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January 2009 Meeting

Saturday Jan 17, 2PM

College of DuPage

Room K161

 An aquatic plant round table

 

The January meeting will be an aquatic plant round table.

Last year we did something similar with a breeder's round table. (And sometime in the future, with different featured participants, we'll do that again.) Everyone on the panel selected a particular killie or killies, representative of a different major group of killifish. A lot of others got involved in the discussion. Most everyone in attendance came away feeling like they had learned a lot, often had a chance to share or ask questions and spent their time very well.

For this meeting, every volunteer will give a brief talk about the care of a favorite plant or group of plants, or discuss the collecting of potential aquarium plants, pond plants that could be used with killies, the care of a particular group of plants using some of the aquatic gardener's practices - fertilizers, CO2 injections, particularly useful lights - or maybe something on the design and set up of beautiful tanks.

Please feel free to suggest that you would be willing to spend a couple of minutes addressing something of a green nature at the January meeting. Naturally everyone with extra plants is invited to bring them to the mini-auction at the end of the meeting. 100% of the proceeds go to the persons who brought the auction items.


If you are interested in particiating on this informal panel, please e-mail or phone Scott Davis, whenever it is convenient for you. 708-747-5913.

Even if you do not wish to be an official panelist, you are most certainly welcome to sit in at the festivities. Killies and eggs and plants and food cultures and killifish gear!

 

 

Next Meeting

Saturday Feb 21, 2PM Room K131

Click Here for the 2008 Meeting Schedule

NOTICE!! The March Meeting has been moved to February

February 21, 2PM Room K131

Kurt Bihlmayer

"Bivs Now and Then -Sorting out the Chromaphyosemion"

This will allow our members to participate in area shows taking place in March!

51st Annual Chicago Killifish Association Show

March 28 - 29, 2009

March 28 - 29, 2009

Full Details Here Soon

 

   

     
Killifish Karnival '09
30th Annual Killifish Show and Auction
Michiana Aquarium Society
Feb. 28 - Mar. 1, 2009
Elkhart, IN

Michiana Aquarium Society presents
Killifish Karnival '09
30th Annual Killifish Show and Auction
Michiana Aquarium Society
Feb. 28 - Mar. 1, 2009
Elkhart, IN

For More Information, contact: Jim Hinkle 574-293-6053

Were you smiling when you saw the camera?

View pictures of the 2005 Annual show, April 9 & April 10, 2005

View Pictures of the 2006 Annual Show, March 25 & March 26, 2006

Results of the 2007 Annual Show

Pictures of the 2008 Annual Show will  be here soon

Meeting Information  Click Here for the 2008 Meeting Schedule

The Chicago Killifish Association (ChiKA) serves not only the Chicago metropolitan area, but now hosts members as far south as central Illinois, western Illinois to Rock Island, and beyond into Iowa, east into Indiana, and north into Wisconsin.  ChiKA is an organization of dedicated killifish keepers and breeders.  ChiKA is an affiliate of the American Killifish Association (AKA).

The Chicago Killifish Association meets bimonthly on the 3rd Saturday of each odd-numbered month at 2:00 PM (new time) at the College of DuPage (COD) at 22nd St. (also known as Fawell Rd.) and Lambert Rd.  We meet in the Open Campus Center, (OCC Building) room K161.  Please park in Lot 10.  

From the North

Northwest Tollroad (I-90) to the North-South Tollroad (I-355). Get off at Roosevelt Rd (Rt. 38) and go west. Go through Glen Ellyn then turn left (south) onto Lambert Road. Continue until Fawell/ 22nd St. then turn right (west) into lot 10.

From the South & East

Take the East West Tollroad (I-88) to Route 53, exit north. At the first stop light, turn (slant) left onto Park Blvd and continue north to Butterfield Rd. (Rt. 56). Turn left onto Butterfield Rd. and keep an eye out for the quick appearance of Lambert Rd. Turn right (north) onto Lambert Rd. and continue to Fawell/22nd St. Turn Left into Lot 10.

From the West

Take I-88 east.  Exit at Naperville Road north to Butterfield Rd. and go right (east) to Lambert Rd.  Take a left onto Lambert Rd.

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Meeting Agenda

The meetings last for about 2 to 3 hours. Some members meet after the club meeting for a bite to eat and further discussion at a nearby restaurant.  Currently, we have been meeting at Dennys, 363 S. Schmale Rd, Carol Stream, IL 60188

For more information or to join, contact:

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