
MEETING SCHEDULE
NOTE: The San Francisco Aquarium Society has temporarily paused in person club meetings. We will instead be hosting an online program each month featuring guest speakers, member fish room tours and more!
We USUALLY meet on the first Friday of each month, subject to holidays and speaker availability.
See actual dates below. Doors open at 6:30 PM for the 7:00 PM presentation. Stay for the auction!
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2021 Meeting Schedule TBD
A FISH ROOM TOUR WITH ZENZO TAZAWA: CICHLIDS, MUDSKIPPERS, AND MORE!
Zenzo Tazawa , TazawaTanks.com

SFAS PRESENTS: A WALKTHROUGH OF TOM BARR'S AQUARIUMS
Tom Barr, BarrReport.com

VIRTUAL FISH ROOM TOUR AND Q&A SESSION
Phil Ridinger, Philthy Tanks

CANCELLED: SPAWNING LORICARIIDS (PLECOS)
Friday, March 6th, 2020
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Barbie Fiorentino, Aquarium Solutions

THE SECRETS OF MEDICATING FISH IN YOUR HOME AQUARIUM
Friday, February 7th, 2020
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Cory McElroy, Aquarium Co-Op

EXPERIENCES AND BREEDING OF WHIPTAIL CATFISH
Friday, January 3rd, 2020
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Charles Mueller

FISH IN FOCUS
Friday, December 6th, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Jimmy Nguyen
Also Christmas Party & Elections

WILD BETTAS
Friday, November 1st, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Amber Menard

FALL MEGA AUCTION
Friday, October 4th, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
No speaker, only amazing deals

MAGNIFICENT MORMYRIDS
Friday, September 6th, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Joe Cutler

BREEDING THE SCATTERERS
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Randy Carey in the Amazon with the Poeciliocharax weitzmani he had just collected

THE IN'S AND OUT'S OF COLLECTING FISH IN THE PERUVIAN JUNGLES
Friday, July 5th, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Dean Tweeddale

BRINE SHRIMP
Friday, June 7th, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Andreas Schmidt

LOACHES ARE FOR LIFE NOT JUST FOR SNAILS
Friday, May 3, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Mark Duffill

SPRING MEGA AUCTION
Friday, April 5, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
No speaker, only amazing deals

THE DEATH OF THE AMAZON
Friday, March 1, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Anthony I. Mazeroll, Ph.D.
Photo: Collection of pimeolid catfish for the aquarium trade

FUNDAMENTALS OF BREEDING GOLDFISH & RAISING FRY
Friday, February 1, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Gary Hater
Photo: Show Quality Blue Philadelphia Veiltail

NATIVE FISH FOR THE AQUARIUM
Friday, January 4, 2019
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM.)
Phil Farrell
Photo: Male northern studfish

CRUISING PAPUA - “THE BIRD’S HEAD”
Friday, November 2, 2018
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Gary Lange
Photo: Gary in Faowi Creek, courtesy Gary Lange

MEGA AUCTION II (THE SECOND ONE)
October 5, 2018
Mega Auction II will spew forth a raging torrent of aquarium goods, flooded with rivulets of plants, fish and equipment, cascading into a waterfall of decorative alternatives for YOUR tank.

LITTLE SPACE AND SHORT ON TIME? YOU CAN STILL BUILD A GREAT FISH ROOM!
Friday, September 7, 2018
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Gianne Sousa

AQUACULTURE: FISHKEEPING ON THE LARGE SCALE
Friday, August 3, 2018
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Adam Fuller
Photo: Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) eggs and fry
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NANO TANKS 101
Friday, July 6, 2018
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Mark Denaro

BREEDING TROPICAL FISH
Friday, Jun 1, 2018
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Dick Au, SFAS Ex-Officio and Auctioneer

NEW SFAS LOCATION
St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church
2097 Turk St., San Francisco, CA
Can you tell which doors to enter?
(Hint: not the big ones)

THE BASICS FOR BEGINNERS
Friday, May 4, 2018
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Mark Greenspun, SFAS Vice President and Presentations Chair

MEGA AUCTION I (NO TAB SALES)
Friday, April 6, 2018 (Extended hours)
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
No speaker

SHRIMP KEEPING: AN OVERVIEW
March 2, 2018
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Erik Lucas
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POLYPTERUS
Friday, January 5, 2018
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Stephen Paturel

K.I.S.S. CORYS
Friday, December 1, 2017
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Matt Schauer

THE CICHLIDS OF MADAGASCAR – A LAND IN CRISIS
Friday, November 3, 2017
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Jim Cummings

MEGA AUCTION II
Friday, September 8, 2017
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM (extended hours)
The entire meeting is dedicated to the Auction. Expect a wide variety of flora, fauna and equipment, typically at rock bottom prices. It is also an opportunity for SFAS members to bring in what they no longer need.

SPECIAL MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT
Saturday, August 19, 2017
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Special Location
Confidential

FRESHWATER PUFFERFISH
Friday, August 4, 2017
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Cory McElroy
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CONVENTION UPDATE
Friday, July 7, 2017
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
American Killifish Association - Gianne Souza
American Livebearer Association - Gerard Schulz
Aquatic Gardeners Association - Leon Garden

SQUEAKERS AND THEIR CLOSE RELATIVES
Friday, June 2, 2017
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Birger Kamprath

DUTCH PLANTED TANKS
Friday, May 5, 2017
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Bart Laurens, aquarium artisan, teacher, entreprenuer, traveler and photographer

MEGA AUCTION
Friday, April 7, 2017
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM (extended hours)
The entire meeting is dedicated to the Auction. Expect a wide variety of flora, fauna and equipment, typically at rock bottom prices. It is also an opportunity for SFAS members to bring in what they no longer need.

INDIAN NATIVE FISH AND COLLECTION TRIP TO INDIA
Friday, March 3, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Sumer Tiwari, IT analyst, avid traveler, writer and photographer

THE FLUORESCENT FISH STORY
Friday, February 3, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Dick Au, SFAS official emeritus

CIRCLES OF INTEREST
Friday, January 6, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Frank Choy, SFAS President
