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Howard Preston
It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of J.H. Preston, Howard to all his many friends and acquaintances in the aquarium hobby world. Howard passed away on the 17th of January 2012 from a stroke. Howard was born in Ruislip, Middlesex in 1943 spent his later years in Braintree, Essex and when he was involved in S.L.A.D.A.S. Lived in Leigh-On-Sea, and Hockley.
In the past few years he again joined Southend Aquarists having previously been a member in the 1950`s, 1960`s and 1970`s and regularly travelled from Braintree to Westcliff-On-Sea to attend the meetings.
Howard was probably best known for his interest in the Livebearing fishes, their popularisation , the breeding and the dissemination around the UK. Also for his pioneering trips to Mexico in the 1970`s to collect wild Swordtails and Platies and numerous other livebearers that had never before been seen in Europe before his and Chris Lyon`s trip. The first trip involved a flight to New York and then Greyhound buses all the way to Mexico City where they hired a car to search for fishes in earnest. When they arrived back in the UK the late Dave Cheswright received a phone call asking if he had any aquariums free to house some of the various fish collected. Many of the species Howard and Chris collected are still being bred and maintained by aquarists throughout Great Britain.
This was the first of several expeditions to Mexico and other Carribbean localities. Howards main interest was in the Xiphophorus species. He used the earlier writings of Myron Gordon to aid him in locating various species such as Xiphophorus xiphidium and Xiphophorus milleri.
Apart from the fish collecting trips Howard restarted Southend, Leigh & District`s Journal in October 1963 only passing the editors chair on when he travelled to Mexico; the Journal then carried on until 1985. Copies of all these Journals can be seen at http://southendaquarist.weebly.com
Howard was not the most organised of individuals as visitors to his house in Braintree will affirm. He will however be remembered for his willingness to help other aquarists whether it was by freely passing on his beloved fishes or for example his willingness to stay overnight at several of Southend`s Open Shows guarding the exhibits on a Friday night for the opening on the Saturday.
To get around apart from his beloved railways Howard used a multitude of ancient push bikes which he lodged around the country at friends houses – we understand there is still one in Bristol.
Howard was the first editor of the restarted Southend Journal in 1964 and also the first editor of the Southern Livebearers Group Quarterly Journal in 1979.
I am sure everyone will join the writer in expressing thanks to Bernhard and Jo Meech who looked out for him after he lost his sight.
Peter Capon
pp Southend, Leigh & District Aquarist Society
It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of J.H. Preston, Howard to all his many friends and acquaintances in the aquarium hobby world. Howard passed away on the 17th of January 2012 from a stroke. Howard was born in Ruislip, Middlesex in 1943 spent his later years in Braintree, Essex and when he was involved in S.L.A.D.A.S. Lived in Leigh-On-Sea, and Hockley.
In the past few years he again joined Southend Aquarists having previously been a member in the 1950`s, 1960`s and 1970`s and regularly travelled from Braintree to Westcliff-On-Sea to attend the meetings.
Howard was probably best known for his interest in the Livebearing fishes, their popularisation , the breeding and the dissemination around the UK. Also for his pioneering trips to Mexico in the 1970`s to collect wild Swordtails and Platies and numerous other livebearers that had never before been seen in Europe before his and Chris Lyon`s trip. The first trip involved a flight to New York and then Greyhound buses all the way to Mexico City where they hired a car to search for fishes in earnest. When they arrived back in the UK the late Dave Cheswright received a phone call asking if he had any aquariums free to house some of the various fish collected. Many of the species Howard and Chris collected are still being bred and maintained by aquarists throughout Great Britain.
This was the first of several expeditions to Mexico and other Carribbean localities. Howards main interest was in the Xiphophorus species. He used the earlier writings of Myron Gordon to aid him in locating various species such as Xiphophorus xiphidium and Xiphophorus milleri.
