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By Webmaster, on June 5th, 2013
Everyone is excited about June’s Monthly meeting at John’s House at 7 PM on June 15, 2013. He has one of the finest Discus Breeding Operations in the country so you don’t want to miss this chance to see it up close.
John has built a wonderful facility using the most modern methods and you will learn a lot about fish room design by visiting it and having John present to explain why it works so well.
We will be having snack type food – so bring something you think folks will like – chips, dessert, soft drinks, etc.
Here are the directions John has sent for finding his place.
Depending on your GPS either…
4306 CR 2613
Caddo Mills, TX 75135
or
4306 CR 2613
Royse City, TX
From Dallas take I-30 east until exit 79. Exit and at the stop sign take a left. You will be on CR2642 North. After roughly 2.5 miles it will dead end into HWY 66. Take a right on 66 and go roughly 2.4 miles and take a right on CR 2613. I am the second house on the left.
From all points east….Take I-30 west until exit 85. At the stop sign take a right on FM 36. After 3 miles or so it will run in to HWY 66. At the stop sign take a left. Go roughly 2.5 miles and take a left on CR 2613. Second house on the left.
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By Webmaster, on May 15th, 2013
See Below For Details on New “Buy It Now” Table At The Auction
TCA will be hosting the Spring 2013 auction Sunday, May 26th at the
Hilton Garden Inn DFW South
2001 Valley View Lane, Irving, Texas 75061
(972) 313-2800
This is the same location as our past several auctions (map below). Most of the details will be familiar to those of you who have attended our auctions in the past. However, we are trying a new spin on the auction that should be exciting to all attendees.
Each seller will be allowed to place 25% of his/her bags on the “Buy It Now” table with a clear BIN price marked on it up until 12 Noon. They must be handed to the TCA BIN Table Co-Ordinator(s) to be placed on the table. After 12:00 PM no more items can be placed on the BIN Table, and no BIN prices changed. They can be purchased at that price on a first come – first served basis. As you can see from the schedule below, buyers can begin entering the room at 10 AM and are free to look over the BIN items. However, no items can be removed from the BIN Table until High Noon. Starting at 12:00 PM they can be picked up and taken to the Buy It Now Purchase Table (near the Registration Desk) and have those items charged to their bidder number. Note that means all BIN purchasers must have a bidder number – even if they only plan to buy at BIN prices. The Silent Auction will begin shortly after the regular live auction starts.
So four differents things will be taking place – somewhat simultaneously.
| Live Auction |
Only Live Fish, rocks, and tanks over 20 gallons allowed |
| Silent Auction |
All items not listed above, including plants, tanks 20 gallons & under, decorations, etc |
| Buy It Now Table |
Open from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Have Fun!! |
| The Raffle. |
Buy tickets at the registration table at $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. |
More specific details are below, but first I want to discuss the schedule.
| 8:30 AM |
Latest arrival time for TCA members to arrive to help with setup. |
| 9:00 AM |
Registration will be open for sellers only. |
| 10:00 AM |
Registration Table will be open for buyer registration. No buyers allowed in until after registration. |
| 11:00 AM |
Live Auction will begin. BIN table does not open until Noon. |
| 12:00 PM |
BIN table open for viewing and purchases until 2:00 PM All items removed from BIN table must be immeadiately brought to BIN Purchase Table (near Registration desk) No BIN prices can be changed from this point. No additional items can be placed on the BIN Table. |
| 2:00 PM |
BIN table will close. All remaining BIN items now must be bought in the regular auction. That table will be the last to be sold. |
Detailed Auction Rules are the same as in the past – with the exception of The Buy It Now table. This link will take you to those rules for review:
http://www.texascichlid.org/auctions/auction-rules/
http://www.texascichlid.org/auctions/silent-auction-rules/
Take special note of the Buy It Now portion of those rules since they will be closely followed since this is our first time to try this option.
Map of Auction Location
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By Webmaster, on May 9th, 2013
The Texas Cichlid Association is publishing a cookbook as a fundraiser. We plan to print member’s food recipes and fish food recipes, as well as any fishkeeping tips, photos of past TCA events and members, fish, tank setups at members’ homes, etc.
We would like to have it ready for sale by the fall auction, October 13th, so all recipes should be sent to Debi Swan (DLSWAN2@gmail.com) or Kathy England (kathy@kirkpattonpc.com) in MSWord or PDF format no later than August 1.
Finally, since the August 24th meeting will be a cookout at Debi and Alan’s house, it would be fun if folks brought food items whose recipes will be in the cookbook.
Thank you in advance for submitting your material and we look forward to publishing it.
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By Webmaster, on April 17th, 2013
 Dan (Deep Sea owner) & Alan Young with one of the beautiful setups you will see at the meeting. TCA will be holding the next regular monthly meeting Saturday, April 27 th at 6:30 PM at Deep Sea Aquatics. Deep Sea is a wonderful supporter of TCA and we are excited to get to meet at their facility where they build many of the aquariums you see for sale in your local fish store.
