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This is the Home Page of the Greater Cincinnati Killifish Association (GCKA). We are an affiliate member of The American Killifish Association (AKA) . We are also members of The International Killifish Association. The AKA Homepage contains links to the pages of American killifish clubs; check for a club in your area. For more information on aquarist's organizations, check out the listings in Fish Club Central.

Purpose and Coverage

This affiliated Killifish Club is organized for the purpose of learning about killifish, their management, maintenance and breeding. The club draws its members from Ohio as far north as the Dayton and Columbus areas, from the Metropolitan Cincinnati area, and from as far south as central Kentucky. For information about the group and how you can become a member contact Tom Payne

Meetings

Meetings of the Greater Cincinnati Killifish Association are held monthly, usually on the first weekend of the month and varying from Friday night to Saturday or Sunday afternoons. Meetings are held at members' homes, alternating whenever possible between the Cincinnati and Dayton areas. Visitors are always welcome. For information on dates and locations, see Calendar of Events, below.

Useful Links

Many of our members maintain a variety of fish in addition to killifish, and have interests that encompass other areas of the hobby. This is a list of sites that have proven to contain information or graphics of interest to aquatic hobbyists in general. The list tends to change without notice, just as do the contents of the world wide web.

The Fishroom Library

A collection of articles, tips, and information about tropical fishkeeping in general, and killi-keeping in particular, from the pages of the G.C.K.A. Newsletter and other sources.

The Fishroom Library** contains articles from the G.C.K.A. Newsletter for the year 2006.

The Fishroom Library Archives contain articles from previous years' newsletters (1996-2005). They are broken down by subject and may (or may not) be grouped by years (1996-2000, 2001-2005). Note that those pages with a double asterisk (**) are currently under construction, and that all articles may not be currently available.

        Breeding Killifish (1996-2000)
        Breeding Killifish (2001-2005)
                   - articles about breeding fish, incubating and hatching eggs, and raising fry.
        Conservation and Species Maintenance (1996-2005)
                   -subjects of concern as the earth becomes more densely populated..
         Fishes (1996-2005)
                   - profiles of various species, with information on identification and maintenance.
        Foods and Feeding (1996-2000)
        Foods and Feeding (2001-2005)
                   - what to feed your fish. Live foods, dry foods, paste foods.
        General (1996-2000)
        General (2001-2005)
                    - articles that cover a wide range, and don't fit into any other category.
        Plants (1996-2005) - the botanic side of aquatics.

All material is copyright © G.C.K.A. or Donna M. Recktenwalt, unless otherwise noted. Reproduction is permitted for non-commercial purposes only (i.e., club bulletins). We do request that you provide source credit, and send us a copy of the publication in which the article appears. Please forward to G.C.K.A., c/o Recktenwalt, 4337 Ridgepath Drive, Dayton, OH 45424.

Calendar of Events

An ever changing list of upcoming events of interest to aquarists and killikeepers in the general
Ohio/Indiana/Kentucky area.

G.C.K.A. Events

Saturday, May 3 (postponed from March 8, 2008) -- GCKA members participate in the Columbus Area Fish Enthusiasts (CAFE) swap meet and sale, Columbus, Ohio. For details, see http://www.columbusfishclub.org/swapmeet.php . If you wish to sell at the GCKA table, please contact Tom Payne at paynedds@earthlink.net.

Saturday, May 17, 2:00 p.m. -- Regular meeting hosted by Doug Singer. Northern Hill Christian Church, 4945 West National Road, Clayton, OH 45315 (northwest Dayton). Take I-70 to Exit 26 (Hoke Road); go north on Hoke Road to US 40 (National Road); turn left (west) on National; go1/2 mile to meeting site.