Please complete our Swap Meet Survey. For details click here.

See you at the OCA Winter Auction. For details click here.

Please have a close look at our List of Supporters (below), and when shopping give preference to the businesses that back your OCA.

If you own a business or are otherwise in a position to support the OCA and would like to do so, please contact us at OhioCichlidAssoc@aol.com. As a consumer, we encourage you to patronize the businesses and organizations that support your OCA!

What’s the OCA?

The OCA brings together cichlid enthusiasts to increase the enjoyment of the cichlid hobby. We meet on the first Friday of every month except July. The OCA year is centered around three major events: the OCA Winter Auction in February, the OCA Fishy Swap Meet in Fall, and the world renowned OCA Extravaganza on the weekend before Thanksgiving.

People are usually amazed when they hear that all OCA activities, especially a world class event like the OCA Extravaganza, are organized year after year by a bunch of amateurs, relying almost entirely on the work of volunteers. OCA members, and particularly the Board, certainly go the extra mile to make this happen, but events like the Extravaganza could not have become the success that it is without solid backing from the wide range of businesses listed on this page!

The OCA enjoys a very active club life, here for example at the OCA Christmas Party 2008. For more photos of the event please click here.