Since it may seem like an obscure topic, Chris supplied us with a little more info on the presentation he'll share on Saturday: Adventures in Etymology Etymology is the study of the origin of words and how their meanings have changed throughout history. Every plant and animal known to science has been given a two-part (genus + species) scientific name consisting of Latin or latinized words. What do these names mean? How are they formed? What can they tell us about the organism being named and the biologist who named it? Christopher Scharpf, creator of The ETYFish Project (etyfish.org), has been studying the names of fishes since 2009. His presentation “Adventures in Etymology” explores and celebrates the diversity of fishes through the diversity of their names. He also reports on some of the etymological discoveries he has made. For example, the genus name of the Swordtail, Xiphophorus, meaning “sword-bearer,” may not actually refer to its sword-like tail. The Clownfish is inexplicably named for an eye-like spot (ocellaris) it does not possess. And the name of the angelfish (scalare) refers, oddly enough, to a ladder or flight of stairs. The reasons why? Attend “Adventures in Etymology” and learn the fascinating stories behind these and many other fishy names.

I think you'd have to look towards the rescue fish as the cause. My suspicion would be gill flukes or a similar parasite that can be invisible until it's too late, especially in the smallest fishes. If you can treat the tank with an anti parasitic you may have some positive results. The other possibility would be water contamination of some kind but it seems unlikely considering the recent introduction of new fishes. Good luck!

Green Acres is open today so the meeting is ON! We'll see you soon.

Green Acres is Fairfax City gov't. So far it's open tomorrow but we're watching closely.

Starting 2024 with a bang! Really excited for this presentation.

The hint wasn't too subtle?

We're bringing buffalo chicken dip.

We're bringing sweet & sour meatballs.

The box, please.

I'd like a microworm starter

We're bringing chili

We have been having trouble getting our speakers' flights booked due to a variety of market issues... We'll have a full list of the panel and schedule shortly. So far we've announced Steven Grant of the UK will be doing two talks: one on Corydoras and one on Mothcats. Speakers will run Friday afternoon and Saturday morning and afternoon. Registration gets you into the speaker presentations. Friday evening is the Spree on Three, where convention guests will have sales rooms on the third floor of the hotel.

We would love some frogbit!

These are unsexed juvies. Not taking pre orders because we don't know how many we have.

Check them out on Sunday. We're not really doing pre-orders, just bringing what we have.

L509 $10 each Super Reds $5 sm, $10 med

$10 each 6 for $50

@Cristy awesome, thank you!

Thanks to the Board for setting this up. It was fantastic seeing fish friends again! We had a blast.

Very nicely done, guys!