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GSAS Video Presentations

Here is an index of all known recorded meeting presentations available to our members. They are available in two formats, DVDs and downloadable .mp4 files.

DVDs can be checked out from our library at most monthly meetings, and should be playable on most computers or modern DVD players. For ease of location, we've included the DVD Volume number with each talk here.

MP4 files are playable on most computers and many media players such as iPhones. They are available for copy at most meetings, and are also downloadable here via the BitTorrent protocol. The BitTorrent links are provided for paid-up members only, except as noted. The password to access them is sent out with your monthly newsletter.

Some speakers have explicitly requested that their talks only be available on the DVD in the club library. Please respect their requests so that we can continue to make the material available.

Presentations prior to 2000 are generally of terrible quality. Presentations from 2008 to present are in widescreen and also available in the library on high-def Blu-Ray.

Date torrent link DVD Vol Description
Jun 2010 members only not yet Karen Randall discusses the finer points of Aquascaping, and then the entire GSAS membership in attendance that night uses what they've learned by becoming impromptu judges! Rated by at least one longtime member as the best meeting he's ever been to.

Jun 2010 members only not yet Karen Randall collected aquatic plants on two trips to Thailand with Christel Kasselmann. We got her to present a special second talk on a Sunday afternoon.

May 2010 n/a Vol 10 Ad Konings: Lake Tanganyika Shell Dwellers

Mar 2010 members only Vol 10 The 2010 Home Show. Fourteen homes. Five judges. Two photo geeks. Two days (January 30-31). One van. Plus commentary on awards night (March 9).

Jan 2010 members only Vol 10 Jen Reynolds, Senior Biologist at the Vancouver Aquarium, on Travelling to Lake Tanganyika, and her research with Neolamprologus pulcher.

Nov 2009 members only Vol 9 Shango Los and Jimmy Lo on Keeping Freshwater Shrimp.

Oct 2009 members only Vol 9 Paul Wallace, on Planted Aquaria.

Sep 2009 members only Vol 9 Steev Ward on Identifying Fish Disease.

Jun 2009 public Vol 9 2009 Home Show Presentation

May 2009 members only Vol 9 Adopt-a-Stream, presented by Tom Murdoch of the Adopt-a-Stream Foundtation. Conservation in the local North Creek Area.

Mar 2009 members only Vol 8b Lawrence Kent Travels Around Africa as part of his profession; goes exploring in his spare time there!

Jan 2009 members only Vol 8a Ghazanfar Ghori shows how to grow, flower and reproduce Emerse Cryptocoryne.

Nov 2008 members only Vol 8b Phil Lacefield, Jr. on Saltwater for Dummies

Sep 2008 members only Vol 8a Steev Ward delves into detail on three Common Fish Diseases.

May 2008 n/a Vol 8b Steve Lundblad, owner of The Cichlid Exchange and The Wet Spot in Portland, shows his photographs from Travelling to Lake Malawi.

Mar 2008 members only Vol 8a Luis Navarro shows how to Aquascape a planted aquarium.

May 2006 n/a Vol 7 Mike Hellweg on Anabantoids

Mar 2006 n/a Vol 7 John Lyons on Travelling to Mexico and livebearers

Jan 2006 n/a Vol 7 Klaus Kallman on Travelling to Mexico and livebearers

Sep 2005 n/a Vol 7 Tom Watson on American Native Fish

Oct 2004 n/a Vol 6 Jim Atchison (of The Bug Farm) talks about Live Food Culture

May 2004 public n/a 2004 Home Show video

Mar 2004 n/a Vol 6 Yohan Fenando: Wild Bettas

May 2003 n/a Vol 5 Ad Konings: Lake Tanganyika Cichlids (at GPAS)

May 2003 n/a Vol 5 Ad Konings: Lake Malawi Cichlid Research

Jun 2002 n/a Vol 6 Karen Randall "Sunken Gardens" (Aquatic Plants). Karen't first talk in 1998 was so popular, we flew her out again!

May 2002 n/a Vol 6 Randy Carey: Characins

Mar 2002 n/a Vol 4 Gary Lange: Rainbowfish

Jan 2002 n/a Vol 5 Dr. Beverly Dixon: Fish Stress and Health

Oct 2001 members only Vol 4 Dr. Peter Lewis: Lake Tanganyika Shell-Dwellers. This was a great talk, as Peter spent the entire hour just on on this one type of cichlid. It was probably his last presentation, as he unexpectedly passed away later that month.