Apart from the fish collecting trips Howard restarted Southend, Leigh & District`s Journal in October 1963 only passing the editors chair on when he travelled to Mexico; the Journal then carried on until 1985. Copies of all these Journals can be seen at http://southendaquarist.weebly.com
Howard was not the most organised of individuals as visitors to his house in Braintree will affirm. He will however be remembered for his willingness to help other aquarists whether it was by freely passing on his beloved fishes or for example his willingness to stay overnight at several of Southend`s Open Shows guarding the exhibits on a Friday night for the opening on the Saturday.
To get around apart from his beloved railways Howard used a multitude of ancient push bikes which he lodged around the country at friends houses – we understand there is still one in Bristol.
Howard was the first editor of the restarted Southend Journal in 1964 and also the first editor of the Southern Livebearers Group Quarterly Journal in 1979.
I am sure everyone will join the writer in expressing thanks to Bernhard and Jo Meech who looked out for him after he lost his sight.
Peter Capon
pp Southend, Leigh & District Aquarist Society
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| rediscovered_mexican_livebear_by_steve_jordan___howard_preston.pdf |
This article appears in PetFish Monthly for June 1976
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Videos of the Shows at Southend from 2001 to 2019 are available on
www.vimeo.com/southendaquarist
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Booklet by Dr Myron Gordon on Platy inheritance in 1956
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S.L.A.G. Membership list from 1982
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S.L.A.G. Various identification sheets and source lists & memberships from the 1970`s
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Letter from Ivan Dibble to Howard Preston about a visit to D.G.L.Z International Livebearer Show in Germany in 1980
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The Livebearer Show 1979 hosted by Basingstoke & District Aquarist Society schedule has turned up in some old papers
We have discovered some Pedigree forms of Howards issued by SLAG in 1979
These relate to mainly fish that Howard collected in Mexico and show how in those days SLAG trying to keep meticulous records.
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Ameca splendens original paper by Miller & Fitzsimons in Copeia 1971, No 1
| ameca_splendens_named_in_1971.pdf |
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We are going to publish Howards various writings and articles on these pages so that his efforts in the Livebearing fishes particularly with regard to Xiphophorus species shall not be forgotten.
We will start with his article on his first trip to Mexico and continue with his efforts to find Xiphophorus xiphidium
We will start with his article on his first trip to Mexico and continue with his efforts to find Xiphophorus xiphidium
| first_expedition_to_mexico_1974.pdf |
| xiphophorus_xiphidium.pdf |
| xiphophorus_variatus.pdf |
This article on the Variatus platy dated 1963 was found in Southend`s Quarterly Magazine which Howard resurrected in 1963 Previously we only found the first part of Howards article but this pdf now contains the full article from 1963!
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An article by Howard on a
new (1963) plant
| pomatogeton_nodosus_by_jhp.pdf |
Howard revived Southend Aquarists Journal in 1963 the first 4 issues can be read here. Further years are on http://southendaquarist.weebly.com
| journal_1963_4.pdf |
Howard was the editor of the Southern Livebearers Aquatic Group Journal in the late 1970`s, we are in the process of converting the magazine into pdf format and they are now available together with some of Howard`s other articles!
| slag_no_1.pdf |
| slag_no_2.pdf |
| slag_no_4.pdf |
| slag_no_5.pdf |
| slag_no_3.pdf |
| slag_no_6.pdf |
| slag_no_7.pdf |
| slag_no_8.pdf |
Slag No 8 has list of remedies please check other sources before using.
| slag_no_9.pdf |
| slag_no_10.pdf |
| slag_no_11.pdf |
| slag_no_15.pdf |
| slag_no_13.pdf |
| slag_no_14.pdf |
| slag_no_15.pdf |
As far as we can determine this is the complete numbers of the S.L.A.G Journals. The missing issues were lent for copying from the archive of the late Dave Cheswright by his son Chris. If you know of any issues after No 15 please do get in touch mailto:[email protected]
Apparently there were more Magazines issued Tims Edwards has posted these on the current S.L.A.G. facebook page and we add them here:-
Apparently there were more Magazines issued Tims Edwards has posted these on the current S.L.A.G. facebook page and we add them here:-
| livebearer_world_no_28.pdf |
| livebeare_world_no_31_nov_1986.pdf |
