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The Capital Cichlid Association is a 100% volunteer-run organization. For this reason, the best thing you can donate is your time or expertise.

Support the Capital Cichlid Association

The Capital Cichlid Association is a 100% volunteer-run organization, and the most valuable contribution you can make is your time and expertise.

However, we understand that work and family commitments can make volunteering difficult. If you're unable to give your time, a financial donation is the next best way to support the club. Your contributions help cover essential costs, including:

  • Meeting space rentals
  • Speaker honorariums and travel expenses
  • Group buy expenses (e.g., next-day shipping for livestock)
  • Social events like our annual picnic and holiday party

Ways to Contribute

Sponsor Donations

Explore the sponsorship tiers to see how you can support the club at Tier I, Tier II, or Tier III levels.

Individual Donations

Make a difference with a contribution of any amount. Donate now and help sustain our community.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Join us in making a direct impact.

Learn more about volunteering with the club

Your generosity—whether through time, expertise, or financial support—keeps our community thriving. Thank you for being a part of it!

Recent Threads

In person May 10, 2025 - CCA Group Auction @ John F. Kennedy High School: 1901 Randolph Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902

We have created an auction for the May 10, 2025 in-person CCA meeting. Users of the website must register on the CCA MyGroupAuction website: mygroupauctions.com. Sellers are encouraged to upload a photo of the fish/item to be auctioned. These items can be viewed by all registered users before the auction.

CCA's board of directors has voted to allow the use of the minimum bid space on the MY GROUP AUCTIONS (MGA) website. Specifically the BOD approved the use of the minimum bid in the following manner: Bidding for any item with a minimum bid on its label will start at that amount and proceed as normal for any auction. If the minimum bid is not met, the owner of the item will take the item back into his possession. If the owner is not present to take back his item that did not sell, the minimum bid indicated on the label will not be in effect and so there will be minimum bid on the item.

Please try to bring something for the auction. If you can make it a donation, so much the better. It's our club. If we want to keep it healthy, we all need to play a role.

If you have any questions, please ask.


Please review the auction rules.
https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/auction-rules/

Freshwater Collecting Trip!

Hi everyone, we are planning to go on a freshwater collecting trip! For everyone who joined us for our last adventure collecting brackish fish, you know how much fun this is!

Our fearless leader, Kevin, will be leading us again. Exact location is TBD, but will be somewhere in MD or VA. Our planned date is JUNE 29 so mark your calendars and let us know if you'll be joining us by responding to this thread. Hope to see you there! More details will be shared as the date approaches.

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Hiring Part-time help

Ever thought about working in a field that you love and grow more in your hobby? Capital Exotic Fish is one of the leading stores in the DMV area that specializes in community fish, nano fish, discus, shrimps, and live aquarium plants. We have a very large customer base that is learning all the way up to breeding fish for us and as our demand keeps growing, we are looking for more help. We offer competitive pay starting out at $18 an hour and up based on experience. We are looking for someone who can work weekends and 1-2 days during the week to assist our customers with help on their aquariums. Experience is preffered but happy to train as well. If interested, please contact us at chris@capitalexoticfish.com or call us at 202-506-5476.

40 Gallon Acrylic Tank with included bio-filter, poret foam pre-filter pump and choice of LED lights.

For sale, 40 Gallon Acrylic Tank with included bio-filter, poret foam pre-filter and pump. $200 OBO

For reference this is the tank as commercially listed:

For lighting, you can choose between an Aqueon 30 inch LED light or a 36 inch current USA 12000K LED strip.

Tank dimensions are 36" wide X 15"deep by 14" high with the filter and heater area about 4" wide.

Includes Poret foam pre-filter, bio-balls for bio-filtration and return pump.

Pickup in Olney, MD or can deliver to a CCA meeting. Very light weight, one person can easily carry it.

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Front
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Rear of tank including pump on left and poret pre-filter on right. Bio media goes in middle plus there is space for a heater.
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Current USA LED strip
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Aqueon LED
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bio balls
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Acrylic care supplies

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