News & Events

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We are happy to welcome Mandy Goan on Saturday, February 7 to lead a Blackworm Workshop. The presentation is free to all who attend, but if you want your own blackworm starter kit you must purchase a workshop package by January 31, 2026. Keep reading to learn how!

No one is required to purchase a workshop package to attend the presentation, it is optional.

The workshop package includes:

• One portion of live blackworms

• One Fluval breeder box ($20 option) or One 3D printed breeder box ($50 option)

Greetings! I'm sharing information on the Aquarist Society of Central Maryland's Annual Holiday Swap on December 21 from 1-5pm at Baltimore Brewer's Haven (Monument City Brewery).

RSVP to the Facebook event here:

https://www.facebook.com/share/17VimvbhBK/

Vendors will include Carol's Bettah Bettas, Saburai Aquatics, Just One More Fish, Elite Menagerie Habitats, Snyder Aquatics, a terrestrial isopod vendor, and more! There will be raffles, games, and an ugly sweater contest, too! The brewery is a very cool historic space with amble gated parking.

We are still looking for a few more vendors to fill the last table spots. If you would like to be a vendor, please complete the form below and email info@ascmaryland.com.

Join us this Saturday, December 6 for our 2025 Holiday Party & Pot Luck Dinner!

PVAS will provide some main dishes from Mission BBQ. Please comment below on any dishes you can contribute.

12:30 set up

1:00 socializing & pot luck

2:30 mini auction

4:00 take-down