Michigan Cichlid Association
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: gcalvus on December 08, 2012, 08:02:06 PM
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so what did everyone get today and what do think of the auction
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What I got I bought from members here but picked up at auction-
10lb CO2 tank
AC500 filter
20g long tank
glass lid for 20g long
Two good sized air pumps
Hood for 10g tank
I thought it was great. I only had about 1 hour to spend there today but really enjoyed seeing what it is like in person, and was nice to meet Rich Emmers as well as Jenna. If two newest tanks that I've been cycling for the past 2 weeks were fully cycled then I would have for sure bid on a few different bags of fish. There was a bag of 5 BNP that went for $10 and a bag of some decent sized angelfish that I would have bid on, as well as some of the live plants.
I will for sure be back when there is the next one at the same place and I'll be spending some more time and doing some bidding on more goodies.
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so what did everyone get today
I had full intentions of taking home all 6 bags of the large Clown Loaches that the Christliebs brought in as well as the other single bag from another seller but.....I only managed to score the 3 largest fish from Paul and Patti and they were the nicest so I made out good I think.
Oh, and I was kindly supplied with a boat load of ramshorn snails from several people...thank you guys!!!
what do think of the auction
I enjoyed seeing everyone as usual and meeting some new people too. Made some very important contacts for guest speakers and arranged some important details regarding our upcoming move to this location for MCA auctions.
And I would like to personally thank the members of MCAS who have helped with getting us connected with the right people at the hall.
Finally however, I have to admit that the auction today has kicked my arse something fierce. I have not been in this much pain since attending the MCAS Winter auction 2 years ago when it was only 3 months after my car accident.
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Tony thank you I wish I could have been thru the end I must say
that it was was one of our best ones. Also to you Jeff you did a great job.
As well to Mike,Pat ,Vic, Chuck and everyone else I missed.
Gary
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Tony thank you I wish I could have been thru the end I must say
that it was was one of our best ones. Also to you Jeff you did a great job.
As well to Mike,Pat ,Vic, Chuck and everyone else I missed.
Gary
Yeah Gary...I was really needing a trip (or six ;)) outside but you were on kid patrol, LOL.
I left a 6:45 and they were still trying to wind it down in "speed mode".
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It was interesting to see what things went for. Some stuff that I thought would go for a lot, didn't, and others went surprisingly high. It all depends on who's there when and what they want, I guess.
I enjoyed participating mostly by running more than buying fish or equipment. Primarily because my tanks are pretty full but also because the 7 or 8 bags I was most interested in went for good prices but more than I wanted to pay until seeing what Christmas brings. :) I was probably being bit of a cheapskate but also trying to practice self-control.
Still came away pretty happy with a nice big bag of assorted foods and a tank that was a perfect fit for a short shelf in our laundry/fish room. Along with a nice trio of swordtails. And some quite useful sponge filters. And I sold off what I brought to sell.
I decided I will perhaps try my hand at separating off some pairs or groups of fish I already have into the newly open tanks.
I will be vigorously encouraging/pushing/guilting several of the other MCAS members into helping out more with the running at the Feb auction. :) It was a tiring but good day.
Looking forward to the Jan MCA auction as well.
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so what did everyone get today and what do think of the auction
Well I had gotten like 3 or 4 separate pains in the posterior. But I lost them the moment I left the building. :P
Picked up a bag of Blue Platinum Angels, a bag of Koi Angels, and a self cloning crayfish. Won a piece of driftwood from the raffle. Bought some driftwood and holy rock from Rich.
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What I got I bought from members here but picked up at auction-
10lb CO2 tank
AC500 filter
20g long tank
glass lid for 20g long
Two good sized air pumps
Hood for 10g tank
I thought it was great. I only had about 1 hour to spend there today but really enjoyed seeing what it is like in person, and was nice to meet Rich Emmers as well as Jenna. If two newest tanks that I've been cycling for the past 2 weeks were fully cycled then I would have for sure bid on a few different bags of fish. There was a bag of 5 BNP that went for $10 and a bag of some decent sized angelfish that I would have bid on, as well as some of the live plants.
I will for sure be back when there is the next one at the same place and I'll be spending some more time and doing some bidding on more goodies.
I didn't get anything but i did meet some nice people Steve, rich, vic and Joe. Had a nice time.
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What I got I bought from members here but picked up at auction-
10lb CO2 tank
AC500 filter
20g long tank
glass lid for 20g long
Two good sized air pumps
Hood for 10g tank
I thought it was great. I only had about 1 hour to spend there today but really enjoyed seeing what it is like in person, and was nice to meet Rich Emmers as well as Jenna. If two newest tanks that I've been cycling for the past 2 weeks were fully cycled then I would have for sure bid on a few different bags of fish. There was a bag of 5 BNP that went for $10 and a bag of some decent sized angelfish that I would have bid on, as well as some of the live plants.
