The PCCA meets every second Saturday of the month.  Meetings are held a the Round Table Pizza located at 4400 Stevens Creek Blvd in San Jose, California. (Need Directions? try yahoo Maps)meetings begin at 7:30pm and run until the auction is over (sometimes as late as 12am). Auction table viewing begins at 7:30 pm.  There are usually hundreds of bags so bring a pen and paper to record the bag numbers you want to bid on.  Bidding is open to non-members as well as members.  The auction often contains hundreds of fish and lasts several hours. Fish auctioned are provided by attendees, donations from local fish dealers, and from the PCCA itself which brings in rarer species to introduce them to association members. At 7:30pm the meeting starts with a presentation by an expert in the hobby and usually lasts about one hour.  The PCCA has hosted many of the worlds most renowned names in the hobby including; Ad Konings, Paul Loiselle, and many many more.

Scheduled Programs for 2008

 
 
Jan 12:   Mr. Dick Au
"How to breed fish for profit"
 
Feb 9:   Mr. Joe Middleton
"Travelogue Hondorus"
 
March 8:   Dr. Paul Loiselle
"Madagascar Update"
 
April 12:  Mr. Doug Habersaat
"Steinhart Aquarium"
 
May 10:    Mr. Kevin Plazak
"Building cichlid community tanks for fun and profit"
 
June 14:    Mr. Nathan Okawa
"Cichlids of Uruguay"
 
July 12:   Mr. Bob Boon
"A Wholesaler's Perspective: Stress Management"
 
August 09:    Mr. Anthony Tu
"Frontosa Fanatics"
 
Sept 13:   Dr. Ad Konings
"Malawian Cichlids"
 
Oct 11:   Mr. Viny Kutty
"Pike Cichlids"
 
Nov 8:   Mr. Chuck Rambo
"Dwarf Cichlids"
 
Dec 13:   Mr. Spencer Jack
"The Gymnogeophagus of Uruguay"