Greater Akron Aquarium Society

Next Meeting Is on Friday, April 10, 2026

Please join us for our next meeting, on Friday, March 13, 2026. The meeting starts at 8 pm and is held at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House, 109 West Avenue, Tallmadge, Ohio. The meeting is free and open to the public. We will have refreshments, a mini-auction that includes BAP/HAP submissions, and a product raffle. The Bowl Show classes for April will be Swordtails and Platies; Aquatic Invertebrates; Amphibians, Angelfish & Discus.

Growth Program 2026

This year, Pseudocrenilabrus sp. ‘Ruaha,’ which is a small mouthbrooding cichlid native to the Ruaha River in Tanzania, will be the species for the growth program. Maximum size is listed as about 3 inches, which makes it manageable for most aquarists. All GAAS members are eligible to participate in the Growth Program 2026. If for some reason you aren’t able to attend the meeting, contact Dave at dwilliamson223@hotmail.com and we’ll try to work something out.

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.

March Meeting Summary

The March program was provided by Cody Cromer, and he showcased many native species that he as 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.