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Submissions for the ChiKA library can be made to:
Todd Toerpe, President, by email , or
Mike Stoecker, Secretary, by email or phone (847) 223-7197)
Some of the articles in our
library are available in Adobe's Acrobat PDF file format. Acrobat is a device and
application independent software that will run on Windows, Mac, DOS and some UNIX based
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Nuggets from a Plant Talk Notes by Scott Davis of a Talk given by Robert Steinback on rearing plants.
Constant Flow Thru Fry Rearing System
by George F. Meravi, (19??)
Hand out notes from a past ChiKA meeting presentation on how to build a fry rearing tank
that will increase fry survival rate while reducing maintenance.
Note: because this was a hand out, there is no narrative to explain
some of the diagrams in detail.
Download Acrobat file FLOWFRY.PDF (101KB)
Customizable Compact Fluorescent Strip
Light by Mike Stoecker, May 10, 2002
Step-by-step instructions, including a parts and tool list, for building your own energy
efficient light hood.
Do It Yourself Air Pump by George Fryk
Are you running out of air in your fishroom, going broke buying more air pumps, Tired of
looking at all those extension cords and wires for your pumps? Well, here's the way I
solved the problem and you can too. (Photo of Smog Air
Pump)
Orange Lyretail (Aphyosemion australe) Color
Inheritance by Bruce J. Turner, October 15, 1997
A brief explanation of a new study on orange lyretail genetics that may help fish breeders
improve the viability of the strain in their fishrooms.
Plumbed Killie Tank Rack Plans by
George F. Meravi, (19??)
Hand out drawings from a past ChiKA meeting presentation on a wall tank rack with built-in
plumbing and wet/dry filtration sump.
Note: because this was a hand out, there is no narrative to explain
the drawings in detail.
Newbie Notes: Shoe Box Tanks & Film
Can Filters by Bill Vannerson, 8/1/97
ChiKA's July feature speaker George Fryk passed on a bunch of tips on how to use gadgets
and household utensils in the fishroom. Bill Vannerson details how to make George's shoe
box tanks and mini filters.
Download Acrobat file NOTE0001.PDF (56KB)
Phylogenetic (evolutionary) Relationships
of the Family Rivulidae by Tomas Hrbek,
9/11/98
Tomas Hrbek spoke at the September on new data
and results he will be publishing on the relationships of the family Rivulidae
(Rivulus) based on molecular (DNA) data. Tomas wrote this short paper as a pre-meeting
primer for members attending the meeting.
Sponge Filters by Mike Stoecher, 5/9/86
Hand out notes (outline) from a past ChiKA meeting presentation on how to build sponge
filters from Urathane foam.
Note: because this was a hand out, there is no narrative to explain
some of the outline points and diagrams in detail.
Sponge Filters - Revised by Mike Stoecher, 9/26/00
Mike originally wrote up some notes on this technique back in 1986. The origial
article, SPONGE.HTM, has some rough diagrams that may help
you visualize the final product. Mike is working on providing photos of the
tools and filters. I will add them to this article when they are ready.
Sponge Filters by Patrick Berggren, 10/10/2000
Still more tips on how to make homemade sponge filters!
Success With Killifish by Ed Warner
The first three chapters of Ed Warner's popular and highly recommended book as an
introduction to beginners as well as to provide a taste of Ed's common sense approach to
keeping killies.
Supplimenting
Newly Hatched Artemia, By Bill
Vannerson with contributions from David
Kawahigashi and Eric Lund, August, 1998
Supplementing newly hatch baby brine shrimp (BBS), Artemia, with vitamins or calcium, to
add valuable nutrients to your fish.
A Tank For The Emperor, A Visitor From
Argentina by Scott Davis, January 1998
A delightful accounting of a Argentine killie keeper's trip to Chicago and how he first
got started with killies by assembling a tank of South American annuals for the Emperor
Akihito of Japan.
Download Acrobat file ARGVISIT.PDF (10KB)
Tank Lids for Killies from Ceiling Light
Panels by Ken Normandin, May 9, 2002
How to make inexpensive tank lids from styrene ceiling light panels.
The first line, the issue date, is the hyperlink to the web page version. The file name beneath the title is a link to the Acrobat file for download. See the introduction above for more information on downloading the free Acrobat Reader program from Adobe.
| 1998 | September/October NL199809.PDF |
November/December NL199811.PDF |
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| 1999 | January/February NL199901.PDF |
March/April NL199903.PDF |
May/June NL199905.PDF |
| July/August NL199907.PDF |
September/October NL199909.PDF |
November/December NL199911.PDF |
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Aplocheilus lineatus
The signature fish of ChiKA, this photo from Stephen
Boulet was taken at ChiKA's spring 1996 show.
Smog Air Pump
Image of Norm's air pump built from an old auto smog pump based upon George's article, Do It Yourself Airpump.
General Show Materials
Show Entry Form
Show Entry Form SHOWFORM.PDF (2KB Acrobat File)
1998 Chicago Killifish Association Annual
Show
1998 ChiKA Annual Show Information
1998 Show Announcement 1998SHOW.PDF (123KB
Acrobat File)
1999 AKA National Convention
1999 Convention Home Page
1999 Convention Registration Form
1999 Convention poster POSTER.PDF ( 76KB Acrobat File)
1999 Advance Fish Entry Registraton Form
1999 Advance Fish Entry Registraton Form NTRYFORM.PDF
(6KB Acrobat File)
1999 Advance Fish Sale Registration Form
1999 Advance Fish Sale Registration Form SALEFORM.PDF
(7KB Acrobat File)
2000 Chicago Killifish Association Annual
Show
2000 ChiKA Annual Show Information
2000 Show Announcement 2000SHOW.PDF (192KB
Acrobate file)
2001 Chicago Killifish Association Annual
Show
2001 ChiKA Annual Show Information
2000 Show Announcement 2001SHOW.PDF (59KB
Acrobate file)
2003 Chicago Killifish Association Annual
Show
2003 ChiKA Annual Show Information
2003 Show Announcement 2003SHOW.PDF (59KB
Acrobate file)
2004 Chicago Killifish Association Annual
Show
2004 ChiKA Annual Show Information
2003 Show Announcement 2004SHOW.PDF (59KB
Acrobate file)
2005 Chicago Killifish Association Annual
Show
2005 ChiKA Annual Show Information
2005 Show Announcement 2005HOW.PDF (59KB
Acrobate file)
2006 Chicago Killifish Association Annual
Show
2006 ChiKA Annual Show Information
2006 Show Announcement
200 Chicago Killifish Association Annual Show