GWAPA invited past president of NANFA, Bob Bock, to speak about native sunfish at our June 2008 meeting in Silver Spring, MD. While this does not sound like a plant topic, it meshes well with our two part native habitat theme for the May and June meetings. In May, Nancy Rybicki of the US Geological Survey talked about native plants, and in June Bob Bock filled the gap by speaking about native fish. Bob did a good job recommending which native fish are suitable for a planted aquarium.

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Ghazanfar Ghori hosted the April 2008 meeting at his home in Brambleton, VA, and presented the second of a two-part aquascaping series. This time, Ghazanfar talked about the planting and maintenance of plants in the aquarium. He also discussed plants suitable for our 2.5G aquascaping contest that kicked off this month. He was able to use his own beautiful tanks as examples of the techiniques he was describing.

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Don Snyder hosted GWAPA’s March 2008 meeting at his home in Catonsville, MD. Ghazanfar Ghori presented the first of a two-part Aquascaping 101 series, with the second installment coming in April. With another record turnout, the house was packed, and the auction was full of a fantastic array of plants.

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