Hello All,

Our next meeting is this Friday the 17th.  I am sure we are all busy outside getting gardens and spring stuff done getting ready for the summer.  I myself am getting ponds cleaned, outside tubs set up, and Koi ready for breeding.  Speaking of tub gardens, I was trying to get my friend Basil, from Norwalk Aquarium Society to do his fish tub presentation but unfortunately, he will be away the weekend of our meeting.  So, I have arranged to have Harry do his live food presentation.  He will talk about different types of live food that you can make yourself to feed your fish and especially your fry when they first hatch to get them going strong!

This is going to be our second to last meeting before we break for the summer.  Our last meeting on Friday June 21st will be more of a social event.  There will be heroes and food just like we had for our holiday party for a great summer send-off.  I like that we cannot settle down for a presentation because we are talking to each other so much.  I think it’s also a great thing that we ask questions and add more info to the presentations.  As we combine all our fish knowledge we get better and more experienced with keeping fish.

In addition to Harry talking about live foods at this week’s meeting, there will be a raffle, fish show, and of course an auction.  We have had some great fish auctions and most go home with some amazing fish at the end of the night.  Bring in a fish for the fish show.  You never know you may win!

Tom Keegan
President

Link to the Fish Show Rules

Here’s a Google link to the location:  
https://goo.gl/maps/R1mvrKVPFGJeYzDj7

Hello All!

We gain new members at every meeting and the April meeting was bigger than ever. I have come to recognize many of your faces and know when you are absent. We had almost ten of our regular members who weren’t able to make it, so the crowd could have been even larger!

We even had three generations of fish keepers in one family! It’s a Friday night, with no school the next day, so why not bring kids.

If our membership keeps growing, we may have to look for another venue. If you know of one, please contact me.

There were also many entries in our Fish Show. If you won or even placed, you should be proud of yourself. Some of the entries are from fifty-year veteran fish keepers. I proudly won third with female Albino Kribenses. Second was taken by Ray with a very nice Multi Guppy. Carla won first prize with a beautiful Plakat Betta.

Many enjoyed my revised pond presentation, even some members who have had ponds for years. My goal in the next year is to get others to do presentations either from our club or sister clubs. If there is a last-minute cancelation, I’ll fill in with one of my presentations or we’ll figure something out.

I will another letter sometime before the next meeting on May 17 to let you know what will be happening.

Tom Keegan, President

To see photos from this meeting and past meetings, click here.

Hello All!

What a turnout for our March meeting!  We are on our way, if not already, to being a club that is talked about amongst other clubs.  For me, it was a little bit intimidating overseeing such a group.  Of course, I could not do it without all the help I have been getting.  It’s great that not only is the club growing but everything else that goes along with it.  I must thank not only the helpers, but people buying raffle tickets, bringing in fish for the auction, bidding and buying fish. I like the way we can all talk not only with each other but also during the meeting.  It’s a club and everyone is participating even if there is a little friendly heckling.  It makes it fun!

Our presentation about Axolotls by our vice president Nefes was amazing.  You would not have known that was her first fish club presentation at all.  The PowerPoint, pictures and video were right on.  There was such interest with many questions afterwards.  I was thinking that if anyone wants to get Axolotl eggs, we could do a group buy from the breeder and split them up at the meeting.  Send me an email if you think this would be something you might want to do.

I am still working on getting my friend to do a presentation on tub gardens for the next meeting.  Spring is coming and it is fun to put some fish out for the summer.  If he cannot, I may do my presentation on installing a small simple pond.  It’s like a tub but just a little bigger and more permanent.

Our fish show was another success with Buzz taking first and third, and Evelyn giving him a run for the money, so to speak, taking a close second.  Which leads me to the fish calendar that we want to make.  If you want your fish to be in the calendar, send the pics to liasphotos@gmail.com and we will edit them and put them in.  We have time and I will talk about it during our next meeting.

Tom Keegan, President

To see photos from past meetings, click here.