Attention Wisconsinites! (And surrounding areas)

[blue2fyre]

Madison Area Aquatic Hobbyists 2011 Spring Auction

Sunday, May 1, starting at 11:00 am. Doors open for registration and check-in at 9:00 am, and bag viewing at 10:00 am. This auction is open to the public and admission is FREE.

Location: Ten Pin Alley, 6285 Nesbitt Rd, Fitchburg, WI 53719
For directions: http://tenpinalleys.com/map.aspx

General Information:
This is an all fish and aquatic plant auction. There is a limit of 5 bags per species and 50 total bags per seller's household. No dry goods will be accepted. Visit us at http://madisonaquatichobby.com/ for more details.

Contact David Yoder for more auction information and to preregister your seller number at daves_fishroom@att.net. Bidder/Seller numbers will be verified at check in and can be issued then.

This is gonna be a blast and be sure to spread the word. I'm totally going.

[blue2fyre]

There will be a raffle during the auction. You must be present to win.

How do you get raffle tickets?
1) Preregister for a buyer/seller number and receive 2 tickets when you pick up your bidder card. One card per household.
2) Buy a bag, for each winning bid you will receive 1 ticket.
3) Tickets can also be purchased at the auction $1.00 each or 12/$10.00.

Must be present to receive tickets and to win.

Raffle Items:

1. 20 gallon MARINELAND tank setup with LED light
2. Driftwood - size large
3. Driftwood - box of mixed sizes (extra small to medium)
4. 10-gallon tank setup with custom feather rock background
5. Ad Konings book - Celebrating Cichlids from Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika - new
6. Diana Walstad book - Ecology of the Planted Aquarium - excellent condition

Possible Auction species:

Betta splendens
Aulonocara stuartgranti "Ngara"
Paralabidochromis sp. "red piebald"
Corydoras species
Aphyosimion bivitattum "funge"
Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Xyistochromis phytophagus
Red cherry shrimp
Fancy guppies
Killifish
S. tinanti
P. taeniolatus
A. cutteri
Hemichromis SP. "Moanda" (Red jewells)
Poecilia wingei (Endlers livebearer)
Pseudotropheus elongatus (chewere)
Epalzeorhynchos bicolor (red tail shark)
Bristlenose pleco(brown)
Pseudotropheus saulosi
Maingano
Danio margaritatus (celestial pearl danios)
Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Njanje' pair
Xystichromis sp. 'dayglow'
Tropheus duboisi
Lepidiolamprolugus hequi (pair)
Aequidens sp. 'Rio Inrida'
Danio choprae
Impaichthys kerri (blue tetras)
Hyphessobrycon heliacus (kitty tetras)
Hyphessobrycon eques (serpae tetras)
Cryptoheros cutteri
Melanotaenia australis (several groups of juveniles)
M. praecox (3 pairs)
M. sexlineata (1 pair)

[blue2fyre]

There will be a Buy It Now (BIN) Table in the viewing area. In order to enter bags for the Buy It Now option you must submit a minimum of ten bags. You may enter 1 BIN bag for everyone 5 bags you submit, for a maximum of 10 BIN bags. There is no minimum number of BIN bags. The seller sets the price, there is no bidding. The split will be the same as a regular auction bag. Any bags not sold by the midpoint of the auction should be picked up by the seller or the bag will be entered into the general auction. There is no guarantee that the BIN price will be met for any bag that enters the general auction. An announcement will be made when the BIN auction is over so that sellers may pick any unsold bags that they do no want to enter into the general auction.