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Beau is hosting the January Meeting this coming Saturday the 14th at 6PM.  It will be BYOB as well as a snack to share and raffle items are always welcome.  It has been requested that there be “NO SHOES” on the carpet due to it being a whitish color.

He doesn’t have a tank to view but we will have plenty to discuss in hopes that it will get the NEW YEAR off to a good start.  The annual membership fees are due, so now would be a good time to get them in to our Treasurer Stacey Hahn.   Fees are $20 per individual or $25 per family

Attendance was low at the election meeting in November and no votes were taken at December’s meeting so we have decided to take votes for anyone that didn’t get the opportunity in November and will be attending this meeting.  
We will add the votes to November’s ballots and the announcement will be made during the meeting so we can go forward.
NOMINATIONS:
President:  Jim & Nacho
V. President: Ed, Bo & Daniel Leigey
Treasurer: Stacey
Secretary: Carmen & Angie

Let’s hope the New Year brings new members, returning members and new ideas.  The club is always willing to take suggestions to get the most out of the hobby we all enjoy.

Please PM Nate C. by clicking here for directions if you are not a club member.  

Club members can click here to go to the club member only forum to get directions.

Hope to see you all there!

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[ClarkiiClown]

I went there yesterday to look around and they are INFESTED with flatworms in the "coral" display.

Just thought everyone should know......

[Nate C.]

It isn't the first time that's happened there.  Once they get them, they are terrible at getting rid of them.  They just don't seem to worry about it.

[angelscrx]

Oh so the world is going to dry sea beds in a flatworm basket! :roll:

Flatworms suck but Mandarins will eat them!

[The Apprentice]

I have read that the Wrasses six line , Leopards and other Wrasses from the same species will go to town on Flatworms I have also been told But I cant verify this that Copperband,s have been known to eat flat worms as well they must assume they are small shrimp i guess???

Oh so the world is going to dry sea beds in a flatworm basket! :roll:

Flatworms suck but Mandarins will eat them!

[ClarkiiClown]

Well they have a 6 line in the tank now and he wasnt doin a thing. There isnt much in the tank they should just take the remaining rocks out and flatworm exit them.

[Nate C.]

I have read that the Wrasses six line , Leopards and other Wrasses from the same species will go to town on Flatworms I have also been told But I cant verify this that Copperband,s have been known to eat flat worms as well they must assume they are small shrimp i guess???

We have a 6-line.  Got our first one (before the tank skunked) to fight this very problem.  Colleen had some flat worms come in with an order she'd placed and ended up with an infestation.  The 6-line took care of it quite handily.  We had a psychedelic mandarin too...so the pair together took care of it I should say.

[The Apprentice]

Thanks for the Post Nate    That is great News to hear about the six line! I don't have one i have wanted one, but with my Leopard Wrasses it didn't seem like a good idea to mix them.  And i also like the dual roll the Wrasses have with the Mandrins and all Dragonets!  The Wrasses sleep at night and the Mandrin is a night hunter so they both give each other time to work the tank over and not fight :evil:    In Vol 1 of the reef Aquarium on page 294 & 295  Charles & Julian go into great detail on how the wrasses will peck the flat worms right off the corals and they mention the Mandrins as well as Golden Head sleeper gobies will eat them off the sand bottom I belive this is the same type of sand sifting Gobies Rick & Have. I never want to have flat worms in my tank and ED & Matt talked me into getting a small bottle of Flatworm exit I just put 2 drops in each coral i get before it goes in the tank M2C.worth..Jeff

I have read that the Wrasses six line , Leopards and other Wrasses from the same species will go to town on Flatworms I have also been told But I cant verify this that Copperband,s have been known to eat flat worms as well they must assume they are small shrimp i guess???

We have a 6-line.  Got our first one (before the tank skunked) to fight this very problem.  Colleen had some flat worms come in with an order she'd placed and ended up with an infestation.  The 6-line took care of it quite handily.  We had a psychedelic mandarin too...so the pair together took care of it I should say.

[angelscrx]

Well they have a 6 line in the tank now and he wasnt doin a thing. There isnt much in the tank they should just take the remaining rocks out and flatworm exit them.

The poor fish is probably not eating at all anyway!