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Paradise Press 

The Official Publication of the Long Island Aquarium Society 

January 2012

Table of Contents 

President’s Message …………………………....2 

The NEC Corner …………………………...…4 

Jim’s January Jumble ….…….…...…......…….5 

The View From the Other Side ……..………… 6 

Just a Maze ……….……...…………………...8 

Message From The Editor ……………………...9 

Breeders Award Program .....………………….10 

On the Way to the Bathroom ………………….13 

Wish You Were Here….………………...…........16 

Conventions, Shows & Auctions. ……………...18 

Correction from December issue ………………19 

Local Events ………………………………….. 21 

Upcoming Meetings …………………………...24 

Trading Post ……………………………...........25 

More Conventions, Shows & Auctions……..……. .26 

LIAS Officers and Committee Members ……...32 

Front cover photo by Jack Deturo 

Paradise Press 1

It’s hard to believe that we are having the first meeting of 2012 

and that we have said good-bye to 2011. I would like to just take 

a moment to wish everyone a very happy, healthy and joyous 

new year and that 2012 is filled with many wonderful blessings 

for all of you. That said, I hope that 2012 will be a very special 

year for LIAS and its members and I want you to know that the 

Board of Trustees has been working hard, planning for the upcoming 

year. I was very pleased to see such a good turnout at 

the LIAS holiday party and a good time was had by all who were 

able to attend. Next year’s holiday party will be held on Friday, 

December 14 th , so mark your calendars now so that you will be 

able to attend as this was a truly enjoyable evening and one not 

to be missed. Although we usually hold our annual holiday party 

on the same day as we hold our club meetings, the third Friday 

of the month, this year the third Friday in December falls quite 

close to the holiday. That said, the BOT thought it best to 

schedule the LIAS holiday party the week before; specifically, 

the second Friday in December. Specifics for the party will be 

provided by the October meeting, if not sooner, and detailed in 

the Paradise Press and on the LIAS web site. 

I would like to say a very special “thank-you” to the committee 

who prepared the Christmas gifts that were given out at the holiday 

party. They were beautifully wrapped and the time and efforts 

that went into this was truly appreciated. Special thanks go 

to Nick and Jasmine Arettines, Tracy Marcus, Darryl and 

Margarita Shaber, and Steve Abrams. A very big thank you goes 

to Nick Arettines once again for all his hard work in putting 

together and preparing the annual LIAS calendar. This calendar 

is composed of photos of fish that belong to our members and 

the photographs were taken by our club members. Digital Print 

Plus printed the calendars for us again this year without any cost 

to LIAS. They continue to print the Paradise Press for us each 

month without cost. We are so very grateful for all they have 

done and continue to do for LIAS. Please consider this company 

for any of your printing needs. 

2 Paradise Press

This month we are happy to welcome back one of our long time 

friends, Ed Vukich, who will be speaking to us about the various 

types of cichlids he has bred successfully. Ed is an experienced 

hobbyist and I am certain you will enjoy his presentation. Thanks 

to great efforts on the part of our vice-president, Jon Schweikert, 

we will be having a special presentation from a photographer and 

a hobbyist at our February meeting. He will go over how to take 

good pictures of your fish and aquariums. This is a subject that 

has come up many times, especially when taking pictures for the 

Paradise Press or to use in our annual calendar. So, please 

bring your cameras and your questions and take advantage of 

this special offering. In March, we welcome Frank Greco of 

Frank’s Aquarium, to LIAS. Frank is the curator at the New York 

Aquarium and many of our members know Frank from his participation 

in the AFISH conventions. He will be giving a presentation 

on the “Fishes of Taiwan.” 

