JRAS MAY MONTHLY MEETING, WEDNESDAY MAY 22, 2024

Our May meeting for James River Aquarium Society will be held on Wednesday May 22, 2024 at 7pm. Meeting place is Logo Advantage 8007A Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, Va 23111 

Our May meeting will host David Snell. He will be speaking on:

"Exploring the Rio Tapiche - the trip that was not supposed to happen"

David will give us an in depth travelogue of exploring Tapiche, collecting and visit to clinics, which includes short videos, drone footage and many many photos.

bio below:

David Snell has been a tropical fish hobbyist since 1993.  Since then he has spawned and raised numerous killifish, as well as various tetras, corydoras, a few cichlids and the occasional Loricariid (L-333)

He has been active in the tropical fish hobby in the Washington DC area serving in former PVAS positions to include: Treasurer & Board Member, 3 terms as President, and 1 term as VP.  He’s currently serving on the BOD as the club’s registered agent.   He’s also been an avid auctioneer since the 90s.

In addition to PVAS, he is a member of the American Killifish Association (AKA)  since 1996, lifetime AKA member since 2006, as well as a member of the Mid Atlantic Killifish Organization.

David is an avid photographer.  He has had articles and photographs published in FAMA, Tropical Fish Hobbyist, Journal of the American Killifish Association, ACA’s Buntbarshe Bulletin, and NANFA’s American Currents.

He has collected fishes in Venezuela in 2002, Peru in 2007, 2013, 2017 and most recently in October 2023 collecting on the Rio Tapiche.

The presentation is a travelogue of pictures, short videos and drone images:  Exploring the Rio Tapiche: Collecting, Community & Clinics (the trip that was not supposed to happen).

There will also be a mini auction at the end of the lecture, so please bring your fish, plants, and supplies for our auction.   

For those wanting to meet up before the meeting, some club members will be having dinner at the Mexico Restaurant in Mechanicsville. Most folks usually get there by 5:30 pm.