Welcome to Brooklyn Aquarium Society
The oldest and largest aquarium society in the United States
 

 

 

  

Dear Visitor,

Welcome to Brooklyn Aquarium Society. The BAS is a friendly, family oriented, non-profit organization which welcomes hobbyists who want to learn more about aquaria keeping, and want to share their expertise with others. The Society is multi faceted, with interests; from marine fish and reef keeping to freshwater tropical fish to goldfish.
 

Just Released - BAS FORUM Open to Public

Our discussion forum is open to public, head on over, register for free and participate in online discussion on topics related to saltwater and freshwater fishkeeping.  Post your own questions and let the participants answer them.  Remember, the only stupid question is the question not asked, so head on over and both get help and help others.

| Go To BAS Forum |

 

WANTED:
Person needed for full time job working with tropical fish.
Must have knowledge of freshwater, marine fish and corals.

Start ASAP. For details call Jim or Frank at 718-849-5500. Weekdays until 3pm.

 

New Sponsor - Welcome Aboard

Mark's Discus

BREEDING QUALITY
HORMONE FREE DISCUS AND ANGELS

Our hatchery, with over 4,000 gallons, is located in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY where we proudly breed our beautiful Discus and Angelfish for our customers. We stand behind our quality discus and angels with alive delivery guarantee.

All fish are bred in our hatchery. Angels go by the following sizes: 3/4, 1, medium, large, and proven pairs which are large sizes. Discus are measured from the tip of nose to end of tail.

Please feel free to contact us if you have questions.

Visit Sponsor's Site: marksdiscus.com

Open 7 days and all Holidays • 9 AM - 11 PM
 

CaribSea Live Sand Available To BAS Members.

We have received a large donation of live sand from CaribSea recently (Thank You!) and we are offering it for sale to all BAS members.  $20 for a 20Lbs Bag.  We pretty much have all the varieties of live sand CaribSea offers, so get your order in  before this great deal is over.  We have live sand for both freshwater and saltwater setups. e-mail out 1St VP Steve, for more details.  | E-mail Steve Now |

| Visit CaribSea | to learn more about their great selection of live sand.
 

BAS Aquatica - May-June 2009

Download and view or print your own copy by clicking here.  It is a large file so allow time to fully download.  You can also right click and choose "Save Target As" to save it to your computer.

September 2009 Issue

| Color ~13MB |

BAS Bulletin, November 2009 Issue

| B&W ~4.4MB |

 

Got Fish?

Get updated pet profiles from us. We have a collection of profiles for saltwater and freshwater fish, aquatic plants, corals, invertebrates and more... |Go|
 

Driving Directions

View or print driving direction to our meeting place and never get lost, besides, we wouldn't want you to miss the auction anyway... |Go|
 

Online Store - Authentic merchandise

Get BAS authentic apparel and show your support for our society and hobby. Major credit cards accepted... |Go|


 

Save a Date
 

Brooklyn Aquarium Society Presents:

HOLIDAY PARTY

December 11, 2009

at
New York Aquarium Educational Hall

see all upcoming events

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Web Survey
 
How did you find The Brooklyn Aquarium Society.  Where did you first hear about us?
 
Poster/Flyer at Pet Store
Magazine Ad
Friend
Online
TV
Other
 
   
 
 
October 2009 - Event Donors

Individuals:

Joe Graffagnino
Vincent Babino
Larry Jinks
Frank Nell
Gail Morin
Steve Matassa
Al Dispigna
Joe Cassisi
Lisa Quilty
Steve Chen
Al Furco
Kay Martin
Gene Kogan
Marty Karfinkel

Pete Mollica

 

Stores/Manufacturers:

Absolutely Fish, Clifton, NJ
Aquarium Adventure, Carle Place, NY
Aquatic Life
Brooklyn Zoo, Brooklyn, NY
Cichlid News  magazine (Aquatic Promotions)
Cichlid Press Books
Current – USA, Inc.
Doctor’s Foster & Smith
E G Danner Manufacturing
H B H Enterprises
Heagen
Hawkeye International
Hikari Sales U.S.A., Inc.
Hydor USA, Inc.
Kordon (Novalek)
Marc Weiss Companies, Inc.
Marine Enterprises International
Marks Discus, Brooklyn, NY
Nassau Discus, Hicksville, NY
Omega Sea, Ltd.
Pacific Aquarium, New York City
Pet Shanty, Scotch Plains, NJ
Pet Solutions
Petland Discounts
Python Products
Red Sea Fish Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
Royal Aqua World, Brooklyn, NY
SeaChem Laboratories, Inc.
That Pet Place/ That Fish Place
Two Little Fishes, Inc.
Zoo Med Laboratories, Inc.

Thank you all for supporting BAS and our programs.