Greater Akron Aquarium Society

09/27/2026

The October meeting is on Friday, October 9, 2026, 8 pm at Ritchie Memorial Shelter House, and the meeting is always free and open to the public. A product raffle, BAP/HAP mini-auction, and refreshments will be enjoyed after the program. See less

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09/27/2026

If you have digital photos that you would like to enter into the October’s Bowl Show competition, then please either bring your files on a thumb drive to the meeting or email the files to GAAS President, Bud White. If you bring your files on a thumb drive, please give them to Bud White at the beginning of the meeting.

The program for October’s meeting will be split between a public viewing of the the digital photography, submitted as described above, and a brief presentation by Dave Williamson, on how to make a crafty brine shrimp hatchery.

Additionally, with club elections being conducted in November, we will be taking in nominations (names of candidates) during the October meeting for the following club officers: President, Vice-President, Recording/Corresponding secretary, Membership secretary, and Treasurer.

The October meeting is on Friday, October 9, 2026, 8 pm at Ritchie Memorial Shelter House, and the meeting is always free and open to the public. A product raffle, BAP/HAP mini-auction, and refreshments will be enjoyed after the program.

Send a message to learn more

07/13/2026

Oct. 10 2026 - Saturday - fall auction
Medina County Aquarium Society
Prince of Peace Church 3355 Medina Rd. Medina, Oh.
www.mcas.fish

Oct.17 2026 - Saturday - fall auction - starts 11 am
Youngstown Area Tropical Fish Society (YATFS)
Lake Milton Baptist Temple
415 S. Pricetown Rd. Diamond, Oh

October 25 2026 - Sunday - fall auction
Erie Aquarium Society - Perry Hi-way Social Hall
8281 Oliver Rd. Erie, Pa. 16509

November 1 2026 - Sunday - fall auction - starts 11 am
The Greater Akron Aquarium Society Inc.
80 Community Dr. Tallmadge, Oh
www.akronfishclub.com

Nov. 19 - 22 2026
Ohio Cichlid Association -Extravaganza
Best Western Plus Strongsville, Oh.
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American Cichlid Association, American Livebearers, Aquatic Gardeners Association, and International Betta Congress are all coming together in Milwaukee in 2027!

03/04/2026

Growth Program 2026

Pseudocrenilabrus sp. ‘Ruaha‘ will be the subject of the GAAS Growth Program 2026.

►If you would like to participate, just show up at the March 13 meeting and pick up a bag of juveniles.

This year we’re going to use Pseudocrenilabrus sp. ‘Ruaha,’ which is a small mouthbrooding cichlid native to the Ruaha River in Tanzania. Maximum size is listed as about 3 inches, which makes it manageable for most aquarists. GAAS member, Dave Williamson, will be providing these fish for the Growth Program. Based on Dave’s personal experience with the parents of the fish we will be using, their temperament is pretty docile for an African cichlid. Adult males can get a little rough with each other, but other species of fish were generally ignored.

All GAAS members are eligible to participate in the Growth Program 2026.

Presently the juveniles are between 3/8″ and 1/2″ and will eat most typical aquarium foods as long as it is small enough to swallow. The Growth Program will end with the November 2026 meeting, just bring in your largest individual. This isn’t like the show judging, only size is considered. It’s that simple, largest fish wins a cash prize!

If for some reason you can’t attend the March meeting, contact Dave at [email protected] and we’ll try to work something out.

A side competition: If any of the fish from this program successfully spawn by the November judging, the first breeder also gets a cash prize!

Good luck and good growing!