Local Collecting Trip to War Eagle Mill
By Denny | April 22, 2012 @ 9:58 pm | No comment

This past week, several members of NWAAS went on a collecting trip to War Eagle Mill, which is a local site on one of the streams running into Beaver Lake (AR). We had two main objectives on this trip. First was to get material for a program presentation at the NWAAS May meeting. We also wanted to show that local sites were a very viable option for a native collecting trip. You’ll have to come to the meeting for a complete recap of our trip, but we did see and catch lots of different fish. Who would have thought there would be that many types of fish in 6-18 inches of water? A good time was had by all in spite of falling into the water up to my chest. Denny


Protomelas taeniolatus – Super Red Empress
By Denny | February 27, 2012 @ 4:39 pm | No comment

I traded with another hobbyist in KC this weekend for 4 Super Red Empress. Supposed to be 1 male and 3 females, but after I got them home, it looks to me like at least one of the supposed females is a male. I’ve had them before, and they are a truly beautiful fish. My only problem was that it took more than 9 months for the males to start coloring up, and then it was only one at a time. I had to remove the colored up male, and then within a week or 2 the next male would assume full coloration. Hopefully, at least one of the 4 will be a female, and I can get some more of these beauties out in the hobby.


February 11, 2012 NWAAS Meeting
By Denny | January 24, 2012 @ 8:00 pm | No comment

NWAAS will be having its February meeting on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 6:30pm. I’ll be the scheduled speaker with a talk on how I breed my East African Peacock “type” cichlids. Hope we see a lot of you there for that talk. Everyone with an interest in aquariums and fish is welcome. We usually have door prizes, refreshments, a mini-auction, and lots of interaction with other local hobbyists.


Homemade Water Pump
By Denny | December 23, 2011 @ 9:05 pm | No comment

I’ll be one of the speakers for the NWAAS January meeting on Saturday, January 14, 2012. This will be held at 6:30pm in the Rogers Police Department Community Room. I’ll be talking on making a water pump and vacuum pump out of PVC pipe and fittings. I’ve already made the vacuum pump, and will be making the water pump in the next few weeks, so I can get some pictures of the process. Come to the meeting if you’d like to explore this DIY project.


Running Around As If The World Is Ending
By Denny | November 19, 2011 @ 9:41 am | No comment

I finally found out what that means, at least as far as my chickens are concerned. I was in my office the other day, and suddenly heard just an awful commotion from the chickens – much more than usual. I looked out and could see them running all around while screeching at the top of their lungs. I went out on the deck to see what was happening, and a hawk was flying away. The chickens had finally all run into the coop, and they didn’t come out again for quite awhile. The coop is fully covered, so no one got hurt, except for the hawk getting embarrassed.