Colorado Aquarium Society

​​

​​​

 

September meeting is Friday 9/5 7:00 PM
​​

Presentation:  The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Green Water

Presenter: Allen Wood

​

Allen Wood has been a long time member of CAS.  Throughout the years in the hobby he primarily kept livebearers; as a matter of fact he used to be the president of American LIvebearer Association (ALA).  Although a livebearer specialist, he also kept all kinds of fish in tanks large and small, indoors and outdoors, and with a variety of water sources whether rain, well, or municipal water.
Just what is green water?  No, we're not talking about that glass of green stuff your loved ones drink in the morning when they are on a period of health food diet.  We're talking about as fellow fish keepers we all at one time or another have tank or pond full of green water, and this evening we will dive into what it is, what fish, if any, tolerate or even thrive in green water; is it just ugly or is it dangerous to keep fish in green water?  Is it any good for any other purposes?
So join us to learn a thing or two about the Good, Bad, and Ugly of green water.

 

​​​​

​​

- Mini Auction -

​

      The second half of our regular meeting will feature a mini-auction.

      Sellers are limited to 5 lots of any single species or color/morph.

      Sellers will split auction proceeds 50-50 with the Club.

      CAS members enjoy an 80-20 split.

      Register your lots in advance here.

​​

​

- New Membership Year -

Join and support Colorado Aquarium Society as a paid member

here or in person at the meeting.

Our membership period runs with the calendar year,
so show your support by being a member of CAS for 2025

​

     Benefits include:

•  option to participate in the bowl show

•  eligible to participate in the growth contest

•  eligible for equipment loaner program

•  improved seller splits on auction sales

See the CAS Handbook for additional member benefits.
 

     You may join CAS as a paid member up until the start of auction

     and be eligible for the 80-20 member split. (non-member split is 50-50)

​

​

- September Bowl Show -​

1. Small Characoids (Tetras). Neon, Cardinal, Serpae, Black, Flame, Glowlight, Head and Tail light, Congo, Hatchets, Pencil Fish, etc.
     Shown in pairs where sexes are readily determined, otherwise two fish.
     All fish in this category will be less than six inches at full size.

2. Miscellaneous other fish. Includes Large Characoid fishes over six inches (Piranha, Headstanders, Silver Dollars, Barracudas, Distichodus etc.), Knife fish (Black Ghost, Glass, Clown knife, Apteronotus, Chitala, Notopterus, Rhamphichthys, Cerapo, Eigenmannia etc.), Electric eel, Brackish fish (Scats, Monos, Puffers, Archers, Mudskippers, etc. but excludes Mollies), Mormyrids (Elephantnose, Baby Whale etc.), Osteoglossidae (Arowana), Pantodon (African Butterfly), Mastecembelidae (Fire eel, Tire Track Eel, other eels ), Nandids (Leaf fish) and naturally occurring fish that do not fall into any of the other classes (excludes all catfish).
   Shown in pairs.

3. Goldfish & Koi; all strains. Shown as singles.

4. Open Class.

 

Bowl Show participants please arrive early to setup your tanks/bowls and fill out necessary paperwork for your entry

​

​

- Other Wet Events in the near future -

​​

Friday 9/12 - Rocky Mountain Cichlid Association meeting

​​