The Heart of America Aquarium Society of Kansas City is a not-for-profit hobby and recreational organization dedicated to the advancement and/or dissemination of information relating to all aspects of the biology of aquarium and pond-related fauna and flora, with particular reference to their maintenance and propagation in captivity.

Our meetings are held beginning at 1:00 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month at the following location:

Fairview Christian Church
1800 NE 65th St.
Gladstone, MO 64118

2019 Officers

• President - Danon Williamson
• Vice President - Ryan Anderson
• Secretary - Michael Meyer
• Treasurer - Carla Hathaway
• Member at Large - Richard Hillhouse
• Membership - Michael Meyer
• Breeder Award Program (BAP) - Michael Meyer
• Horticulture Award Program (HAP) - vacant
• Finance - Jeff Curts
• Bowl - Jeff Curts
• Sunshine - Carla Hathaway
• Refreshments - Carla Hathaway

Our Novenber speaker is Chantz Cramer. He’ll talk about The horticulture of aquatic plants & wabi kusa aquascaping

Chantz's Bio:

My name is Chantz Cramer and I am from the Swamps of Loxahatchee Florida where there is a high concentration of aquatic plants found in nature. Everything from the common Ludwigia repens to the allusive and beautiful Rotala ramosior, they all reside here. My hobby within the hobby has been to locate and identify these species.

Aquatic plants are now my life. I recently converted a Gorilla cage into a mist house where I grow over 200 species of aquatic plants. Earlier in the year I told myself I’d enter at least 1 Aquascaping competition this year. I did just that and our team won People’s Choice for 2019 at the AGA/Fluval Large Tank Invitational. I’ve lived on the Horticulture end of the hobby for the past 9 years.

Along with Chantz we will have numerous door prizes including live plants and dry goods.

I will also be selling all Marine BIN items...