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Tuesday, October 10th, 7:30 PM (6:30 PM Social)
Dr. Zeb Hogan: “Chasing Giants: From Fishkeeping in Thailand to the Discovery of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish”
SPU, Otto Miller Hall Room 109
Masks encouraged but not required
We are positively thrilled to have Zeb Hogan as our October speaker. He is probably most-well-known as a National Geographic Explorer, host of Nat Geo Wild's "Monster Fish", which was part of a multi-year scientific investigation focusing on the world's largest freshwater fish.
Dr. Hogan is currently the Principal Investigator of the USAID-funded Wonders of the Mekong Project. The goal of the Wonders of the Mekong Project is to document and highlight the internationally significant natural and human capital assets of the Mekong, communicate to regional and world audiences the value of these assets in ways that resonate with wide segments of society, and create new models of effective stewardship for Mekong basin ecosystems.
We hope you can join us for this very special meeting!
Following the meeting, our Monthly Auction (sellers, pre-register your stuff here).
Registration is now open for the 2024 Home Show tour, which will take place sometime in January or February. One tiny nano aquarium? We love it! Fishroom full of hundreds of tanks? We love them!
Or maybe you've entered before and want to spend the whole weekend riding around in a van as a judge? Yes you can!
If you've never heard of the GSAS Home Show before, take a look at our extensive archive of videos and still photographs.
Hope to see you at home in 2024!
Tuesday, September 12th, 7:30 PM (6:30 PM Social)
Andreas Tanke: “Caring and breeding installations all over the world”
SPU, Otto Miller Hall Room 109
Masks encouraged but not required
Bonus Informal bonus talk “Plecos of Amazonia” Wednesday September 13th --- same location!
We are pleased to start our 2023-24 season with Andreas Tanke from North Central Germany. For more than 15 years, Andreas has been working as a specialist author, publisher and speaker in aquaristics. His main topic is the ichthyofauna of South America, especially the plecos and dwarf cichlids. Through the years, he has been a member of several German and International aquarium societies. Andi has traveled to Suriname, the Brazilian state of Roraima, and went on expeditions to Peru. He was a biodiversity guide for a tour group to Venezuela.
In his talk, he will present a selection of the breeding and breeding equipment that he has seen during his travels through the aquarium rooms and cellars all over the world. It reaches from Germany via Brazil, Peru, and the USA to England and then back to Germany.
As this is our first meeting of the season, expect an exciting Monthly Auction (sellers, pre-register your stuff here).
BONUS! The day after the meeting, September 13th, we will host an informal meeting at our same meeting location (Otto Miller 109),
same time 7:30 PM. Andi will present a bonus talk on Plecos of Amazonia
. We had planned to do this as a member potluck, but
needed to change venue last-minute.
Hope everyone's having a great summer. The Greater Seattle Aquarium Society Fall Schedule is out, and we have an incredible line-up for the next four months!
Thank you to everyone who came out in force to our record-breaking general auction this year, especially to all our volunteers who worked tirelessly the whole day. And a special thanks to the sponsor stores and national companies.
Our big auctions still remain the primary source of income from the club, and their success means we can pay our rent and Internet video storage bills, bring in top quality speakers, and have nice prizes in our contests throughout the year. Thanks again!
