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March Meeting 3/10 @7:00 PM – Intro to the Planted Aquarium

March 7, 2017 By Matt Grant Leave a Comment

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March Meeting! Friday March 10th!

Bruce Ferguson will be doing a presentation on Planted Aquariums!

“I am a retired House Painter, who many years ago decided to add fish to the terrariums I was making, and I’m still not sure that wasn’t a mistake!”
-Bruce.

We will also be having our usual Mini-Auction, featuring fish from Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish!

(Side Note: If you would like to order fish from him, and have them delivered to you at the Friday meeting, your shipping cost would only be $20 for same day air cargo! Just bring your 20 bucks to the meeting when picking up your fish. Please go to his site at  Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish if you would like to place an order order. Orders must be in by Thursday morning)

There will also be Pot Luck, so Bring some goodies to eat!

LOCATION
Colorado Academy
3800 South Pierce Street
Denver, CO 80235

Bowl Show setup starts at 6:30pm
Meeting Officially Starts at 7pm.

Bowl Show Categories for March are as follows:

LAKE MALAWI – GROUP 3—PEACOCKS AND OTHER MALAWI—Aulonocara, Cheilochromis, Corematodus, Ctenopharynx, Cyathochromis, Diplotaxodon, Docimodus, Genyochromis, Hemitaeniochromis, Hemitilapia, Naevochromis, Nyassachromis, Pallidochromis, Platygnathochromis, Taeniochromis.

LAKE TANGANYIKA – GROUP 3—FEATHERFINS, FRONTOSA, TROPHEUS, PETROS—Aulonocranus, Benthochromis, Cunningtonia, Cyathopharynx, Cyphotilapia, Opthalmotilapia, Petrochromis, Tropheus.

OTHER AFRICAN/ASIAN CICHLIDS – GROUP 3—MADAGASCAR CICHLIDS, ASIAN CICHLIDS—Etroplus, Iranocichla, Oxylapia, Paratilapia, Paretroplus, Ptychochromis, Ptyochochromoides.

NEW WORLD CICHLIDS – GROUP 3—SOUTH AMERICAN DWARF CICHLIDS—Apistogramma, Apistogrammoides, Biotoecus, Cleithracara, Laetacara, Mikrogeophagus, Nannacara, Taeniacara, Tahuantinsuyoa.

OPEN CATEGORY – FRY, Minimum of 5 at 1.5 inch (Must be presented in a Bowl Show tank/container, but can be bagged and put in the mini-auction after judging if you’d like to sell)

(To view upcoming  Bowl Show Categories visit the link below.
http://rmcichlid.org/bowl-shows/)

Filed Under: News, What the RMCA Brings us.

Spring Auction 2/18 @10:00 AM – at Colorado Academy

February 2, 2017 By Matt Grant Leave a Comment

The RMCA Fall Auction is Saturday, February 18th at the Colorado Academy

Colorado Academy 3800 South Pierce Street
Denver, CO 80235 United States + Google Map
CA Building/Parking Map

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Note: The acution will be starting at 10:00 A. M.

Please arrive early to allow plenty of time to get registered for a bidder number. All bidders and sellers must be registered and must provide a name, address and email address to register.

To sell fish at the auction, or preview items, please register for an account at mygroupauctions.com
Sellers, we ask that you get there BEFORE 9:00 A.M. so that we have time to get your auction items checked-in and verified.  This also allows time for the buyers to preview the items up for sale.

Sellers please note the following rules:
* A maximum of 40 combined auction items (does not include quick-sale items) per seller are allowed.
* A maximum of 4 bags of a single species or color morph per seller are allowed.

If more than 4 bags of a single species or color morph are entered in the auction the excess items will be considered a donation to the RMCA.  Also note, that because there is no way to track the order in which the items were sold, the donated items will be selected based on selling price whereby the items with the HIGHEST selling price will be considered a 100% donation to the RMCA.

* Auction Splits will be strictly enforced
* There WILL NOT be a “Buy-It-Now” table at the auction

Filed Under: What the RMCA Brings us.

February Meeting 2/10 @7:00 PM – Epic Door Prizes and Q & A

February 2, 2017 By Matt Grant Leave a Comment

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February Meeting! Friday Feb. 10th!

We will be prepping you guys on the upcoming Spring Feb 18th Auction. With a basic tutorial on www.mygroupauctions.com for those who might need it.

BIG Q&A Session! You have questions about keeping fish? Well we are dedicating a whole session, for you to ask a room of fish nerds for advice! Nothing but talking fish to each other as a group! There will also be some EPIC DOOR PRIZES!

