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The freshwater fishes of Cambodia

Anthony Mazeroll from California's Imperial Valley attended Northwestern State University of Louisiana and eventually received a Ph.D. in Zoology from Northern Arizona University and was an assistant/associate professor of Biology in the Texas A&M system. Currently he is the Director of Environmental Studies and Professor of Biology at Soka University of America in southern California. His research has taken him all over the world, from the Red Sea to the Peruvian Amazon, and now to Cambodia where he is investigating the impacts of exotic species on the freshwater ecosystem. Anthony will be talking on the biology and conservation of freshwater fishes of Cambodia. Please join us this coming Friday, February 3.

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Shopping Tropical Fish in the Orient

If The Travel Channel ever does an episode of Aquarium Hunters International, it might slightly resemble SFAS' January presentation as Lewis Lee returns from his recent trek to talk about the current state of the fishkeeping hobby as it's enjoyed in the Far East. He visits Hong Kong and Vietnam, connecting with stores and fellow hobbyists while discovering aquatic treasures for both freshwater and marine tanks and even the occasional dinner plate (!) so mark your calendar for an interesting time this coming Friday, January 6th.

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The 2011 SFAS holiday party

Join us once again as we gather to celebrate the holidays with your fellow aquatically-minded club members. We have much to offer in addition to the business of voting in next year's board members such as a members-only gift drawing of a coveted rimless glass nano tank with all the fixins' - in other words, this is not a raffle so every member showing up will receive a free ticket for a chance to win (one tix per account) plus plenty of food and libations like you have to come to expect from our holiday bashes.

Remember also to renew your membership status for *only* current members in good standing will be allowed to attend our famous behind-the-scenes tour of Cal Academy's Steinhart Aquarium come early 2012. See you all on the first Friday of December and happy holidays.

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Raising and Keeping Prized Rainbowfish

Gary is a research biochemist for Pfizer who in the fall of 1987 founded the Rainbowfish Study Group of North America (RSG). Gary became enamored with fish photography mainly because there weren't many quality pictures at the time, and now has had many of his works shown on the pages of FAMA, TFH, and AFM in addition to having articles published in AFH and TFH. Gary has collected and imported rainbowfish from many parts of the world including Australia and New Guinea. Come listen to what Gary will be introducing into the hobby this Friday.

Please join us and bring a friend. Meetings are free and open to everyone.

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SFAS from years gone by

Sometimes we forget about how we got to where we are today. This month's meeting we will be featuring a historical film from the Aquarium Society's library. Auction to follow. We are currently putting together the film to make it exciting as well as educational for your enjoyment! More film subject previews to follow throughout this week, stay tuned....

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The 2011 SFAS Mega Auction

September for fish keepers mean one thing - the SFAS Mega Auction is here again! This is your chance to buy some great used gear and livestock from your fellow members. Of course you don't have to be a member to buy at the auction, but you do need to be a member to sell. It is easy to become a member with our online form and here are some great tips from Dick Au to help you sell your fish and gear. Sellers, please print out and complete your auction form ahead of time. Also if anyone has a whole bunch of seriously industrial-strength hardware and/or equipment they want to flip, send us some pics to info@sfaquarium.org and we'll do our best to help you maximize the exposure for said items.

As an added bonus, we are holding a raffle with the grand prize being a brand new rimless glass aquarium. All current members get one free ticket. Additional tickets are also available for $1. And we may still have some free wipes samples to pass around. Now how are you going to beat that?

If curious, go to the blog section of the website to see what some of the goodies we have in store might be. See you all at Fort Mason.

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The Art of breeding, showing, and judging Fancy Guppies

Charles Pratt has been involved with tropical fish for over 50 years. He operated a wholesale tropical fish business in San Diego from 1964 to 1980, and then from 1992 until the present. He has been especially attracted to breeding guppies, and has been involved with the International Fancy Guppy Association, (IFGA) since 1998. He is a certified IFGA Judge and has won many awards in Guppy Shows in addition to serving for three years as the editor of the IFGA eBulletin. He is an active member of the San Diego Tropical Fish Society on their current board and has previously served as President.

Charles will present an exciting talk and presentation this Friday so please plan to be in attendance. Meetings are free and open to everyone.

What better way to help our club than to be a part of the inner circle, SFAS is looking for a few people who can help with the minutia of running the Society and we would love to have you become a part of something even more rewarding. Please contact any of the board officers at the next general meeting.

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Living it up with Killies On JULY 8th 2011

John Boylan has been involved in the aquarium hobby for over 40 years. While he maintains and breeds a variety of species, his main focus over the past twenty years has been in the keeping of livebearers, killifish, and rainbowfish, and when possible going into the field and collecting. He is currently involved in a study with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on the distribution of Brachyrhaphis and Rivulus species in Panama.

Tonight’s talk will address finding, keeping, and breeding killifish. From beginner to expert there’s a killifish to fit everyone’s taste and fancy. Like your fish to be schooling and out front? There’s a killie for you. Like surprises? How about putting a handful of nearly dry peat moss into some water and watching baby fish appear after an hour or so. Instant fish! So come on down and let’s talk.

Please note that the date was inaccurately stated for the meeting to be held on July 1 which it is not, the meeting is on the second Friday July 8. Meetings are free and open to everyone.

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Discus Revisited - a review of keeping discus and an update of the hobby today

The presentation will provide a brief review on the basics of keeping discus and an update on the discus hobby today.

Our Ex-officio and auctioneer, Dick Au is particularly well known for his expertise in keeping Discus. Most recently, he was a speaker and show judge at the 2009 Aquarama in Singapore, at the 2010 NADA Convention in Dallas as well as at many aquarium societies in the country. He authored two books on discus – "Back to Nature: Guide to Discus" and “Trophy Discus – The art of selecting, grooming, and showing discus.” He is also a frequent contributor to Aquarium Fish International, Tropical Fish Hobbyist (TFH) and Diskus Brief magazines.

Please join us and bring a friend. Meetings are free and open to everyone.