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Upcoming Events at SDTFS
Monthly meetings normally begin with an auction. Sellers can start registering at 6:00 p.m., the auction starts at 6:30 and the program begins at 7:00. Check the paragraph on the specific event for variances from these times.
June 14, 2009 - June Membership Meeting and Flag Day. Program by Charles Clifford, Introduced fish in Hawaii.
June 20, 2009 - Aquaria and Hatchery Tour II, Click here to access the schedule.
June 27 - 28 - Reptile Show, San Diego Concourse. For more information go to reptilesupershow.com. This is not a sponsored SDTFS event, but contact Debbie Lara at (858) 722-5524 for more information and on what times SDTFS members are likely to be there.
July 12, 2009 - July Membership Meeting. Program Dr. Judy St Leger (veterinary pathologist) talking about captive propagation of marine fish
August 9, 2009 - August Membership Meeting, Program Sam Garcia, Tropical Fish Art.
September 13, 2009 - September Membership Meeting. Program Bob Fenner, A presentation on the Trichomycterid and Cetopsid catfishes. These are the Candiru catfish.
October 11, 2009 - Chuck Rambo will show slides and speak. Chuck is a well known very active aquarist, specializing in cichlids. He works with the "Buntbarsche Bulletin", magazine of the American Cichlid Association(ACA) and is very active in the ACA. The program will be "Lake Malawi for Rookies."
October 31, Nov 1, 2009 - Annual November Show, Setup will be Thursday night Friday Afternoon and evening. Show opens Saturday morning.
November 8, 2009 - Our enormous Annual Auction of fish, plants and other aquarium related items. Sellers be sure to fill out your auction form before arriving. An Auction Form may be downloaded here.
December 13, 2009 - Potluck begins at 6:00 pm. If you come alone bring one hot dish. If there are two of you bring one hot dish and one side item. There will be an optional Gift Exchange (limit $10) afterwards. This will be followed by the Annual Awards meeting with Election of Officers. Bring catfish, loaches and fish art for the bowl show.
About Us
Welcome to the internet home of the San Diego Tropical Fish Society (SDTFS), the oldest and most active fish and aquarium club in San Diego. We have monthly meetings with interesting programs and speakers, mini-auctions, bowl shows, and a raffle with lots of great prizes. In addition, we have an annual show, large semi-annual auctions of fish, plants, and equipment, and monthly field trips. We have club members interested in discus, guppies, bettas, angelfish, koi, African cichlids, goldfish, aquatic plants, and all aspects of freshwater and marine fish keeping.
The objectives of the SDTFS are to bring together a congenial group of people mutually interested in tropical and exotic fishes and other forms of aquatic life, and to promote interest in, further the study of, and encourage the presentation and preservation of aquatic life. We'd love to have you join us!
Bowl Show Schedule:
January: Anabantoids (except Batta splendens)
February: Betta splendens
March: Auction- no Bowl Show (Note: This is a change from our normal schedule, as our meeting in April will be on Easter Sunday)
April: Guppies (in pairs); Old World Cichlids
May: Mollies, Platies, Swordtails (all in pairs)
June: Aquatic plants, New World Cichlids
July: Rasboras, barbs, other cyprinids and killifish
August: Characins, Native fish, marine fish
September: Goldfish, odd livebearers in pairs
October: Aquatic invertebrates, amphibians, aquatic reptiles and oddballs
November: Auction- no Bowl Show
December: Catfish, loaches, Christmas fish art