Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS)

04/23/2026

Originally from the UK, Richard studied fish farming, leading to a successful 35 year career in the water garden and landscape industry. Richard has also been a keen pond and aquarium hobbyist for over 40 years.
Ponds and Aquaria was established in 2002 and specializes in the construction and installation of water gardens and garden landscaping. Coupled with a strong desire for quality and value, the long term success of each project, whether for residential or commercial clients, is fully supported by comprehensive maintenance and service programmes.

📅Date:
Monday, April 27th, 2026

🕓Time:
7:00pm

📍Location:
J.A. Dulude Arena (941 Clyde Ave, Ottawa, ON K2C 4B2)

02/23/2026

Attention OVAS’s annual giant auction is almost here! As usual, everyone is welcome and encouraged to come, member or not.

Mark it on your calendars 📆✍️March 21st 2026.
📍Tom Brown Arena ~ 141 Bayview Station Rd, Ottawa

This is important, write it down✍️

✍️Bidding starts at 11:00am
✍️There will be a fee of $5.00 for a bidder card
✍️Food will be available for purchase on-site

Looking to sell fish🤔

👉Make sure to register your lots at the link in our forum
👉There is a total limit of 1,000 items
👉You may only bring 3 identical lots
👉Fish must be bagged properly
👉All lots that are not registered will be turned away

Want to volunteer🤷
Go look at our forum post to sign up!
There are plenty of roles that need to be filled!

Look at THIS ⤵️

Do you not have a membership yet? 🤷
Did you forget to renew your membership?🤦
Well don’t worry we got you.🫵 ——> You can get your membership there. HOW CONVENIENT🤯

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Questions, comments or concerns?
📱 Reach out to us via Instagram Messages, Facebook Messenger, or the Contact Us page on our forum.

01/20/2026

Tetras I Have Known

We have the pleasure of hearing Zenin Skomorowski’s program on keeping and breeding Tetra species!

From Kitchener, Ontario, Zenin has been in the tropical fish-keeping hobby for 55 years, since he was 12 years old. He keeps a wide variety of fish, such as cichlids from Africa and the Americas, along with rainbowfish, tetras, barbs, goodeids, livebearers, plecos, cories, Synodontis catfish, and 12 species of loaches.

Zenin actively shares photos of his fish on Facebook, as well as in articles for the KWAS Fins and Tales club newsletter. He has attended the annual Ohio Cichlid Extravaganza and CAOAC conventions for more than 15 years. He has attended the Keystone Clash in Pennsylvania since 2018. Zenin attended ACA conventions in Detroit, Michigan, in 2017 and Madison, Wisconsin, in 2023.

Special Event, write it down✍️
🍴Join us at 5:00 January 26th, before the meeting, for dinner at Pita Bell Kabab (1696 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON K2A 1C6)

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🛒Everyone is welcome to sell plants/fish/items at the meeting

📅Date:
Monday, January 26, 2026

🕓Time:
7:00pm

📍Location:
J.A. Dulude Arena (941 Clyde Ave, Ottawa, ON K2C 4B2)

🚨Important Future Events🚨
March 21st, 2026 - Giant Auction
May 25th, 2026 - Aquascaping Contest and Elections

Do you not have a membership yet? 🤷
Did you forget to renew your membership?🤦
Well don’t worry we got you.🫵 ——> You can get your membership there. HOW CONVENIENT🤯

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Questions, comments or concerns?
📱 Reach out to us via Instagram Messages, Facebook Messenger, or the Contact Us page on our forum.

12/01/2025

As the holiday season is fast approaching, OVAS is planning a brunch on Saturday January 10th @ Summerhays Grill ( Baseline & Woodruffe)10:00 AM.
This is open to all members , family and fishy friends

As space is limited, we kindly ask that you RSVP on out forum thread ASAP. Please state how many in your party.
Thanks for all your support so far and have a great seasonal holiday.

https://www.ovas.ca/forum/index.php?topic=63734.msg349329;topicseen

​Welcome to Summerhays, where we bring together people of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy delightful experiences from breakfast to midnight. For over 20 years, we've taken pride in ensuring every dish we serve tastes exceptional and our ambiance is always open and friendly.

