Fellow Fishlovers!   It's that time again!  Come join us this Saturday, April 13 for a great talk presented by none other than our friend, Bob Bock!  The title of Bob's talk is "Formerly Cyprinids: Minnows and Minnow-Like Fishes."  Bob operates the YouTube channel "Sonny's Fish Room," which focuses on tips for hobbyists informed by experience and scientific literature searches. Hope you can join us!  Details below: April 13 @ JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL: 1901 Randolph Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902 Meeting room opens at 12:30 pm (Meeting to start at 1:00) • Meeting from 1:00-4:30 pm • Set up at 12:30-1:00pm • Meeting start: socializing 1:00-1:30 pm • Speaker begins at 1:30 pm • Auction begins at 2:35 pm • Meeting ends promptly at 4:30 Also, not to be missed, we are planning a group road trip up to Super Cichlids in Dover, DE on April 20!  Lisa, the owner of the store, will be providing snacks, drinks, and free giveaway items!  If you're interested in joining us, please make note of your interest in the comments section of the forum post below no later than Tuesday, April 16. https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/road-trip-to-super-cichlids-april-20-sign-up.45762/#post-303544 Note: Our June meeting will be held at Glenallan Elementary School at 12520 Heurich Road (across the street from JFK).  Please note your calendars!

I can deliver to this meeting whatever you order from the list below. Please order in this thread or email me at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com BLACK BANDED SUNFISH $10.00 EACH DWARF RED GULARIS   (EXTRA FEMALES $12 EACH) $20.00 PAIR SOLD OUT DAPHNIA MAGNA    (>1000 daphnia per bag)  $5.00 BAG MICROWORM CULTURE $5.00 BOX FREE TO ANY PVAS MEMBER A BAG CONTAINING 1 TBS OF AN OLD MICROWORM CULTURE VINEGAR EEL CULTURE IN A PLASTIC BOX $5.00 BOX SCUDS   (>500 scuds per bag) $5.00 BAG YELLOW BLUE-EYED ANCISTRUS (AKA L-144)   (adults) $11.00 EACH YELLOW SPOT ANCISTRUS (ANCISTRUS cf_cirrhous)  (AKA BROWN BN) $8.00 EACH ALBINO ANCISTRUS   (adults) $8.00 EACH ANGELFISH BLUE PEARLSCALE  (adults ) $15.00 EACH ANGELFISH BLUE PEARLSCALE  (2 inch ) $10.00 EACH CELESTIAL PEARL DANIO  (>0.5 inch)   (young CPDs) $12.00 EACH CELESTIAL PEARL DANIO  (>0.5 inch) $60.00 FOR 7 FISH CORYDORAS AENEUS (BRONZE CORY)  $6.00 EACH CORYDORAS PALEATUS (PEPPER CORY) $6.00 EACH CORYDORAS  PANDA $7.00 EACH CORYDORAS PYGMAEUS  $6.00 EACH CORYDORAS SCHULTZEI BLACK   (BLACK CORYS)   $12.00 EACH CORYDORAS SPLENDENS (EMERALD GREEN CORY) $6.00 EACH CORYDORAS STERBAI $8.00 EACH CORYDORAS TRILINEATUS   (LEOPARD CORY) $8.00 EACH CORYDORAS WEITZMANI   (TWO SADDLE) $8.00 EACH CORYDORAS GOLD LASERS                                 $12.00 EACH CHINDONGO DEMASONI     (>1 inch) $8.00 EACH BLUE WAG PLATYS  $10.00 PAIR RED VELVET SWORDTAILS   (or 1M 2F $15) $10.00 PAIR PYGMY SWORDTAILS            (or 2M 1F $20) $15.00 PAIR DUMBO RED MOSAIC GUPPIES  (or 2 pairs $30) $20.00 PAIR NANNOSTOMUS MORTENTHALERI  (Coral Red Pencilfish)  $12.00 EACH         or Coral Red Pencilfish  $60.00 for 7 fish LAMBCHOP RASBORA  (TRIGONOSTIGMA ESPIE) $6.00 EACH ORANGE SPARKLE JAPANESE RICEFISH  (ORYZIAS LATIPES) $5.00 EACH ORANGE SPARKLE JAPANESE RICEFISH  (ORYZIAS LATIPES) $20.00 for 6 fish MELANOTAENIA PARVA    (RED-ORANGE RAINBOWFISH) (males) $6.00 MALES EACH MELANOTAENIA PARVA    (RED-ORANGE RAINBOWFISH) (females) $12.00 FEMALES EACH MELANOTAENIA RUBRIVITTATA    (WAPOGA RED LASER RAINBOWFISH) $10.00 PAIR PSEUDOMUGIL FURCATUS     (FORKED TAILED RAINBOWFISH) $15.00 PAIR PSEUDOMUGIL GERTRUDAE  (GERTRUDE RAINBOWFISH) $15.00 PAIR RED RAMSHORN SNAILS $5.00 for >20 snails MALAYSIAN TRUMPET SNAILS $5.00 for >30snails BLUE CHERRY SHRIMP   $20.00 for 10 shrimp FIRE RED CHERRY SHRIMP $25.00 for 10 shrimp I can deliver to this meeting whatever you order from the list above. Please order in this thread or email me at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com

