Colorado Aquarium Society

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September meeting is Friday 9/6 7:00 PM
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Presenter: Barb Flowers

Topic: Koi varieties and pond preparation for the changing seasons

 

It has been a couple of years since we had a Koi-101 presentation from the local Koi club president.  This time a long time koi keeper Barb with her 5,000 gl pond , is going to talk about the varieties of koi and what makes particular specimen more desirable than others.  Since koi can only be kept in a pond, with the exception of perhaps the first year or so of their lives in an aquarium, pond maintenance at our local climate during the winter becomes a topic of interest as the summer growth season is rapidly coming to an end.

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​Fall Auction is Saturday 10/19​

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Our next big auction is coming up soon.  Save the date and start gather your excess fish/plant/equipment for the auction.  As usual we are planning to bring some exciting fish you seldom see at local fish stores near you.

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- Thanks to Our Supporters -

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Big thanks to MC Aquatics, Neptune's Tropical, Fish Den, Aqua Rocks Colorado, Biggs Lagoon, Seachem, Sera USA, in donating to the club this past year in support of our fund raising auctions.  Please visit your local fish stores for your fishy needs... especially those who support the club.

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- Mini Auction -

   The second half of our regular meeting will feature a mini-auction.

    Sellers are limited to 5 items of anything related to the hobby.

    Sellers will split auction proceeds 50-50 with the Club. Club members

    enjoy an 80-20 split.

Register your lots in advance here.

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- New Membership Year -

Join and support Colorado Aquarium Society as a paid member

here or in person at the meeting.

Our membership period runs with the calendar year,
so show your support by being a member of CAS for 2024

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     Benefits include:

•  option to participate in the bowl show

•  improved seller splits on auction sales

See the CAS Handbook for additional member benefits.
 

     You may join CAS as a paid member up until the start of auction

     and be eligible for the 80-20 member split.

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Don't forget to:

1.  enter your auction items here

        2.  enter the bowl show!

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- Bowl Show -

(CAS members only)

September Categories:

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1. Small Characoids (Tetras). Neon, Cardinal, Serpae, Black, Flame, Glowlight, Head and Tail light, Congo, Hatchets, Pencil Fish, etc.
   Shown in pairs where sexes are readily determined, otherwise two fish.
   All fish in this category will be less than six inches at full size.

2. Miscellaneous other fish. Includes Large Characoid fishes over six inches (Piranha, Headstanders, Silver Dollars, Barracudas, Distichodus etc.), Knife fish (Black Ghost, Glass, Clown knife, Apteronotus, Chitala, Notopterus, Rhamphichthys, Cerapo, Eigenmannia etc.), Electric eel, Brackish fish (Scats, Monos, Puffers, Archers, Mudskippers, etc. but excludes Mollies), Mormyrids (Elephantnose, Baby Whale etc.), Osteoglossidae (Arowana), Pantodon (African Butterfly), Mastecembelidae (Fire eel, Tire Track Eel, other eels ), Nandids (Leaf fish) and naturally occurring fish that do not fall into any of the other classes (excludes all catfish).

3. Goldfish & Koi; all strains. Shown as singles.

4. Open Class

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Bowl Show participants, please arrive early to setup your tanks/bowls and fill out necessary paperwork for your entry.

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