2006
Sunday, January 29th - Meeting
Rusty Wessel will speak about the Panuco Basin of Mexico
Saturday, February 11th - Swap Meet
10:30 - 3:00 at the Oasis Conference center in Loveland
Sunday, February 19th - Meeting
Steven Pro will speak about Saltwater fish compatability
Sunday, March 26th - Meeting
Marcus Christy (Acidrain) will speak about Summer Tubbin' aka raising aquarium fish in small outdoor ponds.
Saturday, April 8th, 2006 - GCAS Spring Auction
...at the Oasis Conference center in Loveland
Sunday, May 21st - Meeting
Topic TBA
Sunday, June 25th - Meeting
Sunday, July 30th - Meeting
Sunday, August 27th - Meeting
Sunday, September 24th - Meeting
Ad Konigs will speak about African Cichlids
Saturday, October 14th, 2006 - GCAS Fall Auction
...at the Oasis Conference center in Loveland
Sunday, November 12th - Meeting
Phil Benes will speak about water chemistry
Saturday, December ??? - Banquet
Keynote Speaker TBA
Past Meetings
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2001
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Sunday, January 14th - Meeting
Dr. Peter Lewis speaks about shell dwellers
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Sunday, February 11th - Meeting
GCAS VP Phil Benes speaks about what it takes to put on an ACA convention, then a social meeting.
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Sunday, March 25th - 6:00 PM - Pre-Meeting Q&A
Phil Benes is holding a Q&A session about hosting the ACA in 2003.
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Sunday, March 25th - 7:30 PM - Meeting
Rusty Wessell is our guest speaker.
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Spring Auction - Saturday, April 28th - 11:00 am
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Saturday, May 12th - Progressive Tank Day
The 1st Annual GCAS Progressive Tank Day (kind if like a Pub Crawl for Fish Geeks)
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Sunday, May 20th - Mike Vasey will present: "Cichlid Sex and Violence: Caught On Tape" Videos of spawning rituals, fry care, territory defense, etc. in a variety of cichlids from South and Central America as well as from Lake Malawi.
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Saturday, May 26th - Local Fish Collecting Trip.
This is NOT an official GCAS event, but enough of us are going that I thought I'd add it to the calendar Meet at 8-ish in the Winton Center Parking Lot. Contact Jason Hunt for more info.
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Sunday, June 24th - Meeting
Speaker ??? Also, GCAS will be holding it's final vote on whether or not to bid for the 2003 ACA Convention.
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Sunday, July 29th - Meeting
The Greater Cincinnati Killifish Association will Presents: Killies!!!
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Sunday, August 26th - Meeting
Collecting Native Species with Klaus
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Sunday, September 30th - Meeting
Dan Woodland will speak about building a modern fish-room on a budget.
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Saturday, October 13th - Fall Auction - at a new location, the Radisson Hotel in Sharonville.
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Sunday, November 18th - Meeting
SOCIAL!!! This happens to be the weekend of the much lauded OCA Extravaganza, so GCAS will be having a social meeting. Bring your favorite tips and tricks of the hobby and you can get up and speak!
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Saturday, December 1st - Christmas Banquet
Charlie Grimes will be our featured guest.
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2002
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Sunday, January 20th - Meeting
Phil Benes will tell us everything we ever wanted to know about Rainbowfish, but were afraid to ask.
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Sunday, February 17th - Meeting
Dr. Peter Lewis talks about tropical catfishes (almost all of them)
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Sunday, March 24th - Meeting
Steve Smith presents "Fish Genetics and Angelfish Coloring"
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Saturday, April 6th - Spring Auction
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Sunday, May 19th - Meeting
Jerry Riegel presents: Breeding Various Synodontis Catfishes
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Saturday, June 1st - Progressive Tank Tour
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Sunday June 2nd - Garage Sale
Most of Peter Lewis' tanks will be for sale at Phil and Jan's house house.
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Sunday, June 30th - Meeting
Chuck Rambo will speak about Lake Victoria Cichlids
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Sunday, July 21st - Meeting
Dave Williamson will speak about Collection Native Fishes, or Keeping Livebearers (we're not sure yet)
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Notable Non-GCAS event:
July 25-28 - Atlanta, GA. - The ACA 2002 Convention
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Sunday, August 25th - Meeting
Jeff Naterer will tell us about some of his favorite fish.
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Sunday, September 29th - Meeting
The Cincinnati Reef Keepers will present an introduction to saltwater and Captive Reef Aquaria.
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Saturday, November 2nd - Fall Auction
Registration: 9:00 - 10:45 -- Auction starts: 11:00 a.m
The Auction will be held at the Woodfield Suites Hotel in Sharonville, Ohio
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Sunday, November 17th - Meeting
Ken Saxon will give a talk on How to Build a Fish Room in your house.
Saturday, December 14th - Christmas Banquet
6:30 - 10:30 in the lower level of the Mill Race Lodge at Winton Woods.
Wayne Leibel will be our banquet speaker. He says he has a special talk in mind for a banquet setting which is funny and enjoyable.
