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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 machines. The Acrobat Reader software is a free application that can be downloaded from the Adobe web site. Click the Acrobat icon to download Acrobat Reader.

Articles (top)

• 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)

• JAKA Breeding Reference by Jim Gaisor
  A summary document compiled by Jim Gaisor, long time WAKO and AKA member, that was his handout accompaning his National Convention 2000 presentation, "Alternatives to Viagra for Killie Breeding,". This reference has two elements. First, indexes listing every JAKA article relevant to breeding killies. The index is organized by genera and then by species. Second, as if this wasn't enough, Jim also created a series of tables that graphically show common elements the authors reported for each species, again organized by genera.
  
  Download Acrobat file BRDNGREF.PDF (84KB)

• 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.

Newsletters

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.

ChiKA Club Documents (top)

• 1998 ChiKA Board of Directors
  
• 1999 ChiKA Board of Directors
  
• 2000 ChiKA Board of Directors
  
• AKA Species Maintenance Data Collection Forms
  
• Killifish Spell Check Custom Dictionary Files

Past Meetings & Auctions (top)

• Auctions:

  1997	July 11, 1997	Sept. 12, 1997	Nov. 14, 1997	..
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  1998	January 9, 1998	March 13, 1998	May 8, 1998	..
  	July 10, 1998	Sept. 11, 1998	Nov. 13, 1998	..
  1999	January 8, 1999	March 12, 1999	May 14, 1999	..
  	July 9, 1999	Sept. 10, 1999	Nov. 12, 1999	..
  2000	January 14, 2000	March 10, 2000	May 12, 2000
  ..	July 14, 2000	Sept. 8, 2000	Nov. 10, 2000.	..
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• Meetings: 1997

• Meetings: 1998

• Meetings 1999

• Meetings 2000

• Meetings 2007

• Meetings 2008

Images (top)

• 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.

Show Materials (top)

• 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