Oklahoma Aquarium Association Meeting Minutes, August 20th, 2005
The August 20, 2005 OKAA meeting was held in our very own Oklahoma
City Zoo in the Education building. Oh, no wait that's right, we
were invited to pay for a room if we wanted to hold a meeting there
since we were not on their room list. Plain and simple the zoo
policies were changed. What were we to do but put our heads together
but wait it's a bird...it's a plane...no it's Patricia to the
rescue. The OKAA meeting was held at Patricia's house. Thanks so
much you guys. Thanks to Brian for getting chips and drinks.
This meeting's talk was on Betta Genetics by Gerald Griffin. He
discussed the different types of bettas, types of finage, color
variations, which traits were dominant and which were recessive. He
also explained to us how many colors produce infertile young and what
methods were used to achieve certain desireable colors. He discussed
the different breeding setups used by everyone from the novice
breeder up to the massive asian fish farms. He also showed us
several photos of the spawning routine that took place with a pair of
his betta splendens in a 10 gallon tank using a styrofoam cup to
isolate the bubblenest from surface agitation.
After the presentation, Brian Carson handed out the following BAP
certificates:
Michael Dennis for Ancistrus sp. and Pseudotropheus Demasoni
Brian Carson for Nothobranchius Korthausae Mafia Island Tan 02-05, Poecilia sp. Endlers and Illyodon Furcidens
Howard Sarrington for Cryptoheros Nigrofasciatus
Richard Atwood for Xiphophorus Couchianus, Fundulopanchax Sjoestedti and Xiphophorus Helleri
Bill Mitchell for Poecilia sp. Endlers and Heterandria Formosa
Kyle and Monica Osterholt for Aplocheilichthys Spilauchen
Darrell Amos for Xiphophorus Maculatus
Earl Blewett for Nothobranchius Korthausae Mafia Island Tan 02-05, Heterandria Formosa and Pelvicachromis Pulcher
Following the certificates being handed out we moved on to the monthly auction. The handwriting is hard to read so sorry for any misspellings.
6 BAP-Aplocheilichthys Normani sold to Earl for $2
6 Aplocheilichthys Normani sold to Dawn for $3
7 BAP Corydoras Aeneus (Albino) sold to Patricia for $7
7 Glossolepis Incisus (Red Irian) sold to Patricia for $4
6 BAP Phallichthys tico no sale (1 was dead)
6 BAP Boesmani rainbows sold to Earl for $3
6 BAP Dwarf neon rainbows sold to Dawn for $5
6 BAP Gambusia Affinis sold to Gerald for $1
6 Oryzias javanicus Ricefish sold to Dawn for $1
Water lettuce sold to Betty for $1
Water lettuce sold to Betty for $1
M. Ramirezi sold to Kyle for $10
30" floor light strip sold to Kyle for $5
6 BAP Labidochromis caurvles sold to April for $1
6 BAP Pseuodtropheus aceil sold to April for $1
6 BAP Oreoicthyes (Hi Finned Barbs) sold to Brian for $1
2 Apple sanils (Pomacea sp.) sold to Cory for $5
6 BAP Nothobranchius guentheri Zanzibar sold to Cory for $2
6 Nothobranchius guentheri Zanzibar sold to Gerald for $3
Poecilia sp Endlers sold to Earl for $1
Blue Rams (Mikrogeophagus Ramirez) sold to Patricia for $20
Dwarf Sword plant (Echinodorus tenellus) sold to Cory for $3
Aphy(Scriptaphyosemion) cauveti Siiamousaya 1pr sold to Kyle for $4
Aphyosemion australe gold trio sold to Kelly for $8
Aphyosemion austale chocolate 1pr sold to April for $4
Scriptaphyos bertholdi lenghe curoh 93/37 1pr sold to Dawn for $4
Chromoaphy bitaeniatum zaqnanando sold to Kyle for $5
Scriptaphy cauveti barrage lorie atlantive GRCH 93/239 1 pr sold to Kyle for $4
Aphy. Striatum Libreville gabon 1pr sold to Brian for $5
Chromoaphye bivattum funge 1 pr sold to Mike for $5
