We strive to:

- provide a forum of fellowship for the sharing of our common interest in aquatic gardening.

- provide support and guidance to hobbyists of all skill levels through the free exchange of information, experience, and ideas.

- promote the cultivation of aquatic plants for the pleasure of their scientific study; to improve understanding of growing techniques and to maintain a diversity of aquatic plants available to the hobby.

- promote aquatic plants as elements of design in the art of aquascaping; to foster aquascaping as self expression and the pursuit of art for art's sake.

- represent aquatic gardening in the Pittsburgh community; to encourage public interest and involvement in the hobby.


PAPAS and its members are dedicated to all forms of planted aquariums.