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The Waikato Aquarium society is proud to present to the public an Aquatic Exhibition at the Hamilton Garden Pavillion on the weekend of 9-10 April starting at 9.30am thru till 5pm daily. The aim of the Expo is to showcase to the public the hobby of fishkeeping including live displays, aquatic retailers selling various products, educational displays and much more. We also has raffles with prizes from major retailers and suppliers throughout New Zealand. Entry is only a GOLD COIN and all are welcome.Please see the attached poster for more informationPUBLIC CHOICE AQUARIUM COMPETITIONAs part of the Aquatic we are having a New Zealands first public choice aquarium competition. The objective of this competition is to showcase different aquariums to educate the public about our hobby. Thanks to Wonderworld Aquarium and Pet Centre in Rotorua (http://www.wonderworldpetcentre.co.nz/) for generously sponsored a major prize to the value of $800 for the best public choice selected aquarium. To enter you must be a financial member of the Waikato Aquarium Society or any of the FNZAS affilated club. To enter please contact Dave Dalziel or Trevor Collins. Here are couple guidelines for those who may be interested in entering The aquarium must be stand alone preferably on a stand as this allows us to place aquariums in the best position for the show. Keep it simple so no bigger than 200ltrs as moving aquariums is not an easy task Supply your own multiboard to power your aquarium The tank must be set up before the doors open on Saturday 9th April at 9.30am. Those entering have Friday 8th April to set up their aquarium. Aquatic Expo Poster Final.pdf

The Waikato Aquarium Society will be having a club meeting on Thursday 3rd March 16 at 7.00pm at the Waikato Commerce Club located at 197 Collingwood Stree Hamilton. At the March Club Monthly meeting, we have decided to up-size our normal sales table & make it into the Great Aquatic Swap meet. GOLD COIN ENTRY for non financial members.Come along, buy, sell, trade or swap anything aquatic or aquaria related. We are really excited to hold our swap meet and encourage you ALL to come along & bring your unneeded aquatic stuff - unwanted fish, aquatic plants & any aquaria accessories. Be prepared to take some items home as bargains will be readily available. Best to bring cash if you wish to purchase items.So come along have some fun & bag a bargain!See you there

Hi all. We will be having our February meeting on Thursday 4th February at the Waikato Commerce Club, 197 Collingwood Street, Hamilton starting at 7PM. Please come along and support the club. When you get to the club head to the Riesling Room, which is located at the back left inside the club. At the meeting we will have a catch up on what everyone’s been up to and also discuss upcoming club events. If you have anything to sell also bring them along. Below is a list of proposed upcoming events? Please note some of these are tentative and more information on these events will be sent out later on. Saturday 20th Feb – WAS road trip to Tauranga. Visit fish shops, etc. Thursday 3rd March. Club Meeting at Commerce Club. Aquatic Swap Meet. Weekend 9-10 April. Waikato Aquatic Expo 2016 at Hamilton Gardens Pavilion. End of April – Date TBA. Club Tank Crawl Early May – Club meeting at commerce Club and AGM Please come along and support the club. See you there

Hi all. We will be having our November meeting on Thursday 5th November at the Waikato Commerce Club, 197 Collingwood Street, Hamilton starting at 7PM. Please come along and support the club. Our guest speaker for the aquatic plant evening is Len Trigg. Len is an ex club member from about 15 years ago and is very knowledgeable about growing plants. He even makes his own fertilizer. An idea is that you all bring along cuttings of plants and Len will have a open discussion about types of plant how to propagate and grow them.

