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davidsombachphoto
Feb 15, 2024
In News & Events
Well, It's that time of year again the James River Aquarium Society is hosting it's SPRING FLING, Saturday March 16, 2024. Our location, Logo Advantage in Mechanicsville Va, is soon , and we have 2 Fabulous Speakers, and our 1/2 Day Auction. Our Speakers: Mr Jebriel Houdroj, from Wetspot, is giving a talk on: The importance of cultivation over exploitation on the genera of Bucephalandra, and to help stop some of the misinformation spreading in the hobby about Bucephalandra, and other rheophytic plants. Mr. Greg Sage of Select Aquatics will be giving his talk on Selective Breeding. Greg will walk us through how he develops a strain using his expertise on breeding. after a lunch break, we will feature our 1/2 day auction. People are encouraged to bring plants, fish new aquarium supplies for the auction. We run our auction through My Group Auctions, and you will be able to add your auction items, or view items coming in for the auction. Rules and conditions on the auction, for sellers and buyers are posted on our website (www.jras.org)(http://www.jras.org)
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davidsombachphoto
Sep 25, 2023
In News & Events
We welcome all our friends from the north for our Fall All-Day Auction to be held at our meeting location Logo Advantage 8700 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville Va 23111. Saturday October 21, opens at 9:00 a.m. Auction starts at 10:00 a.m. This Auction is being held through MYGROUPAUCTIONS Visit the James River Aquarium Society website jras.org (http://jras.org) for auction rules (for both sellers and buyers) Any questions please feel free to email david sombach (davidsombachphoto@gmail.com)(mailto:davidsombachphoto@gmail.com) please support your sister society and visit richmond for the day,....
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davidsombachphoto
May 19, 2023
In News & Events
James River Aquarium Society is hosting Mr Brian Skidmore, from Florida for its May monthly meeting, held at Logo Advantage 8007 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville Va 23111 next wednesday. For those of you that do not know Brian, he co-wrote the book on collecting native species in the south, with Charlie Nunziata. Brian Skidmore lives in Tampa, Florida. He has been keeping fish since his teen years and moved from Michigan to Florida in 1986 to finish college at the University of South Florida where he earned his degree in Biology. He spent a year working on a tropical fish farm near Tampa. Brian is a member of the Tampa Bay Aquarium Society (TBAS), Coastal Aquarium Society, North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA), and American Killifish Association (AKA). He currently keeps a variety of fishes and plants in mostly smaller aquaria. Brian is an avid naturalist and collector of fishes, concentrating field trips primarily in Florida and the southeastern U.S. He has also travelled to Amazonian Peru in 2009 and 2017 to collect tropical fishes. Brian served as Chair for the 2009 NANFA Conference in Florida and served as President of the TBAS. He co-authored the Florida Collecting Guide – a Guide to Collecting, Identification and Aquarium Maintenance of Florida’s Non-Game Fishes.