2003
Sunday, Jan 19th - Meeting
Fred Hamilton will present of his favorite topics: Native Sunfish
Sunday, February 16th - Meeting (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER)
Sean Danekind will speak about Aquarium Lighting. Learn more than you ever wanted to know about Spectrum, Color Temperature, Luminosity, etc. Live demonstrations included.
Sunday, March 30th - Meeting
Richard Vandergrift to speak on his trip to Lake Malawi.
Saturday, April 12th - Spring Auction
Pre-registration for members starts at the March GCAS meeting. More info coming soon.
Sunday, May 18th - Meeting
Fred Hamilton is back, and this time he's mad!!!
Mad about the ACA Convention. Fred's presentation is about what happened at the ACA 2002 Convention in Atlanta, and what we can expect from the ACA 2003 Convention in Cincinnati.
Sunday, June 29th - Meeting
Sean Danekind will speak about Aquarium Lighting. Learn more than you ever wanted to know about Spectrum, Color Temperature, Light Output, etc. Live demonstrations included.
July 24th - 27th - SPECIAL EVENT
The ACA 2003 Convention - hosted by the GCAS
Sunday, August 24th - Meeting
Rusty Wessel will be coming to speak on a collecting trip he took to Lake Tanganyika.
Sunday, September 28th - Meeting
Social Meeting – Hobbyist Tips and Techniques. Members are invited to share ideas and tools that make aquarium keeping, fish husbandry and fish breeding easier.
Sunday, October 19th - Meeting
Peter Shepard – “A visit to a
Florida
distributor specialized in importing African cichlids”
Sunday, November 15th - Fall Auction
December 6 - 2003 Banquet
Christmas Banquet Speaker – Dan Woodland - Fishkeeping: a Hobby or a Disease?
2004
January 25 - 7:30 PM - Meeting
Cancelled due to Bad Weather
February 15th - Meeting
Leave the Kids at Home... Charlie Grimes will speak about Culturing Live Foods
March 28th - Meeting
Randy Carey will talk about characins. After this talk, you should be ready to get some BAP points for spawning some egg scatterers! Check out his website at http://www.characin.com
Pre-registration of GCAS club members begins for the GCAS Spring Auction.
April 17th - Spring Auction
The Oasis Conference Center
902 Loveland-Miamiville Road - Loveland, Ohio
May 23rd - Meeting
Just in time for pond season -- Gary Hater will give a presentation on goldfish titled Goldfish the Far Side of the Hobby. A discussion of why rare goldfish are kept and bred.
June 27th - Meeting
Pete Shepard will present West Africans.
July 18th - Meeting
Thorney Pattenaude will speak on anabantoids
Sunday, August 29th - Meeting
Gary Lange will visit from St. Louis and will give a talk on rainbowfish. He also plans to bring some eggs and/or fish for the auction at the end of the meeting!
Sunday, September 26th - Meeting
Social!!!
Sunday, October 24th - Meeting
Jeff Cardwell will tell us about "Collecting (fish) in the Rio Negro".
Saturday, November 6th - Fall Auction
Details and a new PDF file coming soon. Click Here for a PDF printable version of the spring auction flyer! Just remember that the dates are currently incorrect.
Saturday, December 4th - Christmas Banquet
At the Mill Croft Lodge from 6:30 til 10:30.
$25 / person - $40 / couple
Our speaker for the Christmas Banquet will be Mike Schadle. His presentation will be "What They Don't Tell You About Collecting Trips..." It is a fun, non-technical talk which should appeal to both fish hobbyists and non-hobbyists alike. His bio is posted below.
2005
Sunday, Jan 30 - Meeting
Missed having BAP for nearly 3 months? Get your fix at this meeting. Our speaker will be Charley Grimes. His topic will be Fish Photography. For those that are new to the club this will be a great talk! Charley is from Indianapolis and is a much sought after speaker by clubs across the country. His presentations are always informative and humorous.
Sunday, Feb 20 - Meeting
Steve Tyree will speak about saltwater reef tanks and The Environmental Gradient Natural Filtration Method. Check out Steve's website.
Sunday, Mar 20 - Meeting
Auction Pre-Registration!!!
John Janda will tell us about "Fabricating Aquariums, Sumps, Protein Skimmers and other hobby items with Acrylic"
Saturday, April 2 - Auction
At the Oasis Conference Center
Sunday, May 22 - Meeting
Spencer Jack will speak on "Fabulous Frontosa"
Sunday, June 26 - Meeting
Our very own Klaus Schoening will teach us about North American Native Fishes
Sunday, July 31 - Meeting
Wayne Liebel will speak about Pike Cichlids.
Saturday, Oct 29th - Auction
At the Oasis Conference Center - Details Coming Soon
Sunday, Nov 13 - Meeting
Dan Young will speak about Breeding Show Bettas
Saturday, Dec 3rd - Banquet
The Banquet will be at the Mill Race Lodge
Paul Loiselle will present "The Fishes of Madegascar"
