Amazonas just published its first issue in English and is being published right here in VT by the same publisher as Coral.
Pet Store Discounts
Pet Advantage is offering members a 15% discount. Details here.
Thanks to Pet Advantage for supporting TFCB by offering this discount!
Please support the store.
TFCB mailing list
There is an email mailing list on Yahoo Groups that we use to send meeting announcements and the newsletter. You can also use the mailing list to ask questions or share any news that you have.
To join, simply go to the Yahoo Groups website and sign up for the TFCB list (you may need to create a free account on Yahoo Groups first) or simply send an email to tfcb-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
2012 TFCB calendar
January 12 – Martha Morris, Discus in the Home Aquaria: the Wow Factor
February 9 – Steve and Abbie Ahern, Aquaponics
March 8 – TFCB meeting, topic TBD
April 12 – TFCB meeting, topic TBD
May 10 – TFCB meeting, topic TBD
June 14 – TFCB meeting, Ted Judy, sponsored by ACA and ZooMed
Meetings are held at the VFW Hall in Essex Junction starting at 6:30.
Free door prizes, bowl show ( warmer months ), auction, fish discussions and a good time!
Thank You !!!!
Thank you to the following companies for their support of TFCB. Also thank you to all those that sold items at our annual auction, and all those that helped during the auction and throughout the year!
Cichlid Press
Cichlid News
DRs Foster & Smith
ECHO
Ecological Lab
Kordon
Marineland
Microcosm/Coral Magazine
The Pet Advantage
Pet Solutions
Pretty Bird
Red Sea
Seachem
Tetra
Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine
United Pet Group
TFCB 2011 AUCTION
The Tropical Fish Club of Burlington held it’s auction of live tropical fish and plants, plus new and used aquarium equipment on Sunday Nov 6, 2011 at the VFW Hall, 176 South Winooski Ave in Burlington, VT. Thanks to that attended and helped out!! See the Thank You page for those companies that supported us.
Brian Candib 802-864-0746 BCandib@comcast.net
Fran Kinghorn 802-879-4147 Fran.Kinghorn@gmail.com
David & Janine Banks 802-372-8716 dbanks@together.net
TFCB Fall Calendar
Sept 8, 6:30 meeting, VFW Essex Junction
Oct 13, 6:30 meeting, Sal Silvestri speaker, VFW Essex Junction
Nov 6, 12 noon, ALL DAY AUCTION, VFW BURLINGTON
Nov 10, 6:30 meeting, video, Ole Pedersen – an “Algae Free Aquarium” VFW Essex Junction
ECHO tour and picnic pics
Click here to see the pics from 8/21/11 club tour of ECHO and the picnic.
OVAS Auction Update
“Otter Valley Aquarium Society invites everyone to a tropical aquarium fish auction on May 15th at the Rutland/Killington Holiday Inn Route 7 South in Rutland, Vermont. Registration and viewing of lots start at 9:30 am – 11:30 am. Auction starts at noon.”
They’ve updated their website with the details, which are also available in the flyer below.
Website repair and revamp
The website has been migrated to new software on a new server. Please let me know if you see anything awry, and of course I always welcome suggestions!
OVAS’ first Auction May 15 in Rutland
Click here and see the flyer for more details!
NorthEast Council of Aquarium Societies 36th Annual Convention
The Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies’ 36th Annual Tropical Fish Convention will be held March 25-27, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, CT. Make plans today to attend! Our Friday through Sunday event boasts fantastic speakers from around the globe, a Vendor Room, discussion groups, specialty organization meetings and a Giant Auction Sunday of Fish and Live Aquarium Plants. The theme for this year’s convention is 100 Years of Advances in the Hobby and another great line-up of speakers awaits you! Click on the 36th Convention Details menu option to learn all about this year’s convention. The NEC is a parent organization, a guiding body, for 20 aquarium clubs in the Northeast. It was established in l956 to assist and strengthen member societies, to act as a clearing house for material relating to the aquarium hobby, to assist local societies in publicizing their events and to promote the aquarium hobby in general. Over the years the Council’s original purpose has expanded to include the several committees that are available to assist any member club. The NEC has hosted the Annual Convention since 1976. Visit the NEC’s website at www.northeastcouncil.org.Information and Speakers will be added almost daily as we build another memorable event for everyone to attend so check back frequently!”