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Rusty Wessel speaks on "Collecting in Central America"
CLS meets at 2PM right after the GCCA Swap Meet.
Marriott Hoffman Estates
4800 Hoffman Boulevard
Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Enjoy a great day at the swap meet then join CLS for a livebearer auction and a great speaker!
Our speaker, Rusy Wessel, will be donating some rare livebearers which we will save for our meeting auction:
- Xiphophorus helleri "Rio Otapa, MX"
- Xiphophorus clemencia "Carolina, MX"
- Xiphophorus kalmani "Catemaco, MX"
- Poecilia mexicana "Mizo Ha, MX"
- Poecilia salvatores "Pasa Bien Guat"
- Wild platy "Izabal Guat"
- Phallicthys fairweatheri "Izabal Guat"
Program
Rusty Wessel speaks on "Collecting in Central America" which will feature photos and video of the livebearers from primarily Mexico and Guatemala.
About the speaker
Rusty Wessel resides in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, where he maintains over 11,300 liters (3,000 gallons) of freshwater aquariums. He is interested in cichlids, livebearers and more.
Rusty has taken his hobby to a point where he has successfully collected fish from the countries of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, from 1983 to the present, for a total of 26 trips to this date.
Rusty is as well a prolific author and photographer, and his writings or photographs have appeared in wide distribution specialized and prestigious publications, like Aquarium Fish Magazine, Aquarist & Pondkeeper, Buntbarsche bulletin, Cichlid News, Ad Konings' Cichlids yearbooks, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium and Tropical Fish Hobbyist.
He is currently the treasurer for the Louisville Tropical Fish fanciers.
Donations for our Table
The primary method we use to raise funds is through sales at the GCCA Swap Meet. We need your donations of fish and other goods to help raise money for the club. Please bring your items to the swap and the earlier the better!
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The Chicago Livebearer Society it pleased to announce a donation of $1000 to the North American Goodeid Working Group (NAGWG).
The North American Goodeid Working Group (NAGWG) is an organization dedicated to the conservation, study, and propagation of Goodeid fishes. Goodeids are a family of about 45 small freshwater fishes found in the highlands of central Mexico and the deserts of the southwestern United States. Most species are endangered. NAGWG works to protect Goodeids through support of on-the-ground conservation efforts, research, and captive husbandry. NAGWG members include hobbyists, conservationists, and scientists from throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. NAGWG is a standing committee of the American Livebearer Association, a U.S. 501(C)(3) organization, and a component of the international Goodeid Working Group, which includes members from Europe, South America, and Asia. For more information, contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The donation was funded by a recent Rare Livebearer Auction which was held in January 2018. The club sold over 120 bags of rare and hard to find livebearers and a portion of the proceeds helped offset the dontation.
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The Chicago Livebearer Society was invited to participate in the 2017 Aquatic Experience Show. This required the club to set up a display in a 10 foot by 10 foot booth. Early on we decided that we would like to have some tanks in the booth to attract the public.
Our goal was to be able to display both wild-type and domestic livebearers. The tanks needed to be at a comfortable viewing height and we knew that we needed a custom rack to do so. Time would not allow us to build a rack from scratch onsite, so we knew we needed a rack that could be bolted together and taken down quickly. The rack would need to be inexpensive and built with materials sourced from local home stores, so 2X4 construction was the method used.
We chose to set up two, 20GH tanks which measure:
Since the tanks would be displayed side by side, we knew we needed a stand that was at least 48-1/2" wide. We opted for bit of extra width and went with 49" for the width. As for height, we went for 40” which would offer comfortable viewing for standing patrons.
Download: PDF with instructions, drill guide and illustrations
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