11/03/2025

Attention OVAS’s annual livestock auction is November 24th 2025!

Mark it on your calendars 📆✍️November 24th 2025.
📍J.A. Dulude Arena | 941 Clyde Ave, Ottawa, ON K2C 4B2

This is important, write it down✍️

✍️Bidding starts at 7:00 pm SHARP
✍️Registeration / doors open at 6:00 pm

Look at THIS ⤵️

We also have a RAFFLE🤯
TONS of cool prizes😲
Literally no reason not to come☺️

Do you not have a membership yet? 🤷
Did you forget to renew your membership?🤦
Well don’t worry we got you.🫵 ——> You can get your membership there. HOW CONVENIENT🤯

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Questions, comments or concerns?
📱 Reach out to us via Instagram Messages, Facebook Messenger, or the Contact Us page on our forum.

10/23/2025

This Monday, Jody will be giving us a presentation on Botia, The Other Bottom Dwellers

📅Date:
Monday, October 27th, 2025

🕓Time:
7:00pm

📍Location:
J.A. Dulude Arena (941 Clyde Ave, Ottawa, ON K2C 4B2)

09/16/2025

📅Date:
Monday, September 22nd, 2025

🕓Time:
7:00pm

📍Location:
J.A. Dulude Arena (941 Clyde Ave, Ottawa, ON K2C 4B2)

Peter DeSouza has always had a strong interest in Zoology. His parents lived in fear of what he would bring home and keep in the basement. From an early age he had aquariums and raised livebearers and spawned some of the easier cichlids. After high school his interests turned to the new African cichlids from Lake Malawi that were just becoming available to hobbyists. After school, marriage and a mortgage he left the fish hobby behind for a few years.

In 2002 after moving to Alberta to work, he decided to raise fish again. This time he started with killifish right away with a few small tanks. After building a few fish rooms and moving back to Ontario, his fishroom today contains approximately 70 tanks of various sizes filled with mostly Killifish and Bettas.

He has raised and spawned representatives of most of the Aquarium Fish groups but has a preference for killifish of the genus Fundulopanchax particularly Fundulopanchax sjoestedti, the Blue Gularis. He has been line breeding Blue Gularis for almost 20 years and Domestic Bettas for the last 10 years.

He has always wanted to travel to another countries and collect fish. When he finally retired he had the opportunity with a group from Europe to collect in Ghana in 2018. In 2022, he travelled to Cameroon. His presentation, titled ‘Collecting Adventures in Cameroon’ will detail the areas collected and the fish that were found as well as some interesting adventures experienced in Cameroon.

08/24/2025

🚨Attention🚨Ovas’s annual Garage Sale is September 13th 2025! This is our season opener to warm everyone up for the upcoming season. As usual, everyone is welcome and encouraged to come, member or not.

Mark it on your calendars 📆✍️ September 13th 2025.
📍Tom Brown Arena | 141 Bayview Station Rd, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4T1

This is important, write it down✍️

✍️Set up will be from 9:00 am to 9:30 am (This is for vendors)
✍️The garage sale will be open from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm (This is for🫵)
✍️Clean up from 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm (This is for vendors)

Important Event Information⚠️
This is a CASH ONLY Event. There is no ATM available on site.

Look at THIS ⤵️

We also have a RAFFLE🤯
Cool prizes😲
Literally no reason not to come☺️

Do you not have a membership yet? 🤷
Did you forget to renew your membership?🤦
Well don’t worry we got you.🫵 ——> You can get your membership there. HOW CONVENIENT🤯

⤵️ Important if you want to sell something.

For members, tables are free.
For non-members the cost of a table is $10.
If you would like to reserve a table reply to the thread at ovas.ca

Vendors you🫵 are responsible for the set up and clean up of your table.

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Questions, comments or concerns?
📱 Reach out to us via Instagram Messages, Facebook Messenger, or the Contact Us page on our forum.