MASI Oct. Meeting with Lawrence Kent

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The monthly meeting will be Thursday, Oct. 21st, 2010, at 7:30, at the Dorsett Village Baptist Church, off McKelvey Rd., in Maryland Heights. MASI is open to all a”fish”ionados, whether experienced or beginner, fresh water or salt. This month’s guest speaker is Lawrence Kent. Lawrence works on hunger and poverty alleviation issues for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, a job that involves frequent travel to Africa and Asia. During these trips, he tries to find time to look for tropical birds and fish, particularly cichlids. Lawrence has lived in ten countries and worked in another 40 (including 25 in Africa). From 1992 to 1997 he lived in St. Louis and says it was his favorite of all places to call home, because of its good, friendly people, wonderful aquarium society, and spacious basements, perfect for housing dozens of tanks containing tropical fish and reptiles.

“Through this presentation, I'll share with you stories of my flash visits to the Kenyan, Ugandan, and Tanzanian shores of Lake Victoria to catch and study some of its indigenous Haplochromine cichlids. I'll discuss the challenges associated with identifying the hundreds of species in that big lake and seek your input in trying to figure out which ones are which”.

There will be attendance prizes and a raffle of a Brine Shrimp Hatchery Dish along with eggs. Also a bowl show - this month, aquatic plants

Hope to see you there!!!

More info: www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

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This will be a modified version of the talk Lawrence gave at the ACA in Milwaukee. I feel it was one of the most entertaining talks of the weekend!