The address is:
DEEP SEA AQUATICS
2855 MARQUIS
GARLAND TX 75042
Directions: Take 635 to Shilo, exit & go north. approx 2.5 miles take a left onto Marquis. go approx 3/4 of a mile & you will see the building & loading ramp to your right (large parking lot) building# 2855.
Alan Young has arranged for us to get a tour of the warehouse and manufacturing facilities, which will be very, very interesting. When we visited Deep Sea a few years ago, they had a good number of wonderful tanks available at special prices – so you may want to set aside some extra funds in case that happens again. No guarantee on that, but don’t be surprised if it happens.
Tables will be provided by TCA, but everyone attending needs to bring a chair – and perhaps an extra one if possible since some may not have one to bring. The plan is to have light snacks (chips & dip, etc) to eat. We also need a few people to offer to bring some soft drinks too.
Future Events On TCA’s Schedule
The Spring Auction will be held on Sunday, May 26th at the Hilton Garden Inn. We will have more details posted here in a few days, but you want to set that day aside on your calendar.
The June meeting will be held at John Nicholson’s home (including a terrific Discus breeding facility) on Saturday, June 15th, the third Saturday of the month. We will be posting additional details soon.
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By Webmaster, on March 19th, 2013
Updated Information about March OKAA Auction Trip
In place of a regular meeting in March, it was decided we will take a road trip to the auction being held by the Oklahoma Club, OKAA. We hope you will join us this Saturday, March 23rd for this fun event. It will be held at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Norman.
We have received revised information regarding this trip. Registration actually starts at 9:30 am and auction begins at noon. Below are additional details as listed from their website http://www.theokaa.org/vb40/.
The OKAA will be hosting a Spring Auction on March 23rd in-place of a regular meeting. This auction will be held at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Norman, Oklahoma. The address to the fairgrounds is 615 East Robinson, Norman, OK 73071. The auction will be held in the Auditorium which can be found on this page: http://www.clevelandcountyfair.org/facilities.html. The auditorium is the closest building to Robinson street. Parking is found on either side of the building as well as more behind this building. You can enter through the front, main entrance where we will have registration setup. Registration will begin at 9:30 and the auction will start at 12:00 noon and run until finished. .
Since the actual auction doesn’t start until noon that will allow you to decide between going Friday night and Saturday morning. It was decided not to do an organized car pool, but let each person make plans that suit their time schedule. But if you want to coordinate your driving plans with others, Kathy England (kathy@kirkpattonpc.com) can update you on what plans other members are making.
No doubt this will prove to be a really fun trip. Don’t miss out!!
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By Webmaster, on January 22nd, 2013
The February meeting is scheduled for 7:00 PM on February 16th at Ernie McAnally’s house. Ernie’s address is:
605 Aberdeen Way
Southlake, TX 76092
Here is a map for your convenience:
And here are a few pictures taken at his home the last time we met there:
 Kathy Stearns Admiring One of Ernie's Beautiful Aquariums
 Ernie's Cichlid Breeding Rack
 One of Ernie's Discus Tanks
Upcoming in March
Updated Information about March OKAA Auction Trip
In place of a regular meeting in March, it was decided we will take a road trip to the auction being held by the Oklahoma Club, OKAA. We hope you will join us on Saturday, March 23rd for this fun event. It will be held at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Norman.
We have received revised information regarding this trip. Registration actually starts at 9:30 am and auction begins at noon. Below are additional details as listed from their website http://www.theokaa.org/vb40/.
The OKAA will be hosting a Spring Auction on March 23rd in-place of a regular meeting. This auction will be held at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Norman, Oklahoma. The address to the fairgrounds is 615 East Robinson, Norman, OK 73071. The auction will be held in the Auditorium which can be found on this page: http://www.clevelandcountyfair.org/facilities.html. The auditorium is the closest building to Robinson street. Parking is found on either side of the building as well as more behind this building. You can enter through the front, main entrance where we will have registration setup. Registration will begin at 9:30 and the auction will start at 12:00 noon and run until finished. .
Since the actual auction doesn’t start until noon that will allow you to decide between going Friday night and Saturday morning. By early next week we will have a “point operson” to organize the trip details fro TCA members planning to go and will be sure to get those details to you. For now, be sure to set aside that weekend for what will prove to be a really fun trip.
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By Webmaster, on January 10th, 2013
The regular TCA monthly meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 19th at 6:30 PM. We will meet at the Spring Creek Bar-B-Q at Hwy 183 and Beltline Road, the same place where we held the Christmas party. Here is a link you can use to find the location:
http://www.springcreekbarbeque.com/irving.htm
We have reserved the room starting at 6:00 PM, so if you arrive early feel free to go on through the line and eat. Since the room is not overly large, that will allow those eating early to clear seating space as others arrive.
