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Rivermill, MD · 501(c)(3) · CARES preservation partner

A club for the
fish fanciers
of Rivermill.

Rivermill's aquarium hobbyists - breeders, planters, shrimp-keepers, beginners - and the area's only dedicated fish rescue. Meet monthly. Show your tanks. Save species.

Dive in
01 / Who we are

Maryland's only dedicated fish rescue.

Most clubs meet and trade. We do that too - but Rivermill Aquarium Club also takes in fish that have nowhere else to go. We quarantine, treat, and rehome them through our monthly auctions, and we breed at-risk species through the CARES network so they don't vanish from the hobby.

100s
fish rehomed
12
meetings a year
CARES
conservation partner
Specimen - planted display tank
02 / The Bowl Show

What our members are growing.

Every meeting, members bring their best fish and plants to be judged. Here's a wall from the last show - every name, every keeper. Log in to enter your own.

Best in Show
Spotted Skiffia
Skiffia multipunctata
- Dana R.
1st · Catfish
Sterba's Cory
Hoplisoma sterbai
- Theo K.
1st · Plant
Mermaid Weed
Proserpinaca palustris
- Priya S.
1st · Pleco
Hypancistrus L450
Hypancistrus sp.
- Harlan B.
03 / Member programs

Earn your stripes.

Breed fish or propagate plants, document it, and climb the award ladder. Points follow you year over year.

BAP

Breeder Award

For spawning and raising fish - from easy livebearers to species nobody's cracked.

Novice Breeder50 pts
Senior Breeder600 pts
Grand Master1500 pts
HAP

Horticultural Award

For propagating aquatic plants - runners, cuttings, mosses, the hard-to-flower ones.

Novice Gardener50 pts
Master Gardener1000 pts
Supreme Grand Master2000 pts
CARES

Conservation

Keep and breed species at risk of extinction in the wild, as part of a global network.

Adopt a priority species-
Breed & distribute-
Log to the registry-
Your standings, on your profile.
Log in and your BAP & HAP points are right there - what you've earned, what's next, and which other members keep the species you're chasing.
04 / Membership

Come for the fish. Stay for the people.

Sell at monthly meetings Higher auction commissions Local fish-store discounts Group buys Monthly newsletter
Omanda AI
Omanda is AI and can make mistakes - double-check anything important with a breeder or the club forum.

Before you chat with Omanda: she's AI, and AI can be wrong - especially anything touching a fish's health. For anything that matters, please double-check with a real breeder or the club forum instead of taking her word for it.

Hi hi! I'm Omanda. Ask me about a species, how to join, or when we're meeting next. I love this stuff!
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