Save the Date for Ultra-Aqua 2026—June 13-14, 2026
Make plans to participate in Ultra-Aqua 2026, which will be held on the weekend of June 13-14, 2026. The weekend includes a 55 Class All-Species Tropical Fish Show, Saturday Swap Meet, Saturday Speaker and Dinner, and Sunday Fish and Plant Auction. The event is open to the public and free to attend. For dinner on Saturday, all attendees will pay $5.00. See details on the Ultra-Aqua page.
►Note that we will not have a regular meeting on Friday, June 12. Instead, please plan to help with the show setup at the Tallmadge Community Center at 7:00 pm on Friday, June 12. Bring work gloves.
Click on the image below to view and download the Ultra-Aqua 2026 show filer with show rules.
Table Rentals for the 2026 Ultra-Aqua Swap Meet at the Tallmadge Community Center on Saturday, June 13
This year, we have two table sizes and pricing:
- $20 for a 6-foot rectangular table
- $25 for a 8-foot rectangular table
Please coordinate your table rental needs with our president, Bud White, at budwhitemail@gmail.com. Bud will be coordinating the table rentals. You can also call Bud and leave a voice mail: 330 571 0394
Swap Meet Vendors
Here is the current list of swap meet vendors for Saturday, June 13, 2026 (Tallmadge Community Center):
- Caveman Creations
- Presale Fish for pickup at the Swap Meet: Plecos, Corys, & Endler’s. Download the List
Dinner Program on Saturday June 13 at the Tallmadge Community Center
The Ultra-Aqua dinner will be hosted by GAAS, which begins at 7:00 pm. This year, we are going to ask all comers to purchase dinner for $5. The dinner will be a pasta bar with chicken.
This year’s speaker will be Sabu Yamamoto, and he will be presenting his talk, What the L? — An Introduction to Plecos.
Program Description: Many people get suckered (LoL) into buying a pleco to clean their tanks. They’re seen as entry level fish, yet they can be so much more! There are hundreds of varieties, each unique in their own way. The goal of this presentation is to give an overview on one of the most fascinating groups of fish.
May Meeting Summary
On May 8, we had a shared meeting with our friends at the Medina County Aquarium Society. Together we enjoyed an informative and educational talk from Prof Jason Den Haese, who offered an inside look at his various armored catfish aquarium setups.
April Meeting Summary
During the April meeting, Kristen Kodish led the presentation but the “speakers” were the members of GAAS. Kristen presented the club’s purpose, history, events, and membership survey results and then skillfully transitioned to an open forum to hear what members had to say.
March Meeting Summary
The March program was provided by Cody Cromer, and he showcased many native species that he has caught from his many travels. Many of his pictures showed native fishes in the beauty of their breeding dress. Thank you, Cody for a fantastic talk!
February Meeting Summary
We thank Dr Peter Dijkstra, faculty member in the Department of Biology at Central Michigan University, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, for providing an excellent for the February program, titled Colors and Conflicts: The Social Lives of Cichlids. Dr Dijkstra’s lab studies fish brains and the fascinating inner workings of Lake Victoria cichlids. His research uses state-of-the-art tools to understand how social dynamics shape a cichlid’s physiology and brain.
Figure reprinted from Dijkstra PD et al. Oxidative stress in the brain is regulated by social status in a highly social cichlid fish. Front Behav Neurosci. 2024;18:1477984.
© 2024 Dijkstra et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Spring Auction Pictures
The GAAS Spring Auction, held on March 1, was a great success, thanks to the many participants who bought, sold, and volunteered throughout the day. There were more than 1,000 items auctioned by Randy and George. See more springtime regional auctions listed here.