April 2010 - Kitchener Waterloo Aquarium Society

A P R I L 2 0 1 0In This Issue...TMA - PanamaCAOAC Convention DetailsDIY River Tank Engineering31 years of KWASFrom The Prez’s DeskPage 4From The Editors’ DeskPage 4Local Store DirectoryPage 52010 Jar Show ResultsRein takes us on a tourof the “Local” fishstores in Panama as partof his journey. Alongthe way he recalls a fewshort stories about thetrip and his pastexperiences as ahobbyist.Page 6The 2010 CAOACconvention will be heldat Sheridan College thiscoming May. Phil hasassembled a lot ofdetails into a handyreference on page 9.We hope to see anotherlarge contingent ofKWAS members thisyear. See you there!Page 9Ryan breaks out hisengineering skills andtreats us to a seminar onhow to build a rivertank complete with a“huge wall of sponge.”He notes the things thatworked well and thosethat could be different.This is a continuation ofa forum thread, so ifyou want more info orto say thanks to Ryanhop over to the forum.Page 16Al recounts his time inthe hobby as our fourthmember bio since we’vetaken over as the editorof this publication. It’salways neat to see howpeople got involved andwhy they stuck with it.Do you want to writeup your bio? Please DO!We’d love to publish itin this newsletter.Page 12Page 5Name That FishPage 10Constitution ReviewPage 10Exchange Editor’s ReportPage 11KWAS Meeting MinutesPage 14Fry TankPage 20Upcoming Fishy EventsOn the front cover• March 28 - Brant: Show and Auction• April 6 - KWAS General Meeting• April 11 - Durham Region: Show and AuctionDoes this fish look familiar? It was in last month’s issue as part of Phil’sarticle. That however didn’t stop it winning a land-slide victory in March’sFish of the Month poll on our forums. Beautiful fish Phil!• April 13 - KWAS Business Meeting• May 1 - Cambridge Auction• May 4 - KWAS General Meeting• May 11 - KWAS Business Meeting• May 21-23 - CAOAC Annual Convention• June 1 - KWAS Pizza and Raffle Night• June 8 - KWAS Business Meeting• June 26 - Sarnia Guest Speaker ‘ Gary Lange’• June 28 - KWAS Summer Picnic• September 7 - KWAS General Meeting• September 14 - KWAS Business Meeting• September 18 - Sarnia Show and AuctionGet your cameras out! Your fish or tank could be featured in an upcomingedition of Fins & Tales! Simply email your high-res photos and a descriptionto us at cam.turner@gmail.com. Photos must be at least 2400 pixels wide by1800 pixels tall to be printable. Bigger is better. Questions? Email us.2