The bowl show resumes this month and I would like to see an 

increase in the number of participants. Why not consider entering 

a fish that you put in the bowl show into the club’s auction? Fish 

that are entered into the bowl show should be fish that you raised 

or bred. That said, why not use this same fish and make some 

money from our auction? We will be providing specific containers 

for all bowl show entries and our bowl show chairman, Mitch 

Markowski, will be in charge of caring for the bowls. Keep in mind 

that points are received for participation in the bowl show. This is 

one of the many facets of contributing to the hobby that are tallied 

for consideration when selecting the Hobbyist of the Year 

award. 

Lastly, we will be discussing some new ideas for LIAS in 2012 

and hopefully we’ll make some decisions that will help increase 

participation and attendance as we continue to move forward in 

the year ahead. The winter weather has been mild to date; however, 

we still have at least eight weeks of winter remaining. In the 

event of inclement weather; please check the club’s website @ 

www.liasonline.org to see if the meeting has been cancelled. Remember 

that if SUNY Stony Brook is closed, there will be no 

meeting for LIAS since we use their space to meet! 

~Margaret Peterson 


From the NEC Corner… 

By Jim & Margaret Peterson 

It’s almost that time again! The NEC convention is quickly 

approaching! The date for the 2012 convention is the weekend of 

March 23- 25 th and will again be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel 

in Berlin, CT. Details regarding registration and a complete listing 

of the scheduled speakers can be obtained by accessing the 

NEC website @ http://convention.northeastcouncil.org/ Please 

note the new web address for the NEC convention! Each workshop 

will be 50 minutes in length and have a ten minute time period 

for questions and answers. In addition, this year, there wi 

ll be a mini auction of the speaker’s own fish that were spoken 

about during the presentation. 

The list of speakers includes some of the most well-known 

names in the aquarium hobby. Among them are: Rhonda Wilson, 

former president of the American Livebearers Association and 

author of the book, A Guide to the Planted Aquarium, Klaus 

Steinhaus, speaking about Central and South American Cichlids, 

Scott Fellman, former president of the Marine Aquarium Society 

of Los Angeles county, who will be offering a marine presentation, 

Spencer Jack, who owns a tropical fish wholesale business 

and was president of the Canadian Cichlid Association in 2000, 

Hans Georg-Evers, who has 50 tanks from 2 to 200 gallons in 

size, filled with primarily Africans and West African Cichlids. Also 

speaking are Pat Donston, owner and operator of Absolutely Fish 

in New Jersey, an MAC certified facility and retailer of the year 

from 2002-2004. Joining Pat is Bob Lewis, vice president of the 

International Fancy Guppy Association (IFGA) and a master guppy 

breeder. Ken Normandin will be speaking about killifish, particularly 

the rivulus species, having at least 300 tanks set up in 

his own home. Last but by no means least, is Tony Terciera, a 

well-known hobbyist and master photographer, having served as 

editor and photo chairman of the Journal of the American Killie 

Association (AKA). Continued on page 22 


F L A S H G E N I 

I L I M E R A R 

S C I U D S 

C L A R B I I H O S M O D 

Jim’s January Jumble 

By Jim Peterson 

Use the underlined letters to fill in the blank. 

Ed bred _________________. 

Deadlines for the submission of letters, articles, photographs, etc. for 

upcoming editions of the Paradise Press are as follows : 

Edition…………………………………..Date Needed 

February 2012…………………………...January 23, 2012 

Just email them to Editor@liasonline.org or hand them in at a meeting. 

January 2012. Paradise Press is published monthly (except July and August) by the 

Long Island Aquarium Society, Post Office Box 873, Nesconset, NY. 11767. Copies 

are distributed free to members at each monthly meeting. All original articles and art 

are copyright by LIAS, 2011. Permission to reprint is hereby granted to other nonprofit 

organizations, provided full credit is given to both the author and the Long Island 

Aquarium Society and two (2) copies of the reprint are sent to the editor. Contact the 

editor for permission before reproducing any content via electronic media. 


