The Missouri Aquarium Society (MASI) is having their Annual Fall Auction on November 22, 2009 at the Gardenville Masonic Lodge, 8230 Gravois Rd, St. Louis..............fish, plants, tanks, supplies, books, equipment, foods and more. Raffle!!
Noon to 6pm, viewing starts at 11a.
For more info: www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

The monthly meeting will be Thursday December 17, 2009. This will be the MASI
Christmas Party!! MASI will provides the meat and beverages and we ask everyone
to bring some sort of side dish. Come and enjoy an evening of good food and
fellowship. Spouses and children are welcome!!! A visitor from the North will appear
to take photos with the kids. Please consider bringing a canned food item to give to
the church's food drive. There will be a gift swap for those who wish to participate,
please bring a wrapped gift, labeled “fish” or “non-fish”.

More info: www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

The monthly meeting will be Thursday Jan. 21, 2010, at the Dorsett Village
Baptist Church, off McKelvey Rd., in Maryland Heights. MASI is open to all
a”fish”ionados, whether experienced or beginner, fresh water or salt. This months
program will be Fishy Jeopardy with Pat Tosie. Raffle prize will be a Python water
changing system. Auction, attendance prizes and a bowl show, this month, the
Cyprinids. Hope to see you there!!!

More info: www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

Man I need to live in a state that has regular fish clubs-meetings....I feel....WTF....thanks for the info though keep up with the updates.....

The Missouri Aquarium Society (MASI) is having their Annual Winter Auction on Feb 21, 2010 at the Gardenville Masonic Lodge, 8230 Gravois Rd, St. Louis..............fish, plants, tanks, supplies, books, equipment, foods and more. Raffle!!
Noon to 6pm, viewing starts at 11a.

More info here:
http://www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/auction_info.html

The monthly meeting will be Thursday March 18, 2010, at 7:30, at the Dorsett Village
Baptist Church, off McKelvey Rd., in Maryland Heights. MASI is open to all
a”fish”ionados, whether experienced or beginner, fresh water or salt. This
months speaker will be Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine editor, David E. Boruchowitz, speaking on “Why pH doesn’t matter…”.

An aquarist for more than half a century, David is the author of numerous books and
articles, mostly about tropical fish. Working at TFH Publications for more than a decade,
David serves as Editor-in-Chief of Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine and as an editor for
aquatics books. He has taken on the personal mission of making it easier for new
hobbyists to succeed by simplifying and demystifying aquarium science. While cichlids
will always hold a special place in his heart, he has yet to meet a fish that he didn’t find
fascinating.

David is a rare man, who not only demonstrates extraordinary talent and creativity in his
work, but who also has a deep, intrinsic understanding of nature, aquariums, and the
people (us!) who make up our hobby. A kind, warm, and caring individual, he is always
open to your questions and dialogue. David is an icon of the aquarium world, and a
treasure to all who know him. David lives on a farm in New York State with his family
and over a dozen aquariums.

Auction, attendance prizes, raffle and a bowl show, this month, it’s the cichlids!!

Hope to see you there!!!

More info: www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

The monthly meeting will be Thursday April 15, 2010, at 7:30, at the Dorsett Village
Baptist Church, off McKelvey Rd., in Maryland Heights. MASI is open to all
a”fish”ionados, whether experienced or beginner, fresh water or salt. This months speaker is Jack Heller and the topic is “Getting started with Killies”. Jack is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Killifish Assoc.(AKA).

Auction, attendance prizes, raffle and a bowl show, this month, it’s the killies!!

Hope to see you there!!!

More info: www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

Missouri Aquarium Society 51st Anniversary
Presents Our 50th Annual Spring Weekend, April 30-May 2, 2010
Speakers: Steve Edie, Ray (Kingfish) Lucas, Pat Hartman and Jeff Cardwell is our Banquet Speaker.
The Awards Banquet will be at the Sam’s Steakhouse at $30.00 /person.
Banquet Reservations must be made in advance. The deadline is April 15, 2009.

Friday April 30
8:30 AM: assemble tables, tank water, air lines and begin show setup.
Folks can start setting up their tanks at noon if they would like to pitch in early.
6:00 PM Dinner with the speakers

Saturday May 1st
Judging starts @ 8 AM
Show room is closed until noon for judging.
Show Room Open after judging is complete, no later than noon.
12:00 PM - Steve Edie, Speaker room,
1:30 PM - Ray Lucas, Speaker room, "The State of our Hobby"
3:00 PM - Pat Hartman, Speaker room, “Live Bearers I Have Known”
6:00 PM Saturday – Sam’s Steakhouse - Cash Bar
6:30 PM Saturday - Banquet
7:45 PM Annual Presentation of Awards
8:15 PM Banquet Speaker - Jeff Cardwell, “Off to the North, Uruguay, 2008”
9:30 PM Show Room Open, Tank Glow and Hospitality at Show Site

Sunday May 2 - Giant All Species Auction
Viewing @ 10:00 AM, Auction begins @ 11:00 AM
More info: www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

The monthly meeting will be Thursday May 20th, 2010, at 7:30, at the Dorsett Village Baptist Church, off McKelvey Rd., in Maryland Heights. MASI is open to all a”fish”ionados, whether experienced or beginner, fresh water or salt. This months speaker is Richard ‘Rit’Forcier. Rit has kept tropical fish since age 10 and currently maintains 50 aquariums. He will do his "Three Weeks in Mexico" talk, a narrative about collecting and the work of the HALCP, as it supports Fish Ark Mexico.