I will for sure be back when there is the next one at the same place and I'll be spending some more time and doing some bidding on more goodies.
Wait a minute Steve, are you a tall guy with dark hair and were you wearing a black and gray plaid shirt/jacket?
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so what did everyone get today and what do think of the auction
Well I had gotten like 3 or 4 separate pains in the posterior. But I lost them the moment I left the building. :P
Picked up a bag of Blue Platinum Angels, a bag of Koi Angels, and a self cloning crayfish. Won a piece of driftwood from the raffle. Bought some driftwood and holy rock from Rich.
That was a nice self cloning cray. Great blue color and huge! Hope you have fun with it...all mine died when the air pump came loose over a weekend when I was gone.
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I just got home less than an hour ago from down there. Had a few stops to make on the way back home, then dinner, then picked up the kids from the in-laws... So another long damn day. But I finally made it down to an auction. Great time, and more than I expected. I didn't pick up as much as I planned, but it was okay. I did get another pair of White Tail Acei, a breeding group of Red Dragon Peacocks, and a bag of 20 Lamp Tetracanthus. All are in the tanks and doing well so far....
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Wait a minute Steve, are you a tall guy with dark hair and were you wearing a black and gray plaid shirt/jacket?
Yep that would be me Tony. I was gonna track you down to introduce myself but I figured you were probably one of the runners and I didn't know which one so didn't want to slow ya down.
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Didn't get out of the auction hall until right around 8 o'clock. The last hour and a half or so was insane. Hard to explain..., thanks everyone for their help!
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Didn't get out of the auction hall until right around 8 o'clock. The last hour and a half or so was insane. Hard to explain..., thanks everyone for their help!
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Sorry I couldn't stay longer and continue helping. My back started killing me. :(
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Didn't get out of the auction hall until right around 8 o'clock. The last hour and a half or so was insane. Hard to explain..., thanks everyone for their help!
Damn Chuck, I thought about heading over after work (4pm) Now I wish I would've.
Jeff, sorry I wasn't able to make it, as I'm sure together WE could've turned the tables & been the "posterior "pains.
Jim, you just suck... I'm glad you made it down, but it would've been nice if it was an auction that I could've attended.
A big thank you to everybody who was texting & calling me to tell me things of interest.
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I didn't pick anything up but I did some running and had interesting conversation. I look forward to the January auction.
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Didn't get out of the auction hall until right around 8 o'clock. The last hour and a half or so was insane. Hard to explain..., thanks everyone for their help!
Damn Chuck, I thought about heading over after work (4pm) Now I wish I would've.
Jeff, sorry I wasn't able to make it, as I'm sure together WE could've turned the tables & been the "posterior "pains.
Jim, you just suck... I'm glad you made it down, but it would've been nice if it was an auction that I could've attended.
A big thank you to everybody who was texting & calling me to tell me things of interest.
I would have missed ya there anyway Blair, my cousin and I took off about 3:50 anyway. Im sure Iwill be making another one tho, that was pretty cool. Tons of stuff...
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Thought the auction went great. Have only been to a couple of others but i was really impressed in the amount of goods avail. Didn't get to really meet anyone again, recognized you Marty , tony, Jeff. Maybe i'll speak up at the next aution. The wife and i were on limited time.
Scored a nice quad of Blueberry peacocks, 2 really beautiful Platinum angels for the wife's angel tank, and the random female peacock.
It was the wife's first auction and looks like we'll be heading to the MCA one that is upcoming.
;D
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I scored Huge on tanks and My son loved it. Thanks to Tony for pushing things thru, and to all the runners. I will be "running" next time for sure, as I feel its my duty as a memeber.
It was great meeting a lot of the new people that I didnt meet yet, and it was a great day.
Now after loading and un loading all the stuff I bought my back, neck and shoulder are not is the best shape, they were in bad shape before but I over did it and now I have to pay the price.
Thanks to Marty for hooking me up on the mystery box, it made My son Logan happy because he didn't know what was in it :)
Jeff Hope your back feels better, Tony you need a power scooter for only one Red cent LOL(tv commercial)
Wish I could have stayed to the end but when you have to call a family member with a van to help with transporting your purchases time isnt on your side LOL.
All in all it was a great time and thanks to everyone I didn't mention who was so kind and friendly to my son and made him feel right at home. He even tried his luck at bidding when I was outside making a phone call, and Tony was right there to help so Thanks for that It made his day.