“ How to Become Hobbyist of the Year” in 

The View…From the Other Side of the Tank 

by Margaret Peterson 

You may recall that I referenced the Hobbyist of the Year’s requirements 

in last month’s issue of the Paradise Press and I also 

discussed why the Board of Trustees of LIAS decided not to bestow 

this honor to anyone at the annual holiday party in December. 

While going through some LIAS paperwork, I cam across a 

very carefully prepared report written by Glenn Peterson for former 

LIAS president, Arie Gilbert, that discussed the criteria and 

eligibility for this honor. It just so happens that the report was 

written the year that Jim and I received this award, which was for 

the 2005-2006 year. I thought it might be a good idea to highlight 

some of the key facets to earning this award as I feel that all club 

members have the capability to win this prestigious award. The 

issue is if an individual is willing to put forth the necessary effort 

to do so. I have always said that it is not in the club’s best interests 

if it is always the same few people who do all the work for 

the club. Many hands make less work and I would like to see 

“more hands” as we head into the new year. 

Every club member should have a copy of the LIAS handbook. If 

you do not, please see our membership chairman, Paul Marcus 

and ask him to give you a copy. For clarification, some of our current 

members were instrumental in putting together the current 

by-law for LIAS. Glenn is one of these people. He has served the 

club in many ways including, but not limited to having served as 

a trustee to the Board for five terms, vice-president for one term, 

editor of the Paradise Press for three years, and a committee 

member for four of LIAS’ annual auctions. He also helped to write 

and create the LIAS by-laws and was a charter corporate officer 

when LIAS achieved that desired status back in 1997. Vinny 

Kreyling is the other member still active in our club since the time 

we applied for and achieved our not-for profit and corporate status 

on July 13 th 1997, almost 15 years ago. 

Let’s talk about some of the Hobbyist of the Year (HOY) criteria 

that Glenn pointed out in his explanation to Arie. . Attendance at 

our monthly meetings is one of the first criteria considered for this 


award. Points are given for consistent attendance so it is very 

important to remember to sign in when you arrive. I usually look 

around the room to make certain that I don’t notice someone in 

the room whose name is not on the sign-in sheet. Writing articles 

or any work for the Paradise Press is given merit particularly if 

you are not already holding an elected position. Participation in 

the bowl show, which is now being held every other month at the 

request of the club members, is also given merit toward receipt 

of this award also. It is important to remember that all fish entered 

into the bowl show should be fish that are bred and/or 

raised by the hobbyist, not fish that have been purchased 

through a wholesaler or in an aquarium and then entered into the 

bowl show to obtain placement. Several club members voiced 

their disapproval over fish that were inappropriately entered into 

the bowl shows. 

The Breeder’s Award program is another area that club members 

have not chosen to participate in to the best of their ability. 

Mike Weiner, our breeder’s award chairman, is available and 

willing to document fish that have bred for any of our members 

who are breeding fish and are eligible to do so. The forms are 

also available on the LIAS web site and can be downloaded as 

necessary. 

Anyone who holds a nominated or elected position earns 25 

points towards the goal of winning the HOY award. Give this 

some thought when elections are coming up this year. Remember 

that I said that the current board has run for a few years now 

and I know that they don’t plan to remain in these positions forever! 

The annual fish show, which we have not had for several 

years now, is a category that has not been given any consideration 

primarily since we have not held this event. Hopefully, we 

will be having this event in the future, during 2012. The “service” 

category is a rather subjective one in that this area refers to a 

person who has put forth tremendous effort into the care and 

well-being of LIAS. 

Continued on page 22 


Just a Maze 

By Darryl Shaber 


A Message from the Editor 

By: Margarita Shaber 

Happy New Year to all of our members. I hope everyone who 

attended the Holiday Party had a great time. As we start this 

new year, our press is full of interesting items. We have a 

Breeders Award update from Michael Wiener, a great story from 

Jim Peterson and some great pictures from our Holiday Party. 

