australe "orange"
Aphyosemion bivittatum "Funge"
Aphyosemion elberti "Bafoussam"
Aphyosemion elberti "Ndop"
Aphyosemion ogoense ottogartneri "RPC 169"
Aphyosemion thysi (eggs)
Archiaphyosemion petersi "Banco Park"
Epiplatys chaperi chaperi "Angona"
Fundulopanchax avichang "Nguba 2 GEML 00-16" (very young pairs)
Fundulopanchax sjoestedti
Fundulopanchax sjoestedti "Dwarf Red"
Fundulopanchax cinnamomeus "Supe GPE 90/16"
Rivulus xiphidius
Scriptaphyosemion etzeli "Bundulai SL89"
Simpsonichthys zonatus
German fibrous peat
If you are planning to bring fish to the auction, please contact Thuan or Henry at info@sfbaka.net
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January 27, 2007 Meeting
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Posted by sfbaka on 2006/12/23 15:10:20 (1933 reads)
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Fundulopanchax avichang "Nguba 2 GEML 00-16"
I hope everyone had a nice holiday! We're moving the January meeting to the 4th Saturday (January 27) to avoid a scheduling conflict.
When: Saturday, January 27, 2007, 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Where: Round Table Pizza
20920 Redwood Rd.
Castro Valley, CA
(It's about 2 blocks from the Castro Valley BART station).
Activities:
Weather permitting, Wright Huntley will be here in person to present slides of his recent aquarium tours in Singapore.
The photos are mainly of planted tanks and orchids, plus a few fish/plant shops and food courts.
Auction: Preliminary List. If you are planning to bring fish to the auction, please contact Thuan or Henry at info@sfbaka.net
Archiaphyosemion petersi "Banco Park" (young breeding pairs)
Fundulopanchax avichang "Nguba 2 GEML 00-16" (very young pairs)
Fundulopanchax amieti
Fundulopanchax gardneri "N'sukka"
Nothobranchius korthausae "Kwachepa"
Plataplochilus ngaensis (males and females!)
Rivulus agilae "Montjoly"
Rivulus xiphidius
Scriptaphyosemion liberiense "calabarica strain"
Scriptaphyosemion etzeli "Bundulai SL89"
Bolbitis heudelottii
German fibrous peat
Possible:
Fundulopanchax marmoratus
Fundulopanchax sjoestedti
Fish Wish List:
Jim Fong is looking for Aphyosemion bitaeniatum "Umudike". He has 4 females and would like to find a male. He'll be at the meeting.
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November 18, 2006 Meeting
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Posted by sfbaka on 2006/11/5 15:24:54 (1750 reads)
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School of Plataplochilus ngaensis in planted 30 gallon tank.
When: Saturday, November 18, 2006, 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Where: Round Table Pizza
20920 Redwood Rd.
Castro Valley, CA
Meeting notes:
We had a small but animated meeting in November.
The main business was to elect officers for 2007. The new officers are:
President: Thuan Nguyen
Vice-President: John Boylan
Treasurer: Jim Clark
Secretary: Henry Diep
We viewed a program on DVD featuring a short talk by David Koran on pupfishes
and a slightly longer talk by Nevin Aspinwall on collecting killies in Africa.
Afterwards, we had a lively auction with quite a long list of items.
Many thanks to Ted Pino for contributing a great variety of tanks and filters to the
auction. The 1.5 gallon glass "photo" tanks were especially popular. Ted also brought a dozen of the brand new and rare "galaxy rasboras" to the auction.
Have a nice holiday and see everyone again in January!
Auction: Final List
Aphyosemion australe "chocolate"
Aphyosemion (Chromaphyosemion) bivittatum "Mundemba"
Archiaphyosemion petersi "Banco Park" (old fish looking for good homes)
Plataplochilus ngaensis (males and females!)
Rivulus agilae "Montjoly"
Rivulus xiphidius
Scriptaphyosemion cauveti "Kindia"
Scriptaphyosemion liberiense "calabarica strain"
Aphyosemion primigenium "GBN 88-10"
Fundulopanchax amieti
Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri "N'sukka"
Rasbora species "galaxy rasboras"
Bolbitis heudelottii
Cryptocoryne balansae
Java fern: normal and Windelov varieties
Java moss
brine shrimp eggs, 1 pound
microworms
aquarium: 2.5 gallon tank
aquarium: 1.5 gallon tanks (11 of them)
micro filter
mini filter
mini canister filter
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September 23, 2006 Meeting
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Posted by dlilazndude on 2006/8/29 21:04:29 (2047 reads)
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Fundulopanchax avichang
When: Saturday, September 23, 2006, 6:30 pm
(We moved the meeting from Sep 16 to Sep 23 to allow members to go to the SCKC Fish Fry)
Where: Round Table Pizza
20920 Redwood Rd.
Castro Valley, CA
Activities:
There will be a DVD presentation followed by the usual auction.
