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

Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, June 10th 7:30PM

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We all enjoyed a talk from Brian Glazier as he spoke about live food collecting and culturing of live foods.  He even brought in some live cultures for our auction table and there were some very happy winners!

Speaking of our auction table, this meeting was one of our best yet, bringing over $600.  There were over 50 bags of fish, approximately 25 bags of plants and misc items like shrimp, hard goods (including caves donated by Cat's Caves!), air pumps, and vinegar eel cultures!

We enjoyed playing the ‘Fish in a Bag’ game twice! With one fish donated by Big Al’s and a second by our own veteran member Myron!

Finally,we wrapped up our annual contests!

Contest 1: BAP (Breeder Award Program) had 20 submissions this year and congratulations go to Keith Davy who won with 85 points! Keith gets a gift certificate to Kowloons, one of our amazing sponsors!

Contest 2: Blue Fish Contest had many submissions and a draw was made. Keith Davy’s name was drawn and he graciously asked for another name to be drawn, so congratulations to Paul McIntosh who also receives a gift certificate to one of our sponsors!

Contest 3: AHAP (Aquatic Horticulture Award Program) had some troubles getting off the ground this past year so we put it on hold. Watch for it this September though as we have worked through the kinks!

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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:

monthly auction

Fish in a Bag Game


Upcoming Meetings/Events

Monthly Meetings

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Social Dinner (Our committe is working hard to plan our next Social Dinner, stay tuned for updates!)

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