As I stated in the December issue, I would like to start a “Kids 

Corner” in the Paradise Press. Drawings, short stories, and their 

experiences with the fish hobby are all welcome. Just send them 

to editor@liasonline.org, or you can just give them to me at any 

meeting and I will include them into the press. All ages are 

welcome! 

We are always looking for articles for the press as well as any 

pictures you may have. These can be for the press or the 

calendar. I know it’s a little early, but it can never be too early for 

pictures for the calendar. We are all proud of what we do as fish 

hobbyists. Just take a few shots and send them along. 

Next month we have Jarrod Gordon and Matthew Schenier who 

will show us how to take great pictures of our fish. Please bring 

your cameras. We will be using the tank in the lobby. I know I 

am looking forward to this. I can’t wait to actually submit pictures 

to Nick that I actually took and not Darryl. 

One last plea. If you would like to see the press have other 

items, less items, etc., please pass on the information to me. We 

want the best press there is, and I want to make it what you 

want. 

Again, I wish you all a Happy and Healthy 2012! 


LIAS Breeders Award Program 

By Michael Wiener 

The LIAS BAP program, which has been in existence since the late 

1970’s, is intended to stimulate and encourage its members to become 

involved with tropical fish breeding. The program rewards the breeding, 

raising, and sharing of offspring and breeding experiences between our 

members. Each year, the member who has been the most successful in 

breeding fish that year and promoting breeding activities receives the 

Breeder of the Year Award. In addition, members accumulate BAP 

points and receive special awards as they reach various levels of breeding 

proficiency. 

It should be noted that over the years our members have bred a wide 

variety of tropical fish. The numerous and varied entrants in our monthly 

auctions attests to this. 

Most, if not all of our club’s members have bred fish and enjoyed the 

satisfaction of seeing fry swimming about their tanks. This can be one 

the most rewarding and interesting facet of the hobby. Additionally, as 

an added benefit, the sale of the resulting offspring can help defray 

some of the costs of feeding the fish, maintaining their tanks, and acquiring 

new fish. 

I urge all our members to get involved with breeding fish. It is not that 

hard. Many fish are easy to breed. Just setup a tank, add the adults and 

wait for the results. The fish do the rest. Sometimes the fish will breed 

in a suitably setup community tank, you won’t need a separate tank. Additional 

instructions or breeding guidance can be found in books, magazines, 

the internet, or in advice offered by our members and once the 

fish have successfully breed, please make sure to fill out the BAP program 

forms and give them to Mike Weiner or to the BAP co-chairperson 

(TBD). I have blank forms or you can get them at the LIAS internet site. 

Periodically we publish the BAP results. There were no entries for the 

years (September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008) and (September 1, 

2008 through August 31, 2009). 


There was only one entrant in the program for the year (September 1, 

2009 through August 31, 2010) and the results are shown in the table 

below. 

Group Date Points Comments 

Blond Guppies 

Poecilia reticulata 6 2/19/2010 5 See Note 1 

Double Sword 

Guppies 

Poecilia reticulata 6 2/19/2010 5 See Note 1 

Simpsonichthys 

punctulatys 5 2/19/2010 20 

Epiplatys annulatus 

Clown Killifish 5 2/19/2010 20 

Nothobranchius 

cardinalis 5 6/18/2010 20 

Cubanichthys 

pengelleyi 5 6/18/2010 30 

This Years Total 100 

Reported 

as a more 

difficult 

species 

Note 1: We allow points even though these are the same species 

because these varieties breed true. 

Continued on Page 12 


There were two entrants in the program for the year (September 1, 2010 

through August 31, 2011) and the results are shown in the table below. 

