Missouri Aquarium Society Annual

[Mr.Firemouth]

The Missouri Aquarium Society is hosting their 49th Annual Swap Meet and Auction!
Speakers include our friends Ray "Kingfish' Lucas, Ad Konings, and Mike Schadle!

For more info check HERE (http://www.missouriaquariumsociety.com/annualshow2008.htm)

See ya there!!!!

[Mr.Firemouth]

Well the show looked like a big success with lots of people present for the auction and lots of fish in the show!
There was cichlids, catfish, and tetra/barbs, and also an aquascaping contest! Fun stuff!

I missed the speakers because of my schedule and checked out the auction. I was hoping to see some C. nanoluteus, but no dice! If I pick some up at Chicago I may be the only guy in St.Louis with them!

I met up with some Internet friends and also talked to Steve Edie(ACA BOT) briefly. Nice guy! He is a fan of Mo's pics and videos! I was hoping to run into Ad Konings but he was long gone by the time I got there. I wish I would of had more time!(I'm such a bad planner!)

I took some pics of the show tables to show that there was plenty of display tanks and entries, but was rushed and did not get all the info...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI1.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI13.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI14.jpg

Here is a pic of the Auction bags 1.5 hours after the auction started, so I am unsure how many bags were really there!!!
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI15.jpg

Here is some pics of the attendance at 2pm...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI2.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI3.jpg

And here is some pics of the show fish/tanks...
Aquascaping...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI4.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI5.jpg

A sweet catfish in the corydoras family...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI6.jpg

And the cichlids....
Red terror male...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI10RT.jpg

Discus...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI11.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI12.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI7.jpg

Gymnogeophagus...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI8.jpg

Red devil...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASI9RD.jpg

And Best in Show is a Geophagus....
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/MACNA%20XIX/MASIBEST.jpg

I was only there about 1.5 hours but had a blast! I wish this club met on weekends instead of Thursday Night once a month. I have a hard time getting out there. :(

I hope everyone enjoyed my pics and what little knowledge I had for descriptions. Next time I will take notes. ;)
Rich

[TheFanatic]

I'm pissed I missed this. I had planned on going but my wife and new born did not cooperate. The baby was due the 11th but didn't come till the 22nd when my wife was induced.

I was at the last auction in the winter. Got a couple J. Marleri that after purchase and subsequent breedings I learned were Transcriptus.

How was the African Selection at the Auction.

Funny thing about MASI, I went to one of these as a kid and actually showed one of my fish (got 4th out of 4!?!?!) but I got to not only hear Dr. Paul Loiselle give a speech on collecting fish in the Peruvian Amazon but he also sat next to me at my table for the banquet. This was a couple of years before he started writing for Aquarium Fish Mag.

[Mr.Firemouth]

Congrats on new baby!
The African section was filled with bags from mbuna to Tilapia!