CCA's April Meeting, Saturday April 8, 12:30PM at Glenallen Elementary School 12520 Heurich Rd., Silver Spring, MD Speaker Joel Antkowiak, Plant Spawning Killifish There will also be a mini auction. Go to MGA to enter your items. The doors open at 12 noon. The program is scheduled to start at 12:30. This program is an introduction to keeping killifish and is loosely based on my column “Komments on Killiekeeping.” Some basic care and breeding information is shared, as well as some interesting – at least I think so - trivia on certain species. I also give a brief run down on some of the various groups of killifish and touch on some of the new nomenclature. There is always something new added to this program every time I present it. Though not a CARES centric program, all CARES species are noted during the presentation. The “Plant Spawners” version shifts focus to more in depth information into breeding methods for the plant spawning killies.

in News & Events The March 11th meeting is at Glenallan Elementary School – 12520 Heurich Road, Silver Spring, MD. The meeting room opens at 12 pm. The meeting from 12:30-4:30 pm - Speaker begins at 1:30 pm March Speaker – Dr. Riva Riley is fro the University of Maryland and will talk about the social behavior of corydoras catfish. She has studied corys in the rainforest and in the aquarium. There will also be a raffle and a mini auction.

CCA will meet on February 11th at Glenallan Elementary School – 12520 Heurich Road, Silver Spring, MD 12:30-4:30 pm Meeting room opens at 12 noon. Speaker – Christine Keys who is an avid cichlid keeper, carnivorous plant keeper, and past CCA president. Christine will talk about the CARES program to preserve endangered fishes and what you can do as an aquarist to help fishes on the CARES list. There are actually many fishes in the hobby that are on the list. Chindongo demasoni (those beautiful black and blue stripped cichlids), Sahyadria denisonii (red-line torpedo barb), cherry barbs, and Hypancistrus sp. L333 are just some of the CARES species kept by many in the hobby. CARES is designed to be implemented through local aquarium societies and national as well as international organizations. CCA and over 30 other fish clubs (mainly US clubs) are current members. CARES actually stands for Conservation, Awareness, Recognition and Responsibility, Encouragement and Education, and Support and Sharing. After the talk there will be a raffle and a mini-auction. Enter your items for the auction at mygroupauctions.com

January 14th at Glenallan Elementary School – 12520 Heurich Road, Silver Spring, MD Meeting from 12:30-4:30 pm Meeting room opens at 12 pm. Speaker – SHANE B. ZAW-WIN Our newest and youngest Board Member and Cichlid keeper. Shane will give his presentation on “THE ADVENT to MADNESS”. He has kept over 100 kinds of fish, spawned over 20 species and now is a freshman in college. Shane is the next generation of top-notch fish keepers! We will get to hear how he began his fish journey and his obsession with all things related to cichlids and more! After his presentation Shane will do a live demo on how to create a “Naturalistic and Functional Scape”! You don’t want to miss this great meeting to kick off the new year! We will have raffles from Swiss Tropicals and Sera! And there will be a mini-auction. Go to mygroupauctions.com to enter your items in the auction or to see what is already there. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The CCA BOD will hold a special election during the Saturday February 11, 2023 monthly meeting to fill three vacancies: President, Treasurer, and one Member-At-Large position. Our current president has also been doing the treasurer’s job and has decided to resign but will stay on until the new office holders can take over.

November 12th Fish Swap Details - at Glen Allan Elementary School 12520 Heuric Road, Silver Spring, MD Click on this address to see the location on a map. The earliest we can enter the school is noon. Vendors please be ready to set up at that time. You can think of this event as a pop-up fish store with great tank-raised fish. Plus there will be plants and dry goods and probably some used aquariums. If you have fish or plants to sell or any aquarium equipment you want to sell, join us by getting a table. Fish Swap will be open to buyers at 12:45 pm. Fish Swap will close at 4pm. WE MUST BE OUT of school building by 4:30pm sharp. (Sorry all, this is the school’s rules this year.) So we are hoping all vendors will close down their space quickly so we can all get out in time. Vendor tables are 8' long. *** The tables are the school cafeteria style. Table and benches together. You remember those from school. *** These tables fold out, so each folded section is 8' long. We are planning for two vendors to an unfolded table. So, if you need more space, when ordering buy 2 spaces to take an entire 16' table length. EACH table space is $25.00 for paid members. $35.00 for non-CCA hobbyists. Click on this link to reserve a table: https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/how-to-reserve-a-table-at-11-12-22-fish-swap.44651/ You could also join CCA and then the cost for the table is less. TO join CCA click on this link: https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/account/upgrades

