March 2019 GPASI Meeting
Friday March 29th, 2019
Dave Williamson will be speaking about Livebearers and their not so common relatives
A self professed "fish-geek", I've been into this hobby ever since I was in the seventh grade, and that's a long time ago! I've been a member of the Greater Akron Aquarium Society since 1981 and have been the editor of their publication "Tank Topics" for many years. I have also been a member and officer for the American Livebearer Association as well as being part of the convention committee many times over the years. For roughly twenty years I worked in the retail pet trade, but now it's back to being just a hobby again. I like to keep most types of fish but have a soft spot for livebearers and killifish. I've referred to myself as a "BAP Slut" though and will try to keep most anything I can try to spawn!
April 2019 GPASI Meeting
Friday April 19th, 2019
Mo Devlin "Today in the Fishroom"
Mo Devlin has been speaking on Aquatic Photography for the past sixteen years. This occurring mostly at various aquarium societies across the country. In April he will be traveling to England to speak on aquatic photography at several clubs in the United Kingdom. The today in the fishroom title is something that he has been using online as the title of his photo blog for the past twenty years. Mo Devlin is the owner of Aquamojo.Com.
He currently maintains close to three thousand gallons of fresh water fish tanks in his home. Over his thirty years in the hobby he has successfully bred many of the Central and South American cichlid fishes. His passion for the aquarium hobby is only rivaled by his love of photography. For the past twenty years, he has posted a visual blog of his collection frequently in his “Today in the Fishroom” series on line across many national and international fish forums.
Spring Auction 2019
Auction Rules
- Accounts must be paid in full before you leave the auction. PAYMENT OPTIONS - Cash, Check, Credit Card.
- Buyers may set up a TAB (with valid ID), or pay cash at the time of winning bid purchase.
- Bids will be in dollar increments.
- A 4 (FOUR) Color dot system will be used to assure a fair mix of different items.
- $3 EXPRESS BIDS: After the end of the First Table, buyers/sellers may pay a $3 cash fee to have the item auction off immediately during the auction.
- DONATIONS: Please specify donations as “Donation” or “Marzina Fund.”
- Any items not claimed or left behind become property of GPASI.
- NO PRIVATE SALES. NO RESALE OF PURCHASED AUCTION ITEMS. PLEASE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING ON BEFORE BIDDING AS ALL SALES ARE FINAL, Buyer Beware. GPASI does not guarantee any item and is not responsible for any loss.
Seller Rules
- Split is 70% to the seller and 30% to GPASI for bags $2 or more. Bags that sell for $1 the split is 0% seller, 100% GPASI.
- Bags are to be labeled with an alpha numeric numbering system (ex. ABC 01, ABC 02).
- The seller chooses the 3 letters and bags are numbered in ascending sequence. Please ASK the registration table if your 3 Letter seller code has been already taken.
- All sellers MUST register BEFORE taking your items to the “Check In” tables. Bags MUST be marked Clearly with the following: Bag Number, Your Name, Phone Number or Email Address, Scientific name of Fish, Common Name (if applicable), and actual number of fish in bag. BAGS WITHOUT THIS INFO WILL BE CHARGED $3 TO BE CORRECTLY LABELED OR WILL NOT BE AUCTIONED.
- Sellers MUST bring items to be auctioned off to the “Check In” tables. Do not place bags and items on any colored tables.
- GPASI reserves the right to refuse sale of obviously sick/deformed fish, fish that are too small / young, or fish regulated by the state of PA.
- All Equipment should be labeled as to its conditions ( Example: New, Used, Works, Noisy, Leaks, etc).
- Sellers are limited (per household) to 5 HARD GOOD items, either individual or combos (Example: tank, filter, light, stand, tank/stand/light combo would be considered 5 items). This will be enforced! Extra items will NOT be sold.
- Sellers are limited (per household) to 5 BAGS OF ANY SPECIES OR COLOR/FIN TYPE OR ITEM TYPE. This will be enforced! Extra bags/items will NOT be sold.
