THIS MONTH IS SHRIMPUARY: PRESENTATION & SALE!(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fovas.ca%2Fovas%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F01%2Fshrimp-Caridina-1000x675.jpg&hash=308e218378a6a5eb2942d07dd7a8bffa6fcb74b6)
Monday, January 28th @ 7:00 PM
Tom Brown Arena
141 Bayview Road, Ottawa(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fovas.ca%2Fovas%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F01%2FScreen-Shot-2019-01-17-at-7.41.58-PM.png&hash=5d38410591aa85b2abc5cc99e1fddd2f8d1582ff)
I. SHRIMP AND HOW TO KEEP THEM BY SID ARNOLD
This month's presentation will feature Sid Arnold who will discuss Neocaradina and Caradina shrimp. His presentation will include:
- Basic rules to live by in shrimp keeping
- Equipment that you need
- Substrate
- Water Chemistry
- Additives and Food Supplements
Sid is extremely knowledgeable about keeping and breeding Neocaradina and Cardina Shrimp. His education and work experience has been as a fish biologist and has worked for Fisheries & Oceans Canada. He is currently employed as a biologist with Health Canada.
As usual, there is no attendance fee, and all who are interested may attend.
II. SALE AND AUCTION
Members are invited to bring anything shrimp related to sell. You can choose to sell your items garage sale style, or if you're feeling lucky, you can sell them by auction!
Anything shrimp or shrimp related can be sold,
SUCH AS:
- shrimp (fresh or saltwater)
- plants
- small tanks
- decorations
- snails
- feeding dishes
- filter intake covers
- shrimp foods
- botanicals
- any other items related to the keeping & breeding of shrimp
IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE:
- Entrance & auction bidding is free for everyone.
- OVAS members pay $1/lot for auctioned items.
- Non-members pay $2/lot for auctioned items.
- Garage sale tables are free for OVAS members.
- Garage sale tables are $5 for non-members.
Let's not forget that Sid used to be Vice-President and Secretary of OVAS as well. :)
I would like a table for the garage sale please
The event is tomorrow!
A reminder that we are also having a smaller shrimp-related sale/exchange.
Hope to see everyone there!
Ps. Those with pending memberships, the cards will be at the meeting, pls come see me. If you are unable to attend, I will post the cards following the meeting.
Hey Liam, my BN says thanks. Those botanicals were meant for the shrimp, but he's not sharing this one.
That's awesome Anja, I wonder if those petals taste as good as mahogany smells ;)
He's not telling. (He's still hogging it, though.)