BREEDERS AWARD PROGRAM RESULTS FOR 2010-2011 

Robert Frampton Group Date Points Comments 

Microgeophagus 

ramirezi 8 2/14/10 20 


Harry W. Faustmann Group Date Points Comments 

Fundulopanchax 5 3/31/11 5 

Simpsonichthys constanciae 

5 4/1/11 20 

Pseudomugil gertrudae 

10 4/1/11 5 

Mexican (Carbonera) 

pupfish 

Cyprinodon fontinalis 

– Ojode Apache 6 4/15/11 30 


The accumulated BAP point totals starting with year 2007 are shown 

below: 

Participant 2007 2010 2011 Totals 

Evelyn Eagan 10 10 

Harry W. Faustmann 100 60 160 

Robert Frampton 20 20 

Jon Schweikert 30 30 

Michael Weiner 90 90 

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maintain 

in aquari-

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Bedroom 

by Jim Peterson 

Since it was after midnight and all the animals, including the fish, 

guinea pigs, the dog, birds, rabbits, pigeons, and the goat had 

been fed, I began turning off the television and all the aquarium 

lights. As I turned off the last bank of fish tank lights, I took a step 

and heard a loud “bang” sound and then a high fast flipping 

noise, followed by a low flopping noise; not a good combination 

of sounds to a hobbyist. I yelled for Margaret to come into the 

den with a big flashlight as I quickly determined that one of the 

fish had jumped out of the tank. 

While my wife was en route with the flashlight, I dropped to my 

knees to look on the floor behind the tank to see what could be 

done. Margaret joined me on the floor and we found ourselves 

face to face with our German Shepherd, Xena, who thought we 

must be down on the floor to play with her. How good could this 

get for her! Now our next step was to get her 85lb. body out of 

our way. Xena was soon banished to our bedroom and crying 

because she was removed from the fun we were having. We can 

now continue without her help. 

In case anybody doesn’t know, over my 125 gallon tank, I built a 

wood stand that now holds nine 71/2 & 51/2 galloon tanks that I 

breed my guppies in. I did this so that I would not have to crawl 

on my old knees down by the bottom part of the stand to see and 

admire these fish. Unfortunately, in my attempt to make the stand 

sturdy, I added a cross beam under the bottom shelf. This very 

same support beam blocks my view when trying to see underneath 

this stand. My wife says that I set up tanks in any spot that 

will hold them. She is partially right. Next I took the spotlight and 

went alongside the folding table that hold my koi and goldfish and 

marlieri tanks and located the fish lying on the rug between the 

tank and the baseboard. It’s one of my frontosa! I should not try 

to breed frontosa because I have had calamitous situations occur 

when they get old enough to do so. The first occurrence was 

when we had a popcorn ceiling installed and either the vapors or 

the crumbles wiped out the whole tank of seven frontosa. I 

bought more at Christmas for Margaret. Continued on page 14 


I bought eleven of them to be exact and at $35. each. They had 

babies and did well until one day I smelled something horrible 

and apparently one had died in the 180 gallon tank that was their 

home. It was very hard to find the one that died as there were 

many hiding places that these frontosa had created within this 

tank. After removing the first dead body I discovered several others 

as the first one that died had fouled the water since I did not 

know a rather large fish had died and was rotting in that tank. 

Only three survived this disaster and one was barely hanging on. 

I did a massive water change and the fish that was struggling 

died while I was changing the water. I ended up with the two largest 

of the frontosas, both of them being the male. 

I decided to buy some large females and while I was preparing 

for their entrance into this tank and the bags containing the females 

were floating in the 180 gallon tank, the two males killed 

the females still in the bags! I have since bought others and have 

them in two other locations until I can switch things around and 

get my two males and their surviving baby to cohabitate and 

breed. 

It was one of the newer frontosa that managed to squeeze between 

the filter and the narrow slit in front of the glass top on the 

125 gallon aquarium set-up. That was the “bang” that I heard and 

the flipping noise as it flittered across the filter stream only to 

swim off the filter and onto the floor. I grabbed my biggest net 

and showed Margaret where the fish was so she could direct me 

as I reached over the top of the tanks I installed on the bottom 

shelf- (Of course those tanks were not empty…) My first attempt 

at scooping the fish into the net put it halfway under the baseboard. 

