The Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association - What is EIAA?

Welcome to the Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association!

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Welcome to the Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association .

The Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association is an educational and social society of aquatic enthusiasts. We meet monthly on the second Tuesday of every month (except July) at the Echo/Central Park Presbyterian Church, 1700 B Avenue,NE Cedar Rapids, IA ... you are welcome to come visit ... (Corner of B Avenue and 17th St. NE)

Club members also receive our monthly association newsletter the FinFlap.

We also hold a variety of public events each year including our Spring Show, Spring and Fall Auctions, and of course our summer club picnic. Join our circle of friends.

EIAA Membership Information and Benefits

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Join the EIAA .....

1. Monthly Meetings
2. Subscription to the FinFlap Monthly Newsletter
3. Access to Members only sections of the FinFlap.com website ...

Join now ...

EIAA Membership Application
(An Educational & Social Society)

Print out this form and mail with your check to:

Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association
PO Box 2327
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2327

Date: ________________________

Member Name (s) ________________________

Address: ______________________________

________________________________________

Phone #:________________________________

E-mail Address__________________________...

*** Updated: Horticultural Award Program (HAP), Rules and Forms Sept. 2007

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:48:47 -0400

Here are the updated Rules and Participation Forms for the EIAA Horticultural Award Program. Click on the title of this article, then on the attachments at the end of this article.

EIAA Fin Flap newsletter Authors win National Awards!!

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:09:08 -0400

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

The EIAA Library Book List

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The Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association has a lending library of over 120 books. Our books cover almost every topic from Fish Anatomy and Fish Diseases to Raising Discus, Garden Ponds, Cichlids, Killifish, Catfish, General Fishkeeping, and approximately 25 Marine books. Members may check out these reference books and magazines by contacting Carol Sindelar.
To read the list of books, click on the title of this article: The EIAA Library Book List.

Then click on the attachment below.

The Constitution of the EIAA

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The Constitution of the EIAA. Includes:
the By-Laws,
APAP (Aquatic Photography Award Program)
HAP (Horticultural Award Program)
BAP (Breeder's Award Program)(See new form below)
WAP (Writer's Award Program)
Bowl Show Rules
Book Points

After clicking on the title (The Constitution of the EIAA),

Click on the attachment below to read the Constitution.
Click on the attachment below for NEW BAP form.

Book Points - Ok what are Book Points?

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 03:38:13 -0500

Ok, what are Book Points and why should we want to know.

Book points are a way for you (club members) to purchase books, fish books, for your home library.

Here is how it works. When a club member participates in any of the EIAA programs: WAP, BAP, HAP, APAP; book points are awarded according to the number of program points awarded. Example, if you write an article for the FinFlap and acquire 6 WAP points you are also awarded 0.6 book points. Every ten program points equals one book point.

When you participate in the Bowl Show each month, again you receive a book point for every 10 Bowl Show Points.

Dave's Top Ten Reasons to Show Your Fish at the Spring Show

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 17:13:57 -0500

#10 - Not doing anything else that weekend.
#9 - Space on my mantel for the Spering Award
#8 - Best Convict Cichlids in the Midwest
#7 - Spilling water on someone else's floor
#6 - Dancing with Caesar the Macaw
#5 - Bettas are all dressed up with no place to go
#4 - Trophies
#3 - Beating (Beth, Dennis, Jo) in their favorite class
#2 - Satisfaction! We Did It! No one died!
#1 - Best _____ time you can have in the EIAA!

Writers Award

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The Writers Award is a program where EIAA Club Members can earn points for Articles written by club members.

Points are awarded as follows:
1 point for each 200 words up to 5 points.
2 points for your first contribution.
2 points for not being a BAP article
1 point for each reference at the end up to 3 points.

So your first article, with three references and over 1000 words that is not a BAP article could accrue 12 points. The minimum is 3 points. Along the way, extra points are awarded for pictures and graphics.

Two things to notice, members who take on special tasks, editor, secretary, exchange editor, etc. accrue a lot of points from smaller articles because they write many, many articles for the FinFlap, a small reward for jobs done. All of the articles are on file in the WAP file should you like to refer back to one.

Club Officers

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President
Dan Albert.........319-846-8184
Vice-President
Joy Twentyman-Crock ....
Secretary
Kelley Foreman......319-330-6025
Treasurer
Carol Sindelar ... 319-365-1839
Second Vice-President
Marti Horan........319-351-3064

Committees
Advertising
Carol Sindelar .... 319-365-1839
APAP
Jim Smalldridge .... 319-365-5943
Auction
Marti Horan .... 319-351-3064
Awards
Joan & Don Levan .... 319-362-9773
BAP
Lee Van Hyfte .... 319-721-6892
Bowl Show
Beth LaFrentz .... 319-476-4217
Editor
Carol Sindelar .... 319-365-1839
Exchanges
Marti Horan .... 319-351-3064
HAP
Joy Twentyman-Crock ....

2006 Bowl Show Calendar

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January - Bowl Beautiful
February - Barbs, Rasboras, & Danios
March - Goldfish & Koi
April - Sharks, Cats, & Loaches
May - Natives, Plants, & Old World Cichlids
June - Angels, Killies & Oddballs
July - No Bowl Show
August - Betta & Anabantids
September - Livebearers (No Guppies),Aquatic Animals
October - New World Cichlids (No Angels)
November - Tetras & Rainbows
December - Guppy & Pleco

The Bowl Show is held at every regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month. Every Month there is an Open Class where participants may enter any fish not in a class that month.