F.A.A.S. (Federation of American Aquarium Societies) has notified us that four writers for the Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association's Fin Flap newsletter have won 2006 FAAS Publication Awards.  Congratulations go to:

• Carol Sindelar for her second place winning entry in Best Show Article Category, titled: "The Show, The Entries and The Winners"; 
•  Joy Twentyman-Crock for her 2nd place winning entry in Best Articles on Plant Maintenance, Cultivation and Reproduction Category, titled: "So You Want a Planted Aquarium Part 1: Introduction, Difficulty, Level, Container and Substrate";  
• Jo Meade for her 2nd place winning entry in the Best Spawning Article more Than 1000 words Category, titled: "Spawning Arius Jordani";
• Marti Horan for her First place winning entry in Best Spawning Article Under 500 Words Category, titled: "Spawning Report for Ancistrus dolichopterus Long-fin Bushynose Pleco".

Marti's article can be read at http://www.faas.info/2006_publication_awards_winners.html If you would like to read these articles and many, many more, join the EIAA and you will have access to the past three years of articles by our talented and knowledgeable writers (right here on this website).  To join, click on What is EIAA at the top of this homepage and you will find an application to mail in.