SAN FRANCISCO AQUARIUM SOCIETY
livebearers
Friday, Jan 3rd, 2025 @ 7 PM PST
location
St. Francis Episcopal Church
Parrish Hall
399 San Fernando Way
San Francisco, CA 94127
Greetings SFAS Aquarists,
We are excited to announce that SFAS will be hosting Richard “Rit” Forcier on jan 3rd, 2025. Richard will be presenting about livebearer.
About the speaker:
He has kept tropical fish for over 55 years, and, before retiring, maintained 60
tanks for 10 years.
Past president of three different aquarium societies.
He has been asked to present on Livebearers by over 36 different clubs in the
USA, Canada, England, Scotland, Mexico and Holland.
Co-founder and first President of the Northeast Livebearers Association
Served as Director, Vice Chair and Chairman of the American Livebearers
Association.
Awarded the Betty Meuller Honor by the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies
in 2006.
Awarded the honor of Fellow by the American Livebearer Association in 2021.
The accompanying photo was taken in Huesteca Canyon, Mexico, the former
home of Xipherous couchianus, the Monterrey Platy.
After the presentation we will have Auction, Auction is open to the public. Anyone is welcome to bid on items for sale at the auction, but selling is limited to SFAS members only.
For Sellers: Please be familiarized with the Auction rules which can be found here
SFAS IN-PERSON MEETINGS
Join the San Francisco Aquarium Society at:
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St. Francis Episcopal Church
Parrish Hall
399 San Fernando Way
San Francisco, CA 94127
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Check out our Meetings page for a list of speakers and topics that have been scheduled for 2022.
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Established in 1923 in association with The Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco Aquarium Society (SFAS) is the West Coast's original tropical fish club. Each month we host a lecture on how to breed a particular species, how to grow beautiful aquarium plants, how genetics is used to predict environmental impact, virtual tours of club member aquaria, aquaponics, collecting across the world, or anything else on topic.