

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: JANUARY PCCA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - PUBLIC WELCOME
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 10:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Eric Thomas makes his triumphant return to the PCCA. In this special encore presentation, Eric is going to open all our our eyes.

KILLER AQUARIUMS!  MICROBIAL INFECTIONS LURKIN IN YOUR FISH TANK!  

    Most aquarists spend a lot of time with their hands immersed in their tanks. Several disease-causing bacteria live in aquaria and they present a significant health risk to humans. This talk introduces the bacteria, the diseases and the stories of patients who’ve struggled, sometimes for years, to find answers and get effective medical care.

About our Speaker:

Eric Thomas started keeping fish around 1970, at about 8 years old with his older brother Bill. From 1970-1978, they kept and bred mouth-brooding cichlids (Geophagus and several Lake Malawi mbuna including Labeotropheus trewavasae, Maylandia zebra and Melanochromis auratus), along with Steatocraneus casuarius and convict cichlids (who doesn’t start with convicts?). Eric and Bill were members of the now-defunct Tri-City Aquarium Society of Southern California. In college, Eric studied captive husbandry of vertebrates; with his mentor Professor Rudolfo Ruibal at the University of California, Riverside, in 1978 Eric was the first person to breed the Budgett's frog Lepidobatrachus laevis in captivity. In Dr. Ruibal’s lab, Eric learned about and began studying skin glands and their function. Eric went on to earn a Ph.D. under Dr. Paul Licht at UC Berkeley, studying reproductive endocrinology and the influence of sex hormones on frog skin glands. Eric is an Associate Professor of Biology (and former Co-Chair and Director of Graduate Studies) for the Biological Sciences Department at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Eric’s research is split between reproductive pheromone production Hymenochirus frogs, self-poisoning in cory catfishes, and recently he’s started studying the taxonomy of Microglanis bumblebee catfishes in Peru.
At home, Eric’s interests include keeping and breeding catfishes and runs about 35 aquaria and currently has over 40 species of catfish. Eric operates a YouTube Channel (Bekateen) and a FaceBook page (Bekateen’s FishRoom) for sharing his knowledge and experiences with fellow fish keepers. Eric served seven years as the program coordinator for the Sacramento Aquarium Society, and he is currently a moderator on PlanetCatfish.com.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-jose/january-pcca-general-membership-meeting-public-welcome/200029476260832
- **Event Categories**: meetups, health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 39

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029476260832?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=san+jose-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: San Jose
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3039 Meridian Avenue, San Jose, CA, United States, California 95124
- **lat**: 37.26966
- **long**: -121.90578
- **full address**: 3039 Meridian Avenue, San Jose, CA, United States, California 95124

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Pacific Coast Cichlid Association (https://allevents.in/org/pacific-coast-cichlid-association/26125569)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 3039 Meridian Avenue, San Jose, CA, United States, California 95124
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Pacific Coast Cichlid Association
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups, health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about JANUARY PCCA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - PUBLIC WELCOME ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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