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Welcome to the Greater Cincinnati Aquarium Society. We are a non-profit organization based in Cincinnati, Ohio that is dedicated to promoting the interests of the aquarium hobby.
GCAS is an all-species club that has active BAP, HAP, and MCAP (mariculture) programs. We also have a bi-monthly publication, Fincinnati, a very active online forum, 2 large auctions a year, and monthly meetings with featured speakers. Not to forget, and bunch of other fish geeks for you to hang out with!
You can buy or renew your GCAS membership online. $11.00 using PayPal or Credit Cards. $10 in person at the meetings.
GCAS 2008 Events:
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Sunday, January 27th - 7:30 PM Meeting
Fred Hamilton will teach us how to build a 1000 gallon concrete aquarium.. |
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Sunday, February 17th - 7:30 PM Meeting
Phil Benes will describe his adventures in pond-building.
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Sunday, March 30th - 7:30 PM Meeting
Terry Fairfield will educate us all on Fish Health.
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Saturday, April 26th
Spring Auction
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Sunday, May 18th - 7:30 PM Meeting
Bill Shenefelt talks about Killifish
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Sunday, June 29th - 7:30 PM Meeting
Stephan Tanner talks about Catfish Nutrition
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Sunday, July 27th - 7:30 PM Meeting - Topic TBA |
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Sunday, August 31st - 7:30 PM Meeting - Topic TBA |
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Sunday, September 28th - 7:30 PM Meeting - Ron Coleman from www.CichlidResearch.com |
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Saturday, October 25th
Fall Auction |
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Sunday, November 16th - 7:30 PM Meeting - John O'Malley talks about South American Cichlids |
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Early December - Christmas Banquet |
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Other Events of Interest:
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ACA 2008 Convention...
July 17 - 20
Atlanta, Georgia.
Hosted by the Atlanta Area Aquarium Association
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ACA 2009 Convention...
July 30, 2009 - Aug 2, 2009
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hosted by us!!!
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If you have other events that you think should be on this list, please contact the webmaster by e-mail or send a PM via the forum. Swap meets, auctions, conventions, and road trips are welcome. Regular meetings of other clubs will be posted if they are having an interresting speaker or presentation.
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GCAS Factoids
You can submit your favorite aquatic links to the GCAS Web Links Database.
We have a huge number of online articles taken from our Fincinnati Newsletter.
We have one of the more active BAP/HAP programs in the USA and participate nationally in the FAAS BAP and HAP programs.
Four GCAS members currently hold active positions in the ACA. Board of Trustees Chair, Legal Council, Member Chair, and Online Store Admin.
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Our online forum is the most popular part of our website.
Sometimes people have issues registering or activation their user ID.
If you have any problems logging on to the GCAS forum, or other questions about the website, please send an e-mail to:
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