Has anyone tried the GREEN WATER LABS liquid algae control? Looks like it controls algae in bothe fresh and salt water. I just wanted to know if anyone has successfully used this product. Here is a link: https://greenwaterlabs.com/blogs/news/algae-control-effectiveness-against-different-species(https://greenwaterlabs.com/blogs/news/algae-control-effectiveness-against-different-species)

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.

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.

The Musical Fish Swap is this Sunday March 12, 2023 at the Sterling Conservatory of Music, 1033B Democracy Lane, Fairfax VA. The event is open to the public from 1 to 5. There is plenty of parking and there will be live music and free pizza. This is a special event. Come to the event and look at what is available and buy what you like. I can be emailed at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com with any questions you have. Pictures of most of the fish are available at aquaticlifefarm.com The website lists all the fish we are breeding.Only the ones below are available for sale. GERMAN BLUE RAMS $15.00PAIR ORANGE AUSTRALE KILLIFISH $12.00PAIR EPIPLATYS ANNULATUSKILLIFISH (ROCKET KILLIE) $12.00PAIR YELLOW BLUE-EYED ANCISTRUS (AKA L-144) $11.00EACH YELLOW SPOT ANCISTRUS (AKA BROWN BN )$8.00EACH ALBINO ANCISTRUS $10.00EACH ANGELFISH BLUE PEARLSCALE $12.00EACH CORYDORAS PALEATUS (PEPPER CORYS) $6.00EACH CORYDORAS PANDA $6.00EACH CORYDORAS PYGMAEUS $6.00EACH CORYDORAS OIAPOQUENSIS (FLAG TAILED PANDA) $8.00EACH CORYDORAS STERBAI $8.00EACH CORYDORAS WEITZMANI (TWO SADDLE CORYS) $8.00EACH CORYDORAS sp CW010 (GOLD LASER CORYS) $15.00EACH BLUE WAG PLATYS $10.00PAIR RED VELVET SWORDTAILS $10.00PAIR ALBINO RED DELTATAIL GUPPIES $15.00PAIR DUMBO RED MOSAIC GUPPIES $20.00PAIR NANNOSTOMUS MORTENTHALERI (Coral Red Pencilfish) $10.00EACH RED-ORANGE RAINBOWFISH (M PARVA) $5.00EACH BLUE CHERRY SHRIMP $20.00 for 10 shrimp FIRE RED CHERRY SHRIMP $20.00 for 10 shrimp This is a special event. Come to the event and look at what is available and buy what you like. I can be emailed at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com with any questions you have.