WAIKATO AQUARIUM SOCIETY TANK CRAWL. Saturday 17th October starting at 10am. Meet at the Hamilton Commerce Club Car Park, 197 Collingwood Street, Hamilton. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO FINANCIAL MEMBERS ONLY. If you want to come along its not too late to join the club. For those who haven’t been to a tank crawl before what happens is we visit the homes of members who have entered their tanks. We encourage everyone to either enter or just come along and view. The Tank crawl allows members to show off their tanks and also to get ideas and tips. If you don’t want to show your tanks you can still come along. IF YOU WISH TO ENTER YOUR TANK(S) FOR VIEWING. Contact Secretary Trevor Collins by PM on Facebook or email to [email protected]. Please tell us what tanks you are viewing and also your address. Cut off date is the Wednesday before the Tank Crawl. Members from other FNZAS clubs are also welcome to attend. MORE DETAILS ON THE DAY WHEN WE MEET WAS Registration Form.pdf

Hi all. Firstly I would like to thank our Club President Dave Dalziel for organising the molly hunt in Tokaanu last weekend. Dave's enthusiasm and commitment to club made this an enjoyable weekend. Hot pools were also great. It was a very enjoyable weekend and we also had other FNZAS members turn up. We also visited the Tongariro Trout Hatchery and for those who haven't been there I would highly recommend you go there. A bit wet and horrible weather but that didn't deter us from hunting mollys. Walking in the thermal swamp mud up to your knees was fun and there were hundreds of molly. I myself had some here at home and will be willing to pass them onto new homes once they have acclimatised and have grown. Plenty of photos on our Facebook page Also we will be having our October Tank crawl on Saturday 17th October so start preparing your tanks We will be having our September meeting on Thursday 1st October at the Waikato Commerce Club starting at 7PM. Please come along and support the club. Subject: Questions and Answers night. Come along with any questions you have and we will attempt to answer them. Usually on these nights we all learn a lot more about fish keeping. We will also have a sales table so bring along anything you want to sell. See you there Trevor Collins Secretary Waikato Aquarium Society

Here you go everyone. Some info on the Great Molly Hunt organised by the Waikato Aquarium Society. Also info on the clubs Facebook page. Photos below are from a previous molly hunt Cheers Trevor Secretary Waikato Aquarium Society CLUB EVENT. All other FNZAS Clubs are invited also THE GREAT MOLLY HUNT Weekend 19-20 September at Tokannu This is shaping up to be a great weekend out even for the family. If you are not aware on the southern end of Lake Taupo near Tokannu in some of the geothermal heated swamps there are small populations of wild mollies. A few years ago members of our club and other FNZAS clubs had an eventful weekend getting into the muddy swamp and catching the mollies. So we have decided to do it again. We already have a few members coming plus others from other clubs. On Saturday on the way down we will be visiting the Prawn Farm just before Taupo and then the trout hatchery in Turangi. Most of us have booked accomodation at the Oasis Motel for Saturday night. (Ph 07 386 8569 to book.) I believe they are doing discount if you mention that you are part of this event. Accommodation is running out quickly so book now. There are hot pools also so bring your Togs. On Saturday we all intend to meet at the Prawn Park in Taupo at 10am where we will have a tour and go prawn fishing for our lunch Then the National Trout Centre just south of Turangi at 1pm for a tour of hatchery with Doc rangers. On Sunday we will head to the swamp and attempt to catch some mollies. Bring along some old clothes as you will get muddy, You will also need old shoes, net, bucket, chilly bin with portable air pump and plenty of enthusiasm. For more info go to our Facebook page "Events" section or contact our Club President Dave Dalziel on 021 146 5215.

HI HALI Just turn up to our next meeting. Jono should be posting when on this site soon. Should be next Wednesday 5th Sept at 7pm. When you enter the Commerce club head thru the dining area out the back into the Riesling room. If you wish to join I will give you a form to fill out for membership. Part of the subscription goes towards capitation FNZAS. Being the treasurer I will pass this on to FNZAS. Will be good to see you there. Trevor

Anyone interested in joining the club are more than welcome to attend. Just bring yourself to the meeting. Info on the club including subscriptions on this website. Goto the home page then click "clubs" at the top of the page. Cheers Trevor

Had BBA in my tropical tanks about a month ago. double dose of flourish excel sorted the BBA.

I see that the Goldfish Bowl shop in Hamilton is about to transform into an upgraded bigger shop and will re-brand into their new name Pure Aquatics. Here is there facebook link. http://www.facebook.com/PureAquatics. Good for Hamilton fishkeepers