We have three things on the schedule:
1. Carla Johnson will present a program on her methods for making homemade frozen food for her fish. She has been really successful with this, and has even had her methods published. I am hearing rumors that she will be bringing free samples for those who attend and would like to take some home for a try with their fish.
2. We will elect officers at this meeting. The four offices up for election are President, Vice President, Secretary, & Treasurer. So far the only people who have put their names forward are the current officer holders (Ralph DeBoard, Mike Johnson, Page Ullman, & David Andrews). Nominations are open, so if you want to run for an office please send an e-mail nominating yourself to our membership chair, Carla Johnson ( fishladie@aol.com ) and she will make sure you are listed on the ballot.
3. We will go over the schedule for the year. While a few dates are subject to change while we wait for other clubs to commit to portions of their schedules that will impact us, the dates & locations for the next few months are fixed. We are planning a number of fun things this year, but are always open to suggestions about other things we should add to the schedule.
The February meeting is scheduled for February 16th at the home of Ernie McAnally. Do you have something you would like to see used as a meeting topic at a meeting this year? If so, please let any of the officers or board members know.
Dues for TCA run from January to December, so you will be able to pay your 2013 dues at the meeting. Dues are $5.00 with an option of paying $15.00 if you need the newsletter mailed to you by snail mail.
If you have fish or supplies you would like to advertise on the webpage, bring the ad to the meeting. This is free to members.
See you at the meeting.
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By Webmaster, on November 29th, 2012
TCA’s Annual Christmas Party and Crazy Santa gift exchange will be held
this year at Spring Creek Bar-B-Q at Hwy 183 & Belt Line Road. Note that
this is a different location than the Spring Creek we have used in the past.
Here is a link to a map to help you find the location.
http://www.springcreekbarbeque.com/irving.htm
This is always a lot of fun. Everyone is invited – and it is always exciting to be part of the gift exchange since all the gifts are perfect for fishy folks. If you bring a gift (wrapped – or in a bag) you are part of the exchange. When your turn comes up you can either select & open a gift from the table – or “steal” one that has already been opened. Once a gift has been opened and then changed hands 2 more times, it is frozen and cannot be taken again.
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By Webmaster, on October 16th, 2012
TCA’s monthly meeting will be Saturday, October 27 at 2 PM at Dave Gregory’s wholasale fish facility in Decatur. Dave has some great plans on the agenda. The meeting will begin with Dave leading in seining one of his small outdoor ponds full of livebearers. It will be educational to see firsthand how Dave catches and sorts the fish in such a pond – and may motivate some of us to consider such a pond at our own homes. If interested Dave will teach you how to sort through the fish as they are caught.
After this “fishing event“, we will return to Dave’s house for lunch, which will be a “gumbo feast” beyond belief. If you want to bring something, Dave suggests soft drinks. He will supply everything else.
After the meal, we will carpool over to a friend’s nearby home where he will show us his fish operation based on aquaponics – a version of hydroponics with closed systems using aquatic plants to filter his large tanks. His friend, Frank, is raising large fish including Tilapia and others.
It should be a great afternoon. We hope you will attend and learn some new fish keeping skills and enjoy a great cookout.
Dave’s address is: 391 Private Road 4379 Decatur TX 76234. You can try looking it up with your GPS system but at least one of mine does not locate it correctly, so I suggest you just print these directions Dave has supplied and take them with you:
From Dallas:
- Go west on hwy 114 to Boyd, TX.
- At 1st light, turn right on FM. 730 north and go 3.9 miles.
- Turn right on Anneville Cemetery Rd.and go 1/4 mile.
- Turn right on PR. 4379 (look for the TCA sign) and go 1/4 mile.
- At the gate on left (with JH on gate) look for TCA sign.
- Go through that gate to David’s house.
From Fort Worth:
- Go north on I 35 to Hwy 287 north to 114 west.
- Take the Bridgeport exit to Boyd.
- Ffollow rest of Dallas directions.
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By Webmaster, on September 27th, 2012
The next TCA Swap Meet has been moved to October 28 at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Hilton Garden Inn DFW South
2001 Valley View Lane, Irving, Texas 75061
(972) 313-2800
Bring your new and used fish keeping equipment (in good working condition), rent a table for only $30 and sell, sell, sell! Each seller keeps all sale proceeds. No admission fee for buyers. Fish and plants being sold must be bagged appropriately in order to prevent water spillage. No tanks will be set up.
Sellers must arrive between 9:00 and 9:30 AM. Table locations can be selected on a first come first serve basis, so you want to be there by 9 to get an early choice. No one will be allowed in until 9 AM, but you can get in the seller table selection line line if you arrive a bit early.
Buyers will be allowed in starting at 10 AM. And the sale will run continuosly until 3 PM.
Many sellers have signed up for a table but we could still find space for a couple more sellers. You need to contact Dave at the e-mail below immediately to reserve a space. If you just show up Sunday morning hoping for table space there is no guarantee a spot will be available.
Contact Dave Gregory at wisewaterfishfarm@yahoo.com to reserve a table.
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