Title of the Talk: Cultivation over Exploitation

Jebriel’s lecture topic is going to be on how to properly cultivate Bucephalandra in the aquarium alongside how to properly identify (or try to) the species you’re keeping. He will be sharing a few of the species he has dissected and how he went about identifying them. He will also share a ‘How To’ on growing Bucephalandra terrestrially and cultivating emersed plants. He will be going over the difference between ‘Epiphytic & Rheophytic’ plants and how we have been using the incorrect terms for years and the importance of cultivation. He will have a Q & A after the talk as well.

About the Speaker:

Jebriel Houdroj is a proud Lebanese American born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. He works at The Wetspot Tropical Fish in Portland Oregon as a store manager and has been the plant specialist for 5 years now. He has been keeping aquariums on and off for over 12 years. Though his love for aquatic flora didn’t start until about 7 years ago. In his free time outside of work, he cultivates and documents his process of (amateurly) dissecting species of Bucephalandra and their inflorescences. His interest in Bucephalandra species started in 2018 due to finding out their endangered status and has only grown since then. His goal is to help stop the misinformation spread in the hobby about Bucephalandra and other Rheophytic plants and also inform people on the importance of cultivation over exploitation.

Location: 4909 Erie St, Annandale, VA 22003

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Time: 1:00 PM

Our August picnic will be held at Tim Koles’ home in Glenn Dale, MD on Saturday, August 28th at noon. Come see the landscape of one of our pond gurus at his place in Glenn Dale, MD, and enjoy some good food while doing so. GWAPA will provide hotdogs/hamburgers, and please let us know what potluck item you’ll be bringing on our forum. Note: we ask that all attendees be vaccinated for COVID, and mask up anytime you enter the house. The majority of the meeting will be held outdoors. If you’re not okay with this, please skip this meeting. (more…)

Unfortunately, Gary Lange will not be able to speak to us. We will aim to reschedule him for a future meeting.

On June 26th at 1:00pm, Gary Lange will speak to us about Water Plants that have clogged my nets or made me face plant in West Papua. Please join us on Zoom.