I just wanted to tell you all about the Missouri Aquarium Society, Inc. I went to my first meeting last week (I saw a listing for the society in TFH mag.) and met a lot of awesome fish keeps. It was really cool to be able to hang out with, and talk with, a huge group of hobbyist face to face.

I could go on and on about the MASI but I won't bore you all with that. I am going encourage you all to check out the web site though, .(MASI) and invite you all by if you find yourself in the area. If you should have any questions, ask a way! I met Scott, "BigMOCats" at the last meeting. Scott serves on the MASI executive council, I'm sure he would be glad to answer any questions you might have as well.

To sum it up for ya, I had an absolut blast at the meeting and look forward to attending the meetings, auctions, swap meets, and other fuctions that the club hosts.

O ya! There is going to be a big, huge summer auction on August 16th. Check here (MASI Summer Auction) for details.

Thanks for the great words!!! Glad you enjoyed yourself!! Remember anyone is welcome to attend any of our events!! I'll be posting and reminding everyone about any upcoming club events!

Scott

Looking at a Missouri vacation possibly next year. Will see if I can stop by. Invitation also extends to those who are in the Chicago area. GCCA is always happy to have guests.

Keeper

So updates....anything new?!!!

The Missouri Aquarium Society (MASI) is having their Annual Summer Auction on August 16, 2009 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/

i will be showing up for an hour or two

The Missouri Aquarium Society(MASI) is holding their monthly meeting Thursday, August 20 at 7:30p, 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 GREG FRANKHOUSER, Your Pond Doctor, on “CLOSING THE POND AT THE END OF THE YEAR”. An item of note, the St Louis Water Gardening Society will have their information as well as members present at this meeting.
More info and a location map may be found here: http://www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/events.htm

omg the auction was a lot of fun i got 5 mixed dime size angels for $7 i loved seeing all the bags upon bags of fish it was a lot of fun

Glad you enjoyed it, and a great deal on those angels! Start saving your money, the next one is in November!

Oh I plan on being there and I plan on going to the swap meet in October

The Missouri Aquarium Society(MASI) is holding their monthly meeting Thursday, Sept 17 at 7:30p, 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 program will be “Fifty Years in the St. Louis Aquarium Hobby” More info and a location map may be found here: http://www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/events.htm

Hope to see you there!

BigMOCats wrote:

The Missouri Aquarium Society(MASI) is holding their monthly meeting Thursday, Sept 17 at 7:30p, 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 program will be “Fifty Years in the St. Louis Aquarium Hobby” More info and a location map may be found here: http://www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/events.htm

Hope to see you there!

Ya know, one of these days yer gonna give a little more notice, I'm gonna get a coupla extra days off and I'm gonna drive the 800 miles to one of your meetings. Just givin' ya a heads up well in advance.

WYite

MASI Swap Meet

Gardenville Masonic Hall
8230 Gravois Road Affton, MO 63123

October 4, 2009
Noon to 3:00 PM
Admission $1 per person, children under 10 free!

Got extra fish? Too much Java Moss? Java Fern growing out of the tank? Sell ‘em! Got an extra tank in the attic or basement? Sell it!
Clean out the extra stuff in your fishroom or closet!

You can sell anything “fishy” or hobby related!
Fish, plants, tanks, equipment, books, magazines, foods, decorations, collectibles and more!

Tables are just $20 each. This year we are making 1/2 tables available at $10. However, space is limited, so sign up early! We’ll also gladly accept 100% donations to be sold at the MASI table.

For information and registration, contact Bob Buckles at robert_buckles@hotmail.com or by phone at 314-853-5348.


More info here: http://www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/swapmeet.htm

i will be there

The Missouri Aquarium Society(MASI) is holding their monthly meeting Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30p, at the Dorsett Village Baptist Church, off McKelvey Rd., in Maryland Heights. This months speaker will be Ted Judy. His talk is titled “Ted's Most Excellent Cameroon Adventure: Part 1 - Southern Cameroon - Ndonga to Ntem”.
This talk tells the first part of the story of Ted's trip to Cameroon in February, 2009. The presentation covers the area of southern Cameroon from the Ndonga area to the Ntem River system on Cameroon's southern border. Ted shares his adventure collecting fish in the areas in and around Ndonga, Kribi and the Campo-Ma'an forest reserve. You will see cool fish (both common and rare) including the discovery of a new species. You will also see what life is like for many of the people in Cameroon, from the largest city (Douala) to a small forest village.
Ted is an addicted aquarist with over 25 years of fish keeping and breeding experience. He is a generalist who enjoys all types of fish from anabantids to tetras, but always finds plenty of room in his fish room for fish from West Africa (especially the dwarf cichlids). Ted is an active member of the American Cichlid Association, the Milwaukee Aquarium Society and the Madison Area Aquatic Hobbyists. Ted is a former high school science teacher who is now a full-time stay-at-home father with a fish room. He is a prolific speaker, proficient writer and wants to be a better photographer. Ted also maintains the web sites www.tedsfishroom.com (his personal site) and www.apistogramma.com (a community site dedicated to dwarf cichlids).
More info and a location map may be found here: http://www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/events.htm

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/