About the Ultra-Aqua: Swap Meet, Show, and Auction
Note the Date Change—June 21 & 22, 2025!
The Akron Ultra-Aqua is a TWO DAY EVENT that occurs this year during the THIRD WEEKEND in JUNE (Saturday, June 21 and Sunday June 22, 2025.) Held at the Tallmadge Community Center, 80 Community Road, Tallmadge, Ohio 44278, the Ultra-Aqua 2025 event is a 55-Class, All-Species Show. Everyone is welcome to come and compete for awards and prizes—or to just see some amazing fish and other aquatic entries!
The Swap Meet is on Saturday, June 21, noon to 5 pm.
The Sunday, June 22, auction is a live aquatic animal (eg, fish, shrimp, inverts, amphibians, etc), live plant, and live foods auction. No hard goods or equipment will be accepted at this auction.
All Cash Prizes
Cash prizes will be awarded $10.00 for first, $7.00 for second, and $3.00 for third place in each class. The cost to register each show entry item is $1.50. Registration is Saturday June 21, from 10 am to 5 pm. Entry forms and fees are to be brought to the registration desk upon entry to the Tallmadge Community Center. All forms or changes must be received by 5 p.m. The Show Area closes at 7 p.m. See the Show Rules for more details. (2025 Rules will be posted when they are made available.)
Saturday June 21, 2025
Show Registration Starts at 10 AM on Saturday. Bring your fish and set them up. Water and air supply are provided. Please bring your own show tank or bowl, tank covering, air stone, and air valve to control air flow to your show tank. Registration closes at 5:00 pm. Entrance fees are $1.50 per for the first 20 animals you enter, each animal after 20 is free. Entries are judged Sunday morning.
The Public Swap Meet will be open from 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm on Saturday, with various Independent Vendor tables selling their animals and hobby-related supplies.
A Taco Bar 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.
Dan Boggs of Bogg’s Aquatics in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, will give the after-dinner talk for Ultra-Aqua 2025.
and plants—and for their fun unboxing videos!
Sunday June 22, 2025
The Ultra-Aqua Auction registration begins at 10 am and the Auction starts at 11 am. This is an animal, plant, and live foods only auction—no hard goods or aquarium supplies will be auctioned.
All other typical Auction features Such as Rare Fish Raffle, 50/50 Raffles, Vendors, and Food & Drinks will be available.
The Ultra-Aqua Award Ceremony Presentation begins at 5:00 pm.
It’s an amazing weekend for an aquarium hobbyist! Whatever your interest, if you’ve come to compete, view, shop, sell, try your luck on the raffles, enjoy our dinner and presentation, or even simply to socialize with other aquarists, there truly is something for everyone to enjoy!
In 2024 Professor Jason Den Haese gave a memorable talk about his research program at D’Youville University on armored catfish families of the Amazon River Basin of South America.
Ultra-Aqua 2024 Results
The 2024 show results are here.
The 2024 Ultra-Aqua on June 7-9, 2024, had 372 entries, 31 entrants, and 6 clubs participated. The swap meet and auction also were successes for those who attended.
Ultra-Aqua 2023 Results
The 2023 Ultra-Aqua list of show winners can be viewed by clicking here for a Word document or here for an Excel file.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bud White (330) 571-0394 E-mail
Wayne Toven (330) 256-7836 E-mail
Rich Serva (330) 687-5495 E-mail
