Greater Akron Aquarium Society hosts its monthly Swap Meet in June

Greater Akron Aquarium Society

TALLMADGE, AKRON — The Greater Akron Aquarium Society, or GAAS, will be hosting its monthly Swap Meet on Saturday, June 12, where sellers, buyers, and enthusiasts can meet and purchase fish directly.

The Swap Meet will be held indoors at the Tallmadge Community Center on 80 Community Rd, Tallmadge, Ohio. Admission is free, and doors will open to the public at noon until 4:00 p.m. All guests and vendors are required to wear masks and follow health protocols.

This event allows buyers to obtain fish directly from the enthusiasts and hobbyists who raised them, find out more about the breed they want, and typically pre-order the fish. Attendants are free to order fish or other aquarium supplies, though buyers are encouraged to contact the vendor beforehand to pre-order anything specific.

Set-up time will begin at 11:00 a.m. for vendors. A $25 fee is required to rent a ‘swap’ table, and vendors are required to label and tag their merchandise. Tallmadge has limited this event to 17 tables to allow for adequate spacing. The tables are regular 8-foot rectangular tables, and there will be padded chairs.

For members who only have less than four merchandise to sell, GAAS will provide an alternative to renting a ‘swap’ table, called the ‘odds & ends’ table, so that hobbyists with fewer “must sell” items can also participate.

Prior to the pandemic, the Greater Akron Aquarium Society typically hosts three auctions every year in the Community Center, which hobbyists and enthusiasts from Ohio and Pennsylvania commonly frequent.

For more information regarding the Swap Meet, please visit www.akronfishclub.com.

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