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

TUESDAY January 14th

Doors open 7:30 pm

In person Anderson CVI 400 Anderson St, Whitby, ON L1N 3V6

Zoom meeting for paid DRAS members

PLUS:

fish in a bag game (donated from big als)


Fish flake and bags will be sold. pm Tim Mccaskie if you want flake.


monthly auction


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


Upcoming Meetings

January 14, 2025

February 11, 2025

March 18, 2025

April 8, 2025

Aquariama (Confirmed April 13th 2025)

May 13, 2025 (Elections)

Social Dinner

June 10, 2025

Items available at monthly meetings

Pro growth flake at the monthly meeting only

This is 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 you juvenile fish.

1 pound (453 g)= $40 225 g = $20 100 g= $10

Please reach out to Tim McCaskie before hand if interested or it will be first come first serve for what is brought.

fish in a bag game (donated from Big Als)

Fish bags will be available for purchase at general meeting.

Preorders accepted 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

Rules:
1. You must be a paid member.
2. Fill out the form https://www.dras.ca/conservation to enter for the bap. If you have any questions you can email contact.dras@gmail.com.
3. points are awarded by 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 stuff and draw people in


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

What is blue?

If I can see a bit of blue in it or it says there is blue in it in the original description it will count.

Rules:

1. points are awarded by the BAP point system
2. Fill out the form https://www.dras.ca/conservation to enter for the bap. If you have any questions you can email contact.dras@gmail.com.
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 fb page or band what fish you are bringing in to try get more money for your stuff and draw people in
9. Fish brought to our big auction in April will not count.

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

Rules:
1. You must be a paid member.
2. Fill out the form https://www.dras.ca/conservation to enter for the AHAP. If you have any questions you can email contact.dras@gmail.com.
4. Plant must be added to the AHAP (AHAP rules apply)
5. if you have already received points for that species for AHAP you can still receive points for that species for the contest
6.There will be a separate section for points then AHAP on the website
7. advertise on our fb page or band what plants you are bringing in to try get more money for your stuff and draw people in