The Angelfish Society

The Angelfish Society was founded in 2000 and became incorporated in March 2003 as a not-for-profit corporation.

We are a collection of Angelfish enthusiasts, hobbyists and breeders who are interested in the advancement of our hobby, through improvements in the quality of the fish we keep and breed, by employing the standards which this society will develop.

Our founding membership comes from the Angelfish Forum where the idea evolved that a set of standards used throughout the hobby would benefit not only the Angelfish, but also the professional breeders, hobbyists and enthusiasts who enjoy these wonderful freshwater fish.

The Angelfish Society is dedicated to the enhancement of the Angelfish through high quality breeding programs using standards established by the society.

Defining these standards will be the initial focus of the society. It is our hope that these standards will help to avoid the widespread use of "cute" or "catchy" names for Angelfish phenotypes which seem to proliferate in the names of other species, and serve only to confuse the novice Angelfish enthusiast.

We will also be focused on setting standards for identifying the genotypes of the Angelfish we breed and keep, and the genetic notations used to describe them.

TAS WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK:

Richard Brice - Our founding President

Raffaele Bufo - for hosting the angelfish society's website and supporting the angelfish community in regards to the original angelfish forum.

Tom Krehel - for the layout and design of the original TAS website and also for his personal contribution that made available the works of Dr. Joanne Norton to TAS members; and also for his effort and support in maintaining the original site and its server.

Michelle Ricketts - for the layout and design of the former TAS website and also for her personal contributions that assisted in making available the works of Dr. Joanne Norton to TAS members.

Mike Weigand - for his support to the angelfish community in regards to the TAFII forum and the work on the genetics calculator.

From the TAS Web Team, We thank you for using the Web Site. Enjoy!

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The winner of the August Photo Contest "Any Pearlscale" goes out to

Lori Carr

Congratulations Lori

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Dr. Joanne Norton

We at TAS wish to recognize Dr. Joanne Norton as our honorary member. Between May of 1982 and March of 1994, Dr. Joanne Norton published 18 articles in Freshwater And Marine Aquarium (FAMA) magazine. Today, Dr. Norton's work is recognized by Angelfish breeders as a significant accomplishment in Angelfish genetics. Her work will forever remain the foundation of TAS.

TAS Standards Committee has published a
How-To Guide
for Using the Calculator which employs the standards for genetic notations. The calculator is available to Members Only.