Name Andrew (and Alaric) Blumhagen Scientific Name of Fish* (Genus and species) Pethia nigrofasciata Hobby Name of Fish Black Ruby Barb Method of Reproduction (Egg Scatterer/Livebearer/Mouth Brooder/Mop Spawner/Nest Builder/Pelvic Brooder/Substrate Spawner) Egg Scatterer Number and Gender Distribution of Parents (Pair/Trio (1 male and 2 females)/Reverse Trio (1 female and 2 males)/Group) 2 pair Origin of Parents (Wild Caught/Tank Raised/Mixed) Aquarium store, presumed farm raised Approximate number of eggs or fry* Hundreds? Date of Hatch or Birth* (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/21-23/2025 (presumed) Date of Free Swimming If Hatched (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/25/2025 Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days* Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days Aquarium Conditions: pH (0 to 14) unmeasured, presumed around 7.0 General Hardness (ppm) unmeasured Average Temperature (F) 75 Salinity (if brackish or marine) N/A Average Nitrate (ppm) unmeasured Aquarium Size (L X W X H and Gallons) 10gal 20X10X12 Water Source Baltimore Dept Public Works Water Changes (how much and how often) ~80% weekly in conditioning/display aquarium Filtration System(s) Air driven sponge Additives (Salt, iron, etc.) N/A Décor (Please include all that apply): Bottom screen Live Plants Guppy Grass (Najas) under the screen Plastic Plants N/A Wood N/A Leaves N/A Caves or Similar Hiding Places N/A Spawning mop N/A Substrate (Gravel/Pea size gravel/Sand/None/Other; Please Specify) Black aquarium gravel, 1/4" Lighting Type and Timing LED 4pm to 10pm Food Fed to Parents and How Often* Alternating enriched frozen brine shrimp and spirulina flakes daily Food Fed to Fry and How Often* Large bunch of Guppy Grass moved from established aquarium once fry were observed. Anticipate fry feeding off of micro organisms growing in the plants.

Name Andrew Blumhagen Scientific Name of Fish* (Genus and species) Apistogramma cacatuoides "Yellow Flash" Hobby Name of Fish Yellow Flash Cockatoo Cichlid Method of Reproduction (Egg Scatterer/Livebearer/Mouth Brooder/Mop Spawner/Nest Builder/Pelvic Brooder/Substrate Spawner) Cave Spawn Number and Gender Distribution of Parents (Pair/Trio (1 male and 2 females)/Reverse Trio (1 female and 2 males)/Group) M/F Pair Origin of Parents (Wild Caught/Tank Raised/Mixed) Tank raised, sourced as fry from a JRAS auction Approximate number of eggs or fry* est. 40 Date of Hatch or Birth* (MM/DD/YYYY) Jan 12-15 presumed, not observed Date of Free Swimming If Hatched (MM/DD/YYYY) Jan 18, 2025 Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days* Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days Aquarium Conditions: pH (0 to 14) Unknown General Hardness (ppm) Unknown Average Temperature (F) 75 degrees Salinity (if brackish or marine) N/A Average Nitrate (ppm) Unknown Aquarium Size (L X W X H and Gallons) 24x12x12 15gal Water Source Tap, Baltimore Dept Public Works Water Changes (how much and how often) ~40% weekly Filtration System(s) Air driven sponge Additives (Salt, iron, etc.) N/A Water condition notes: water parameters were not measured but deep tannin stain from furnishings suggest lower pH and hardness Décor (Please include all that apply): Live Plants Floating Guppy Grass (Najas) Plastic Plants N/A Wood Several pieces of Malaysian driftwood Leaves N/A Caves or Similar Hiding Places 1 coconut cave (selected as spawning site), 1 ceramic cave Spawning mop N/A Substrate (Gravel/Pea size gravel/Sand/None/Other; Please Specify) 1/4" play sand Lighting Type and Timing LED 4pm - 10pm, ambient room light otherwise Food Fed to Parents and How Often* Alternating enriched frozen brine shrimp and spirulina flakes daily Food Fed to Fry and How Often* Powdered fry food 3-4 times daily Other notes: male removed from tank 1 day after free-swimming fry were observed to avoid violence by the female protecting the brood.