I grabbed a smaller net and slid it out from under the 

baseboard towards the big net. My second sweep succeeded in 

getting the fish into the big net. I was so relieved. I squeezed out 

from between the tanks, my neck throbbing from the awkward 

angle I put it in to fit. I then lifted the net very carefully, only to 

find no fish in it! I didn’t even feel the fish jump while paying attention 

to my own extrication. I looked down and see the fish lying 

on top of the light of the 15 gallon tank. I push it back into the 

big net, lift gently, and the fish is back on the , this time on the 

rug in front of the tanks. Continued on page 19 




Photos from Our 

Holiday Party 


Conventions, Shows & Auctions 

ALA 2012 hosted by Gold Coast Aquarium Society. 

April 26-29th, 2012 Ft. Lauderdale, FL http:// 

www.ALA2012.com 

AKA 2012 Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-28, 2012 

at the Crowne Plaza Hotel - St Louis Airport, St Louis, 

Mo. http://www.aka.org/convention/2012/ 

room per night $89 + taxes. Saturday night banquet. 

Killifish show Saturday and auction Sunday. Box Sales 

on Saturday. 

NADA 2012 Convention June 22-24, 2012 will be held 

in Atlanta, Ga. Hosted by the Southeast Discus Enthusiast. 

Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Airport Hotel 

www.nadaatlanta2012.com 

ACA 2012 July 11 - 15th, 2012 Indianapolis, In 

Wyndham Hotel at the airport 

http://www/aca2012indy.com 

All-Aquarium Catfish Convention October 18-21, 

2012 http://catfishcon.com/ 

Hyatt Dulles Hotel Herndon, VA presented by the 

Potomac Valley Aquarium Society 

http://www.pvas.com 


Continued from page 14 

On the Way to the Bedroom 

It seems that the whole seam on the big net came apart, perhaps 

unraveling when I caught it on something. I scooped the fish into 

the other side of the net and lifted her, a bit dusty, back into her 

watery home 

I laughed after it was all over. I was supposed to put the grandchildren’s 

toys under that table so that we could move the houseplants 

by the window and make room for the Christmas tree. 

Once again, procrastination pays. I would have had to move 

them out for the tree and back again. The frontosa lived; my luck 

with them is starting to change. I’m glad because my wife bought 

me some large female frontosa for Christmas that is due to arrive 

soon. 

Correction from Decembers edition. The directions to 

Caribbean Blue were incorrect. 

Caribbean Blue Aquatics by Jim Peterson 

I know some of you may have seen or passed by the new aquarium 

that opened up recently on the south side of Sunrise Highway, 

on the south service road just west of the exit for Brentwood 

Road in Bay Shore. This aquarium was once known as 

Lots of Fish, located on the south side of Montauk Highway, at 

the western end of Route 231, in Babylon. Owned and operated 

by Joe Rosati and Dominick Caserma, the store is open for business 

at their new location, despite not being finished with all the 

details of readying an aquarium business, especially if you have 

any perfectionist tendencies as Joe has. 

Sorry if this has caused anyone any problems finding Caribbean 

Blue Aquatics 


264R Middle Country Road 

Coram, NY 11727 

. 

Long Island Aquarium Society would like to thank 

Aqua Hut Aquarium 

for their generous donations to our monthly meetings 


Local Events 

Brooklyn Aquarium Society 

2 nd Fridays @ 7:30pm 

(except July and August) 

Education Hall at the NY Aquarium 

Surf Avenue at W 8th St. Brooklyn, NY 

www.brooklynaquariumsociety.com 

Greater City Aquarium Society 

1 st Wednesdays @ 7:30pm 

(except January and February) 

Queens Botanical Gardens 

4350 Main St., Flushing, NY 

http://greatercity.org/ 

Nassau County Aquarium Society 

2 nd Tuesdays @ 8pm 


Kellenberg Hall at Molloy College 

1000 Hempstead Ave, Rockville Centre, NY 

http://www.ncasweb.org/ 

Long Island Reef Association 

1st Fridays @ 8:00pm 


Dickens Co., 75 Austin Blvd. 

