Hi! Welcome to Brooklyn Aquarium Society.
We are a friendly, family oriented, non-profit organization which welcomes hobbyists who want to learn more about aquaria keeping, and want to share their expertise with others. The Society is multi faceted, with interests; from marine fish and reef keeping to freshwater tropical fish and plants to goldfish and ponds. See ya around!
by undisclosed on Nov.27, 2013, under Announcements
Our new sponsor New Island Aquarium, 1963 Utica Avenue (between Ave. K & L in Brooklyn) – will have a 25% off livestock and a 10% off dry goods sale this Friday [Black Friday]. Mention you’re a BAS member and you will get an additional 5% off any livestock! Brooklyn Zoo & Aquarium, 2377 Ralph [...]
by undisclosed on Nov.26, 2013, under President's Message
Dear Aquarist, November event was an interesting meeting. Our guest speaker for the evening was John Coppolino. John’s topic for the evening was “SPS Success”. Although the coral pictures and John’s methodology in growing them successfully was very interesting I think most people were interested in his new home which has a 1,300 gallon marine [...]
by undisclosed on Oct.15, 2013, under President's Message
Dear Aquarist, Happy Halloween! I’m afraid we didn’t have any pumpkins at our Giant Auction, but we had plenty of fish, plants, corals, filters, lights and aquariums. There was plenty of haunting going around or maybe that was hawking our wonderful shirts, donated books and magazines and our donated items at our freshwater and marine [...]
by undisclosed on Oct.10, 2013, under Announcements
We will once again be having a 50/50 split on donated livestock only (corals, fish and plants in good health) for members only. Members must sign in at the donation desk that they want 50% of whatever their livestock items are auctioned for (no reserves). The total of all donations must be greater than $5 [...]
by undisclosed on Sep.26, 2013, under President's Message
Dear Aquarist, September has arrived and with it is the start of a new year for BAS. So to kick off the year with a jump start, we had a very special guest speaker – me! I must admit my talk was mesmerizing. It was a fun topic called “Knowledge of Useless Stuff I Acquired.” [...]
by undisclosed on Jun.14, 2013, under Announcements, BAS Events, Hobby Related News
FIRST ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST – Take your best shot! FLYER: Front | Back Deadline – September 30th, 2013 Freshwater Categories: Best Aquascape Best Nano Aquarium (2 ½ – 10 gallons) Best Med-sized aquarium (15 – 40 gallons) Best Large aquarium (50 + gallons) Spectacular Freshwater Fish Most Fabulous Plant Most Amazing Freshwater Invert Best Freshwater [...]
by undisclosed on Jun.13, 2013, under President's Message
Dear Aquarist, June has come and gone. June marks the end of our fiscal year and we plan on having a much needed rest over July and August. June was also club officer and Board member elections and we basically have the same crew as last year with one exception. Mike Roman must leave his [...]
by undisclosed on May.22, 2013, under President's Message
Dear Aquarist, May, what a beautiful month! Not only does it bring flowers, but it brings our Giant Auction. What a great array of fine aquatic creatures donated by our members and friends! There were over 200 items at the auction and everyone left with great bargains. There were freshwater fish, marine fish, corals and [...]
by joe.g on Apr.29, 2013, under Uncategorized
TILIPIA MARIAE This beautiful yellow and green cichlid from Africa would be a great addition to any aquarium. The Tilipia Mariae, also known as Tiger Tilipia and Tilipia Marie, is not your average African cichlid. It is not well known or a publicized aquarium fish and that is why it’s not easy to acquire, but [...]
by undisclosed on Apr.14, 2013, under President's Message
Dear Aquarist, The month of April was a busy month for our speaker Mark Denaro. Last week, he gave a couple of wonderful presentations at the Northeast Council convention in Connecticut and last night he was with us in Brooklyn. He sure does move around. Mark is the President of the Bucks County Aquarium Society [...]
by undisclosed on Mar.16, 2013, under President's Message
Dear Aquarist, Our monthly events seem to be on shaky ground. Our November meeting didn’t happen because of Hurricane (tropical storm) Sandy. Our February meeting never happened because of Blizzard Nemo. This event came close to being cancelled because of the snowstorm that hit our area. The weather man predicted that the snow would stop [...]
by undisclosed on Feb.20, 2013, under Announcements
We will once again be having a 50/50 split on donated livestock only (corals, fish and plants in good health) for members only. Members must sign in at the donation desk that they want 50% of whatever their livestock items are auctioned for (no reserves). The total of all donations must be greater than $5 [...]
by undisclosed on Feb.16, 2013, under President's Message
February’s meeting never happened. Unfortunately, no one was able to hear and see Kathy Cardineau’s presentation on “Ponds – The Easy Way.” I personally was looking forward to enjoying her lecture because I want to have a large (for Brooklyn) pond in the back yard of my new house this spring. We had another BAS [...]
by undisclosed on Feb.09, 2013, under Announcements
Thanks to The Brooklyn Zoo for their generous donation and their continued support to the Brooklyn Aquarium Society. Please visit their website at http://brooklynzooandaquarium.com/ Remember to show them your BAS membership card to both show your support and get additional discount. Once again, thank you!
by undisclosed on Feb.08, 2013, under Announcements, BAS Events
Dear members, It is with deep regret that we must cancel our February 8th ”Ponds; the easy way” by Kathy Cardineau event due to severe storm warning for our area. Please note that there will be NO meeting tonight. The next meeting is scheduled for March 8th, 2013 and will feature Kevin Kohen of LiveAquaria.com The [...]
by undisclosed on Jan.24, 2013, under President's Message
Happy New Year for 2013 from all of us at BAS! February marks our 102nd year of providing education, encouragement and enlightenment for the maintenance and prosperity of our aquatic creatures and plants. Our January guest speaker was Joe Yaiullo, curator of the Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center, located in Riverhead, Long Island. Joe’s [...]
by undisclosed on Dec.04, 2012, under President's Message
Our November event was the first event that had to be cancelled due to the weather in many years. I think the last time we cancelled a meeting was 20 years ago when Seth Kolker was President. The reason we had to cancel back then was that a large snowstorm had deposited several feet of [...]
