Rocky Mountain Cichlid Association

The Official Web Site of the RMCA

The Rocky Mountain Cichlid Association

What we are about.

The RMCA was made to bring cichlid and aquarium hobbyists together, in a family friendly environment, for fellowship. By joining, and coming to meetings, auctions, gatherings, and parties, us cichlid nerds have a place where we can feel normal with each other, and be around other people with one common interest. FISH! Gain Knowledge, Buy, Trade, Sell, we aim to have our members feel welcomed, weather you are a beginner, or an expert. We Welcome all ages, including kids who are trying to get into the hobby, for they are the future after all! We hope to see you at the next meeting!

March Meeting (3/18 7pm) – Special LFS Visit!

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MEETING! SPECIAL LOCATION!
Friday March 18th

LOCATION
18757 E Hampden Pl #160
Aurora, CO 80013

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

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This Months meeting will be held at Aquatic Kingdom Aquariums!
Jason Alahuzos has invited us to come hang out, and check out his shop before it opens!

We will be having our Mini Auction featuring fish from Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish, from davesfish.com. Please check out his site!

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We will be having a modified pot luck. The main dish (chicken wings) will be provided by the club, please bring a dessert or a side dish.

BOWL SHOW CATEGORIES for March

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.
OPEN CLASS—Fry (5 MIN. < 1.5″)
(To view upcoming  Bowl Show Categories visit the link below.
http://rmcichlid.org/bowl-shows/)

Spring Auction – March 5 @ 10:00 AM – NEW LOCATION!!!

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The RMCA Fall Auction is Saturday, March 5th at the Colorado Academy

(!!! NEW LOCATION !!!). Colorado Academy 3800 South Pierce Street
Denver, CO 80235 United States + Google Map
CA Building/Parking Map

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Note: that we 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

February – Mini Auction (2/12/2016) @7pm

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Here is the list of the fish coming in from Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish for this month’s Mini Auction! Dave has been a HUGE Supporter of the club.  Please go to http://www.davesfish.com/ To show Dave your support for him.

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1 x Synodontis clarias
6 x Aulonocara stuartgranti “Chitimba Bay Deep”
5 x Altolamprologus compressiceps “Chaitika”
6 x Metriaclima sp. “Zebra Chilumba, Maison Reef”
5 x Paretroplus maculatus (Rare Madagascar Cichlid)
6 x Mylochromis sphaerodon
6 x Lamprologus brevis “Kitumba”

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January 2016: Mini Auction

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Here is the list of the fish coming in from Dave’s Rare Aquarium Fish for this month’s Mini Auction! Dave has been a HUGE Supporter of the club.  Please go to
http://www.davesfish.com/
To show Dave your support for him.

Here is the list (see the pictures below)!

Bag of 6 Aulonocara korneliae Chizumulu
Bag of 6 Protomelas spilonotus Mara Rocks
Bag of 6 Metriaclima sp. “Zebra Long Pelvic” Mdoka
Bag of 6 Pundamilia macrocephala Python Island
Bag of 6 ‘Lamprologus’ callipterus
1 bonded pair Neolamprologus buescheri Cape Kachese

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About RMCA

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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Bowl Shows

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

Membership

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

Auctions

  RMCA 2026 SPRING AUCTION at the D.C. OAKES HIGHSCHOOL SATURDAY March 7th!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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