Iowa Aquaria Association February 5, 2005 with pictures

	Iowa Aquaria Association 2005 Quarterly meeting of the IAA, February 5, 2005

Amphibians Axolotls Caecilian Worm Chaco Toad Mud Puppies Newts General Newts Eastern Newts Golden Newts Mandarin Salamanders Suriname Toad Tadpoles Terrarium I Terrarium II USA Toads Water Dogs Misc. Toads Frogs Bull Clawed Dumpy Dwarf Fire-Belly Floating Green Tree Leopard Pac Man Pipa pipa Pyxie Red-Eyed Tree Tomato Misc Frogs Misc Frogs II Misc Frogs III Misc Frogs IV Misc Frogs V Animals Bunnies Bunnies II Cat-N-Around Cat Club Cat-N-Around Cat Club 2007 Annual Show Hawkeye Cat Club 2004 Hawkeye Cat Club 2005 Chinchillas Degus Ferrets Ferrets by BOB Gerbils Ground Squirrels Guinea Pig Hamsters I Hamsters II Hamsters III Hamsters IV Hamsters V Hedgehogs Kittens Kids & Kittens Mice Mice Pets II Parasites Rats I Rats II Rats III Rats, Hairless S-T Opossums Siberian Chipmunks Sugar Gliders Sugar Gliders II Water Bottles Bugs Crabby 500 Crab 04 Results Centipedes Cray/Lobsters Crayfish II Crayfish III Cray, Yucatan Fiddler Crabs Shrimp, Algae Shrimp, Aqua Shrimp, Orange Bee Shrimp, Red Shrimp, Flower Shrimp, Ghost Shrimp, Rudolph Hermit Crabs Hermit Crabs II Madagas Roach Mantids Mini-Clams Mini-Crabs Patriot Crabs Giant Millipedes Red Claw Crabs Reiman Butterfly Spider, Black Widow Snail, Apple Snail, Colombian Snail, Land Snail, Malaysian Snail, Mystery Snail, Trapdoor Scorpions Tarantulas Tarantulas II Tarantula Night 2006 TarantulaWeen VII TarantulaWeen 9 Walking Stick Misc. Bugs Misc Bugs II Birds Breeding Tips Button Quail Canaries Cockatiels Dove, Diamond Dove, Ringneck Finches Love Birds Parakeets Pelleted Foods Quaker Parrots Parrot Pictures Parrot Pix II Parrot Pix III Dave's Parrots Lizards Alligators Anoles Bearded Dragon Beardies II Calotes Chamel, Jackson Chamel, Panther Chamel, Veiled Crested Geckos Gecko, Golden Gecko, House Gecko, Leopard Gecko, Tokay Horned "Toads" Iguana New Iguana Dragons Iguana Q&A I Iguana Q&A II Iguana Training Iguana Update Cool Iguana Pics Knight Anoles Monitors, Nile Monitors, Savana Monitors, Water Salmonella Skinks Skinks Blue-Tongue Tegus Uromastyx maliensis Water Dragon Misc Lizards Misc Lizards 2 Misc Lizards 3 Misc Lizards 4 Misc Lizards 5 Misc Lizards 6 Misc Lizards 7 Misc Lizards 8 Misc Lizards 9 Misc Lizards 10 Snakes Anacondas Boa, Rosy Boa, Red-Tail Corn Snake Garter Snake Green Snake Kids/Corn Snakes Kids/Red-Tail Boas Kids at Pet Expo 1 Kids at Pet Expo 2 Kids at Pet Expo 3 Kids at Pet Expo 4 Kids at Pet Expo 5 King & Milk Python, Ball Python, Burmese Snakes Alive Snakesgiving Snakesgiving II Misc Snake Pix Misc Snakes II Misc Snakes III Turtles/Tortoises Box, Asian Box, USA Races Snapping Spiny Sulcata Water Western Painted Live Foods Blackworms Blood Worms Br Shrimp I Br Shrimp II Crayfish 1 Crayfish 2 Crayfish 3 Crickets Dandelions Daphnia Earthworms Feeder Goldfish Fruit Flies Ghost Shrimp Glass Worms Grindal Worms Infusoria Mealworms Microworms Rosy Reds Super Worms Wax Worms White Clouds Decorating Bubbles Driftwood Gravel Plastic Plants Rocks Slow Growing Plants Miscellaneous Bob's Acclimation How to Start How to Add New Fish How to Keep Healthy Which Fish Get Along? 