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davidsombachphoto
Feb 10, 2023
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JRAS IS HOSTING IT'S SPRING FLING, SATURDAY MARCH 18, AT LOGO ADVANTAGE IN MECHANICSVILLE VA. WE HAVE 2 SPEAKERS AND A 1/2 DAY AUCTION, RUN THROUGH MY GROUP AUCTIONS. OUR SPEAKERS THIS YEAR ARE ERIK BODROCK, AND REGINA SPOTTI PLEASE NOTE - REGISTRATION FEE IS FOR LECTURE PART OF THE DAY - ATTENDING THE AUCTION DOES NOT COST ANYTHING DAY STARTS AT 9:00 AM WITH REGISTRATION CHECK IN AND LECTURES START AT 10:00 AM THE 1/2 DAY AUCTION WILL START AT 1:00 PM PLEASE COME DOWN FOR ANOTHER GREAT DAY OF LECTURES AND A GREAT AUCTION.. Attachments
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davidsombachphoto
Sep 30, 2022
In News & Events
THE JAMES RIVER AQUARIUM SOCIETY IS PROUD TO HOST IT'S SIXTH ANNUAL FALL ALL-DAY AUCTION & TAG SALE, SATURDAY OCTOBER 15, 2022. THE AUCTION LOCATION IS OUR HOST MEETING PLACE : LOGO ADVANTAGE 8007A MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE, MECHANICSVILLE VA 23111 THIS AUCTION WILL ALSO HAVE A TAG SALE: TAG SALE ITEMS MUST HAVE A SALE PRICE WHEN ADDING IN MYGROUPAUCTIONS, AND IT WILL BE A "BUY IT NOW" PRICE. TERMS FOR THE TAG SALE WILL BE POSTED AT THE AUCTION SITE. THE AUCTION WILL BE RUN THROUGH MYGROUPAUCTIONS. ALL REGULAR RULES, BIDDER AND SELLER RULES ARE PRINTED ON THE JRAS.ORG HOME PAGE, UNDER THE "AUCTIONS" TAB.
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davidsombachphoto
Sep 15, 2022
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Help with finding Alex Wenchel If anyone has an email for Alex I am trying to reach out to him thank you. david
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davidsombachphoto
Feb 24, 2022
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The James River Aquarium Society is having their SPRING FLING, on Saturday March 19th from 9-6 at Logo Advantage 8700A Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville Va. 23111 2 lectures, including a Wabi-Kusa Workshop being led by David Bono. prices are listed, and there are workshop seats available if you want to make your own wabi-kusa and keep the setup and materials used to make it. If you have any questions on registration fees or the process, feel free to contact David Sombach davidsombachphoto@gmail. com
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davidsombachphoto
Feb 14, 2022
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The James River Aquarium Society is hosting their Annual Spring Fling this coming March 19, 2022. The event will take place at Logo Advantage 8700A Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville Va 23111. Along with a Wabi-Kusa workshop, by Jack McCarley, of Studio Aquatica, Christine Neumeyer will be giving a lecture on the Amazon, and her trips to Brazil. After lunch we will host our 1/2 day auction. (we will be utilizing mygroupauctions.com). Registration for the Wabi-Kusa Workshop is limited and you must register by March 16th. Contact David Sombach to make your reservation for the workshop. If there are spaces available on the day of the event, we may be able to possible registrants. If you are only coming for the auction, you will not be able to access the meeting room until lunch. Questions, please contact David Sombach, or go the the JRAS website (www.jras.org)
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davidsombachphoto
Oct 18, 2021
In News & Events
DON'T FORGET OUR TAILGATE TAGSALE THIS COMING SATURDAY OCTOBER 23, FROM 1-4 AT LOGO ADVANTAGE 8700A MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE, MECHANICSVILLE VA. 23111 LOTS OF VENDORS, LOTS OF GREAT BUYS!!!
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davidsombachphoto
Aug 29, 2021
In Fish Mongers
Ok... so as the title eludes to: this is not a tank for your office desk! I am setting up this post for my good friend Rick Parsley. Some of you may know his name as he owns the facility where the James River Aquarium Society holds their events. This tank is perfect for that crazy cichlid person, who wants to set up a perfect african biotope... or someone with tastes for a marine ecocystem... or even a weird killifish keeper who wants to keep a lot of fish in a very very big tank...Ok... seriously,, this tank is "Low E" glass, has a Eurotop, drilled for a sump, has a matching stand and top section... and has all the plumbing to facilitate either fresh or salt water. the dimensions of this tank are 120" x 36" x 36" It has lights (metal haylide) pumps, loads of equipment, large skimmer, huge amount of coral rock and coraline rock. When it was pulled down, it was a marine tank and all the equipment that was there when it was running will be included. If you are interested, please feel free to contact throught this thread, but please.... ONLY SERIOUS INQUIRIES> not everyone can handle a tank this size but for the one that is looking for a realy good deal, this is for you. I will try to get some pics but will take some time.... Rick is busy with his work..