Jun 2001 n/a Vol 4 Dorothy Reimer: Aquatic Plants My Way. Dorothy has been in the hobby longer than most folks in the club have been alive.

Mar 2001 n/a Vol 3 Dick Au is a reknowned Discus breeder from the Bay area. He shares his tricks for keeping and rearing these fish.

Oct 2000 n/a Vol 4 Eric Hanneman: Collecting in Mexico. Eric and his rag-tag group of hobbyists from Portland and elsewhere go on safari to bring back Mexican Cichlids and wild livebearers.

Jun 2000 n/a Vol 2 Wayne Leibel: A History of the Aquarium Hobby. In addition to being a college professor and an authority on Cichlid Genetics, Wayne is a collector of old aquarium memorabilia and antique tanks. Wayne outlines the last 100+ years of our hobby.

May 2000 n/a Vol 3 Lee Newman, curator of Freshwater Fishes at the Vancouver Aquarium, raises and breeds Satanoperca, a beautiful South American Cichlid.

Mar 2000 n/a Vol 3 Longtime GSAS guru Dave Sanford presents a Killifish Basics talk at the Kitsap Aquarium Society (a once proud club, at that time in its dying days). This presentation is notable for being the first use of injected powerpoint slides in a video!

Oct 1998 n/a Vol 2 Karen Randall: Aquatic Plants

Jun 1998 n/a Vol 2 Lee Finley: Corydorus and Loricarid Catfish. We were so impressed with Lee at the Portland Club, we flew him out from Rhode Island the following year. Our board couldn't agree on whetherr h should give his Cory talk or his Pleco talk, so he did a bit of both. Lee is a longtime contributor to the hobby and has authored a billion columns in the magazines.

May 1998 n/a Vol 1 Dan Logan: Pacific Northwest Native Fish

Mar 1998 n/a Vol 1 Heather Candelaria: Fancy Goldfish. Heather was president of GSAS for a year or so, and also one-time owner of Crystal Aquarium in the International District.

Oct 1997 n/a Vol 3 David Soares: Dwarf Cichlids. David is an Apistogramma breeder from Sisters Oregon. He's also good friends with Dr. Uwe Romer from Germany.

May 1996 n/a Vol 1 Kurt Zadnik: Dwarf Cichlids. Kurt's talk is what got us (Erik and Kathy) really into the dwarf cichlids. It's also the only presentation we've ever seen that uses two projectors side-by-side to show the male and female of each species. Unfortunately, between the early miking, analog video camera, the quality is not so good.