Commack, NY 

http://www.longislandreef.org 



NEC Corner 

Tony has specialized in the breeding and photography of killies 

for over 40 years. As you can see by reading this list of speaker, 

the NEC has put together an outstanding group of experts within 

the aquarium hobby for this year’s convention. If you have not 

ever attended an NEC convention, this is the year to go. So why 

not give yourself a treat and attend this very special event! Hope 

to see you there! Note: on-line registration begins by mid- 

January. 


The View…From the Other Side of the Tank 

As I am certain you realize after reading this article, there is a 

great deal that factors into the awarding of the HOY to a club 

member. There is also a great deal of work on the part of the 

HOY chairman, Glenn Peterson, to determine who meets and 

has earned the HOY award for LIAS. We are very grateful to 

Glenn for all he has done on behalf of LIAS in past years and 

going forward and I do hope that if all our members have a greater 

understanding of what this award is all about that maybe 

someone will strive to reach this prestigious goal. The LIAS 

Board would be very pleased to be giving out the Hobbyist of the 

Year award during the 2012 holiday party. Are you going to be 

this year’s winner? 


Jim’s January Jumble - Answer Key 

ANGELFISH 

MARLIERI 

DISCUS 

LABIDOCHROMIS 

Ed bred cichlids. 

(from page 5) 


Upcoming Meetings 

January: Ed Vukich “Cichlids I have Bred” 

February: Jarrod Gordon and Matthew 

Scheiner “Fish Photography” (Bring your 

cameras!) 

March: Frank Greco “Fishes of Taiwan” 


TRADING POST 

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each 

½ gallon drum bowls $2.00 each. 