There will be a Pot Luck, so BRING FOOD!

Also Mini-Fish Auction featuring fish from Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish

LOCATION
Colorado Academy
3800 South Pierce Street
Denver, CO 80235

Bowl Show setup starts at 6:30pm
Meeting Officially Starts at 7pm.

FEBRUARY BOWL SHOW CATEGORIES

LAKE MALAWI – GROUP 2—MBUNA—Abactochromis, Cynotilapia, Gephyrochromis, Iodotropheus, Labeotropheus, Labidochromis, Melanochromis, Metriaclima, Petrotilapia, Pseudotropheus, Tropheops.

LAKE TANGANYIKA – GROUP 2—JULIDOCHROMIS, LAMPROLOGINES, SHELL-DWELLERS—Altolamprologus, Chalinochromis, Julidochromis, Lamprologus, Lepidiolamprologus, Neolamprologus, Telmatochromis, Variabilichromis.

OTHER AFRICAN/ASIAN CICHLIDS – GROUP 2—OTHER AFRICAN CICHLIDS—Alcolapia, Anomalochromis, Astatotilapia, (A. desfontainii), Benitochromis, Chetia, Chilochromis, Chromidotilapia, Congochromis, Cyclopharynx, Danakilia, Divandu, Enigmatochromis, Etia, Gaurochromis, Gobiocichla, Haplochromis (H. burtoni), Hemichromis, Heterochromis, Konia, Limbochromis, Macropleurodus, Myaka, Nanochromis, Oreochromis (O. mossambicus), Orthochromis, Parananochromis, Pelmatochromis, Pelvicachromis, Pharygochromis, Pseudocrenilabrus (P. nicholsi), Pterochromis, Pungu, Saratherodon, Sargochromis, Schwetzochromis, Steatocranus, Stomatepia, Teleogramma, Thoracochromis, Tilapia.Thysochromis.

NEW WORLD CICHLIDS – GROUP 2—SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS—Acarichthys, Acaronia, Aequidens, Amphilophus (A. festae), Andinoacara, Astronotus, Australoheros, Biotodoma, Bujurquina, Chaetobranchopsis, Chaetobranchus, Caquetaia, Cichla, Cichlasoma (C. dimerus), Crenicara, Crenicichla, Dicrossus, Geophagus, Guianacara, Gymnogeophagus, Heroina, Heros, Hoplarchus, Hypselecara, Krobia, Mazarunia, Mesonauta, Pterophyllum, Retroculus, Satanoperca, Symphysodon, Teleocichla, Uaru.

OPEN CATEGORY – RAINBOWFISH

(To view upcoming  Bowl Show Categories visit the link below.
http://rmcichlid.org/bowl-shows/)

Filed Under: News

January Meeting 1/13 @ 7:00 PM – Aquatic Kingdom Aquariums LFS Visit

January 11, 2017 By Matt Grant Leave a Comment

 

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MEETING! SPECIAL LOCATION!
7pm Friday January 13th

This time, our meeting will be held at Aquatic Kingdom Aquariums!
Owner Jason Alahuzos has invited us to come hang out, and check out his shop that is now OPEN, after hours to have the shop to hour selves!

We will be having our Mini Auction, There will be Food/Pot Luck, so bring a dish, there will be food and drinks.

LOCATION
18757 E Hampten Pl #160
Aurora, CO 80013

Bowl Show setup starts at 6:30pm
Meeting Officially Starts at 7pm.

JANUARY BOWL SHOW CATEGORIES

LAKE MALAWI – GROUP 1—HAPLOCHROMINES—Alticorpus, Aristochromis, Buccochromis, Caprichromis, Champsochromis, Chilotilapia, Copadichromis, Cyrtocara, Dimidochromis, Exochochromis, Fossorochromis, Lethrinops, Lichnochromis, Mylochromis, Nimbochromis, Otopharynx, Placidichromis, Protomelas, Rhamphochromis, Scieanochromis, Serranochromis, Stigmatochromis, Taeniolethrinops, Tramitichromis, Trematocranus, Tyrannochromis.

