Our Next Meeting Is on Friday, July 12
Make plans to attend our July meeting on Friday, July 12, 2024, at 8 pm at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House, 109 West Avenue, Tallmadge, Ohio. The Bowl Show classes for July will be Angelfish and Discus; Killifish; US Native fish. Our speaker will be Bob Muller, who will be speaking on his experience with breeding darters. This will be a virtual presentation.
Program Description: Darters are a group of North American fishes found east of the Rockies and nowhere else on earth. Some are among the most colorful freshwater fishes, and Ohio is rich with species. Keeping them is easy and breeding them is not difficult, depending on the species. The biggest problem is cycling temperate fish back into believing they have gone through a winter. Some species lay their eggs in mops, some guard their eggs under a structure, and some lay their eggs in the gravel. I will describe my methods for breeding darters.
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About Bob Muller: I have been keeping aquariums for over 65 years and more than 50 years ago began collecting native fish for my tanks. It is far more fun jumping in the water and collecting fishes, than buying them in glass boxes in a store. I also have found it more of a challenge as there are no books or online sites giving information on breeding these non-commercial fishes. You have to figure it out yourself. For the past decade, I have been in charge of sampling the entire Rouge River watershed in Michigan. The Rouge is still our most polluted river, and these data help in the restoration effort to clean it up.
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August 9 Meeting Will Be at the Meadow View Shelter in Tallmadge
Because of a scheduling conflict with our regular venue, the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House, we will hold our Friday, August 9, meeting (picnic and club member appreciation swap) at the Summit MetroParks’ Meadow View Shelter located at 1088 North Ave., Tallmadge 44278, just north of the Tallmadge Circle at the intersection of State Route 91 and Northmoreland Ave. The meeting will start at 8 pm. More details will be announced about the picnic and member appreciation swap.
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Ultra-Aqua 2024
A hearty “Thank you” goes out to all GAAS members (and friends of GAAS) who helped out during the 2024 Ultra-Aqua on June 7-9, 2024. The show had 372 entries, 31 entrants, and 6 clubs participated. The swap meet and auction also were successes for those who attended. Thanks to all of the volunteers, buyers, sellers, and show sponsors and participants who made the weekend a fantastic event.
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We also thank Professor Jason Den Haese for his presence and enthusiasm throughout the weekend and for his memorable talk about his research program at D’Youville University on armored catfish families of the Amazon River Basin of South America.
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