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!
Next SFAS Online Program: 7:00 PM, April 2nd, 2021
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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SFAS PRESENTS: "WOODCATS!" WITH JEREMY BASCH
Jeremy Basch, Owner and Operator of AmazonTropics.com
SFAS PRESENTS: LARISSA WILLIAMS ON "THE DIVERSITY AND BEAUTY OF BETTAS"
Friday, March 5th, 2021
7:00 PM
Youtube Link:
Larissa Williams, International Betta Congress (IBC) Judge
SFAS PRESENTS: A TOUR OF GEORGE FARMER'S AQUARIUMS
George Farmer, GeorgeFarmerStudios.com
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
CHRISTMAS PARTY, ELECTION, AUCTION
Friday, December 7, 2018
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
no speaker
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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MODERN FILTRATION
February 2, 2018
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Stephan Tanner
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
CENTRAL AMERICA – BREEDING CICHLIDS IN THE HOME AQUARIUM
Friday, October 6, 2017
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Willem Heijns
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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
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