News & Events

Hi Everyone,

Don't forget our meeting this coming Saturday, March 5, 2022. Last month's meeting was full-sized with an attendance of over 50 people. It practically felt normal.

As of Wednesday, 3/2/2022, masks are no longer required at Green Acres. Members may choose whether they wish to continue to mask up or not.

AGENDA

12:30 pm Set-up

1:00 pm Socializing

1:15 pm Announcements & Lacey Act Discussion

1:30 pm Breeders Award Program presentation of awards

1:45 pm Lightning Talk: Randall Blancard "From Glofish to Shrimp"

2:00 pm Feature Presentation: Dr. Ted Coletti "Take It Outside: Summer tubbing for fish breeding and water gardening"

3:00 pm Mini-auction

4:00 pm Break-down

SPEAKER BIO:

Dr. Ted Coletti is a hobbyist, writer and speaker from New Jersey’s Skylands Region. An aquarist for nearly 40 years, he presents programs around the United States and Canada and has written over 200 articles and two books for the hobby. A former Editor of the ALA Journal, Ted was the livebearer columnist for FAMA and TFH magazines from 2000-2010. Ted’s book, Aquarium Care of Livebearing Fish, is published by TFH-Animal Planet. For the past four decades, Ted has been the hobby’s evangelizer for the “summer tubbing” movement. His acclaimed second book, The Tub Pond Handbook, is now in its third edition (www.amazon.com/dp/B091W9WLDP). A hobby historian, Ted is the Founder & Moderator of the Aquarium Hobby Historical Society. He presents club programs on all these topics

Born and raised in New York City’s Bronx County, Ted is a psychologist by training and works in the pharmaceuticals industry as Forecaster. He is a Master Breeder and Senior Grower at the North Jersey Aquarium Society, and in 2019, founded the Skylands Aquarium & Water Garden Group. At home, Ted maintains a small fishroom, many guitars, over two dozen tub ponds, and one very patient wife.

PROGRAM:

“Take it Outside! Summer tubbing for fish breeding and water gardening”

The required space, maintenance, and expense of a traditional pond dissuades many from a garden water feature. The solution is the freestanding container or tub pond. If you are an aquarist, move your fishroom outside to breed or maintain tropical fishes and other aquatic life with minimal effort and fast grow-out. If you are plagued by a black thumb, this is no-fail gardening. Presented by the hobby's leading voice on “summer tubbing” for the past 25 years, and author of the acclaimed Tub Pond Handbook, now in its third edition (www.amazon.com/dp/B091W9WLDP).