April Club Meeting
2025-04-05 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
Please note that this meeting and future meetings will be at a new location: 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN 37075.

Jordanna Twilley will be speaking on Aquatic Shrimp!

The meeting format is as follows:

Club announcements and information
Speaker Presentation
Auction

A few reminders for the meeting:

Please have all auction items bagged up prior to the meeting. Fish should be bagged in aquarium bags. Plants can be bagged in ziploc bags or containers without water.
If you arrive after the meeting has begun, please wait to bring auction items to the table until after the presentation portion of the meeting has concluded.
HAP and BAP online forms and information can be found on the home page of the website. Please fill forms out prior to the meeting.

Tour of Conservation Fisheries Inc.
2025-04-19 11:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Conservation Fisheries Inc., 3424 Division St, Knoxville, 37919, United States
CFI has kindly welcomed us to tour their facility on 4/19. CFI is a 501(3)c non-profit dedicated to the preservation of aquatic biodiversity in our rivers and streams. They have propagated over 80 non-game fish species, including some of the most imperiled in the southeastern United States.
Space is limited, so please RSVP using the Google Form linked below. CFI is located in Knoxville, TN, roughly a 3-hour drive from Nashville. We will be meeting at their facility at 12 PM EST (11 AM Central)

MCAS CFI Tour RSVP Form

MCAS Swap Meet
2025-05-03 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
The first MCAS Swap meet is scheduled for May 3rd from 11:00 AM to 3 PM Central. We have close to 20 vendors which will have a variety of aquatic related items such as fish, shrimp, plants, aquariums, equipment and more!

June Meeting
2025-06-07 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
Due to unfavorable river conditions and forecasted rain, we will be having a regular meeting instead of joining BFKA on the collecting trip. Due to the short notice, there will not be a speaker presentation, but will instead be a roundtable discussion.

Agenda
2:00 - 2:20 Club business, announcements
2:20 - 3:00 Speaker presentation
3:00 - 3:15 Q&A
3:15 - 3:45 Auction
3:45 - 4:00 Settle up & converse

July Meeting - Ken Normandin on Wild Fish Collecting
2025-07-12 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
The July meeting will feature a presentation from Ken Normandin on wild fish collecting.
Agenda
2:00 - 2:20 Club business, announcements
2:20 - 3:00 Speaker presentation
3:00 - 3:15 Q&A
3:15 - 3:45 Auction
3:45 - 4:00 Settle up & converse

August Meeting - topic TBD
2025-08-02 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
Agenda
2:00 - 2:20 Club business, announcements
2:20 - 3:00 Speaker presentation
3:00 - 3:15 Q&A
3:15 - 3:45 Auction
3:45 - 4:00 Settle up & converse

September Meeting - topic TBD
2025-09-06 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States

FALL SWAP
2025-10-11 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
MCAS is hosting our second swap. The first in the spring was a big hit! We'll have about two dozen vendors selling fish, plants, supplies, and everything in between.
The swap is a great place to get things you might have a hard time finding, get to meet other fish people, and maybe get a few great deals!
Entry is free.

November Meeting - topic TBD
2025-11-01 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States

End of Year Holiday Party
2025-12-06 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | TN
Location TBD

January Meeting - Fish Collecting in Uruguay
2026-01-03 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States

February Meeting - Breeding Corydoras with Daniel Fischer
2026-02-07 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
Club member, Danield Fischer, will share his experience breeding Corydoras catfish.
2:00 - 2:20 Club business, announcements
2:20 - 3:00 Speaker presentation
3:00 - 3:15 Q&A
3:15 - 3:45 Auction
3:45 - 4:00 Settle up & converse

March Meeting - Livebearers of the Limia Genus with John Tyler
2026-03-07 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
Club member John Tyler will share his experience and knowledge of the livebearing fish of the limia genus.
2:00 - 2:20 Club business, announcements
2:20 - 3:00 Speaker presentation
3:00 - 3:15 Q&A
3:15 - 3:45 Auction
3:45 - 4:00 Settle up & converse

April Meeting - Care, history, varieties, and breeding of Ram Cichlids with Eric Vezina
2026-04-11 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
Club member Eric Vezina will share his experience with this popular and beautiful fish (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi).
2:00 - 2:20 Club business, announcements
2:20 - 3:00 Speaker presentation
3:00 - 3:15 Q&A
3:15 - 3:45 Auction
3:45 - 4:00 Settle up & converse

Spring Swap
2026-05-02 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
We'll have about two dozen vendors selling fish, plants, supplies, and everything in between.
The swap is a great place to get things you might have a hard time finding, get to meet other fish people, and maybe get a few great deals!
Entry is free.

If you are interested in reserving a table, please sign up using the google form below.
MCAS Spring 2026 Table Registration Form

June Meeting - Topic TBD
2026-06-06 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
2:00 - 2:20 Club business, announcements
2:20 - 3:00 Speaker presentation
3:00 - 3:15 Q&A
3:15 - 3:45 Auction
3:45 - 4:00 Settle up & converse

July Meeting - What I learned keeping Killifish with Hannah Fry
2026-07-11 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States

August Meeting - Live Foods with Derek Wheaton from Conservation Fisheries Inc.
2026-08-01 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States
Friend of the club, Derek Wheaton, will join us from east Tennessee to talk about the operations and mission of Conservation Fisheries Inc.
To learn more about CFI, see Conservation Fisheries
2:00 - 2:20 Club business, announcements
2:20 - 3:00 Speaker presentation
3:00 - 3:15 Q&A
3:15 - 3:45 Auction
3:45 - 4:00 Settle up & converse

September Meeting - Topic TBD
2026-09-05 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States

October Meeting - Topic TBD
2026-10-03 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States

November Meeting - Topic TBD
2026-11-07 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | New Hope Church of Christ, 2600 New Hope Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075, United States

December Meeting - Holiday Gathering
2026-12-05 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | TN
Get together to celebrate the holidays and the new year!