10 Questions to Ask What is Ich? Under Gravel Filters Sponge Filters Cloudy Water Cool Water Tanks Gravel Vacuums Preventing Disease Feeding to the Max Frozen Foods Green Water Nasty Chemicals Overfeeding Power Filters Rift Lake Salts Quarantine Tank Mini-Tank 2nd Av Bait Pet World Visit Dandelions Aquatic Plants Amazon Swords More Swords Sword Plants III Anubias Anacharis Aponogetons A. boivinianus A. fenestralis A. ulvaceous Aquarium/Bog Banana Plant Bolbitis Bunch Bunch Plants II Cryptocorynes Crystalwort Dwarf Lily Grassy Grassy II Hornwort Hygrophila Lace Java Fern I Java Fern II Java Fern III Java Fern IV Java Moss Moss Balls Onion Vermiculite Watersprite Different Watersprite Local Clubs Cat-N-Around Cat Club 2006 Cat-N-Around Cat Club 2007 Hawkeye State Cat Club 2004 Hawkeye State Cat Club 2005 CIWGA -- Central Iowa Water Garden Association Iowa Herp Society MACBS -- Mid America Caged Bird Society Iowa Aquaria Association IAA 02.05.05 EIAA -- Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association MAS 75th Ann. Show MCA Expo 2006 -- the Fish MCA Expo 2006 -- the People	LA Jo Meade, IAA Secretary, signing in members for the 10 am fish swap. IAA: Iowa Aquaria Association currently works as a virtual fish club on the web. It cost nothing to join (as of 02.05.05) except your interest in fish. They meet quarterly for fish swaps (sometimes auctions) plus their business session that attracts fewer people than the swaps. LA Same guys in different moods. Fish Swaps: Some members come looking for cheap fish. Some come for the unusual fish. Of course, the cichlid nuts come for the cichlids. And others come for the social interaction. LA Lotsa fish, but that's not all ... More than Fish: Some members brought reference books. Others brought used equipment. Chuck, our underwater gardener, brought lots of plants. LA Pretty good turnout. No Official Count: Since not everyone signed in as individuals (lots of families), Jo guesstimated about 100 people showed up for the swap portion of the meeting. Their $3 fees covered IAA’s cost for the room. Big sellers who bought a table were also charged a fee. LA Plenty of bargains and bargain hunters searching for them. Getting the Word out: Much of the credit for the high turnout goes to Chuck Osborn (a Des Moines fish wholesaler). He included info stuffers in all his fish deliveries prior to the meeting. Not all retailers posted the info, but the little blue sheets got the word out around the state. We certainly posted it at Aqualand. When we visited at 10 am, we saw a lot of familiar faces. We think the IAA encourages interest in our hobby. LA Some of the sellers (with big fish boxes) came from as far away as Kansas City LA Most put far less mileage on their vehicles. Butch (in plaid) delivered the blue fliers. LA Some retailers, like Jim in the white shirt, showed up with lots of merchandise and info. Bargains: Even non-fish seekers could find bargains at hand. Cichlid decor seemed to move fairly fast. Many cichlid fanatics feel there are only two types of fish: ● African cichlids, and ● Bait. We even found Kyle selling Central and South American cichlids -- much to the astonishment and awe of the ACA people. LA Many more bags of fish and carts of fish. However, it was all over but the counting by 2 pm. The Business Side: The swap wrapped up at 2 pm. But then we sat around until 3 pm waiting for one of the board members to show up. Seems he had to run home to tinkle or something. Everyone else spent the hour shooting the breeze about cichlids and bait. LA Then president Scott had to preside for the next several hours. Business Agenda: Exactly 22 people (plus two not tall enough to vote) stuck around for the business meeting, changes to the by-laws, dues discussion, and member definition. After those 2.5 hours of indescribably business stuff, Scott had to preside over the board meeting. That wraps it up until May. 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