Our Next Meeting Is at 8 pm on Friday, May 10, 2024
We will have refreshments, a mini-auction with BAP/HAP submissions, and a product raffle. Bowl Show classes are Goodeids; Rift Lake Cichlids; and Characins. Our program will be a primer on how to show fish at a fish show or bowl show.
All meetings are free and open go the public, start at 8 pm, and are held at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House, 109 West Avenue, Tallmadge, Ohio.
For our May program, our own Elsie Swanson will present practical approaches and tips to properly enter fish in fish shows, like the Ultra-Aqua, and to show them off at their best. In her talk, “Anyone Can Show,” Elsie will cover the preparation steps to be considered that lead up to a show and what to expect during and after a show—all the while providing the best care of your fish. Elsie encourages questions during the talk, and we expect Q&A and discussion after the talk. This will be an in-person talk.
Save the Date, June 8-9, for the 2024 Ultra-Aqua
Save the date to show, swap, volunteer, attend the dinner and auction at the 2024 Ultra-Aqua on June 8-9, 2024. The two-day event will be located at the Tallmadge Community Center. Please see basic details for the Saturday, June 8, Swap Meet below. Our speaker for Saturday evening, June 8, will be Prof. Jason Den Haese. He will be presenting his research on fry survival of armored catfish. Auction on Sunday, June 9, is a fish and plant only auction.
Click on the image below to download the show rules and show classes.
Public Swap Meet (12:00 pm to 5:00 pm) on Saturday, June 8, 2024
The Greater Akron Aquarium Society will host a Public Swap Meet on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in conjunction with the Ultra-Aqua Aqua Tropical Fish Show. The Swap Meet will be held indoors at the Tallmadge Community Center, 80 Community Rd, Tallmadge, OH 44278.
- Setup time for vendors will begin at 11:00 am.
- Admission is free for all.
- Doors will open to the public at Noon and will be open until 5:00 pm.
- Contact Rich Serva rjserva@gmail.com to reserve your table(s).
Ultra-Aqua Auction on Sunday June 9
The Sunday Auction starts at 11 am on June 9 and is a fish and plant only auction. Show winners and awards will be announced at 5 pm, after the auction on Sunday.
Project Piaba
We thank Prof Michi Tobler for his talk on his trip to the Rio Negro for our March meeting. You can learn more about Project Piaba, which supports rural fisherman in the Rio Negro region.