NOV 2026: PISCINE DISEASES AND PATHOGENS : SPEAKER GERALD GRIFFIN (TULSA, OK)

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NWAAS In-person meeting and program:
November 14th, 2026 at 11:00am
Piscine Diseases and Pathogens
Speaker: Gerald Griffin (Tulsa, OK and OKAA President)

This talk Gerald gives an overview of common, and some uncommon, Piscine Diseases and Pathogens. Starting with overview of a healthy fish, keeping fish healthy, good water quality, water chemistry, the nitrogen cycle and more. And how these factors can contribute, both positively and negatively, to the health of our aquarium fish.

Gerald will also go over 20+ diseases and pathogens, as well as recommended treatment options. Concluding with an overview on medications that home aquarist have access to.

About this Speaker:
I first started keeping fish at the age of nine and by ten bred my first fish species, Colisa lalia, followed shortly by Colisa chuna (sota), Colisa fasciata, and labiosa. At the age of twelve, I read All About Bettas by Walt Maurus and fell in love with wild Bettas. The only problem was that in the 1970s, I could not find any living in Oklahoma. By the time I went to college, I found articles on wild Bettas in the school library, joined the International Betta Congress, started corresponding with various fish keepers, found some wild Betta stocks, and started collecting them and writing articles. Around the year 2000, I got hit with the Betta bug again and started keeping domestics. As soon as I did, the wild Betta bug hit me again, and I went crazy collecting them. I currently run over 80 tanks dedicated to various fish. As I became more involved in my local fish club the Oklahoma City Aquarium Association, I started keeping a variety of species and have since spawned various Barbs, African Cichlids, Killifish, Native American fish, American Cichlids, Livebearers, and a number of miscellaneous fishes and have recently diverged into salt water fishes (clownfish and seahorses) however wild Bettas and Anabantoids will always be my first love and the primary fish I keep. I am currently the Treasurer of the International Betta Congress. I am also involved in my Local Aquarium Association, serving as BAP chair of the Oklahoma Aquarium, Treasurer of the American Labyrinth Fishes Association, President of the Oklahoma Aquarium Association, and President of the Oklahoma Betta


Meeting Location:
Millwood Christian Church
3450 W. Pleasant Grove Rd.
Rogers, AR 72758
(Just off I-49, exit #81 west)