Saturday SEPTEMBER 10, 2022, CCA MEETING 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm Glenallan Elementary School – 12520 Heurich Road, Silver Spring, MD 20902 Dave Schumacher, owner of Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish, specializing in rare cichlids and catfishes of Africa, will present a talk on “Victoria Basin Cichlids, with an emphasis on some of the newest arrivals to the hobby”. Dave is from near San Antonio, Texas, actually from Cibolo, TX . daves@davesfish.com www.davesfish.com The talk is scheduled to begin at 12:30 pm The MGA mini-auctions will be shortly thereafter.

Saturday SEPTEMBER 10, 2022, CCA MEETING 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm Glenallan Elementary School – 12520 Heurich Road, Silver Spring, MD 20902 Dave Schumacher, owner of Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish, specializing in rare cichlids and catfishes of Africa, will present a talk on “Victoria Basin Cichlids, with an emphasis on some of the newest arrivals to the hobby”. Dave is from near San Antonio, Texas, actually from Cibolo, TX . daves@davesfish.com www.davesfish.com The talk is scheduled to begin at 12:30 pm The MGA mini-auction will be shortly thereafter.

in News & Events June 11, 2022 is the rescheduled date for the April 9th postponed event. There are still spaces available. Go to https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/cca-april-9-2022-outdoor-fish-swap.44164/ Should be good weather. the average high temperature for June 11th is 81F. CCA June FISH SWAP - June 11th from 11-3 pm This is an opportunity to sell from your car! We secured an outdoor parking lot at Gili's Automotive at 12410 Washington Ave, Rockville, MD 20852. We can host at least 20 spaces. These spaces are $15.00 for Paid Members or $25.00 for Non-Paid Members. If you want two spaces, please request 2 spaces and you will be billed for the rate times 2. We will stop at 20 spaces. To reserve a space please Go to https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/cca-april-9-2022-outdoor-fish-swap.44164/ We will then send you payment link. IF you already reserved a space for April - YOU automatically have a spot for June. You can set up starting at 10:00 am. Only vehicles allowed in parking lot are the seller's. All others must park on streets and walk in. Vendors bring your own tables or sell out of your trunk CCA will have a table space that you can renew your membership. **Note: Current Covid Protocols will be enforced. Currently MASKS are not mandated but if you need to wear a mask, please do so. Google Map for location Please use the google link to get to this event.

CCA TAILGATING EVENT April 9th from 11-3 pm CCA is offering its members an opportunity to sell from their car! We secured an outdoor parking lot space at Gilis Automotive at 12410 Washington Ave, Rockville, MD 20852. (Same place as last time.)We can host at least 20 spaces for members. These spaces are $15.00 for Paid Members or $25.00 for Non-Paid Members. If you want two spaces, please request 2 spaces and you will be billed for the rate times 2. We will stop at 20 spaces. To reserve a space please go to this link: https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/cca-april-9-2022-outdoor-fish-swap.44164/ We will reply to you that you are confirmed. We will then send you payment link in a private thread. We will allow people to set up starting at 10:00 am. Only vehicles allowed in parking lot are the vendors. All others must park on streets and walk in. Vendors bring your own tables or sell out of your trunk! We will only have outdoor access but vendors will be allowed to use the bathrooms. Make sure that you can access your own payment methods. There will be no Wi-Fi access. CCA will have a table space that you can renew your membership. **Note: Current Covid Protocols will be enforced. Currently MASKS are not mandated but if you need to wear a mask, please do so.

