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Saturday, January 10, 2026 CCA Meeting - Building and Refining a Semi-Automated Fish Room

Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026 for a talk by our very own Matt Quinn, awesome raffle items, a mini-auction, and socializing event after our talk!
For January, Matt will be giving a talk on his experience building and refining a semi-automated fish room. Come learn about how to make your hobby easier and more enjoyable through automation!

Here are the details:

Saturday, January 10, 2026 @ JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL:

1901 Randolph Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902

  • Meeting from 12:30-4:00 PM
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Socializing
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Talk by Matt Quinn
  • 2:00 PM -2:15 PM Break
  • 2:15 PM Auction and Raffles
  • **Join us for an early meal and drinks with the speaker!**

Talk Title: Building and Refining a Semi-Automated Fish Room

Speaker: Matt Quinn

Matt Quinn has been keeping aquariums and active in the aquarium hobby since he was in elementary school in the 1980’s. Starting with bettas, Matt has kept and bred dozens of fish species. He currently maintains a semi-automated fish room and seasonal greenhouse of nearly 100 tanks, mostly housing fish from Uruguay. Recently, Matt launched Wild West Driftwood, which sells sustainably sourced manzanita wood.

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

  • February 14: Peter George, West African Cichlids
  • March 14: Dave McGrew, Aquaponics with Chindongo saulosi
  • April 11: Josh Wiegert

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January 2026 Picture of the Month Voting!

Happy 2026 CCA! We are kicking off the new year with a new contest! Please use the attached poll to vote for your favorite photo. The poll ends on 31 January at midnight.

We're now accepting entries for the February Picture of the Month. Email your entries to CCAPhotoContest@gmail.com

Stay fishy friends!

Picture 1 - Axolotl
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Photo 2 - Planted Aquascape
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Photo 3 - Rostratus - Sand Diver Hap
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Getting started… What to do?

Hi everybody,
I have a 75 gallon tank and I want to keep African cichlids. I am dithering over whether to get Tanganyikans, peacocks, or even relatively peaceful Mbuna. I think I’m aware of the pros and cons of various options, but I thought maybe I could get some advice from experienced folks on how to get started in this? If I want a tank that will be fun, relatively relaxing, and not drive me crazy because the fish outgrew the tank or started killing each other, what’s a good way to go? Thanks for any help you can provide!
Jerry

Haps/peacocks

Looking to buy peacocks and haps pm me text
202-262-0519

FS: Large Male Lemon BN Plecos

These males are in the 3.75-4.5” range.

Price: $45

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Miscellaneous Items

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Used Fx4 with a new service kit $150.

2 New Eheim thermocontrol 300w heaters $40 each.

1 New 20lb bag of white Caribsea African cichlid mix sand $15.

New Market, MD

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