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A special thank you to Amazonas Magazine for the above ad they created!
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TFCB 2014 Schedule
TFCB meetings are held at the VFW Hall in Essex Junction, on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30PM
Jan 9 – TFCB meeting, members presentations
Feb 13 – TFCB meeting, 25th anniversary party
Mar 13 – TFCB meeting, video, Cristel Kasselmann, new plants ( 2005 NEC conv )
April 10 – TFCB meeting, Peter Izzo, Uraguay
May 15 – TFCB meeting, Les Wilson, topic TBA
June 6-8 – TFCB 25th Anniversary Event, Holiday Inn, South Burlington.
Speakers include: Eric Bodrock, Regina Spotti, Stephan Tanner, Rachel O’Leary
more details
Sept 11 – TFCB meeitng, Steve Lundblad
Oct 9 – TFCB meeting, TBA
Nov 13 – TFCB meeting, Paul Loiselle
Dec 11 – TFCB Holiday meeting, location TBA
Thank You !!
Thank you to the following for their support of TFCB:
Thanks for your support for our 25th Anniversary!!
Repashy Super Foods – Speaker Sponsor, Thanks!
Xtreme – Speaker Sponsor, Thanks!
Kingfish services: Omega One, Aqueon, Amazonas, Eastern Aquatics, Cichlids Press, Discus Brief, Discus Hans, Swiss Tropical
Sera
Cichlid Press
Lifeguard Aquatics
OSI
Hagen
South Central Cichlids
Omega Sea
South Coast Scientific Aquarium & Animal Care Supplies & Books
AQUEON, CORALIFE, KENT & ZILLA brands
Florida Aquatic Nurseries
Aqua Ultraviolet
AQUEON, CORALIFE, KENT & ZILLA brands
Doctors Foster and Smith
Zen Gardens
Blue Paddle Bistro
Vermont Aquatics
San Fransicso Bay Brand
Ocean Nutrition
2013 and previous
The Pleco Feeder
New Era
Kordon
ZooMed
Cichlid Press
Tropical Science Biolabs
Ecological Laboratories, Inc
Amazonas and Coral Magazine
E G Danner Manufacturing
North Jersey Aquarium Society
Kingfish Services
Chuck Davis
Sera, USA
Florida Aquatic Nurseries
San Fransicso Bay Brand
Ocean Nutrition
Cobalt International, Inc.
United Pet Group (Tetra, marineland, Perfecto, and others)
Drs Foster and Smith
Hikari
The Pet Advantage
Please support them!
Amazonas
Check out this new web site that Amazonas and Coral magazine published, and it is right here in Vermont! This looks like it will be agreat resource.
Pet Store Discounts
Pet Advantage is offering members a 15% discount. Details here.
Thanks to Pet Advantage for supporting TFCB by offering this discount!
NEW. 10% discount at Petco on Williston RD, Burlington.
Show your TFCB membership card when shopping to receive your discounts. Please support these stores. Both stores are willing to special order fish for you.
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.
TFCB T-Shirt Design Contest
At the last meeting the club decided we should print our own TFCB shirts. We need some designs to choose from, please submit your designs by April 1 and we will pick one at the April 10th meeting. Rules are HERE. Winner gets a FREE shirt!
Feb 13th TFCB meeting party
Our February 13th meeting will be our actual anniversary and will be a celebration meeting. We hope to have many past and present members attend to help us eat cake and enjoy lots of great friendships we have all formed over the years. We will also have lots of prizes and a short presentation on the history of the club.
Meeting starts at 6:30, but we will be there early. Thursday Feb 13th at the VFW in Essex Junction, 73 Pearl St behind Northfield Savings bank, to the right of Rite Aid.
TFCB 2014 Calendar now available
I will have them with me at the BOD meeting Tuesday night (1/7) and at the TFCB meeting on Thursday night (1/9). $6 each, photos from TFCB members, get yours now!
NEC 2014 Convention
Convention 2014
The dates for the convention have been set! Our convention will again be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell CT from March 28 – 30, 2014.
Convention registration is now open, see web site.
See NEC newsletter for updates and details. If you do not receive the NEC newsletter, please let TFCB president David Banks know and he can get you added to the mailing list.
TFCB 2013 AUCTION
THANK YOU to everyone that participated; bidders, vendors, those that donated products, and all those that helped out. Speacial thanks to Doug Patac for auctioneering! A successful event with lots of great fish, plants and products, thank you everyone!
All Day auction of tropical fish, plants, aquariums, new and used equipment and many other fish related items!
Sunday Nov 3, 2013 starting at noon, viewing opens at 10AM.
VFW hall, 176 South Winooski Ave, BURLINGTON, VT
All are welcome, free door prizes, no admission fee!
See those that have supported us below: Thank You Page
Their products will be available at the auction!
TFCB Fall 2013 Schedule
September 12, Russ McAndrews, “Cichlids of Africa, East vs West”
October 10, Gary Elson, “Tanks Without Heaters”
November 3, TFCB Auction
November 14, Larry Jinks, “New World Cichlids”
December 12, TFCB holiday meeting
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!