Join GCCA
Subscription Plans
Single (Adult or Minor with sponsor).
Why you should join?
- Monthly Meetings featuring expert speakers (10 per year)
- Participation in our Breeders Award and CARES programs
- Priority registration for Swap Meets (5 per year)
- Ability to buy fish at our Rare Fish Auction (2 per year)
- Participation in Bag Exchanges (during Covid)
- Members-only events such as Holiday Party, Picnic, hobby tours and more
- Our award-winning website which includes hundreds of articles, a cichlid classifieds allow you to find local fish for sale and special members-only sections
- Show your support for the top cichlid club in the USA
| Duration: | 1 Year |
| Price: | $20.00 |
Family (Spouses and children under the age of 18 & all under one roof) - roommates, relatives, in-laws, adult siblings, etc will need to get individual memberships
Single (Adult or Minor with sponsor).
Why you should join?
- Monthly Meetings featuring expert speakers (10 per year)
- Participation in our Breeders Award and CARES programs
- Priority registration for Swap Meets (5 per year)
- Ability to buy fish at our Rare Fish Auction (2 per year)
- Participation in Bag Exchanges (during Covid)
- Members-only events such as Holiday Party, Picnic, hobby tours and more
- Our award-winning website which includes hundreds of articles, a cichlid classifieds allow you to find local fish for sale and special members-only sections
- Show your support for the top cichlid club in the USA
| Duration: | 1 Year |
| Price: | $25.00 |
Lifetime Member
A Lifetime Memebership entitles you to all the benefits of GCCA for your entire life.
Single (Adult or Minor with sponsor).
Why you should join?
- Monthly Meetings featuring expert speakers (10 per year)
- Participation in our Breeders Award and CARES programs
- Priority registration for Swap Meets (5 per year)
- Ability to buy fish at our Rare Fish Auction (2 per year)
- Participation in Bag Exchanges (during Covid)
- Members-only events such as Holiday Party, Picnic, hobby tours and more
- Our award-winning website which includes hundreds of articles, a cichlid classifieds allow you to find local fish for sale and special members-only sections
- Show your support for the top cichlid club in the USA
| Duration: | Lifetime |
| Price: | $500.00 |
Membership Status: Expired or Not Paid
Upcoming Events
GCCA Meeting-October 
Vendor registration for October Swap 9/26 @7pm 
Tropical Fish Swap Meet 10-22-2023 GCCA Meeting-November
Join us for an in-person meeting!
Keving Cumberton presents "A day in the life of a full-time tropical fish importer/exporter"
About the Speaker
Kevin is the owner and sole operator of Tangled Up in Cichlids(TUIC), an internet-based tropical freshwater fish import/export & breeding company with global distribution that has been in operation since 1995. TUIC specializes in New World Cichlids, as well as characins, cyprinids, catfish, pleco, and other rare and unusual fish species from around the globe.
Kevin has been in the aquarium hobby for over 35 years, most of which was as a private hobbyist and breeder until taking on the role of owner/operator of TUIC in 2019. Tangled Up in Cichlids is located in Northwestern NJ and is a full-time operating, closed to the public 11,000-gallon, 2,000 sq. ft. facility. TUIC continually offers a unique and widely diverse weekly updated online stock list that is available to the public via internet, that rivals or surpasses most private and open-to-public retail establishments in the US.
GCCA Meeting Agenda
- President Jason Libasci offers his opening remarks and business meeting (20 minutes)
- Speaker (1 hour)
- Raffle winners announced
- Fish Auction
Guests are welcome!
All guests are welcome, but if you attend more than twice we ask that you Join or Renew Membership in our club.
Meeting Location
Chicago Hilton Northbrook
2855 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL 60062
Map and Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/jhan4BvCgttD64ms8
Event Properties
| Event Date | 11-12-2023 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 11-12-2023 9:00 pm |
| Location | Hilton Chicago Northbrook, 2855 N. Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook , IL |
Venue Information - Hilton Chicago Northbrook, 2855 N. Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook , IL
Hilton Chicago Northbrook,
2855 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL 60062