Our next meeting is on Friday, September 11, 2026, 8 pm at Ritchie Memorial Shelter House. Karl Trochu will be giving his talk vis zoom— Breeding Fancy Livebearers in an Outdoor and Natural Fishroom.
Bowl Show Classes: Photography—Prints Only; Gouramis and Anabantoids; Sharks and Loaches
About the program
My outdoor “fishroom” in Miami, FL has been solely dedicated to the long-term selective breeding and maintenance of hi-fin cultivated strains of fancy Xiphophorus – as well as few domesticated wild species of livebearers. Since its inception in 2008, this outdoor fishroom was set up in a simple yet effective fashion – with a minimal ecological impact in mind. There is neither artificial light nor water heaters or high-end filtration. The fishroom’s water supply comes from a well and filtration is powered by an Alita air pump – which provides both mechanical and biological filtration (via sponge filters and filter boxes). Over the years, it has occasionally been challenging, but overall remained highly sustainable and productive. Sometimes less is more.
