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  2. CCA Breaks the 1/4 million mark! Over 250,000 posts on the CCA forum!
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  1. Forum and CCA News

    1. Club Announcements

      Capital Cichlid Association Club Announcements. Only Moderators or Admin can post here.
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      1. Next Meeting

      2. Past years speaker list and schedules

      CSnyder00 Latest: Winter is coming...Club Elections too! by CSnyder00 Oct 18, 2017 at 3:24 PM
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    2. General Meeting Discussion

      Who's Bringing food, discussion of what will be happening at the meeting, as well as post meeting comments.
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      Becca Latest: Seller of tiny bags of shrimp? by Becca Oct 17, 2017 at 11:58 AM
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    3. Forum Announcements

      Important announcements forum the forum administration or post your suggestions here.
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      chriscoli Latest: JAMES RIVER AQUARIUM SOCIETY 3RD ANNUAL ALL DAY AUCTION by chriscoli Sep 19, 2017
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    4. Introduce Yourselves

      Come here for the howdy-dos and ask membership questions.
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      CichlidDan Latest: Hello There by CichlidDan Oct 13, 2017 at 7:55 AM
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    5. The Big Fish Deal 5

      An area to discuss everything about The Big Fish Deal #5 March 10-12, 2017
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      1. Big Fish Deal 5 Pre-orders and Group Buys

      FishEggs Latest: BFD video from Pecktec by FishEggs Mar 26, 2017
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    6. Other or past CCA Shows and Events

      A place to discuss upcoming CCA shows or to look back at photos from past shows
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      1. AquaMania2 - The Big Fish Deal

      2. AquaMania2013

        1. AquaMania2013 Registration

        2. AquaMania2013 Hotel

        3. AquaMania2013 Schedule

        4. AquaMania2013 Kids Contest

        5. AquaMania2013 Aquarium Beautiful

        6. AquaMania2013 Market Place

      3. The Big Fish Deal 4 March 2016

        1. The BFD Aquarium Beautiful contest

        2. The BFD MarketPlace

        4. The BFD Vendor preorder/ group buys

        5. The BFD Volunteer area

        6. The BFD4 Officlal Photo Thread

      4. AM3 The Big Fish Deal

      Pat Kelly Latest: BFD by Pat Kelly May 5, 2016
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    7. Community Bulletin

      This area is for posts of events and meetings for sister clubs and other aquarium related groups.
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      FishEggs Latest: LED meeting at one of the clubs? by FishEggs Oct 17, 2017 at 9:07 AM
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    8. What's happening in the ACA

      A section to keep you up to date with the ACA.
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      dogofwar Latest: ACA 2017 Trip Report by dogofwar Jul 28, 2017
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  2. CCA Contests and Promotions

    1. Photo of The Month

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      1. Winner Archives

      2. Poll Archives

      CSnyder00 Latest: October 2017 POTM Voting by CSnyder00 Oct 18, 2017 at 9:30 PM
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    2. Grow Out Contest

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      CSnyder00 Latest: How does this work? by CSnyder00 Jan 19, 2016
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  3. Species Talk

    1. New World

      Discuss Central & South American Cichlids.
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      Ally Latest: Black Convict Cichlid fry by Ally Oct 19, 2017 at 4:14 PM
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    2. Old World

      Discuss African, West African and other world Cichlids.
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      alicia Latest: Mbuna Species Interbreeding? by alicia Sep 15, 2017
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    3. Non-Cichlid

      Discuss other freshwater, saltwater and invertebrates.
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      Andrewtfw Latest: Blue Emperor Tetra by Andrewtfw Jun 10, 2017
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    4. Bottom Dwellers

      Discuss Catfish, Plecos & Stingrays.
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      mchambers Latest: Eric Bodrock on Breeding Corydoras by mchambers Oct 7, 2017
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  4. General Fish Talk

    1. General Fish Talk

      Just your general fish stuff.
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      Fishn' Latest: I enjoy... by Fishn' Oct 19, 2017 at 10:46 AM
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    2. Your Fishroom

      An area to discuss your fishroom build, plans, changes, and general pictures
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      CSnyder00 Latest: Cork sheet as backing by CSnyder00 Oct 16, 2017 at 12:45 PM
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    3. Equipment & DIY Ideas

      Discuss all hardware - bought or created.
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      FredKing217 Latest: Those clear tubes? by FredKing217 Oct 8, 2017
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    4. Food, Water & Health

