Tropical Fish Society of RI - Meeting Wed June 17th

The Tropical Fish Society is having their monthly meeting in the RISPCA auditorium. The meeting is free and is open to everyone and anyone interested in learning about Tropical Fish! The meeting begins at 7:30pm and is being held on Wednesday, June 17th.

This months meeting will feature speaker Lee Finley, a world renowned authority on catfishes. Lee will be giving a presentation on Corydoras catfishes. Besides being a long time member of the club, Lee just completed a long run writing the Catfish Corner column for Tropical Fish Hobbyist and gave the keynote address at last year's Catfish Convention! Also...Don't forget to come and vote for new officers and board members or mail in the ballot!

Our Bowl Show will be Goldfish, so go out to the pond and bring in your best fish. And of course something to munch on and the new and improved raffle and auction of our Breeder's Award Point Fish. Get that little tank ready for a new species! Save the date!

Click HERE for more information on the Tropical Fish Society of RI.

Tropical Fish Society of RI - Meeting Wed. April 15

The Tropical Fish Society are haveing their monthly meeting in the RISPCA auditorium.

It's free and everyone is welcome.

Wednesday, April 15th at 7:30.
Our Speaker will be Ed Champigny . He will be giving a presentation on pond fish and bringing both goldfish and koi to sell.
It should be a good time.
For more information see www.tfsri.net.

Tropical Fish Society of RI - Meeting Wed. March 18

Tropical Fish Society Meeting

Wednesday, March 18th, starting at 7:30:
Speaker will be Tony Pinto, "The Kapuas Kapers" Travels in Borneo.
Please see our site www.TFSRI.net

Tropical Fish Society Annual Spring Show

www.tfsri.net

Our annual spring auction is coming up on March 15 at St. Joseph's church in Cumberland, RI!

Doors open at 10:30 am and its open until all lots are sold, usually around 5 PM.
The auction is open to the public, so come on down and pick up some great fish, see old friends and meet new ones.
For further details, directions and downloads, check out the Auctions and Shows page.
Downloads for the auction flyers and forms are now available.

Tropical Fish Society of RI - Meeting Wed. Feb.18

Tropical Fish Society of RI Website

Reprinted from their website -

For our February meeting we have a special treat. World renowned (and club member) Tony Terceira will present a workshop covering all aspects of fish photography. With the explosion of digital cameras, special attention will be paid to the issue concerning digital photography: * What camera * What lighting * How to obtain quality pictures The talk will cover topics for both beginners and advanced camera buffs. Plenty of images to illustrate the how to and what to avoid aspects of photography.
Tony has been involved in the hobby for over 40 years specializing in Killifish. He is a Fellow of the American Killifish Association. He has held many positions in the AKA including Secretary, Photography Chairman and editor of the Journal . Tony is an internationally renowned photographer. His photographs appear in all major aquarium Magazines. He has written and illustrated numerous article which have appeared in The Journal of the American Killifish Association and other publications worldwide. Tony is also the author of Killifish, Their Care and Breeding published in 1974. Tony has moved into the digital era and together with Charlie Nunziata he has published 2 e-books on CD. Tony retired from Education in 1999 where he had served as Director of Mathematics for an urban public school district.
Keep in mind, our meeting location returns to our usual meeting at the RISPCA. And the category for this month's bowl show is Open Pairs.

Meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of each month and start at 7:30 PM.

January Meeting of Tropical Fish Society

From the

Tropical Fish Society of RI website -

January 2009 Meeting - Member Appreciation Night

Written by Huy Vu
Sunday, 04 January 2009 21:13
Come to our first meeting of 2009 and join us for our annual member appreciation night on January 21st, 2009. We'll be handing out the end of the year awards and catering will be done by Jimmy Chang's restaurant (Hunan Kitchen - 799 South Main St. Bellingham, MA)! So whether you are a new member (or looking to join) or someone who has been with the club for years, come on down for good food, good friends and as always lots of conversations about fish!
Please be aware that the meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn in Seekonk MA and NOT at our normal spot at the RISPCA.

Tropical Fish Society of RI - Meeting Nov. 19th

The Tropical Fish Society will have its monthly meeting Wednesday the 19th, starting at 7:30 PM in the auditorium. They will be having a pizza party for their guests as well as the round table discussion. In addition, Rich Pierce is putting together an uncommon fish slide show. So bring your questions, observations and fish issues, and have some fun!
And don't forget this month's bowl show, so bring your best fish!
As always, the meetings are free and open to the public.

http://www.tfsri.net/

Tropical Fish Society of RI - Meeting 10/15

The monthly meeting of the Tropical Fish Society of RI will be in the RISPCA auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The meeting begins at 7:30pm until..? The guest speaker and topic will be announced on their website at www.tfsri.net.

The RISPCA would like to thank all of the nice folks at the Tropical Fish Society's 35th Annual Aquarium Show and Auction held in September in Cranston for hosting our table. We received many donations and one of Marvin's paintings was auctioned as well. We appreciate it!

35th Annual Aquarium Show & Auction Sept. 19 - 21

Tropical Fish Society of RI presents 35th Annual Aquarium Show and Auction

Friday, Sept 19 - Sunday Sept 21

St. Joseph's Parish Center, 1303 Mendon Rd (Rte. 122), Cumberland, RI

FREE ADMISSION

The yearly Fish Show is part of a 3 day event, and the multi state Auction
with up to 350 lots of fish and fish equipment draws attendees from all over New England, as well as NY state.
TFSRI has the oldest and longest running show in the Northeast.

Go to their website at www.tfsri.net for complete schedule of events and show entry rules.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Rego (508) 678-8306

mummichog@verizon.net

Tropical Fish Society of RI - Meeting 9/17

The September 17 meeting begins at 7:30PM and guest speaker Dan Linton will be speaking on Freshwater Shrimp: New Species and Care and Feeding.

See their website at www.tfsri.net

Welcome Tropical Fish Society of RI

All of you aquarium enthusiasts have a new place to meet -

at the RISPCA shelter.

The Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island is a non-profit organization composed of local aquarists and fish breeders whose objectives are to increase the knowledge of aquarium keeping as a non-profit service to aquarists everywhere. And to encourage the breeding, raising and showing of ornamental and naturally occurring fishes among all those interested.
Our meetings are free and open to the general public. Please come join us!!
They will be meeting August 20th - starts 7:30 PM

Tropical Fish Society of RI - Meeting 8/20 at shelter

Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island

First meeting at RISPCA

Wed., August 20th, 7:30 PM until approx 10 PM



Speaker Michael Ophir; "Loaches, Natural History and Aquarium Care"
Members and Open to the Aquarium Fish Interested Public