{"id":6224,"date":"2023-10-18T15:54:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T20:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/?p=6224"},"modified":"2023-10-20T20:29:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T01:29:11","slug":"october-23-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/october-23-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"October 23 Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hiya folks!<\/p>\n<p>It is almost that time again, our next meeting will be October 23, and we have a wonderful guest speaker for the night. Eleonor will be presenting Labyrinth Fish: so much more than betta splendens.<\/p>\n<p>Eleonore Schmidt has been an avid fish keeper for over 25 years. She has had the opportunity to work in many (tropical) countries and combines work with her hobby through meeting other hobbyists and fishing fieldtrips. Although she has been and is keeping other fish, her passion are labyrinth fish and badis, the topic of this meeting&#8217;s presentation. As the title indicates, she will be speaking about the lesser known but not less interesting species from this family, including her own personal experiences with several of these fish.<\/p>\n<p>As always, if you have stuff to sell, we can set up vendors tables, so bring cash if you are looking to shop..<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget, we have door prizes too!<\/p>\n<p>See you then!<\/p>\n<p>Jody<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Meeting Location\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ovas.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=934dc4f6ff8977864367dbeea&amp;id=42f6f125d1&amp;e=4f05d6005b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.A. Dulude Arena<\/a><br \/>\n941 Clyde Avenue, Ottawa, ON<br \/>\n(It is near the former Canadian Tire building on\u00a0Carling Ave.)<\/p>\n<p>Starts at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other fishkeeping notes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates to remember:<\/strong><br \/>\nMon Nov 27th, Fish and Plant auction<br \/>\nMon Jan 22nd, Meeting<br \/>\nMon Feb 26th, Meeting<br \/>\nMon Mar 25th, Meeting<br \/>\nMon Apr 22nd, Meeting<br \/>\nMon May 27th, Meeting<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are still looking to confirm a location for our Giant Auction in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>OVAS\u00a0memberships can be renewed for the\u00a02023-2024\u00a0season at monthly\u00a0meetings or <a href=\"https:\/\/ovas.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=934dc4f6ff8977864367dbeea&amp;id=dcb2b062c3&amp;e=4f05d6005b\">ONLINE<\/a>.\u00a0 Last season memberships expired on September 31, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Consider listing your aquarium\u00a0items for sale in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OVAS Classifieds<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>This is a FREE event sponsored by the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society. Anyone with an interest in aquariums and related hobbies is welcome to attend. OVAS presentations are a great place to meet other aquarium hobbyists, exchange ideas and learn more about fish and aquatic plant keeping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor<\/strong>\u00a0discounts for members:<br \/>\nPonds &amp; Aquaria<br \/>\nBig Al\u2019s *<br \/>\nCritter Jungle *<br \/>\nLa Niche &amp; Moi *<br \/>\n<strong>* 10% discount<\/strong>\u00a0for aquarium-related goods and livestock. Please see the sponsor for restrictions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy fish keeping!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/\">www.ovas.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OttawaValleyAquariumSociety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facebook.com\/OttawaValleyAquariumSociety\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ovas_ca\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram @ovas_ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hiya folks! It is almost that time again, our next meeting will be October 23, and we have a wonderful guest speaker for the night. Eleonor will be presenting Labyrinth Fish: so much more than betta splendens. Eleonore Schmidt has been an avid fish keeper for over 25 years. 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