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Join us on Saturday, April 11, 2026 for a talk by our very own Josh Wiegert titled "Apistogramma Rama," awesome raffle items, a mini-auction, and socializing event after our meeting!

Here are the details:

Saturday, April 11, 2026 @ JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL:

1901 Randolph Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902

  • Room reserved from 12:30-4:00 PM
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Setup
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Socializing
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Talk by Josh Wiegert
  • 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Break
  • 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Auction and Raffles
  • **Afterwards, Join us for an early meal and drinks with Josh**

Talk Title: Apistogramma Rama

Apistogramma Rama

Joshua Wiegert is a lifelong aquarist, writer, and professional aquarium system designer who has spent decades building, troubleshooting, and maintaining everything from planted tanks to complex reef systems. He’s a regular contributor and editor for Tropical Fish Hobbyist, known for cutting through hobby mythology and giving aquarists clear, field-tested guidance. His talks are fast, candid, and grounded in real-world experience -- the kind you only get from someone who keeps these systems running every day.


We have some great events already lined up for the rest of 2026. We hope you can join us!

  • April 18: Richmond Fish Store Hop <--Sign up link
  • May 9: Kevin Wilson on Collecting Fossils locally
  • May 16: Fossil Collecting Trip!
  • June 13: Jen Williams Aquascaping Extraordinaire
  • August 8: Annual Summer BBQ
  • September 12: David Snell of PVAS on Photographing Aquarium Fish
  • October 10, and November 14: TBD
  • December 12: Annual Holiday Party
  • Dates TBD Additional Store Hops and Fish Swaps

Recent Threads

For Sale: Plants, Shrimp, Tank Kit

They can be picked up in Gaithersburg or at this Saturday's GWAPA meeting.

Bolbitis heudelotti $2 per inch of rhizome
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia $2.50 each
Ceratophyllum demersum, aquarium grown, free with purchase
Cryptocoryne sp. 5 for $8
1 Echinodorus "Kleiner Prinz' plantlet $5
Hemianthus glomeratus $1 for 5 stems
Lagenandra sp. (large, up to 20”) $5 each
1 Samolus ‘Red’ (Lysimachia parviflora) emersed $5
Staurogyne repens emersed 5 stems for $3
Vallisneria ‘spiral’ 5 for $4
Vallisneria sp. 5 for $3


Crystal red Caridina shrimp 10 for $25


3.7 gallon Imaginarium kit-like new (includes tank, top, light, filter, plastic plants) $15

Anyone breeding or keeping rainbowfish?

I’m interested and have never kept them before. I’m interested if you’re selling but also if you have advice on keeping them. Thanks!

Large Female Spotted Congo Puffer

I have one mature female Spotted Congo Puffer happy and chunky. $150 Pick up in Rockville Md.

Tanks and other equipment for sale

Two 40 breeders with double stand. Both tanks have built-in corner mattenfilters, including jetlifters, and tops. $120

10 gallon tank with corner mattenfilter, including jetlifter, and metal stand. Stand will hold a smaller tank on the lower level. $40

10 gallon tank with corner mattenfilter, including jetlifter, and top. $15

Two 5 gallon tanks with tops. $5 each

Two rimless 10 gallon tanks, with tops, Finnex Planted+ lights, and custom stand $100

Finnex Planted+ light, 12" $20

Tower block filter, 10x5x13, from Swiss Tropicals, with two jetlifters. Retails for $73. $40. Get the benefits of a mattenfilter without the installation hassle!

Cobalt Aquatics Egg Rocker 65, small egg tumbler $10

Cobalt Aquatics Micro-UV clarifer, for tanks up to 55 gallons $10

Aqueon internal power filter with foam insert, for tanks up to 10 gallons $10

Have some medium sized pieces of aquarium wood for sale.

Free substrate -- pool filter sand, gravel, and a mix of pool filter sand and gravel

Also have some air pumps if you want them to run the mattenfilters. Will throw in with tanks.

I'm in NW DC, very close to downtown Silver Spring, between 16th and Georgia Avenue.

Matt Chambers

GWAPA Meeting on 3/28

GWAPA will hold their March meeting on Saturday, 3/28, in Gaithersburg. We will have a round table discussion, so you will be able to ask the plant experts anything aquarium plant-related. Here is more information about the meeting, including the address.



Everyone is welcome!

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