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davidsombachphoto
Aug 25, 2021
In News & Events
LOCATION: LOGO ADVANTAGE SPEAKER: JIM LONG TIME: 1:00 PM - ? The August Monthly meeting will be this coming Saturday, August 28th at 1:00 pm at Logo Advantage,,, 8007A Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville Va 23111 THIS WILL BE AN "IN-PERSON" MEETING - OUR FIRST IN PERSON MEETING SINCE NOVEMBER 2019... WITH PROPER SOCIAL DISTANCING... MASKS RECOMMENDED, AND WE WILL SET UP FOR THE MEETING WITH PROPER DISTANCING. THIS WILL BE CONSIDERED A REGULAR MEETING AND WE PLAN TO HAVE A MINI AUCTION AFTER THE LECTURE. THERE WILL BE UPDATES ON HOW THE SOCIETY PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MEETINGS AND EVENTS. OUR SPEAKER THIS MONTH: Mr Jim Long, will be our speaker the lecture will be "BROADENING YOUR HORIZONS" "CULTURE MAINTENANCE vs CULTURE HARVESTING" WE WILL HAVE A MINI AUCTION AT THIS MEETING Jim will have live cultures on hand and we will have an opportunity to bid on and possibly win some of these cultures at our mini auction. as per usual, we need to respect our hosts facility (Rick Parsley, Logo Advantage) Hospitality: JRAS will have some drinks (water and soda) on hand, but we will not be offering any foods
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davidsombachphoto
Jun 17, 2021
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James River Aquarium Society is hosting their June ZOOM meeting, a week later than usual.... JUNE 30th. at 7:00 pm Mr Tim Koles (GWAPA member) will be speaking on: PONDS!! How to get started in outdoor plant and fish keeping Topic: James River Aquarium Society Time: Jun 30, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87183025447?pwd=ang5ajArMFVoN1BwbGh4UGpNbGoyZz09 Meeting ID: 871 8302 5447 Passcode: JRAS One tap mobile +19292056099,,87183025447#,,,,*899410# US (New York) +13017158592,,87183025447#,,,,*899410# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 871 8302 5447 Passcode: 899410 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd423srbxV
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davidsombachphoto
May 12, 2021
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FOR ALL THE DETAILS ON OUR TAGSALE, PLEASE GO TO : FORUM/MARKETPLACE FOR DETAILS, AND READ SELLER RULES, POST SALES LISTS, AND RESPOND TO SELLERS FOR THEIR SALES ITEMS. Look for fabulous James River Aquarium Society apparel, caps, and sales items benefiting our society. ​ We will also feature some silent auction items and raffles! ​ SELLERS: POST YOUR SALES LISTS ON THE MARKETPLACE SO THAT POTENTIAL BUYERS CAN SEE WHAT YOU ARE BRINGING FOR SALE. BUYERS: READ THE SELLER LISTS AND CONTACT SELLERS IF THEY REQUIRE PRE-SALES. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS SALE IS BETWEEN SELLER AND BUYER, JRAS TAKES NO REPSONSIBILITY IN TRANSACTIONS. I JRAS APRIL ZOOM MEETING ANY QUESTIONS,,,, you can direct questions to me through this thread thanks and hope to see you there david sombach
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davidsombachphoto
Feb 17, 2021
In News & Events
This month we are featuring JRAS (AND PVAS) member Bob Bock who will giving us a lecture on Collecting and keeping native fish of VA.
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davidsombachphoto
Jan 27, 2021
In News & Events
Don't forget..... JRAS ZOOM meeting tonight, featuring Dr. Michi Tobler what better than a wednesday chat with fellow fish friends click this link to join the zoom meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84580824829?pwd=eUFHc2o1SUVwZXFRWncrNlVJQUZOUT09 OR....go to jras.org main page members upcoming announcements and read up on our speaker see you there.