CCA IS BACK!!!! MARCH 12, 2022 – IN-PERSON Meeting @ 12:30 pm – 4 pm @ Glenallan Elementary School – 12520 Heurich Road, Silver Spring, MD 20902 Talk by Kevin@TUIC will begin at 1:15 pm. This elementary school is about two blocks west of the usual CCA meeting location on Randolph Road. CCA will be back at the usual location: R F Kennedy HS in May. In April CCA will have a tail-gating event, details later. The owner of TANGLED UP IN CICHLIDS (TUIC) Kevin will be the speaker. Tangled Up in Cichlids is an internet-based tropical freshwater fish import/export company that has been in operation since 1995. TUIC specializes in New World Cichlids, as well as Characins, catfish, plecos, and other rare and unusual species from around the globe. Kevin has been in the aquarium hobby for 35 years most of which was as a private hobbyist and breeder until taking on the role of owner/operator of TUIC in 2019. TUIC continually offers a unique and widely diverse weekly updated stock list that is available to the public online via the internet, that rivals or surpasses most private and open-to-public retail establishments in the US. Website: https://www.tangledupincichlids.com/ Group buy from TUIC The group buy is offered until March 9th. Go to the CCA website for details. https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/tangled-up-in-cichlids-group-buy-for-3-12-2022.43983/ Kevin will need the final orders by midnight on March 9th so that he can prepare them to get packed to bring with him. Paid CCA members can get 15% off and free shipping. Orders must be picked up at this CCA meeting. Mini Auction – Go to mygroupauctions.com to enter your items for this CCA mtg. You must be a CCA member to sell at the CCA mini-auctions. Need to re-up your CCA membership? Do it online on the CCA forum with PayPal or at the club meeting in person.

2022 Capital Cichlid Association Monthly Meetings/Fish Swaps are back! SAVE THE DATES!! February ZOOM Virtual Meeting – February 12th @ 1 pm Have you ever dreamed about creating a fish room? Open Fish Talk with Greg O’Neil. Hear how he moved 16 tanks from his townhouse and moved across states to a NEW larger fish room, that he built from scratch. See how he did it, learn how he set up the filtration, air supply, what he used for building the rack walls and more! **This is a closed ZOOM meeting invite. We don’t want to have hackers join us again. So, if you want to attend, please go to the link: https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/february-2022-virtual-meeting.43828/#post-298450 and then message us per the instructions. You will be given a link to join the zoom. MARCH 12, 2022 – IN-PERSON Meeting @1 pm We are securing a speaker; There will also be a group buy and a mini auction. Details are coming soon. APRIL 9th, 2022 – OUTDOOR Fish Swap – Time TBD – Location Rockville Info on tables and group buys to follow. Location will the same as the last Fish Swap: Gilis Automotive at 12410 Washington Ave, Rockville, MD 20852. MAY 14th, 2022 – IN-PERSON Meeting @ 1 pm We are securing a speaker; There will also be a group buy and a mini auction. Details are coming soon.

Capital Cichlid Association (CCA) will hold a tailgating sale at at Gilis Automotive at 12410 Washington Ave, Rockville, MD 20852 on Saturday October 9, 2021 from 11 until 4. If you want to sell at this event, please go to the CCA forum and sign up. There is a limit of 20 vendors. Here is the link: https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/outdoor-fish-sale-swap-october-9th.42822/#post-296527 Everyone is invited to come to see what is being sold and to buy. Most vendors will be selling out of their cars or trucks. Vendors should plan on setting up about an hour prior to 11 AM on Oct 9th.

