ohiocichlid.com The Ohio Cichlid Association brings together Cichlid and Catfish enthusiasts to increase the enjoyment of the fish keeping hobby. The Ohio Cichlid Association promotes the interest, keeping, study, breeding, and exhibition of Cichlids and Catfish through its publications, programs, and events. The Ohio Cichlid Association supports research, education, and conservation projects through the OCA Jim Smith Fund.

neo-fish.com The Northeast Ohio Fish Club (NEOfish) is an all specie Fish club in Northeast Ohio. We pride ourselves in being a progressive club offering all our members not only the normal fish club programs, but spawning contests, workshops, road trips and more. Our goal is to make every meeting exciting, educational and leaving you with the feeling that you can't wait until the next meeting. Look at our website and see if this club isn't the club you have been looking for. If you already belong to a club, that's okay, think about making us your second club and come enjoy the fun. We meet the third Friday of every month starting at 8pm: Independence United Methodist Church 6615 Brecksville Road Independence, OH 44131

akronfishclub.com We are a group of aquatic enthusiasts in the Akron, Ohio area. Formed in 1952, the Greater Akron Aquarium Society is a non-profit, non-commercial organization. Our membership ranges from the beginning hobbyist to the advanced aquarists with many years experience. The goals of our club are to promote the care, study, breeding, and exhibition of aquarium fish and related aquatic life and to promote interest in the aquarium hobby. Our meetings are held on the second Friday of each month at 8:00 PM at the Ritchie Memorial Shelter House at 109 West Avenue in Tallmadge. Visitors are always welcome. It costs absolutely nothing to attend a meeting and look us over. Membership forms are available on the web page, or at the meeting. The cost is only $10.00 for adults or a family (includes children under 10) and $5.00 for a junior membership (10-17 years) for a paper newsletter. You can save money by receiving your newsletter electronically and get two years of membership at the same price. Membership provides an opportunity to socialize with others who share your interests, a subscription to our bi-monthly newsletter (Tank Topics), Library usage, and more. We also offer a corresponding membership for $10.00 a year. Our meeting agenda is simple and informal. The meeting will begin approximately 8:00 p.m. with a short business meeting. Immediately following is the program for the evening which usually lasts about 45 minutes. Our programs consist of a speaker, a slide program, a movie, or perhaps a panel discussion – always on a particular subject related to the hobby or various species of fish. Following the program is a short refreshment break, after which the winners of the Bowl Show are announced, the Breeder’s Award Program fish are auctioned, and tickets are drawn for the Equipment and Book Raffles.

gcas.org Welcome to the Greater Cincinnati Aquarium Society. We are a non-profit organization based in Cincinnati, Ohio that is dedicated to promoting the interests of the aquarium hobby. GCAS is an all-species club that has active BAP, and HAP programs. We also have a quarterly publication, Fincinnati, a very active online forum, 2 large auctions a year, an annual SWAP meet, and monthly meetings with featured speakers. Not to forget, and bunch of other fish geeks for you to hang out with! Meetings are usually held on the last Sunday of each month at Winton Wood's Visitors Center, located at 10245 Winton Road at 7:30pm. The meetings usually include a program or a guest speaker, and a fry auction for the Breeders Award Program. Guests are welcome to attend any two of these meetings before joining GCAS. Annual memberships are $10.00 for an individual or family. As a member of GCAS you may attend the monthly Meetings, the spring and fall Auctions (you can register early for the auctions too) and the Christmas Banquet, and you will receive our quarterly newsletter, Fincinnati. Visitors Are Always Welcome!

columbusfishclub.org CAFE is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of the aquarium hobby. CAFE hosts a number of events and meetings throughout the year sure to interest novice and veteran aquarists alike. If you have more questions, need advice, or just want to chat with fellow hobbyists, CAFE is the place to be! More information on who we are and what we do is available here on the site, and of course, don't forget to visit our Forum.

tnctfs.simplesite.com/435242361 We are a tropical fish group based out of North Carolina with interests in both freshwater and saltwater enthusiasts! Our "community" is the Piedmont Triad area of the state, our goal is to help build the hobby within the area, to encourage new members in the hobby, help others with questions regarding the hobby as well to educate new members on successful ways to have a home aquarium. As well a place for long time hobbyist to communicate together, share tips in the trade, buy, sell, and trade equipment and livestock that they may personally breed or grow.

tropical-fish-club-of-erie-county.com We are an aquarium club for the tropical fish hobbyist. The Tropical Fish Club of Erie County welcomes all skill levels from beginner to advanced. Come join us! The purpose of this club is to bring hobbyists of Tropical Fish & Aquatic Plants together who are interested in breeding, raising and or showing fish and aquatic plants. Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of every month at Chicken Coop, VFW Post 8113, 299 Leydecker Road in West Seneca. Google Map Link The meetings start at 7pm with the following agenda: Program(s) on some aspect of the hobby - Bowl Show Competition - Breeders Award Program - Horticultural Awards Program - Mini-Auction Books on the hobby are available for loan, through our club library. See the membership page for a listing.

orgsites.com/ny/arvas/index.html We are a not for profit organization that promotes the education,the development and the preservation of the fish keeping hobby. ARVAS was founded in 1979 2017 will be our 38th year as a club All Meetings Open to Public. Guests and prospective members are always welcome Monthly meetings are the 2nd Friday of every month at 7:30 PM at the First Presbyterian Church (glass doors in middle) on 212 Laurens Street, Olean, NY 14760. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP fees are as follows: Individual $10.00 Senior over age 62-$6.00 Student [full time up to age 20-$6.00 Family-$16.00 Monthly meetings consists of a brief business meeting, a program that is hobby related and is usually a speaker or a video, a bowl show, door prizes, a mini auction and refreshments. We have a BAP (breeder awards program) and a HAP (horticulture award program) We also belong to FAAS (Federation of American Aquarium Socities) Yearly club activities include a yealy auction, an aquarium tropical fish show, a summer family picnic, a Christmas party and awards dinner, growth contests, shop hops, and field trips

liasonline.org The Long Island Aquarium Society, Inc. (LIAS) is Long Island’s oldest organization aquarium club. We meet monthly and on special occasions to share ideas and encourage breeding, showing and exchanging of fresh and salt water aquatic life. The membership is made up of men, women and children of all ages and levels of experience. Included are nationally renowned individuals who are eager to share their experience and expertise in all aspects of aquarium and fish management. We welcome visitors (including young people), and we’d love to have you join us! We meet on the 3rd Friday of each month (except July and August). Check "www.liasonline.org" for meeting time, location and topic. A typical meeting begins with a talk by an expert on some aspect of aquariums. We then break for snacks, coffee and chatting about fish. This is a great time to meet new people who share your interest. We continue with raffles and an auction of fish, plants and other creatures. Other events include an annual ocean seining outing to catch tropical wanderers.

cnyas.org CNYAS is a non-profit educational organization with a goal of furthering the study of all forms of aquatic life. In order to achieve this, we promote the interest in, and encourage the breeding of, aquatic life. Through the exchange of ideas and distribution of information concerning the hobby, we will advance our members’ knowledge of the hobby, providing valuable information to those who seek it. Monthly meetings are held in the DeWitt Community Room during the months of September through June, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Each monthly meeting consists of: - Short business meeting - Program (slide show, movie, guest speaker, etc.) - Break (refreshments/social gathering) - Question and discussion session - Bi-monthly Bowl Show - Raffle (equipment, books, food, magazine subscriptions, etc.) - Free door prizes - Monthly auction (plants, fish, equipment etc.)