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davidsombachphoto
Jan 12, 2021
In News & Events
The James River Aquarium Society is having their January meeting via Zoom on Wed Jan 27, at 7:00 PM Dr. Michi Tobler, will be speaking on different Livebearers, collecting, keeping and some of the different environments they live in. Dr. Tobler works at K State, and has been collecting livebearers from southern US, Latin America and into South America. Some of the conditions where he has collected different species, sometimes is not habitable to other species... Please join us for this lecture. go to our website jras.org, click on the homepage tab, then announcements and you will find the link to join our meeting. we welcome everyone for this meeting
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davidsombachphoto
Oct 05, 2020
In News & Events
SET UP FOR THIS TAGSALE IS FROM 12-1 PM For everyone that attended the PVAS TAGSALE, they saw that it turned out to be very successful. We at JRAS decided to also put on an event, that is in line with the covid issues we have, keeping a social distance, and proper face mask wearing> In lite of the fact that this year, we have been working on ways to give our membership opportunities to move fish stock in a safe manner we are holding this event with no fees involved. no table fees, no % of sales to club, and we are also inviting a few of our local stores to participate, whether they are distributing flyers, sales or simply goodwill to our fish keepers.. Please try to make our event... another way to move on some of the fish that have been piling up in your tanks, or maybe finding that one species you didn't have, showed up in someones list. Look forward to seeing our sister society members for another outing.. We are an easy 90 min. from northen va. What else is on your schedule during this time.????? Please go to the FORUM tab NAVIGATE TO THE MARKETPLACE THREAD, and look at the rules and directions for attending, selling or buying at our upcoming Tailgate/Tagsale.  You can also follow the rules for our Auctions page when understanding what you can and cannot do at this event.   There will also be a table set up for anyone that wishes to DONATE items towards the sale for JRAS. Sellers are responsible for their own sales setup.  JRAS will not be supplying tables, and please note:                       *LOGO ADVANTAGE WILL NOT BE OPEN FOR ANYONE DURING THE EVENT*                           please plan accordingly for any food/snacks/water, or facilities on your own.
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davidsombachphoto
Oct 02, 2020
In Fish Mongers
Does anyone have some and will they be at the tagsale??? thanks david
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davidsombachphoto
Sep 28, 2020
In Fish Mongers
I will have the following fish available for sale at the Tailgate sale. please send your order through this list, and you can pay for your item on Sunday (cash) For those who saw about 6 other listings here earlier, they were Marty Verdery's fish She asked me to pull her fish as she had logistic problems with getting to me to take up. She wanted me to let everyone know that she will have these fish available at the JRAS tag sale later this month in Richmond... please make your order by Saturday at 5 PM.... Please conatact me if you have questions. davidsombachphoto@gmail.com Blue Daisy Rice Fish ( Oryzias woworae) 5/$40 Long Finned White Clouds (Tanichtys albonubes) 5/$40 Blue Emperor Tetras (Impaichthys kerri) 5/$40 Normans Lampeye (Poropanchax normanii) 5/$30 Gold Gardneri Killifish (Fundulopanchax gardneri gold) $12 pair Tank raised Zebra Plecos 1 1/4" -1 1/2" $150 each L-90 Pleco (Panaque Bathyphyllus) 8-10" $90. each Guppy Grass (najas) $10 bag Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) $8 bag Salvinia Minima $5 golf ball size portion Salvinia Molesta $5 golfball size portion Christmas Moss $10 golfball size portion Red Nymphea lilly $8 each Thanks David Sombach
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davidsombachphoto
Sep 25, 2020
In Fish Mongers
I am looking for someone that has a good culture of red wigglers,, (no mixed worms... simply the small red wigglers) I need a starter, as my culture crashed.... I plan on going to the tailgate sale... if you have some please let me know what it would cost and if you can bring them to the sale. thanks
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