Rit is a member of Aqua Land Aquarium Society, Bristol, CT, joining the group in 1982 and was its President in 1986. He currently serves on the Board of Directors. He is Co-founder and first Chairman of the Northeast Livebearer Association, and serves as the current Treasurer. He earned Breeder status of the Northeast Council in 1990, and Master Breeder in 1999.

Rit is also a member of the American Livebearers Association (ALA), joining over 12 years ago, and was elected to the ALA Board of Directors in September of 2002. He became Vice Chairman in April of 2003 and was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in October of 2003. Rit retired as Chairman in 2009, but still remains on the Board of Directors.

In real life a computer consultant. He travels to businesses to teach programmers to write computer programs.

Auction, attendance prizes, raffle and a bowl show, this month, it’s the Characins (tetras)!!

Hope to see you there!!!

More info: www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

The monthly meeting will be Thursday June 17th, 2010, at 7:30, at the Dorsett Village Baptist Church, off McKelvey Rd., in Maryland Heights. MASI is open to all a”fish”ionados, whether experienced or beginner, fresh water or salt. This months program is: “Summer Tubbin”: Give Your Fish and Plants a Summer Vacation! by Mike Hellweg and special guests Harold and Derek Walker. Anyone can enjoy pond life and a summer of aquatics outdoors even if the have a small patio or balcony. In this talk we will cover all aspects of setting up a summer tub water garden from planning and placement to local regulations and choosing plants and fish for these unique mini-ponds. We’ll also discuss the problems, like dealing with pests and predators. Finally, we’ll set up a couple tubs, one large and one small, and conduct a FREE raffle of both mini-ponds at the end of the talk!

We will also include some talk about aquatic plant propagation outdoors, and the Walker brothers will give a brief overview of their techniques for raising seedlings from flowers.

Mike has long been the crown jewel of the Missouri Aquarium Society, serving 14 years as club president, founding MASI’s HAP program, and by being an active speaker and member of several national clubs, he has promoted MASI like no other. We are very fortunate to have him as a member.

In addition to what Mike has done for MASI, he also writes for several magazine plus has written a fantastic book on Live Food and has another books in the works!

We will be raffling off the brand new book, “Planted Aquariums”, along with a mini auction, attendance prizes and a bowl show, this month, it’s the catfish!!!!

Hope to see you there!!!

More info: www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

The Missouri Aquarium Society (MASI) is having their Annual Summer Auction on August 8, 2010 at the Gardenville Masonic Lodge, 8230 Gravois Rd, St. Louis..............fish, plants, tanks, supplies, books, equipment, foods and more. Raffle!!

For more info: http://www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

The Missouri Aquarium Society (MASI) is having their Annual Fall Auction on
Nov. 14, 2010 at the Gardenville Masonic Lodge, 8230 Gravois Rd, St. Louis..............fish, plants, tanks, supplies, books, equipment, foods and more.
Plus a raffle!!

For more info: http://www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

The Missouri Aquarium Society (MASI) is having their Annual Winter Auction on
Feb. 20, 2011 at the Gardenville Masonic Lodge, 8230 Gravois Rd, St. Louis..............fish, plants, tanks, supplies, books, equipment, foods and more.
Plus a raffle!!

For more info: http://www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

The Missouri Aquarium Society (MASI) will be conducting their 51st annual
Spring Weekend on April 29, 30 and May 1, 2011. Location is at the Gardenville Masonic Lodge, 8230 Gravois Rd, St. Louis MO. Featured speakers will be Phil Benes, Greg Steeves, Ray “Kingfish” Lucas, Mike Schadle, Steve Edie and Mike Hellweg. Featured vendors are Kingfish Services, the Fish Factory and Plecocaves.com. Dinner and awards banquet will be Saturday night.

There will also be a giant, all-species auction on Sunday, May 1.

Come hang out and visit with some of the biggest names in the hobby!!!

More info: www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/

The monthly meeting will be Thursday, June 16th, 2011, at 7:30, at the Dorsett Village Baptist Church, off McKelvey Rd., in Maryland Heights. MASI is open to all a”fish”ionados, whether experienced or beginner, fresh water or salt. This month’s speaker is Joe Fleckenstein from Indianapolis. Joe maintains many species of fish in a basement fishroom consisting of over 100 tanks. He has a degree in Zoology from Ball State and is a science teacher. Joe’s talk will be on breeding Cory’s and some other oddball fish.

There will be attendance prizes and a raffle along with a bowl show - this month, the catfish.

Hope to see you there!!!

More info: www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/