Please order from the list below, and I will deliver them to the PVAS meeting this Saturday. You can order in this tread below or you can email me at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com Pictures of most of the fish are available at aquaticlifefarm.com The website lists all the fish we are breeding. Only the ones listed below are available for sale. GERMAN BLUE RAMS (2 PAIR FOR $30) $20.00PAIR ORANGE AUSTRALE KILLIFISH (EXTRA FEMALES$8 EACH) $12.00PAIR EPIPLATYS ANNULATUS KILLIFISH (EXTRA FEMALES$6 EACH) $10.00PAIR DWARF RED GULARIS (EXTRA FEMALES$12 EACH) $20.00PAIR DAPHNIA MAGNA (over 1000 daphnia per bag) $5.00BAG MICROWORM CULTURE IN A PLASTIC BOX $5.00BOX MICROWORM STARTER (1 TBS of an old culture) FREE TO PVAS MEMBERS VINEGAR EEL CULTURE IN A PLASTIC BOX $5.00BOX YELLOW BLUE-EYED ANCISTRUS (AKA L-144) $11.00EACH YELLOW SPOT ANCISTRUS (ANCISTRUS cf_cirrhous)(AKA BROWN BN)$8.00EACH ALBINO ANCISTRUS $8.00EACH ANGELFISH BLUE PEARLSCALE $12.00EACH BROCHIS SPLENDENS (EMERALD GREEN CORY) $6.00EACH CORYDORAS AENEUS (BRONZE CORY) $6.00EACH CORYDORAS OIAPOQUENSIS (FLAG TAILED PANDA) $8.00EACH CORYDORAS PALEATUS (PEPPER CORY) $6.00EACH CORYDORAS PANDA $6.00EACH CORYDORAS PYGMAEUS $6.00EACH CORYDORAS SCHULTZEI BLACK (BLACK CORYS) $12.00EACH CORYDORAS STERBAI $8.00EACH CORYDORAS WEITZMANI (TWO SADDLE) $8.00EACH CORYDORAS sp CW010 (GOLD LASER CORYS) $15.00EACH CHINDONGO DEMASONI $8.00EACH (1 inch) LABEOTROPHEUS FUELLEBORNI 'blue marmalade' $6.00EACH >1 INCH NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER (yellow daffodil) $5.00EACH OPALINE GOURAMIS $10.00PAIR PEARL GOURAMIS $12.00PAIR BLUE WAG PLATYS $10.00PAIR RED WAG PLATYS $10.00PAIR RED VELVET SWORDTAILS $10.00PAIR PYGMY SWORDTAILS $15.00PAIR ALBINO RED DELTATAIL GUPPIES $15.00PAIR DUMBO EARED FIRECRACKER GUPPIES $15.00PAIR DUMBO EARED RED MOSAIC GUPPIES $20.00PAIR NANNOSTOMUS MORTENTHALERI (Coral Red Pencilfish) $10.00EACH or Coral Red Pencilfish $60.00for 7 fish RED-ORANGE RAINBOWFISH (M PARVA) $5.00EACH RED RAMSHORN SNAILS $5.00for >15 snails MALAYSIAN TRUMPET SNAILS $5.00for >20 snails BLUE CHERRY SHRIMP $30.00for 15 shrimp FIRE RED CHERRY SHRIMP $30.00for 15 shrimp Please order from the list above, and I will deliver them to the PVAS meeting this Saturday. You can order in this tread below or you can email me at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com

