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JustRon
07-21-2006, 6:26 AM
What a nightmare! I waited

in a plane, then waited, then waited, then finally took off for O'hare. After all of the

waiting for the weather to clear in Chicago, 9 hours, I was finally on the way here. I did make it

to the hotel almost 12 hours after I left home.

I will try to get some pictures to post

on this site in the coming days.

Today is the trip to the Shed Aquarium, I hope that

will make the trip here a distant memory.

I wish you all could be here, especially if

you tried and are still waiting for a flight.
MsCichlid
07-22-2006, 8:02 AM
At least you got there.

The mickey-fickeys cancelled my flight! http://cichlid.ipbhost.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif
JustRon
07-23-2006, 3:56 PM
Well, I just got back and will

try to get some pictures editted and posted here very soon.

The flight there was

terrible because of the weather, but I did finally make it. I had another issue with the airlines

coming home today, but I also did bring back some fish that I had been looking for. I just brought

them back as carry-on.

Fish are in the tank now and I am just going to relax this

evening.
fishmaven
07-23-2006, 4:01 PM
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></a></div><div class='quotemain'>Well, I just got back and will try to get some

pictures editted and posted here very soon.

The flight there was terrible because of the

weather, but I did finally make it. I had another issue with the airlines coming home today, but I

also did bring back some fish that I had been looking for. I just brought them back as carry-

on.

Fish are in the tank now and I am just going to relax this evening.<!--QuoteEnd--

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Your early return home would indicate you didn't stay for the

auction. I'd presume they were holding it in a tent outside again. Did you see any of it? BTW,

how many attended the convention? Dan
dstuer
07-24-2006, 12:15 PM
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class='quotemain'>Your early return home would indicate you didn't stay for the

auction. I'd presume they were holding it in a tent outside again. Did you see any of it? BTW,

how many attended the convention? Dan</div>
I left ballroom

that they held the auction in at 9:30 pm, after getting there at 9:00 am. I'll bet there were

still over 100 bags left at 9:30 pm, I was sorry I had to leave. Great convention(my 1st), great

fish and great deals. The ***** auction was great too and really entertaining beyond all the other

good stuff.
fishmaven
07-24-2006, 3:44 PM
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></a></div><div class='quotemain'>I left ballroom that they held the auction in at

9:30 pm, after getting there at 9:00 am. I'll bet there were still over 100 bags left at 9:30

pm, I was sorry I had to leave. Great convention(my 1st), great fish and great deals. The *****

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I missed this one. I wouldn't have thought anyone had a functional

room big enough for an ACA auction in Chicago. Re ***** auction: Carolyn and the Pams were probably

planning the 2007 event before the 2006 auction was held. They've definitely got their act

together. They also seem to muster up stuff that commands a high price and doesn't normally

appear at an auction. Dan
Patrick Kelly
07-24-2006, 5:24 PM
I left the auction at

about 11pm. There was still about 75 bags on the display table and over a 100 bags up front. Also

there were still at least 40 or more people bidding at that time.
Before Kingfish left he

mentioned 2000 bags. I don't know what the final count was but they were moving at least 100

per hours. When Mike and Robin were up there it was more like 150 per hour. I made a rough count

of bags at about 830 or 9 oclock and counted around 550 still in the back. There were a ton of

fish.
I only bought 4 bags because I was flying.
CichlidJim
07-25-2006, 5:11 PM
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(Patrick Kelly @ Jul 24 2006, 05:24 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1558"><

{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'>I left the auction at about 11pm.

There was still about 75 bags on the display table and over a 100 bags up front. Also there were

still at least 40 or more people bidding at that time.
Before Kingfish left he mentioned 2000

bags. I don't know what the final count was but they were moving at least 100 per hours. When

Mike and Robin were up there it was more like 150 per hour. I made a rough count of bags at about

830 or 9 oclock and counted around 550 still in the back. There were a ton of fish.
I only

bought 4 bags because I was flying.</div>

I stayed to the

end, 2:25AM, prices were still reasonable and there were about 50 die hards still in attendence. I

bought too many bags to fly home with but picked up another styro at the auction. Delta mangled

both boxes but the coolers were fine. We only lost a couple of bags of fish.
Marco Arroyo
07-26-2006, 1:16 AM
There goes a few

photos

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/tubifex/DSC02829.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/tubifex/DSC02971.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/tubifex/joe.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/tubifex/cc.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/tubifex/DSC02950.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/tubifex/DSC02927.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/tubifex/DSC02925.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/tubifex/DSC02819.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/tubifex/sss.jpg
fishfarm
07-26-2006, 3:59 PM
It was great! Auction

went on forever, I have to tell you the Mexican guys know how to party! Ken
Andy Narwhal
07-26-2006, 9:07 PM
Had a great time at the

ACA convention and auction. Fishroom is fully restocked and a real joy to spend time in. Pat that

male Ruby Red is doing his job I already have a female holding! Watson and I stayed until

11:30 at the auction and there were still a bunch of people and bags left. All in all I spent

about $800 on fish over the weekend and ended up with about 35 new species/varieties. Now I

just got to save some money to be able to pick up some female B. tricoti to go with those two nice

males.

I took a bunch of pics but can't for the life of me figure out how to get

them to show up here.

Andy Hudson
dstuer
07-28-2006, 9:20 AM
Those shots of tequilla with a

$25 purchase were a nice touch, I was working toward the lap dance price but never quite made

it. Maybe next year, you gals sure know how to get an auction going. Just a little teaser for those

that missed out. And thems that doubt..........
Lisachromis
07-28-2006, 3:14 PM
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can't for the life of me figure out how to get them to show up here.

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Join www.photobucket.com and post the img links in

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Erik Olson
07-30-2006, 2:14 PM
I put all my convention

pictures here:

mystery.thekrib.com (http://mystery.thekrib.com)

Apologies that I have no attributes on the fish

pictures or half the people pictures. Unless it's a Julidochromis, Pelvicachromis or

Apistogramma, I'm clueless on species.
Patrick Kelly
07-30-2006, 3:27 PM
A few pics from

ACA
A couple of the fish
<img src="http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/ACA%

202006/aca2006c.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/ACA%202006/2006acab.jpg

A beautiful city. Even in the middle of a storm.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/ACA%202006/aca2006e.jpg

The toga party was adult only, but the auction must have been

for families?
<img src="http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/ACA%

202006/aca2006i.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Just a few of the approx. 2000

bags of fish.
<img src="http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/ACA%

202006/aca2006h.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />