February 2010 Meeting: Freak Show - Working with Mutations

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Freak Show - Working with Mutations in Tropical Fish
A talk by Denny Rogers

Saturday, February 13th, 2010, 7:00 PM Central
Come at 6:30 PM to meet with other hobbyists!
Meeting and program begin at 7:00 PM.

Mother Nature provides thousands of attractive fish species for our aquariums, but did you know that many of the most popular aquarium fishes look little like their wild counterparts? For example, there are no wild red velvet swordtails. Wild ones are pale green. Diligent aquarists have created many tank-raised strains, and you can, too! Join expert hobbyist and fish breeder, Denny Rogers, for his talk on how you can spot a genetic mutation in your tank and develop it into a whole new fish variety! Denny will talk about types of mutations, basic fish genetics, and selective breeding. Join us for this free, informative talk!

Denny Rogers has been keeping fish since 1954. He has kept many different varieties, but always seems to come back to East and West African cichlids. His main interest is in breeding fish. No newcomer to aquarium clubs, Denny was a member of the Madison, Wisconsin, aquarium club in the late 1960s, and was a founding member of the Great Plains Aquarium Society in the early 1970s, where he served as its first president. He currently serves as our own club's president.

Click HERE for a map and directions to the meeting location.

Click HERE for a downloadable flyer that can also be distributed as a poster to your bulletin board at work, church, grocery store, etc. Help promote our club!

The meeting is open to everyone. Admission is FREE! Refreshments will be served. There will be door prizes and a mini-auction.

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Sounds really cool

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