- Appropriate terminology: PAIR = 1 male and 1 female of same species, MATED PAIR = pair that has spawned, TRIO = 1 male and 2 females of same species, REVERSE TRIO = 2 males and 1 female of same species.
- All fish MUST be housed in suitable bags/buckets. NO Ziplocks or Baggies or buckets without lids. Bags should be appropriately filled and inflated.
- Catfish, cichlids, and others with sharp spines MUST be DOUBLE BAGGED. Again, bags should be properly inflated.
- $3 REBAGGING FEE - for fish improperly bagged - Play it safe and double bag everything!
- Sellers may not remove items placed in the auction after they have been checked in.
- Seller’s proceed check will be mailed to the address given to GPASI at registration table.
Split is 70% to the seller and 30% to GPASI for bags $2 or more. Bags that sell for $1 the split is 0% seller, 100% GPASI.
May 2019 GPASI Meeting
Friday May 31st, 2019
Jim Cummings "Cichlids of Madagascar"
Jim Cumming hails from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and is a lifelong fish hobbyist, having been involved for over 50 years. Other than a fifteen year sojourn into the world of killifish (his online moniker is ‘notho2000’), he presently keeps mostly Central and South American cichlids, but he currently devotes about one-quarter of his 40-aquarium fish room to Madagascan cichlids and the Etroplus genus from India. He has given several presentations on Madagascan cichlids and their plight to the Saskatoon and Winnipeg Aquarium Societies, the New England Cichlid Association, the Bermuda Fry-Angle Aquarium Society, the Dead Fish Order, the Ohio Cichlid Association, the Greater Chicago Cichlid Association, and upcoming, the Durham Regional Aquarium Society and the North East Cichlid Council. Jim has also had extensive collecting experience in Mexico, Belize, Cuba, Brazil, and the southern U.S.
He maintains a very active YouTube channel with around 450 videos at last count, highlighting the fish he keeps or has kept, and emphasizing maintenance and breeding. Jim is also a moderator for several Facebook forums, contributes regularly to other on-line forums as well (CRC, ACA, MFK, and the Winnipeg Fish Forum), and has had articles published in Amazonas and Cichlid News magazines. He looks forward to avidly spreading the word on this magnificent group of fishes
'The Cichlids of Madagascar - A Land in Crisis'
Talk Outline
- Where Madagascar is located.
- How large it is, comparatively speaking.
- How it got to where it is.
- Its importance in global distribution of all cichlids.
- State of the land– ‘the good, the bad, and the ugly.’
- Described genera of the endemic cichlids.
- Species that I have experience with.
- A more detailed look at some species.
- The people behind the cichlids.
- Saving a species from extinction and conservation.
- The future of the endemic fishes, and fauna in general.
June 2019 GPASI Meeting
Friday June 28th, 2019
Chris Carpenter "Shell Dwellers From Lake Tanganyika"
Chris Carpenter is the vice president of the Grand Valley Aquarium Club in Grand Rapids Michigan. Chris has won awards, such as Breeder of the year, Aquarist of the year, Master Breeder, Old World Cichlid Specialist, and Master. Chris became serious about the world of fish when he gave up drugs, and alcohol almost 11 years ago. He has learned a lot in the last ten years and focused a great deal of his time in the hobby on the cichlids from Lake Tanganyika, particularly the Shell Dwellers. Chris has kept, and bred many of these species, and is honored to have the chance to share what he has learned with you.
My fascination with Lake Tanganyika, and its cichlids started early on in my journey into the aquarium hobby. Many of the cichlids have one-of-a-kind behaviors and appearances. The lake itself holds many wonders. One of its distinct features is the unusual water chemistry. For a freshwater lake, it has an extremely high pH, and high mineral content, leading to a unique phenomenon: “The shell beds of Lake Tanganyika”. Snail shells wash into the shallows, where they’ve collected for thousands of years, creating piles of shells, miles long, and anywhere from 10-30 ft. deep. In any other lake, these shells would slowly dissolve, but in Lake Tanganyika they become harder, and encrusted with calcium.
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