This page was last updated Thursday, July 01 2010

Date	torrent link	DVD Vol	Description
Jun 2010	members only	not yet	Karen Randall discusses the finer points of Aquascaping, and then the entire GSAS membership in attendance that night uses what they've learned by becoming impromptu judges! Rated by at least one longtime member as the best meeting he's ever been to.
Jun 2010	members only	not yet	Karen Randall collected aquatic plants on two trips to Thailand with Christel Kasselmann. We got her to present a special second talk on a Sunday afternoon.
May 2010	n/a	Vol 10	Ad Konings: Lake Tanganyika Shell Dwellers
Mar 2010	members only	Vol 10	The 2010 Home Show. Fourteen homes. Five judges. Two photo geeks. Two days (January 30-31). One van. Plus commentary on awards night (March 9).
Jan 2010	members only	Vol 10	Jen Reynolds, Senior Biologist at the Vancouver Aquarium, on Travelling to Lake Tanganyika, and her research with *Neolamprologus pulcher*.
Nov 2009	members only	Vol 9	Shango Los and Jimmy Lo on Keeping Freshwater Shrimp.
Oct 2009	members only	Vol 9	Paul Wallace, on Planted Aquaria.
Sep 2009	members only	Vol 9	Steev Ward on Identifying Fish Disease.
Jun 2009	public	Vol 9	2009 Home Show Presentation
May 2009	members only	Vol 9	Adopt-a-Stream, presented by Tom Murdoch of the Adopt-a-Stream Foundtation. Conservation in the local North Creek Area.
Mar 2009	members only	Vol 8b	Lawrence Kent Travels Around Africa as part of his profession; goes exploring in his spare time there!
Jan 2009	members only	Vol 8a	Ghazanfar Ghori shows how to grow, flower and reproduce Emerse Cryptocoryne.
Nov 2008	members only	Vol 8b	Phil Lacefield, Jr. on Saltwater for Dummies
Sep 2008	members only	Vol 8a	Steev Ward delves into detail on three Common Fish Diseases.
May 2008	n/a	Vol 8b	Steve Lundblad, owner of The Cichlid Exchange and The Wet Spot in Portland, shows his photographs from Travelling to Lake Malawi.
Mar 2008	members only	Vol 8a	Luis Navarro shows how to Aquascape a planted aquarium.
May 2006	n/a	Vol 7	Mike Hellweg on Anabantoids
Mar 2006	n/a	Vol 7	John Lyons on Travelling to Mexico and livebearers
Jan 2006	n/a	Vol 7	Klaus Kallman on Travelling to Mexico and livebearers
Sep 2005	n/a	Vol 7	Tom Watson on American Native Fish
Oct 2004	n/a	Vol 6	Jim Atchison (of The Bug Farm) talks about Live Food Culture
May 2004	public	n/a	2004 Home Show video
Mar 2004	n/a	Vol 6	Yohan Fenando: Wild Bettas
May 2003	n/a	Vol 5	Ad Konings: Lake Tanganyika Cichlids (at GPAS)
May 2003	n/a	Vol 5	Ad Konings: Lake Malawi Cichlid Research
Jun 2002	n/a	Vol 6	Karen Randall "Sunken Gardens" (Aquatic Plants). Karen't first talk in 1998 was so popular, we flew her out again!
May 2002	n/a	Vol 6	Randy Carey: Characins
Mar 2002	n/a	Vol 4	Gary Lange: Rainbowfish
Jan 2002	n/a	Vol 5	Dr. Beverly Dixon: Fish Stress and Health
Oct 2001	members only	Vol 4	Dr. Peter Lewis: Lake Tanganyika Shell-Dwellers. This was a great talk, as Peter spent the entire hour just on on this one type of cichlid. It was probably his last presentation, as he unexpectedly passed away later that month.
Jun 2001	n/a	Vol 4	Dorothy Reimer: Aquatic Plants My Way. Dorothy has been in the hobby longer than most folks in the club have been alive.
Mar 2001	n/a	Vol 3	Dick Au is a reknowned Discus breeder from the Bay area. He shares his tricks for keeping and rearing these fish.
Oct 2000	n/a	Vol 4	Eric Hanneman: Collecting in Mexico. Eric and his rag-tag group of hobbyists from Portland and elsewhere go on safari to bring back Mexican Cichlids and wild livebearers.
Jun 2000	n/a	Vol 2	Wayne Leibel: A History of the Aquarium Hobby. In addition to being a college professor and an authority on Cichlid Genetics, Wayne is a collector of old aquarium memorabilia and antique tanks. Wayne outlines the last 100+ years of our hobby.
May 2000	n/a	Vol 3	Lee Newman, curator of Freshwater Fishes at the Vancouver Aquarium, raises and breeds *Satanoperca*, a beautiful South American Cichlid.
Mar 2000	n/a	Vol 3	Longtime GSAS guru Dave Sanford presents a Killifish Basics talk at the Kitsap Aquarium Society (a once proud club, at that time in its dying days). This presentation is notable for being the first use of injected powerpoint slides in a video!
Oct 1998	n/a	Vol 2	Karen Randall: Aquatic Plants
Jun 1998	n/a	Vol 2	Lee Finley: Corydorus and Loricarid Catfish. We were so impressed with Lee at the Portland Club, we flew him out from Rhode Island the following year. Our board couldn't agree on whetherr h should give his Cory talk or his Pleco talk, so he did a bit of both. Lee is a longtime contributor to the hobby and has authored a billion columns in the magazines.
May 1998	n/a	Vol 1	Dan Logan: Pacific Northwest Native Fish
Mar 1998	n/a	Vol 1	Heather Candelaria: Fancy Goldfish. Heather was president of GSAS for a year or so, and also one-time owner of Crystal Aquarium in the International District.
Oct 1997	n/a	Vol 3	David Soares: Dwarf Cichlids. David is an Apistogramma breeder from Sisters Oregon. He's also good friends with Dr. Uwe Romer from Germany.
May 1996	n/a	Vol 1	Kurt Zadnik: Dwarf Cichlids. Kurt's talk is what got us (Erik and Kathy) really into the dwarf cichlids. It's also the only presentation we've ever seen that uses two projectors side-by-side to show the male and female of each species. Unfortunately, between the early miking, analog video camera, the quality is not so good.