Posts by Geoff Humes
January 26th, 2024 – Elections & Buck-A-Bag Auction
Location: 8 Stotz Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 ELECTIONS for 2024 Board of Directors After the elections, we will have our regular monthly auction, raffle, membership drawing, 50/50 and refreshments as normal. The auction is normally a little larger at this meeting as it will be couple months since anyone had been able to thin out…
Read MoreJanuary 13th, 2024 – HOLIDAY PARTY (Noon to 4:00pm)
Party Location: 8 Stotz Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Our Holiday Party is Saturday January 13th, 2023 from Noon – 4:00pm. Please RSVP to Scott Graner sgraner@verizon.net with # of attendees and side dish or dessert you’re bringing. The club will provide drinks, turkey and ham Hello everyone, Hope everyone is having a great Holiday season…
Read MoreGroup Buy Announcement!
To celebrate our December 1st speaker, support a club sponsor, and allow our members to acquire some different fish species, your GPASI Board of Directors has voted to sponsor a group buy for our paid members. GPASI will pay the shipping for a group buy of fishes from https://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/ to be delivered on Friday December 1…
Read MoreDecember 1, 2023 – Speaker: Cameron Laufman
• Presentation: Good Enough Fish For Anyone: The Other Siluriformes • Speaker: Cameron Laufman • Bio: Attracted to the rare and exotic from the start, I promptly got into the world of oddball Catfish after I began keeping fish and never looked back. An Indiana native, I kept fish for many years in the harder…
Read MoreOctober 27, 2023 – Speaker: Jason Den Haese
• Presentation: Breeding, Growth, and Survival of Fry in the Armored Catfish Families: Loricariidae and Callichthyidae, an Update from Jason Den Haese’s Fish Research and Conservation Lab at D’Youville University. • Speaker: Professor Jason Den Haese Sr., Clinical Associate Professor of Biology, Dept. of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, D’Youville University • Presentation highlights: Introduction to…
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2023 – Speaker: Andreas Tanke
• Speaker: Andreas Tanke • You can find information from Andreas to include his bio and previous talks he has given on his website at https://en.amazonoco.de/ Meeting Location: Crafton Volunteer Fire Department 8 Stotz Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Doors open at 6:30 PM; meeting starts at 7:30 PM Turn in your BAP/AHAP Breeders Award Program…
Read MoreJuly 28, 2023 – Ice Cream Social
• Ice Cream Social!! • This month we’ll have an ice cream social to show our appreciation for all members and to celebrate summer! Join us for a relaxed evening of socializing and don’t forget to bring your BAP and AHAP submissions! We’ll have our normal raffle, 50/50, and mini-auction after the social hour. Meeting…
Read MoreJune 30, 2023 – Speaker: Greg Sage
• Presentation: Having Success with LIvebearers: Specifics of LIvebearer Husbandry • Speaker: Greg Sage • Greg Sage BM., MEd., has written for “Livebearers”, the Journal of the American Livebearer Association. He also led the ALA as chairman for 2 terms, from 2000 to 2004. He has also written articles on Livebearers, Livebearer Husbandry, Selective Breeding,…
Read MoreBAP Submissions – October 2023
Aulonacara stuartgranti
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum
Inpaichthys kerri
Fundulopanchax nigerianus
Heterandria formosa
Oryzias woworae
Skiffia francesae
Labidochromis caeruleus
Hemichromis bimaculatus
Danio albolineatus
Danio rerio
Julidochromis ornatus
Tanichthys albonubes
Ameca splendens
Limia perugiae
Ancistrus sp. L393
Chilatherina alleni
May 19, 2023 – Speaker: Josh Cunningham
• Presentation: Breeding Aftrican Cichlids • Description: Tips and tricks for breeding African Cichlids, from tank size requirements, recommend tank setup, breeding ratios, and anything else required for successful breeding. • Speaker: Josh Cunningham • Josh Cunningham has been keeping and breeding African Cichlids for over 20 years. He started with African Cichlids from Lake…
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