Auction: Preliminary List
Aphyosemion Marginatum
Aphyolebias Rubrocaudatus "Loc 152"
Rivulus agilae "Montjoly"
Rivulus xiphidius
Scriptaphyosemion cauveti "Kindia"
Scriptaphyosemion liberiense "calabarica strain"
Plataplochilus ngaensis (males only)
Archiaphyosemion petersi "Banco Park"
Callopanchax monroviae "Paynesville L97"
Procatopus Similis
a reverse osmosis filter
a glass brine shrimp hatchery.
Critter Keepers!
If there is anything you plan to bring to the meeting, please e-mail me at dlilazndude@hotmail.com.
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July 15, 2006 meeting & Summer BBQ
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Posted by sfbaka on 2006/7/9 20:38:32 (1841 reads)
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Fundulopanchax avichang
When: Saturday, July 15, 2006, 3 pm to 7 pm
Where: Thuan's Home
in Richmond, CA 94805
Activities:
This was an informal summer BBQ. We enjoyed some yummy food, talk about fish & see nice pictures of killifish, and tour Thuan's fish room.
We also said farewell to Bob Tucker, who is moving to Arcata, CA in August to attend Humboldt State Univ.
Auction:
We had a fantastic auction with lots of beautifu live plants courtesy of Caleb. Bob also auctioned quite a few fish and tanks since he has very little space at his new place.
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May 20, 2006 BAKA meeting
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Posted by sfbaka on 2006/4/17 17:38:18 (1833 reads)
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Plataplochilus ngaensis
When: Saturday, May 20, 2006, 6:30 pm
Where: Round Table Pizza
20920 Redwood Road, Castro Valley, CA,
near I-580 and the Castro Valley BART station.
Activities: Socializing starts at 6:30pm.
Program: A hands-on beginner's workshop about raising killies. We will show photos from 2 members' fish rooms to show the different ways that you can raise killies. We will also bring in examples of mops & peat to show how to handle killifish eggs.
Auction: preliminary list
Plataplochilus ngaensis
Rivulus xiphidius
Scriptaphyosemion cauveti "Kindia"
Scriptaphyosemion liberiense "calabarica strain"
Java moss
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March 18, 2006 BAKA Meeting
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Posted by sfbaka on 2006/1/26 1:17:38 (2597 reads)
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Simpsonichthys carlettoi
When: Saturday, March 18, 2006, 6:30 pm
Where: Round Table Pizza
20920 Redwood Road, Castro Valley, CA,
near I-580 and the Castro Valley BART station.
Activities: Socializing starts at 6:30pm.
Program: A recorded talk on DVD. "Aphyosemions of Central Africa" by Peter Tirbak, recorded at the 2001 AKA convention. Peter is a terrific speaker as most of us know and this presentation has excellent images & details from his collection trips. We will show the second half (approx 35 minutes) of this presentation.
Auction: preliminary list
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum "Zagnanado"
Aphyosemion bivittatum "Funge"
Aphyosemion elberti "N'tui"
Aphyosemion gabunese marginatum
Aphyosemion halleri
Aphyosemion louessense "Malinga"
Aphyosemion primigenium "GBN 88-10"
Fundulopanchax gardneri "Nsukka"
Fundulopanchax amieti
Nothobranchius sp Nyando River KE01-3
Nothobranchius Korthausae Kwachepa TZL 53-01
Plataplochilus ngaensis
Procatopus similis "Moliwe" F2 generation
Rivulus agilae "Montjoly"
Rivulus tenuis "Taco Talpa Park"
Rivulus xiphidius
Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi "Lenghe Curoh"
Scriptaphyosemion cauveti "Barrage de la Loire Atlantique GRCH 93 / 239"
Scriptaphyosemion geryi "CI-05"
Scriptaphyosemion liberiense "calabarica strain"
Java fern
Bolbitis heudelottii
Vallisneria
Rotala
Riccia
Carbon & zeolite
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January 21, 2006 BAKA Meeting
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Posted by sfbaka on 2006/1/10 19:50:00 (1732 reads)
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Rivulus xiphidius
When: Saturday, January 21, 2006, 6:30 pm
Where: Round Table Pizza
20920 Redwood Road, Castro Valley, CA,
near I-580 and the Castro Valley BART station.
Activities: Socializing starts at 6:30pm.
Program: A recorded talk on DVD. "Aphyosemions of Central Africa" by Peter Tirbak, recorded at the 2001 AKA convention. Peter is a terrific speaker as most of us know and this presentation has excellent images & details from his collection trips. We will show the first half (approx 1 hour) of this presentation. The second half will be shown at the March meeting.
Auction: preliminary list
Aphyosemion exigoideum "Ngoudoufola"
Diapteron georgiae "BBS 99-19"
Epiplatys annulatus "Guinea 00"
Fundulopanchax avichang "Nguba 2 GEML 00-16"
Fundulopanchax deltaensis "CI-05" F1 generation
Fundulopanchax gardneri nigerianus "Makurdi"
Procatopus similis "Moliwe" F2 generation
Rivulus agilae "Montjoly"
Scriptaphyosemion cauveti "Kindia"
Scriptaphyosemion liberiense "calabarica strain"
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