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June CCA Meeting

******NEW LOCATION!!!!*******

June 10th @ JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL: 1901 Randolph Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902

****Please note, the meeting room will open at 12:30 pm, not 12:00.****

Meeting from 12:30-4:30 pm

Set up at 12:30-1:00 pm

Socializing 1:00-1:30 pm

Speaker begins at 1:30 pm

Auction begins at 2:35 pm

June Speaker – Roy Allen

Bio

The adventure in fish keeping began in 1954. My friend, Carl Vischer, and I would catch Tessellated darters and Blacknose dace from a local creek, but things changed dramatically when I went to college and met Bruce Gebhardt. Very quickly we realized that we had mutual interests in fish, and he lived only 15 minutes from me. During the 40+ years of our friendship, we collected from Pennsylvania/New Jersey to Florida. Also during those years, Bruce became the president of the North American Native Fish Association as well as the editor of their publication. Simultaneously, he developed an interest in photography where he concentrated on everything alive during his collecting trips. Upon his untimely death, I became the purveyor of a few trash bags full of color slides which I was able to convert to an electronic slide show. For my presentation, "North American native fish suitable for a 20-gallon long aquarium," we can all witness the results of Bruce's work.

****NEW DATE: July 22 - Fish SWAP @ Atlas Brew Works Ivy City Brewery & Taproom

2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102, Washington, DC 20002

July - no meeting

August - BBQ TBD

Recent Threads

Getting rid of

I am discarding a breeding project in order to make room for some of my other fry. These are a cross of Blue Dragon Blood cichlids mixed with a Dragon blood OB. The offspring are a mix of OBs and Blue dragon bloods. feel free to throw a possible trade offer if interested.

If interested please let me know

I’ll be selling these in pairs of 5:

5 for $10.

The pictures of the colored Males are from the same colony

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Some free fish (PU only)

Now that my electric catfish and female mouth almighty passed away, I have some fish I want to give away. I have a breeding group of convicts that need a new home (10-12 of them) and I have a group of juvenile T. meeki that I'd also like to rehome.

Fish are free. Pick up in Glenn Dale, MD (20769). Please bring a bucket.

ISO: Parachromis Multifasciatus aka Yellow Jacket

Hello, looking for a pair of yellow jackets. I’m in Wilmington so I can pick up if relatively close. I need to see vids of fish for sale. Thanks.

November 2025 Picture of the Month Voting!

We have four photos up for Picture of the Month! Please vote for your favorite using the attached poll. Voting will close around the end of the month!

The winner will receive a $10 in CCA Bucks to use at the monthly CCA Auction!

The December Contest will determine the Picture of the Year and consist of the winners from each of the previous contests of 2025. We will resume with our normal Picture of the Month contest in January. To enter, please submit your photo to CCAPhotoContest@gmail.com

Contestants:

Photo 1: Blue Dragon Blood Hybrid
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Photo 2: Mickey Mouse Platys
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Photo 3: Halloween Angelfish2025_11_halloween_angelfish.jpeg


Photo 4: Jaguar Cichlid

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FS: L483 “Coral Prince Pleco” – Breeding-Sized Adults & Juveniles – Silver Spring, MD

Hey everyone,

Due to an upcoming move, I’ll be taking a break from the hobby and need to re-home a large group of my L483 “Coral Prince" Plecos. These are a very striking Panaqolus species, similar to the more commonly known L397s — but they’re far less frequently seen in the hobby. These guys LOVE driftwood, definitely make sure to have a healthy amount for them to chew on.

Pricing (offered cheap to find homes quickly):

  • 2–3 inch juveniles$20 each
  • 3–4 inch subadults$30 each
  • 4+ inch adults (breeding size)$40 each
    • I can attempt to sex these—most should be sexable at this size.
No minimum purchase required — though I do have a good number available, so feel free to build a group.


Pickup Only:

  • Located in Silver Spring, MD, near Holy Cross Hospital.
  • I’ll have them pre-bagged and ready when you arrive.
  • (Willing to meet somewhere if you buy 6+)

Photos (attached below):

  1. First picture shows one of the adult parents when I received it (representative of my current adults).
  2. Remaining photos are representative of the juveniles/subadults.

Feel free to reach out with any questions. I'm reachable on here or at lucashirsch9@gmail.com.

Thanks for looking, and I appreciate your help in getting these rare beauties into good homes!

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