FISH AND BREW is Feb 19, 2023 at 2052 at W Virginia Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002-1832 Sponsored by ATLAS BREW WORKS Hope to see you at the event. GERMAN BLUE RAMS (SALE 30% OFF = $15 A PAIR) normally $22.00PAIR ORANGE AUSTRALE KILLIFISH $10.00PAIR EPIPLATYS ANNULATUSKILLIFISH $10.00PAIR DWARF RED GULARIS (a CARES fish) SPECIAL $25 for 1M 2 F normally $20 a pair YELLOW BLUE-EYED ANCISTRUS (AKA L-144) $11.00EACH YELLOW SPOT ANCISTRUS $8.00EACH ALBINO ANCISTRUS $8.00EACH ANGELFISH BLUE PEARLSCALE $10.00EACH BROCHIS SPLENDENS (EMERALD GREEN CORY) $6.00EACH CORYDORAS AENEUS (BRONZE CORY) $6.00EACH CORYDORAS OIAPOQUENSIS (FLAG TAILED PANDA) $8.00EACH CORYDORAS PALEATUS (PEPPER CORY) $6.00EACH CORYDORAS PANDA $6.00EACH CORYDORAS PYGMAEUS $6.00EACH CORYDORAS STERBAI $8.00EACH CORYDORAS WEITZMANI (TWO SADDLE) $8.00EACH CORYDORAS sp CW010 (GOLD LASER CORYS) $15.00EACH OPALINE GOURAMIS $10.00PAIR PEARL GOURAMIS $12.00PAIR BLUE WAG PLATYS $10.00PAIR RED VELVET SWORDTAILS $10.00PAIR ALBINO RED DELTATAIL GUPPIES $15.00PAIR DUMBO RED MOSAIC GUPPIES $20.00PAIR SALE ON CORAL REDS: 30% OFF = $7 EACH NANNOSTOMUS MORTENTHALERI (Coral Red Pencilfish) normally $10.00EACH RED-ORANGE RAINBOWFISH (M. PARVA) (a CARES fish) $5.00EACH BLUE CHERRY SHRIMP $20.00FOR 10 SHRIMP Hope to see you at the event.

CCA will meet onFebruary 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

I can delivery any of the fish and cultures or invertebrates listed below to the PVAS meeting on Saturday February 4th, 2023. Please respond in this thread below or email me at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com Pictures of most of the fish are available at aquaticlifefarm.com The website lists all the fish we are breeding.Only the ones below are available for sale. GERMAN BLUE RAMS (two pair for $30) $20.00PAIR ORANGE AUSTRALE KILLIFISH (EXTRA FEMALES$6 EACH) $10.00PAIR EPIPLATYS ANNULATUS KILLIFISH (EXTRA FEMALES$6 EACH) $10.00PAIR DWARF RED GULARIS (EXTRA FEMALES $12 EACH) $20.00PAIR DAPHNIA MAGNA (over 1000 daphnia per bag) $5.00BAG MICROWORM CULTURE IN A PLASTIC BOX $5.00BOX MICROWORM STARTER (1 TBS of an old culture) FREE TO PVAS MEMBERS VINEGAR EEL CULTURE IN A PLASTIC BOX $5.00BOX YELLOW BLUE-EYED ANCISTRUS (AKA L-144) $11.00EACH YELLOW SPOT ANCISTRUS (ANCISTRUS cf_cirrhous)(AKA BROWN BN) $7.00EACH ALBINO ANCISTRUS $7.00EACH ANGELFISH BLUE PEARLSCALE $10.00EACH BROCHIS SPLENDENS (EMERALD GREEN CORY) $6.00EACH CORYDORAS AENEUS (BRONZE CORY) $5.00EACH CORYDORAS OIAPOQUENSIS (FLAG TAILED PANDA) $8.00EACH CORYDORAS PALEATUS (PEPPER CORY) $5.00EACH CORYDORAS PANDA $6.00EACH CORYDORAS PYGMAEUS $6.00EACH CORYDORAS SCHULTZEI BLACK (BLACK CORYS) $12.00EACH CORYDORAS STERBAI $8.00EACH CORYDORAS WEITZMANI (TWO SADDLE CORY) $8.00EACH LABEOTROPHEUS FUELLEBORNI ('blue marmalade') $6.00EACH >1 INCH NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER (yellow daffodil) $5.00EACH OPALINE GOURAMIS $10.00PAIR PEARL GOURAMIS $12.00PAIR BLUE WAG PLATYS $10.00PAIR RED WAG PLATYS $10.00PAIR RED VELVET SWORDTAILS $10.00PAIR PYGMY SWORDTAILS $15.00PAIR ALBINO RED DELTATAIL GUPPIES $15.00PAIR DUMBO EARED FIRECRACKER GUPPIES $15.00PAIR Platinum Dumbo Red Mosaic guppies $20.00PAIR NANNOSTOMUS MORTENTHALERI (Coral Red Pencilfish) $8.00EACH or Coral Red Pencilfish $50.00 for 7 fish RED-ORANGE RAINBOW FISH (M PARVA) $5.00EACH LAMBCHOP RASBORAS $5.00EACH RED RAMSHORN SNAILS $5.00for >15 snails MALAYSIAN TRUMPET SNAILS $5.00for >20 snails BLUE CHERRY SHRIMP $30.00for 20 shrimp Please respond in this thread below or email me at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.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.

