the New South Wales Cichlid Society

When: 7:30pm Saturday 2 June 2007

Where:Nuwarra Public School, Mckay Ave Moorebank

What’s On:

Talk

Ancistrus sp. in Cichlid Tanks - Identification, Care and Breeding - Matthew Begaud

Activity

The return of the “Ask the Know Alls” segment
If there is something that has stumped you in the world of cichlids ask the room full of knowledge

And all the wonderful, usual stuff:

Lucky Door Prize

Financial members who sign in by 19:30 will receive a Lucky Door Ticket on entry.

Trade Table

Bill and Lena will be only too willing to assist you with the purchase of all your dry goods needs - I have been informed that HBH Algae Wafers are back in stock.

Library

By popular demand our collection of books is returning for your enjoyment and education during the meeting and for borrowing should you wish to.

Supper table

A time to network, suppertime is made even better with the array of sandwiches and biscuits, tea and coffee, provided by the committee for your enjoyment and a gold coin donation to the club.

Mini Auction

The not so mini, mini auction will be there for your buying pleasure. All items to be submitted for the mini auction must be booked in between 18:45 - 19:30. All lots must be adequately marked with the name and number of fish, plus the reserve price if any.

Member’s Draw

We had a winner last month so a brand new tank is on offer

Table Show

On behalf of the committee, we look forward to seeing you all there!

Aline Sinclair
President
NSWCS

The Table Show takes place at every ordinary meeting of the Society (excluding the two major auctions and the Christmas Party). The Table Show at the November Meeting is the Club Champion Night. These shows give participants an opinion on the quality of their fish and give all members the opportunity to see a examples of the wide variety of fish bred by fellow members in the Society.
Entries:
The Table Show is open to members only. The Show Steward accepts the fish into the show and allocates a number to the fish. Fish must be booked in by 7.30 pm on the night of the meeting. Each member/membership may show each species only twice during the course of a year (colour morphs of the same species such as Tropheus moorii will be regarded as separate species), with the exception of the Champion Night. 
The Fish:  
Are accepted by the Show Steward. Deformed fish or hybrids may be disqualified by the Show Steward and/or the judges. 
The Tank:
The tanks may have substrate and may be painted on the sides, back and bottom. Lights and other fish inside the tank to stimulate behaviour and colour in the fish to be judged are not permitted. Tanks should be clearly labelled with the number allocated by the Show Steward and with the scientific or common name for the benefit of other members, who may not be familiar with a certain fish.
The Judging: 
Entry’s are judged by two judges and places are awarded before the break to allow participants of the meeting to view the fish. Ribbons are awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place getters and a $10 voucher is awarded to 1st place which can be used as auction dollars in our Auctions, at the Trade Table or in the Library 
The Scoring:
The judges allocate points in three categories which are further subdivided :
General  Covering Size & Condition of the fish
Body Covering Colour, Condition and Contour
Fins Covering Development & Condition
Points:
The Show Steward awards the following points to the places allocated by the judges:
Points are awarded as follows:
1st Place:- 4 points
2nd Place:- 3 points
3rd Place:- 2 points