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.
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 or Steve Brunn stevebbrunn@hotmail.com to reserve your table(s).
Our Next Meeting Is at 8 pm on Friday, May 10, 2024
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.
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. Elsie Swanson will be presenting “Anyone Can Show,” where she will share tips and methods to successfully enter fish and other specimens at fish shows.
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.
Hats Off to Nate Adam for February’s Program
GAAS thanks Nathan Adam of Terra Fate nursey for “An Evening With Terra Fate.” Located in Hunington, West Virginia, Terra Fate is a family-owned nursery that specializes in exotic plants for vivariums, aquariums, and marginal/ponds. Nate discussed his passion for exotic plants and gave some good insights into plants such as Bucephalandra and Cryptocoryne. The Terra Fate webpage is here: (https://www.terrafate.com/).