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The driftwood I won in the raffle DRIFTS. :o ??? :-\
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Tie it to a large rock until its waterlogged ;)
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Tie it to a large rock until its waterlogged ;)
You're always claiming to be busy though. I don't think you'll have enough time for us to wait for it to get waterlogged if I tie it to you. ;D
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Do you really want to go there with me :o ? I am pretty evil, and I do have a LOT of time on my hands to think up evil things while driving around all day. :)
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Do you really want to go there with me :o ? I am pretty evil, and I do have a LOT of time on my hands to think up evil things while driving around all day. :)
Hahaha, a threat from the Prime Minister
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The driftwood I won in the raffle DRIFTS. :o ??? :-\
Mount it to a piece of slate or fill a portion of it with something heavy. ;)
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I also forgot to mention that I bought RichEmmers holey rocks and drift wood. His rocks where nice an big but the wood was smaller than expected. :o
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I also forgot to mention that I bought RichEmmers holey rocks and drift wood. His rocks where nice an big but the wood was smaller than expected. :o
Jeff
I sent you pictures of said wood and you said that you wanted those pieces. I can toss you a few more piece's that I have that are a little bigger that I was going to use in my tank if it would make it better. I dont want to be know as the guy who mislead someone, even thought I was up frt and showed you first. You are a great guy and I dont want to be on your bad side.
Rich
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Rich,
If I know Jeff it was not a reference to your driftwood
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Rich,
If I know Jeff it was not a reference to your driftwood
Ditto!
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Lol
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Did Rich just erroneously assume that Jeff said he gave him tiny wood? :o
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Did Rich just erroneously assume that Jeff said he gave him tiny wood? :o
no comment 8)
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I sent you pictures of said wood and you said that you wanted those pieces. I can toss you a few more piece's that I have that are a little bigger that I was going to use in my tank if it would make it better. I dont want to be know as the guy who mislead someone, even thought I was up frt and showed you first. You are a great guy and I dont want to be on your bad side.
Rich
LOL. Rich, you took my comments too literal. The others seem to have gotten my smarta**ness. BTW I want to go on record that I did not address the comment about how you where concerned about being misleading on the size of your wood. ;D :o
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I seem to have stumbled into the Jr. high locker room... guess it's time to find another thread for a bit.
In the meantime...are there likely to be any dwarf catfish, especially any of the Asian or SA varieties, at the next MCA auction? E.g. Asian moth cat or similar size. Mostly bristlenose and cories at this past MCAS one.
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Plecos, Corys, and Synodontis are the typical catfish.
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Plecos, Corys, and Synodontis are the typical catfish.
OK thanks.
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In the meantime...are there likely to be any dwarf catfish, especially any of the Asian or SA varieties, at the next MCA auction? E.g. Asian moth cat or similar size.
I've never seen those at an auction, that I recall. Your best bet would be to talk to someone like Pete Durkin or Dale @ Fantastic Fins and see if they can get them. Especially if you want enough to try and spawn them. That's what I would do.
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In the meantime...are there likely to be any dwarf catfish, especially any of the Asian or SA varieties, at the next MCA auction? E.g. Asian moth cat or similar size.
I've never seen those at an auction, that I recall. Your best bet would be to talk to someone like Pete Durkin or Dale @ Fantastic Fins and see if they can get them. Especially if you want enough to try and spawn them. That's what I would do.
I picked up two of the moth cats from Fins and hope to get another 4+ once they restock. Just wondered if any similar ones went to auction. Guess not usually.
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I sent you pictures of said wood and you said that you wanted those pieces. I can toss you a few more piece's that I have that are a little bigger that I was going to use in my tank if it would make it better. I dont want to be know as the guy who mislead someone, even thought I was up frt and showed you first. You are a great guy and I dont want to be on your bad side.
Rich
LOL. Rich, you took my comments too literal. The others seem to have gotten my smarta**ness. BTW I want to go on record that I did not address the comment about how you where concerned about being misleading on the size of your wood. ;D :o
Jeff
You got me Hook Line and sinker.
I guess I can say I fit it with you guys now, you got me good. I told my wife and she just laughed and told me I was a idiot LOL
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The same terms of endearment my bride gives me
especially when I come home from the gym at 12:30 am and I want to tell her how "I pick things up and put them down"
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I want to tell her how "I pick things up and put them down"
LOL!
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In the meantime...are there likely to be any dwarf catfish, especially any of the Asian or SA varieties, at the next MCA auction? E.g. Asian moth cat or similar size.
I've never seen those at an auction, that I recall. Your best bet would be to talk to someone like Pete Durkin or Dale @ Fantastic Fins and see if they can get them. Especially if you want enough to try and spawn them. That's what I would do.
I picked up two of the moth cats from Fins and hope to get another 4+ once they restock. Just wondered if any similar ones went to auction. Guess not usually.
Wetspot on AquaBid usually has them available but it looks like they are also out of stock right now and they are a reliable seller. They are in Portland, Oregon so doing a group order to help spread out shipping costs would be your best bet.
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Wetspot on AquaBid usually has them available but it looks like they are also out of stock right now and they are a reliable seller. They are in Portland, Oregon so doing a group order to help spread out shipping costs would be your best bet.
Thanks for the tip on WetSpot. I've heard good things about them before. Shipping is the kicker, though. I will see if Fins gets more in and if not, look into a group buy or something from them perhaps.