Contact guppyghost@hotmail.com 

120 Gallon reef ready tank. 48L x 24 W x 24 H with 40 

gallon sump filter, Coralife pump, UV sterilizer, 200 watt heater, 

protein skimmer, 48” light strip with 2 actinic, 4 LEDs, 4 

stage RO System….$500 

Call Ben (631) 807-7059 

Also, live rock …..$2.00 per pound and base rock at $1.00 per 

pound 

Magnum 350 Canister Filter ……….$30 

Magnum 220 Canister Filter………..$20 

Or……...Both for $40 

Includes new filter sleeves, Diamite Filter 

Call Russ Giacacone……….(631) 592-1408 








President 

Margaret Peterson 

president@liasonline.org 

Recording Secretary 

Tracy Marcus 

recsecretary@liasonline.org 

Advertising 

Paul Marcus 

publicity@liasonline.org 

NEC Delegate 

Jim & Margaret 

Peterson 

Breeder’s Award Program 

Michael Weiner 

Publicity 

Paul Marcus 

publicity@liasonline.org 

Hobbyist of the Year 

Glenn Peterson 

Esthetics 

Tracy Marcus 

Sergeant at Arms 

OPEN 

LIAS Officers 

Vice President 

Jon Schweikert 

vicepresident@liasonline.org 

Corresponding Secretary 

Nick Arettines 

corrsecretary@liasonline.org 

Webmaster 

Tom Pelletier 

webmaster@liasonline.org 

Editor 

OPEN 

editor@liasonline.org 

Proofreader 

Margarita Shaber 

Librarian 

Glenn Peterson 

FAAS Delegate 

Steve Abrams 

Writer’s Award Program 

OPEN 

Monthly Auction 

Rocco Wentz 

Ron Petrozzo 

32 Paradise Press 

Treasurer 

Jim Peterson 

treasurer@liasonline.org 

Trustees 

Darryl Shaber 

Margarita Shaber 

LIAS Committee Members 

Membership 

Paul Marcus 

membership@liasonline.org 

Printer 

Nick Arettines 

Refreshments 

Jim & Margaret 

Peterson 

\ 

Raffles 

Paul & Tracy Marcus 

Bowl Show 

Mitch Markowski 

Exchange Editor 

OPEN

LIAS 

The Lo ng Island Aquariu m Soci ety, Inc. (LIAS) is th e old est organi zation d evoted to Tropi cal Fish in the Long Island area. I t is a non profit organization dedicated to the stud y of aqu ati c life; to pr omote interest, ex change ideas and encourag e the breeding and showing of aquati c fish. The membership is made up of men, women and children of all levels of experi ence, includi ng nationall y reno wn ed individu als wh o are eag er to s hare their experiences and exp ertise in all ph ases of aquarium managemen t and fish breeding. 

LIAS meets at 8PM on the 3rd Friday of each mon th (except Jul y and Augus t). Th e meetings feature programs, cov ering all ph ases of tropical fish keeping, by noted gues t speakers. A social atmos pher e is enj oyed by all during refreshments. It is at this ti me that members “talk fish”, ex change ideas and secrets, trade fish and establish friendships. The meetings resume wi th free door pri zes and a raffle. Au ctions are held monthly and all have the opportuni ty to bid for rar e and homebred fish or equi pment at bargain prices. 

The Long Island Aquarium Society, Inc. (LIAS) is the oldest organization devoted 

to Tropical Fish in the Long Island area. It is a non profit organization dedicated to 

the study of aquatic life; to promote interest, exchange ideas and encourage the 

breeding and showing of aquatic fish. The membership is made up of men, women 

and children of all levels of experience, including nationally renowned individuals 

who are eager to share their experiences and expertise in all phases of aquarium 

management and fish breeding. 

LIAS meets at 8PM on the 3rd Friday of each month (except July and August). 

The meetings feature programs, covering all phases of tropical fish keeping, by noted 

guest speakers. A social atmosphere is enjoyed by all during refreshments. It is at this 

time that members “talk fish”, exchange ideas and secrets, trade fish and establish 

friendships. The meetings resume with free door prizes and a raffle. Auctions are 

held monthly and all have the opportunity to bid for rare and homebred fish or 

equipment at bargain prices. 

Visitors are always welcome and, may participate in the raffle and auction. The 

nominal membership dues allow voting privileges, a subscription to the award 

winning Paradise Press and a membership card, which entitles the member to 

generous discounts at local pet shops. 

How to Find Us! 

LIAS Meetings are now held at SUNY Stony Brook's 

Maritime Science area. 

Room 120 in Endeavor Hall on the 

State University at Stony Brook Campus, Stony Brook, NY 11794 

Directions: 

West onto South Drive off of Nicolls Road (County Rd 97). At the light, 

make a right onto Marburger Drive and then make the next right (the street 

has no name but there are signs indicating that you are near the Marine 

Sciences buildings). Follow the road all the way to the back and you will see 

three buildings - Discovery, Challenger and Endeavour - the last one is 

Endeavour Hall. 

To find the campus via GPS, enter the address "100 Nicolls Road, Stony 

Brook, NY 11790." 

General Information 

Doors open @7:30 PM, meeting starts @8:00 PM 

Please park in parking lot stalls - not along curb. 

Meeting is in Room 120 in Endeavor Hall. (After you enter building, take 

hallway on the right. Room 120 is first room on the left) 

Phone numbers: Campus info: 631-632-6000; Campus police: 631-632-3333

Long Island Aquarium Society 

PO Box 873 

Nesconset, NY 11767 

www.liasonline.org 

Next meeting: February 17, 2012 

Guest speaker: Jarrod Gordon and Matthew 

Scheiner “Fish Photography” 

Visit us online at 

LIASONLINE.ORG

LIAS Paradise Press January 2012 inside - Tampa Bay Aquarium ...

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