GWAPA welcomed Hiep Hong, a very talented U.S. aquascaper, for our February meeting. Hiep placed 4th in the 2018 IAPLC, the highest ranking of any U.S. aquascaper. Twenty three people came to watch Hiep do a live demo on how he builds an aquascape. UNS kindly donated the tank, filter, light, and plants for him to use.

Happy New Years, everyone! The first meeting of the year had about 25 people come to Viktor’s house to hear Cavan talk about aquatic plants, focusing on the genus, Gratiola , and his adventures in gathering specimens of these plants.

A large group of GWAPA members gathered at Glen Echo Park to celebrate another wonderful year of friends, fish, and aquascaping! A special thank you to Nick Kinser, who graciously hosted us at Glen Echo, where he works.