Daphnia and other cultures and the fish listed below can be ordered for delivery to the PVAS meeting on Saturday January 7th, 2023. Please respond in this tread below or email me at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com Pictures of most of the fish are available at aquaticlifefarm.com The website lists all the fish we are breeding. Only the ones below are available for sale. GERMAN BLUE RAMS $22.00PAIR 2pairs for $35 ORANGE AUSTRALE KILLIFISH (EXTRA FEMALES$6 EACH) $10.00PAIR EPIPLATYS ANNULATUS KILLIFISH (EXTRA FEMALES$6 EACH) $10.00PAIR DWARF RED GULARIS (EXTRA FEMALES $10 EACH) $20.00PAIR NANNOSTOMUS MORTENTHALERI (Coral Red Pencilfish) $8.00EACH or Coral Red Pencilfish $50.00for 7 fish RED-ORANGE RAINBOWFISH (M PARVA) $5.00EACH WAPOGA RED LASER RAINBOWFISH (M RUBRIVITTATA) $8.00EACH TRIGONOSTIGMA ESPIE (lambchop rasbora) $5.00 EACH DAPHNIA MAGNA (over 1000 daphnia per bag) $5.00BAG MICROWORM CULTURE IN A PLASTIC BOX $5.00BOX a starter microworm culture (a tablespoon of a going culture) is available free to any PVAS member. Order with the words: "starter microworm culture" VINEGAR EEL CULTURE IN A PLASTIC BOX $5.00BOX YELLOW BLUE-EYED ANCISTRUS (AKA L-144) $11.00EACH YELLOW SPOT ANCISTRUS (AKA BROWN BN) $7.00EACH ALBINO ANCISTRUS $7.00EACH ANGELFISH BLUE PEARLSCALE $10.00EACH BROCHIS SPLENDENS (EMERALD GREEN CORY) $6.00EACH CORYDORAS AENEUS (BRONZE CORY) $5.00EACH CORYDORAS OIAPOQUENSIS (FLAG TAILED PANDA) $8.00EACH CORYDORAS PALEATUS (PEPPER CORY) $5.00EACH CORYDORAS PANDA $6.00EACH CORYDORAS PYGMAEUS $6.00EACH CORYDORAS SCHULTZEI BLACK (BLACK CORYS) $10.00EACH CORYDORAS STERBAI $8.00EACH CORYDORAS WEITZMANI (TWO SADDLE) $8.00EACH LABEOTROPHEUS FUELLEBORNI 'blue marmalade' $6.00EACH >1 INCH NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER (yellow daffodil) $5.00EACH OPALINE GOURAMIS $10.00PAIR PEARL GOURAMIS $12.00PAIR BLUE WAG PLATYS $10.00PAIR RED WAG PLATYS $10.00PAIR RED VELVET SWORDTAILS $10.00PAIR PYGMY SWORDTAILS $15.00PAIR ALBINO RED DELTATAIL GUPPIES $15.00PAIR RED RAMSHORN SNAILS $5.00for >15 snails MALAYSIAN TRUMPET SNAILS $5.00for >20 snails BLUE CHERRY SHRIMP $30.00for 20 shrimp Please respond in this tread below or email me at aquaticlifefarm@gmail.com