Please join us, this Wednesday evening, August 20, 2025, at 7:00 for this month's Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island meeting.
This month's speaker is Richard Pierce giving his talk: Introduction to Killifish
Killifish are one of the least understood groups of aquarium fish to the average aquarium keeper. With a few exceptions, they are not carried by most aquarium stores. If one does come across an article on killifish or a photo, they find that species almost impossible to acquire.
This talk will introduce you to the different groups of killifish. I will cover how to set up an aquarium for killifish, how to maintain different species and how to breed killifish. I will also tell you find killifish.
Richard Pierce has been keeping aquariums for as long as he can remember. He has been keeping and breeding killifish since the early 2000s. He is currently the President of the Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island, President of the Southern New England Killifish Association, and Treasurer for the Northeast Council of the Aquarium Societies. He currently maintains around 80 aquaria mostly containing killifish, wild-type livebearers and tetras.
Before the meeting, we will be having dinner at Gregg's Restaurant at 1940 Pawtucket Ave East Providence, RI 02914. If you would like to join us for dinner, please let me know so we can get a large enough table for everyone.
We also have our usual meeting activities. You may bring any fish or plants you are submitting for the BAP or HAP for auction. You may also bring up to 3 lots for a Buck-a-Bag auction. We plan to have refreshments, a raffle and a short business meeting.
The address of our Wednesday meeting is 19 Mohawk Drive, Riverside, Rhode Island. Mohawk Drive is directly off of Rt 114, the Wampanoag Trail in Riverside. Route 114 is a divided road at the entrance to Mohawk Road. If you are coming from the North you need to go past it to the next turnaround, which is on the left just past the "Welcome to Barrington" Sign. After you turn around, Mohawk Road will be on your right a short distance past the "Anchor Bay Assisted Living" sign. There is a Blue and White sign at the entry of Mohawk Road for the Riverside Sportsmans Association. The building is at the end of the road.