LAKE TANGANYIKA – GROUP 1—CYPRICHROMIS, GOBIES, AND OTHER TANGANYIKA—Asprotilapia, Astatotilapia (A. burtoni, A, paludinosa, A. stappersi), Baileychromis, Bathybates, Boulengerochromis, Callochromis, Cardiopharynx, Ctenochromis, Cyprichromis, Ectodus, Enantiopus, Eretmodus, Gnathochromis, Grammatotria, Greenwoodochromis, Haplotaxodon, Hemibates, Interochromis, Lestradea, Limnochromis, Limnotilapia, Lobochilotes, Microdontochromis, Oreochromis (O. karomo, O. malagarasi, O. niloticus, O. tanganicae), Paracyprichromis, Perissodus, Plecodus, Pseudosimochromis, Reganochromis, Simochromis, Spathodus, Tangachromis, Tanganicodus, Telotrematocara, Trematocara, Trematochromis, Triglachromis, Tylochromis, Xenochromis, Xenotilapia.

OTHER AFRICAN/ASIAN CICHLIDS – GROUP 1—VICTORIA BASIN CICHLIDS—Allochromis, Astatoreochromis, Astatotilapia, (A. aenocolor, A. latifasciata, A. nubila), Enterochromis, Haplochromis (not H. burtoni), Haplotilapia, Harpagochromis, Labrochromis, Lipochromis, Lithochromis, Mbipia, Neochromis, Oreochromis (O. esculentus, O. mossambicus, O. niloticus, O. variabilis), Paralabidochromis, Platytaeniodus, Prognathochromis, Psammochromis, Pseudocrenilabrus (not P. nicholsi), Ptyochromis, Pundamilia, Pyxichromis, Xystichromis, Yssichromis.

NEW WORLD CICHLIDS – GROUP 1—CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS—Amatitlania, Amphilophus (not A. festae), Archocentrus, Astatheros, Cichlasoma (not C. dimerus), Cryptoheros, exCichlasoma, Herichthys, Herotilapia, Hypsophrys, Nandopsis, Neetroplus, Parachromis, Paraneetroplus, Paratheraps, Petenia, Rocio, Theraps, Thorichthys, Tomocichla, Vieja.

OPEN CATAGORY – SYNODONTIS CATFISH

 

(To view upcoming  Bowl Show Categories visit the link below.
http://rmcichlid.org/bowl-shows/)

Filed Under: News, What the RMCA Brings us.

November 2016 Mini-Auction Fish List

November 11, 2016 By Matt Grant Leave a Comment

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Dave puts a lot of effort into doing this for us, so please go support his shop, and check out his page at davesfish.com!

The November Mini-Auction Lineup from davesfish.com

Here is what Dave is sending us for our November Mini-Auction meeting tonight! There is some rare stuff here. Specifically the Paretroplus keineri, Etia nguti, and the Thoracochromis sp. Flavenetis, are all pretty rare.

  • 4 Neolamprologus buescheri Kachese
  • 5 Aulonocara stuartgranti Undu Point
  • 5 Thoracochromis sp. “Flavenentis”
  • 5 Paretroplus kieneri
  • 5 Cynotilapia aurifrons Nkhata Bay
  • 5 Etia nguti
  • 1 Hemiancistrus guahibborum L106

 

LOCATION
Colorado Academy
3800 South Pierce Street
Denver, CO 80235
Meeting Starts at 7pm

Filed Under: What the RMCA Brings us.

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President’s Message

March 2025 Meeting

Meeting Friday March 14th 6:30pm, At the American Legion Hall.5400 East Yale Avenue, Denver, CO 80222 We will be doing Auction Prep. Talking about the spring Auction. There will be bags available if anyone needs any. Also if you have questions about the auction website, and how to use it.

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Mission: A non-profit organization devoted to the furtherance of knowledge regarding cichlids and encouraging the keeping of cichlids as aquarium subjects Based in Denver, Colorado, the RMCA serves as the only dedicated Cichlid Club in the state of Colorado. For over 30 years, the club has been a resource and meeting place for hobbyists interested in these unique fishes. In 1973, several members of the Colorado Aquarium Society came together to form a new club, one dedicated to focusing on … Read More

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Those in the "know" in the RMCA understand that showing fish is not only a lot of fun, but can also be very profitable. First, second and third place fish in each category earn auction dollars, redeemable as cash towards your purchases at the next … Read more

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Membership to the RMCA is $20 per year, due January of every year. Membership applications any other time are not prorated. Meetings are the second Friday of each month unless otherwise posted. We meet 9 months out of the year, not in July, … Read More

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  RMCA 2025 FALL AUCTION at the D.C. OAKES HIGHSCHOOL SATURDAY OCTOBER 4th!961 S Plum Creek BlvdCastle Rock, CO 80104 Check in starts at 10amBidding Starts at 11amAuction ends when Last item is sold. Auctions are our primary fundraising events each … Read More

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