      Discuss nutrition, water conditions and disease.
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      CSnyder00 Latest: Smaller water changes better? by CSnyder00 Oct 18, 2017 at 9:27 PM
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    5. Live Food

      Discussion area for live foods and their use.
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      JLW Latest: Safe way of killing mosquito larvae? by JLW Aug 20, 2017
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    6. Plants, Ponds & Planted Tanks

      Discuss aquascaping, biotopes and outdoor ponds.
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      Cal Latest: White Cloud Fry! by Cal Oct 17, 2017 at 1:45 PM
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  5. Marketplace

    1. Marketplace

      Sell, buy or swap your stuff.
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      Becca Latest: FS: Dicrossus maculatus by Becca Oct 19, 2017 at 5:08 PM
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    2. CCA Sponsor - AquaPharm

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      mchambers Latest: AquaPharm Summer Discount by mchambers Jul 2, 2015
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    3. CCA Sponsor - Batfish Aquatics

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      dogofwar Latest: AquaScaping Materials by dogofwar Oct 19, 2017 at 8:39 AM
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    4. CCA Sponsor - Cichlids Are Special

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      DiscusnAfricans Latest: Last Chance for October Meeting-Update for week by DiscusnAfricans Oct 14, 2017 at 9:45 PM
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    5. CCA Sponsor - Daves Rare Aquarium Fish

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      CSnyder00 Latest: Ordering by CSnyder00 Apr 23, 2017
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    6. CCA Sponsor - House of Tropicals

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      Pat Kelly Latest: House of Tropicals turns 50! by Pat Kelly May 10, 2017
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    7. CCA Sponsor - Invertebrates by Msjinkzd

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      Andrewtfw Latest: Planning to be at the November meeting!!! by Andrewtfw Nov 11, 2016
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    8. CCA Sponsor - Paradigm Fish Food

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      dogofwar Latest: Introduction by dogofwar Oct 22, 2014
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    9. CCA Sponsor - Super Cichlids

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      dogofwar Latest: Spin the Wheel with SuperCichlids @ the Aug 12 BBQ! by dogofwar Aug 11, 2017
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    10. CCA Sponsor - Stith Aquatics

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      fish608 Latest: Blackworms and fish FS!! by fish608 May 26, 2014
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    11. CCA Sponsor - Tannin Aquatics

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      Tannin Aquatics Latest: How deep...is your love? by Tannin Aquatics Feb 15, 2017
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    12. CCA Sponsor - Terri's Aquatic Addiction

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      Terri Latest: LOWER PRICES ON MUCH OF REMAINING CATCON STOCK! by Terri Nov 4, 2016
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    13. CCA Sponsor - Yourfishstuff.com

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      yourfishstuff Latest: Your Fish Stuff: Black Friday Deals by yourfishstuff Nov 23, 2016
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  6. CCA Members Forums

    1. Members Discussion

      Open discussion for club issues.
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    2. Board Minutes

      Posting of Board Meeting Minutes
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    3. Breeder's Award Program

      Post your spawning activity here.
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    4. BAP Participants

      Forum area for participants to keep track of their breeding progress.
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    5. Photo Workshop

      Contests, techniques and photographic hardware discussions.
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    6. Spring 2013 CCA Convention

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    7. CCA Member Group Buys

      Forum area for the discussion of CCA approved Group buys
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    8. The Biotope

      Publication and submission issues.
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  7. CCA C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program

    1. General Discussion

      General talk about the CARES program
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    2. Neotropical Cichlid Species

      South and Central American species-specific CARES discussion
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    3. African Rift Lake Cichlid Species

      Lake Victoria, Malawi and Tangyanika species-specific CARES discussion
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    4. Other African Cichlid Species

      Westies, Malagasy and other African species-specific CARES discussion
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    5. Non-Cichlid Species

      All other species-specific CARES discussion
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  8. Others

    1. Photo & Tank Gallery

      Show us your fish and tanks.
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      CSnyder00 Latest: This kid has a bright future by CSnyder00 Oct 16, 2017 at 12:47 PM
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    2. Just Kickin' It Lounge

      Open discussion to talk about anything non-fish related.
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      1. THE CAPITAL CICHLID ASSOCIATION FANTASY FOOTBALL L

      2. The Official Capital Cichlid Association Fantasy H

      b considine Latest: Those petsmart fish must be worth more now days? by b considine Oct 12, 2017
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