Greg Hiller
BRS Moderator
The next BRS meeting will be held at the Knights of Columbus hall, 440 Webster St, Rockland MA. From 12 Noon - 4 PM, Sat. Nov. 22, 2008.
Featured speaker - John Coppolino - Author and Dwarf Angelfish expert, diver.
John's presentation:
"Rare Angels "
Perhaps no other family of fish is more loved in the saltwater aquarium hobby than that of the angelfishes. Their striking beauty, charismatic personality, and captive adaptability have made them an aquarium favorite for years. While many species of angelfish were described over 100 years ago, advances in SCUBA technology combined with continued world reef exploration have led to a resurgence of discoveries in the angelfish family.
From new species to rare morphs to unusual hybrids to the first tank bred specimens, “Rare Angels” takes a look at them all with discoveries made as recently as this year, with a concentration on their care, husbandry, adaptability, and attainability based on personal experience. “Rare Angels” is of interest to all angelfish lovers from the casual observer to the angelfish nut!
The Novice Reefkeepers lecture will be back this month. We will be going back to the top of the topics list and having a short presentation about algae control (about 20 mins). There will also be time for additional questions (10 minutes) about any Novice Reefkeeping issues. As always, if you have questions that don't get answered, seek out some of the advanced aquarist members at the meeting to get their opinions.
Tentative schedule for the meeting (this schedule may change, check back to this thread for updates as we get closer to the day of the meeting):
12 noon - 1 PM - Meet and greet
Presentation set up time - new members registration - folks milling about chatting about their tanks - chance to meet and chat with the guest speaker - time to purchase BRS coffee mugs, hats, polo shirts - library book signout and return - turn samples in for water testing - chance to pick up 2008 BRS calenders, etc. More about these club benefits can be read here:
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49878
12:30 PM - 1 PM - Novice Reefkeepers presentation and question and answer session - topic listed above
1 - 1:15 PM - Announcements - raffle items descriptions - introductions of new members, etc.
1:15 - 2:15 PM - Guest Speaker - John Coppolino - "Rare Angels"
2:15 - 4 PM - Pizza - general member to member reef chat, frag swapping meyhem and madness, cleanup
~2:30 PM - Raffle drawing
Reminder: we try our best to keep the meeting on time, but there are a lot of things that are out of our control, so the times are subject to change, do not take these times as gospel please. Check back to this thread for updates as we get closer to the day of the meeting.
So, again the details:
Where: Knights of Columbus hall
440 Webster St.
Rockland MA.
When: Saturday, Nov. 22nd, 2008
Time: 12 - 4 PM
John's Bio:
John Coppolino's innate passion for fish was nurtured growing up on an island on a lake in Northern New Jersey with a fish loving father and a mother allergic to everything with fur and feathers! A saltwater hobbyist since age 11, John began working at a local fish store in high school, and in college went on to study reef fish in Bermuda and the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador where he lived (and met his wife!) for about two years after obtaining his B.S. in biology.
Now 30 years old, John lives in Northern Virginia with his wonderfully supportive wife and two year old son, and keeps over 1000 gallons of saltwater aquariums with about twenty angelfish spread throughout, with most in pairs or harems in reef tanks. These include a trio of Pygoplites diacanthus (regal angelfish), a trio of Centropyge joculator (joculator angelfish), and the mixed species pair of Centropyge resplendens / Centropyge fisheri that created the first tank bred hybrid angelfish.
John travels yearly with work to Hawaii and Guam, where most free time is spent underwater! He has spoken to many reef clubs and has contributed to the newly published book “Angelfishes of the World”.
Featured speaker - John Coppolino - Author and Dwarf Angelfish expert, diver.
John's presentation:
"Rare Angels "
Perhaps no other family of fish is more loved in the saltwater aquarium hobby than that of the angelfishes. Their striking beauty, charismatic personality, and captive adaptability have made them an aquarium favorite for years. While many species of angelfish were described over 100 years ago, advances in SCUBA technology combined with continued world reef exploration have led to a resurgence of discoveries in the angelfish family.
From new species to rare morphs to unusual hybrids to the first tank bred specimens, “Rare Angels” takes a look at them all with discoveries made as recently as this year, with a concentration on their care, husbandry, adaptability, and attainability based on personal experience. “Rare Angels” is of interest to all angelfish lovers from the casual observer to the angelfish nut!
The Novice Reefkeepers lecture will be back this month. We will be going back to the top of the topics list and having a short presentation about algae control (about 20 mins). There will also be time for additional questions (10 minutes) about any Novice Reefkeeping issues. As always, if you have questions that don't get answered, seek out some of the advanced aquarist members at the meeting to get their opinions.
Tentative schedule for the meeting (this schedule may change, check back to this thread for updates as we get closer to the day of the meeting):
12 noon - 1 PM - Meet and greet
Presentation set up time - new members registration - folks milling about chatting about their tanks - chance to meet and chat with the guest speaker - time to purchase BRS coffee mugs, hats, polo shirts - library book signout and return - turn samples in for water testing - chance to pick up 2008 BRS calenders, etc. More about these club benefits can be read here:
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49878
12:30 PM - 1 PM - Novice Reefkeepers presentation and question and answer session - topic listed above
1 - 1:15 PM - Announcements - raffle items descriptions - introductions of new members, etc.
1:15 - 2:15 PM - Guest Speaker - John Coppolino - "Rare Angels"
2:15 - 4 PM - Pizza - general member to member reef chat, frag swapping meyhem and madness, cleanup
~2:30 PM - Raffle drawing
Reminder: we try our best to keep the meeting on time, but there are a lot of things that are out of our control, so the times are subject to change, do not take these times as gospel please. Check back to this thread for updates as we get closer to the day of the meeting.
So, again the details:
Where: Knights of Columbus hall
440 Webster St.
Rockland MA.
When: Saturday, Nov. 22nd, 2008
Time: 12 - 4 PM
John's Bio:
John Coppolino's innate passion for fish was nurtured growing up on an island on a lake in Northern New Jersey with a fish loving father and a mother allergic to everything with fur and feathers! A saltwater hobbyist since age 11, John began working at a local fish store in high school, and in college went on to study reef fish in Bermuda and the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador where he lived (and met his wife!) for about two years after obtaining his B.S. in biology.
Now 30 years old, John lives in Northern Virginia with his wonderfully supportive wife and two year old son, and keeps over 1000 gallons of saltwater aquariums with about twenty angelfish spread throughout, with most in pairs or harems in reef tanks. These include a trio of Pygoplites diacanthus (regal angelfish), a trio of Centropyge joculator (joculator angelfish), and the mixed species pair of Centropyge resplendens / Centropyge fisheri that created the first tank bred hybrid angelfish.
John travels yearly with work to Hawaii and Guam, where most free time is spent underwater! He has spoken to many reef clubs and has contributed to the newly published book “Angelfishes of the World”.
