Upcoming Special Events
 Updated September 28, 2008


Mark Your Calendar!
Please note that the General Meetings are now held in the main church building - the one you pass on the left on the way back to where we used to meet.


Sunday, October 5, 2008
MASI Fall Swap Meet
Noon 'til 3:00 p.m.
Stratford Inn in Fenton — Click here for map
Contact: Bob Buckles at robert_buckles@hotmail.com or by phone at 314-853-5348.

Admission $1 per person, children under 10 free!

Got extra fish? Too much Java Moss? Java Fern growing out of the tank?
Sell ‘em! Got an extra tank in the attic or basement? Sell it!
Clean out the extra stuff in your fishroom or closet!

You can sell anything “fishy” or hobby related!
Fish, plants, tanks, equipment, books, magazines, foods, decorations, collectibles and more!

Tables are just $25 each. Space is limited, so sign up early! We’ll also gladly accept 100% donations to be sold at the MASI table.

MASI reserves the right to refuse to allow the sale of any illegal or dangerous items, hybrids, Missouri or Illinois native fish or plants, or anything that is not related to the aquarium hobby. Transactions are strictly between the buyer and seller.


THURSDAY, October 16, 2008
General Meeting @ 7:30 p.m. Dorsett Village Baptist Church. Click here for map and directions.
Program: "Crypts, A Bloomin' Mess (The Culture of Cryptocoryne Plants)" by Chris Newell

Chris has been keeping tropical fish and plants for 20 years and has been actively breeding fish and growing plants since 1995. He is a member of several local and national hobby clubs, but most active with the Motor City Aquarium Society, serving on the Board and as Vice President. He keeps a variety of fish and plants but most of the fish are wild type Livebearers and the plants are Cryptocorynes. His Crypt culture are both submerse and emerse in a variety of soil types. Emerse culture of Crypts encourages the plants to flower for identification purposes. He has enjoyed recent success in encouraging over two dozen Crypt varieties to flower.  
Chris Newell




SATURDAY, October 25, 2008
Executive Council Meeting @ 7:30 p.m. at the home of Andy Walker


Sunday, November 16, 2008
MASI Fall Auction
Viewing 11:00 a.m., Auction starts at Noon!
Held at the Stratford Inn in Fenton - click HERE for a map and directions.
Viewing begins at 11:00 a.m. - Auction starts at noon.

To download auction forms, please visit here:

http://www.inkmkr.com/Fish/M_A_S_I_Forms.html

For auction registration, contact John at JohnsFishyatATTdotNET


THURSDAY, November 20, 2008
General Meeting @ 7:30 p.m. Dorsett Village Baptist Church. Click here for map and directions.
Program: "Breeding Synodontis Catfish and Loaches" by Sallie Boggs

Sallie Boggs Ph.D. will be speaking about her personal experience breeding Synodontis catfish and loaches.  She has movies, theories and fun for everyone.  Sallie became interested in collecting and breeding tropical fish when she was living in Jamaica BWI as a young teenager.  Since then she completed training and 30 years as a research scientist.  The characteristics common to a scientist and a successful fish breeder are careful observation, willingness to experiment and attention to details.  Evidence that Sallie has these characteristics is the fact that she was the first Grand Master Breeder in her fish club (Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society).  She fancies herself as the Jane Goodall of the basement where she practically lives with hundreds of wild fish in about 40 aquariums.  For a while she even kept a hot tub in the fish room to share the experience.  She likes to observe breeding behavior of her fish that no one else has seen (or so she thinks).  Eureka-The feeling of discovery!  Then she likes to record the blessed events and share her excitement in being privileged to make these observations with other fish people.  As a result she has published articles in several fish magazines, and given talks on fish all around the US and Canada.  She’s also a proud Toastmaster.  When asked just how strong is her passion for fish breeding, she answers, "I spent 20 years raising 5 children, 30 years doing stem cell and cancer research and over 50 years breeding and raising fish.  I hope I helped the kids be happy, the research has helped improve human life and information on breeding fish has reduced the stress on wild fish populations while enhancing the enjoyment in the aquarium hobby.  

Sallie Boggs

SATURDAY, December 6, 2008
Executive Council Meeting @ 7:30 p.m. at the home of Charles and Sue Harrison


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