***Note: Meetings will be held at Anderson CVI until June***

Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, May 13th

This months speaker is

Brent MacDonald

_______________________________________________________________

Brent was one of the top Discus breeders in Canada in the late 90's early 2000's. He produced up to 1,000 discus a month here in Toronto. He was an expert on water filtration and did his breeding in a central system using exchange resins and sterilization methods and could maintain a 700 gallon breeding system for over a year without a water change. Brent traveled to Germany two or three times a year to upgrade his breeding stock. He pioneered amino acids in his food to enhance growth and fertility. Additionally, Brent as spoken on panels across the U.S. and Britain with other speakers such as Jack Wattley and Dieter Untergasser. He has written articles in Discus Hobbiest and participated in the set up of several international shows here in Toronto when Bob Wilson was president of the North American Discus Society. Brent has naturally raised thousands of babies on the back successfully. He loves to run his presentations as an open forum and discuss any topics the crowd is interested in.

_____________________________________________________

This Meeting will also include our annual elections for our Executive

Meetings are in person at Anderson CVI

400 Anderson St, Whitby, ON L1N 3V6

Paid DRAS members can access the talk on zoom if unable to make it in person (zoom waiting room enabled).

NEW** This meeting will be recorded and can be sent to paid DRAS members who are unable to watch live!

PLUS:

fish in a bag game (donated from Big Al’s)

monthly auction

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 (Elections)

Social Dinner (There will be no Social Dinner this year)

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Items available at monthly meetings

Pro Growth Flake (bulk food from Angelfins)

This flake is a mix of earthworm, vitamin booster and egg fish flakes and it is designed to produce speedy growth of your juvenile fish.

1 pound (453 g)= $40

225 g = $20

100 g= $10

Please reach out to Tim McCaskie before hand if interested as only so much is brought to each meeting.

Fish Bags

Preorders encouraged to ensure availability

Sizes and $ are as follows:

25 - 2 mL 4 x 10” $2

50 - 2 mL 6 x 14” $6

25 - 2.25 mL 8 x 18” $4

25 - 2.25 mL 10 x 20” $5

Contest 1:
BAP Contest Running until our June meeting $100 Gift card

BAP CONTEST RULES:

1. You must be a paid member

2. Fill out the form https://www.dras.ca/conservation to enter

3. Points are awarded using the BAP point system

4. Fish must be added to the BAP (BAP rules apply)

5. If you have already bred that species for BAP you can still get the points for that species for the contest

6. There will be a separate section for points then BAP on the website

7. Advertise on our fb page or band what fish you are bringing in to try get more money for your fish and draw people in

   If you have any questions you can email contact.dras@gmail.com
   

Contest 2:
Blue Fish Contest Running until our June meeting $200 Gift card

What is Blue?

If we can see a bit of blue in it or if the original description says there is blue in it - it counts.

BLUE FISH RULES:

1. Points are awarded by the BAP point system

2. Fill out the form https://www.dras.ca/conservation to enter

3. Must be added to the BAP (BAP rules apply)

4. If you have already bred that species for BAP you can still get a ballot for that species for the contest

5. Only 1 ballot per species extra 1 if it is a CARES species

6. There will be a separate section for points then BAP on the website

7. Must bring in 5 fish for the monthly general auction. (If they are expensive fish message the exec and ask for a min bid number before hand. If they don’t go for that min bid you take your fish home and still get the ballot. If it is $100 in fish we will most likely accept a min bid of $50)

8. Advertise on our Facebook page or band what fish you are bringing in to try get more money for your fish and draw people in

9. Fish brought to our big auction in April will not count

   If you have any questions you can email contact.dras@gmail.com

Contest 3:
AHAP Contest Running until our June meeting $100 Gift card

AHAP RULES:

1. You must be a paid member

2. Fill out the form https://www.dras.ca/conservation to enter

3. Plant must be added to the AHAP (AHAP rules apply)

4. if you have already received points for that species for AHAP you can still receive points for that species for the contest

5. There will be a separate section for points then AHAP on the website

6. advertise on our fb page or band what plants you are bringing in to try get more money for your plants and draw people in
   
   If you have any questions you can email contact.dras@gmail.com