Come share a meal with your fellow PVAS members and families to celebrate the holidays! Saturday, Dec 7 at 1 pm, Setup at 12:30. Michael is once again applying his expert touch and bringing turkey and ham. We'll also have water and soft drinks. Please bring a side dish or dessert and sign up below with what you'll bring. Please also bring serving utensils and an extension cord if you are bring a hot plate or crock pot. In addition to the meal we'll have our mini-auction, last one of the year. There will be no speaker but we'll have a few remarks from a couple of officers to close out the year and get ready for a great 2025.

Hi all, There is no meeting Oct 5 at Green Acres! Instead we will be touring the Glen Echo Aquarium on Oct 12 at 11am. This is for paid PVAS members only! We will meet at the aquarium for the tour. PVAS will cover all admission costs for attendees. If you are not a member but want to see the aquarium, please join PVAS here: https://www.pvas.com/shop Please let us know if you are attending Glen Echo here: https://www.pvas.com/forum/news-events/private-tour-of-glen-echo-park-aquarium-sign-up

Please note the change in date! The PVAS Fall Auction is Saturday, September 21. Tag Sale starts 10:30 am. Bidding starts 11. We'll be going until everything is sold. Green Acres Center 4401 Sideburn Road Fairfax, VA Register sellers' items or preview lots at https://mygroupauctions.com/ Auction rules can be found at https://www.pvas.com/auctions See you there!

I have five adult Chindongo (Pseudotropheus) saulosi, 4 males 1 female. The colony has collapsed but they might make a nice, free addition to an mbuna community tank. Can bring tomorrow or make other arrangements.

Hi Everyone, The July Bowl Show & Indoor Picnic will be held on July 13 at Green Acres. We all love a good feast. Please share what dish you will be bringing here so others can plan what to bring and we can fill menu holes and avoid duplicates. Of course, there can never be too many deviled eggs, right? Please remember to bring serving implements if need for your dish.

Please note, we will not be able to disburse sellers proceeds at the June 1 meeting. Sellers commissions will be held until the July meeting for everyone selling items at the June meeting. Thanks for your understanding and patience.

This coming Sunday, April 7 at Green Acres in Fairfax, VA. Registration opens 10:00 am. Tag Sale opens at 10:30 am, bidding starts at 10:45 am. If you're of a mind to help out, show up as early as 8:30am. Take a look through all our information here: https://www.pvas.com/auctions If you're selling, please make sure your lots are bagged and labelled properly. Also if you're selling, enter your lots at https://mygroupauctions.com/ as early as possible. This gives buyers more time to get excited about your offerings! If you're buying, preview the lots already entered at https://mygroupauctions.com/. There are already some amazing FW shrimp, fish, plants to check out. We'll have donuts and coffee for breakfast; pizza and soda for lunch. See you Sunday!

Looking for cool swag? PVAS has a Cafe Press store where you can find all kinds of goodies to show your club pride: https://www.cafepress.com/pvas(https://www.cafepress.com/pvas)

Before you head to the monthly meeting tomorrow (Jan 6), please check with the City of Fairfax to see if there is a closure of the Green Acres facility. If the city is open, the meeting will go on! If the city closes, the meeting will be cancelled and we will find another time for our speaker to visit. Any announcement by Fairfax City should be made by 8 am Saturday. https://www.fairfaxva.gov/government/parks-recreation/rental-venues/rental-venues/green-acres(https://www.fairfaxva.gov/government/parks-recreation/rental-venues/rental-venues/green-acres)

Children of all ages are welcome! We have special activities especially for youngsters all day, including an aquarium setup demonstration by one of our junior aquarist-members.

Learn from the best! Our club's aquarists will be sharing their expertise in a variety of hands-on demonstrations. See how to: Set up a new aquarium Clean an aquarium Aquascape an aquarium Set up a freshwater shrimp tank Drill an aquarium Re-seal an aquarium All the setups created by our experts will be available to win by raffle! You can bring (freshwater) water samples for us to test, and get help fixing water problems. You can even ask our experts about your (freshwater) challenges to see if we can help point you in the right direction. Plus, kids activities, food trucks, and more!