Save the Date for the Spring Auction—March 1, 2026
Please make plans to attend the GAAS Spring Auction on Sunday, March 1, at the Tallmadge Community Center. Doors will 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 to enter auction items into the auction. The auction is a 70/30 split for the seller. Click here for spring auction rules.
Next Meeting Is on Friday, March 13, 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 March will be Barbs; Mollies; Corydoras, Aspidoras, and Brochis.
The March program, titled Collecting and Keeping North American Native Fishes, will be provided in-person by Cody Cromer.
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/
Lake Erie Advanced Reefers’ Frag Fest Is Saturday, February 28, 2026
The Lake Erie Frag Fest is once again set for Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the Best Western Plus, 15471 Royalton Rd, Strongsville, Ohio 44136. Doors open at 11:00 am, and the event ends at 4:00 pm. Cost for admission is $10 for adults; free for children 12 and under.
2025 BAP and HAP Awarded to Adam Fox
GAAS BAP Awards—2025
GAAS members Thomas Utt, David Girard, David Williamson, and Adam Fox reached BAP milestones in 2025. Congratulations to all!
2025 Bowl Show Final Point Totals / Final Standings
Here are the top four participants in the 2025 Bowl Show Standings: Wayne Toven, 122 points; Dave Williamson, 103 points; Emilie & Travis, 25 points; Mike & Elsie Swanson, 15 points. Click here for a list of the final 2025 Bowl Show results.
2025 Bowl Show Pictures
The Fall Auction Pictures
Here are a few pictures from the Fall Auction on November 2, 2025. We will do it again on March 1, 2026