We're members of the St. Catharines & Area Aquarium Society (SCAAS) where Pat held the position of Editor of The SCAT newsletter for 9 1/2 years. Perhaps the most famous issue was the colour edition from April 1998 because we had 500 copies and we could afford to spread them around. Whenever possible, Pat added a bit of colour to The SCAT just to emphasize the part it plays in our beautiful hobby. The June 2000 edition was her last. The editorship has now passed to Dave Unruh. We wish him continued success in this venture.
February
Our club now has its own web site called scaas.info. Feel free to pay it a visit.
Last year the Brant Aquarium Society took charge of the CAOAC Convention. It was held at the Best Western (Brant Park Inn) May 20 - 23. This year the Aquarium Society of Winnipeg will host the Convention, Easter Weekend 2012. For more information check the CAOAC website and look for details. If you love this hobby and you don't mind travelling you'll want to attend!
Our next meeting will be held on Monday, Mar. 5th, 2012, at our regular meeting place, the Teamster's Union Hall, 70 St. David's St. in Thorold (map) at 7:30 p.m.
Our club put on a successful ****Fish Show and Auction**** on Sunday, October 23rd. We'd like to thank all those who took part. For details go to scaas.info and click on the menu item Show and Auction.
As to our regular meeting in November we had an amazing presentation by Ernest Biktimirov called "Aquarium Hobby Collections". I learned about 3 more fish related collecting hobbies than I even knew existed. It was a very impressive program with samples and even giveaways.
December's meeting was all about delicious potluck food and a giant free raffle for the membership plus a visit from the 'man in red'.
February's program was--a beautiful presentation on a nature preserve in Costa Rica with emphasis on the many species of tropical fish found and, in some cases, collected there by Tom Mason of the Toronto Zoo. Tom shared the wealth of knowledge acquired during his years of travel to and work in that area of Central America.
The program for March is To Be Announced. There will be a jar show this month featuring "Aquarium Plants" as 'Fish' Of the Month. There will also be a door prize draw for those who sign in and wear their name tags. We will have our mini-auction, (likely lots of great quality fish, plants and other aquarium stuff from local hobbyists). Refreshments will be available and there will undoubtedly be good fellowship and great chances to 'talk fish'. Our library books may be available this month. All those interested in tropical fish are most welcome. It will be a pleasure to see you there.
If you would like to join the St. Catharines & Area Aquarium Society you can obtain a membership form and instructions here.
Coming and already happened Fishy Events:
Watch this space for more information on coming fishy events.
 A BIG thank you to all who attended and supported our Oct. 31st, 2010 Show & Auction |
If you care to visit a very interesting fish site, try The Minnesota Aquarium Society Aquazine.
| This site will change to reflect what's happening in our hobby and what's going on at the St. Catharines club. We hope
some of it will be useful or, at least, interesting. We'll feature
more fish pictures and interesting aquatic information in the future. In
the meantime keep your fish wet and warm and don't forget to take pictures.
To find out about lots of other excellent Tropical Fish Clubs and upcoming events click on CAOAC 'Canadian Association of Aquarium Clubs' and/or FAAS 'Federation of American Aquarium Societies'.
The Calgary Aquarium Society has a site still well worth a visit by those who love fish. |
An article from 'The Scat' - April '98 issue - on Breeding Sturisoma An article from 'The Scat' - May '98 issue - on Breeding Whiptails (Rineloricaria) An article from 'The Scat' - September '98 issue - on Breeding Alfaro huberi (livebearers)From 'The Scat' - November '98 issue
Yet Another Photo Op! pictures from our show. An article from 'The Scat' - January '99 issue - on Breeding Ember Barbs An article from 'The Scat' - February '99 issue - on Breeding Chapalichthys pardalisAn article on breeding Discus from 'The Scat' - April '99 issue - Our Fascination with DiscusAn article on breeding Apistogramma steindachneri from 'The Scat' - June '99 issue - Our First ApistoAn article on Anableps anableps from 'The Scat' - Oct '99 issue - Anableps anableps Part IAn article on Anableps anableps from 'The Scat' - Nov '99 issue - Anableps anableps Part IIAn article on Anableps anableps from 'The Scat' - Dec '99 issue - Anableps anableps Part IIIAn article on Anableps anableps from 'The Scat' - Jan '00 issue - Anableps anableps Part IVAn article on Farlowella acus from 'The Scat' - Mar '00 issue - Stick Cats - Farlowella acusAn article on Labidochromis caeruleus & Melanochromis chipokae from 'The Scat' - Nov '00 issue - Two Easy MalawiansAn article on breeding the Bumblebee Goby from 'The Scat' - Mar '01 issue - Bee Keeping
An article on Showing Fish - Six Steps to Showing FishThe Contents of the 'Scat' for Sept.'99
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