October Meeting Will Be on October 10—Now at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE OCTOBER MEETING LOCATION HAS CHANGED BACK TO OUR NORMAL MEETING PLACE—RITCHIE MEMORIAL SHELTER HOUSE
Because the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House (109 West Ave, Tallmadge, OH 44278) has become available to us ahead of schedule, we will be meeting on October 10 at our normal venue—The Ritchie Memorial Shelter House (not at the Tallmadge Community Center).
Please join us at the October Meeting, on Friday, October 10, at 8:00 pm at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House. As usual, we will have BAP and HAP with mini-auction, the product raffle, and refreshments. The October Bowl Show classes will be: Arts & Crafts; Marine Fish; All Other Old World Cichlids.
Our October program will be a Zoom presentation by Jackie Anderson, Director of Outreach, for Project Piaba, a non-profit corporation made entirely of volunteers dedicated to fostering wild caught beneficial aquarium fish fisheries. In her talk, Project Piaba: How Home Aquariums Can Drive Conservation, Jackie shows how the home aquarium fish industry is driving environmental conservation in environmentally sensitive areas within the Amazon River watershed. This counter-intuitive approach to conservation fosters stewardship and prevents environmentally destructive industries from gaining a foothold, but the fishery is under threat from a variety of outside factors. This presentation discusses this fishery, the threats that face it, and Project Piaba’s work in the Rio Negro, as well as recent updates from the last expedition in the beginning of the year!
GAAS Fall Auction—Sunday, November 2, 2025
The Greater Akron Aquarium Society Fall Auction will be held on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at the Tallmadge Community Center. Doors open at 10 am for registration, and 11 am is the start of the auction. The event is free admission for the public. There is no cost to register or to enter auction items into the auction. The auction is a 70/30 split for the seller. Note that Sunday, November 2, is also the end of daylight saving time, and clocks are set back 1 hour that morning at 2:00 am. Volunteers who wish to help with setup, please arrive at 8 am. Click here for more details about the fall auction.
Click on the flier image below to view and download the Fall Auction pdf with rules and details.
The September Meeting Featured Bowling Green Professor
The September meeting featured Professor Kevin Neves from Bowling Green State University, who delivered a comprehensive message on water quality and its application to such measurements as nitrogen and pH that influences enzyme activity, which affects the appearance and size of fish and their behavior under stress.
Regional Events in September
See links to Fall Auctions and Swap Meets here.
The GAAS Picnic Was a Fun Success
Everyone had a great dinner and came away with some interesting fish, plants, and raffle items. Hats off to the Swanson’s for preparing the delicious spread of picnic treats.