Here is the list of fish I plan to bring to the JRAS tailgate tag sale. aquaticlifefarm.com for pictures of these fish. YELLOW BLUE-EYED ANCISTRUS (AKA L-144) $10.00 MALES ONLY YELLOW SPOT ANCISTRUS (ANCISTRUS cf_cirrhous)(brown BN) $7.00 EACH ALBINO ANCISTRUS(adults) $7.00 EACH ANGELFISH HIGH COVERAGE RED KOI (about half grown) $10.00 EACH BROCHIS SPLENDENS (EMERALD GREEN CORY) $6.00 EACH CORYDORAS AENEUS (BRONZE CORY) $5.00 EACH CORYDORAS OIAPOQUENSIS (flag-tailed panda cory) $8.00 EACH CORYDORAS PALEATUS (PEPPER CORY) $5.00 EACH CORYDORAS PANDA $6.00 EACH CORYDORAS PYGMAEUS $6.00 EACH CORYDORAS SCHULTZEI BLACK (BLACK CORYS) $10.00 EACH CORYDORAS STERBAI $8.00 EACH CORYDORAS TRILINEATUS (Leopard cory) $7.00 EACH CORYDORAS WEITZMANI (Two Saddle Cory) $8.00 EACH ORANGE AUSTRALE KILLIFISH (3 pairs $25) $10.00 pair Pseudotropheus demasoni (Chindongo demasoni) $6.00 EACH LABEOTROPHEUS FUELLEBORNI 'blue marmalade' $6.00 EACH BLACK VELVET SWORDTAILS $15.00 PAIR BLUE WAG PLATYS $10.00 PAIR RED VELVET SWORDTAILS $10.00 PAIR RED VELVET VARIATUS $12.00 PAIR ALBINO RED DELTA-TAIL GUPPIES (2 pairs for $25) $15.00 PAIR MELANOTAENIA PARVA (Red orange rainbowfish) $10.00 PAIR NANNOSTOMUS MORTENTHALERI (Coral Red Pencilfish RIO NANAY) $10.00 EACH or $55.00 for 7 JAVA MOSS $10.00 for a 3 INCH BALL PLANTS ON ROCKS $10.00 EACH LIST FOR TAILGATING EVENT AT JRAS ON MAY 22, 2021 Questions?? Contact me at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com

The list below is a list of fish and invertebrates that can be ordered for delivery to this event. I will not be bringing any extras of these to the event. Please order in this tread or contact me at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com You can find pictures of most of these at aquaticlifefarm.com The website lists all the fish we are breeding. Only the ones below are available for delivery to the tailgating event. BLACK BANDED SUNFISH (over 1inch) $12.00 EACH or 6 for $60 MICROWORM CULTURE IN A PLASTIC BOX $5.00 BOX VINEGAR EEL CULTURE IN A PLASTIC BOX with sponge for harvesting $5.00 BOX HONEYCOMB WOODCATS (Centromochlus perugiae F-2 ) $25.00 for 2M 1F OPALINE GOURAMIS ( You can specify sex ) $5.00 EACH PEARL GOURAMIS ( You can specify sex ) $6.00 EACH PYGMY SWORDTAILS(Xiphophorus pygmaeus) $15.00 PAIR PSEUDOMUGIL GERTRUDAE (Spotted blue-eyed rainbowfish) $15.00 PAIR MELANOTAENIA RUBRIVTTATA (Wapoga red laser rainbowfish) $10.00 PAIR Trigonostigma espei(LAMBCHOP RASBORA) $25.00 FOR 6 BLUE CHERRY SHRIMP (BLUE DREAM OR BLUE VELVET SHRIMP) $25.00 for 15 RED CHERRY SHRIMP (basically a dollar each, minimum 15) $15.00 for 15 RED RAMSHORN SNAILS $5.00 for 15+ MALAYSIAN TRUMPET SNAILS $5.00 for 20+ Please order in this tread or contact me at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com

CCA Club May Meeting is here!!! Link to join in will be open at 1:40pm for all CCA paid and non paying members. Topic: CCA May 8, 2021 - Zoom Invite: Topic: " Small and unusual freshwater fish: How to care for and succeed with delicate and specialized animals in aquaria" Time: May 8, 2021 2:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Here is the link: https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/may-2021-cca-meeting.41911/

CCA has announced on their forum a series of zoom meetings. Here is the link: https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/december-zoom-meeting.40737/