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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: djlamonica on November 23, 2013, 10:43:59 AM

Title: ohio cichlid extravaganza
Post by: djlamonica on November 23, 2013, 10:43:59 AM
Me and Josh arrived Friday at 4 I'll post as many pictures as I can.
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Post by: four_by_ken on November 23, 2013, 11:12:38 AM
I'll be waiting...

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Post by: djlamonica on November 23, 2013, 12:03:22 PM
These are the hotel rooms.
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Post by: djlamonica on November 23, 2013, 12:07:37 PM
More rooms.  These are all from Friday BTW.
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Post by: African cichlid Keeper on November 23, 2013, 12:08:38 PM
wow that look fun. are they having one next year?
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Post by: djlamonica on November 23, 2013, 12:13:41 PM
The vendor room on Friday, before it was all set up.  Pictures all taken on my phone I have a ton more but most are junk. Ill take a few more today.
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Post by: Ogre44 on November 23, 2013, 12:22:51 PM
Where in Ohio is this being held?
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Post by: African cichlid Keeper on November 23, 2013, 12:29:05 PM
Where in Ohio is this being held?

http://www.ohiocichlid.com/Extravaganza.html
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Post by: Ogre44 on November 23, 2013, 12:37:31 PM
Sweet.
Thanks AcK
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Post by: greg y on November 23, 2013, 12:48:46 PM
that's crazy! I hadn't imagined people would set up tanks in rooms and stuff but I guess you would have to to be there a few days.

are the prices on merchandise super awesome or not really? Is you see a new in box ac110 for under $60 let me know and I'll paypal you the money ;-)

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Post by: Steve on November 23, 2013, 01:06:52 PM
Pretty cool. I gotta ask though  ;D....does Hotel management know about the tanks set up in the rooms, or is it kind of a crap close the door here comes the desk clerk! type thing? LOL ;D
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Post by: djlamonica on November 23, 2013, 01:21:54 PM
Hotel room doors are just left open people are free to walk in and look.  The management does not care.
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Post by: Steve on November 23, 2013, 01:24:47 PM
Well that's really cool. Never would have guessed that.
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Post by: djlamonica on November 23, 2013, 01:44:34 PM
The vendor area is mostly dry goods.  I was expecting more fish still very cool, prices are pretty much rock bottom on everything.  Big buckets of NLS $35. 
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Post by: Regalblue on November 23, 2013, 04:47:30 PM
that's crazy! I hadn't imagined people would set up tanks in rooms and stuff but I guess you would have to to be there a few days.

are the prices on merchandise super awesome or not really? Is you see a new in box ac110 for under $60 let me know and I'll paypal you the money ;-)


AC110s were $70 at the swap.
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Post by: jcunningham0295 on November 23, 2013, 06:36:02 PM
Pics of my mimpbwe fronts I am coming home with.  3 males and 7 females.
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Post by: Steve on November 23, 2013, 07:15:55 PM
Great looking fronts Josh 8) 8) 8)
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Post by: greg y on November 23, 2013, 07:28:39 PM
that's crazy! I hadn't imagined people would set up tanks in rooms and stuff but I guess you would have to to be there a few days.

are the prices on merchandise super awesome or not really? Is you see a new in box ac110 for under $60 let me know and I'll paypal you the money ;-)


AC110s were $70 at the swap.
What swap? And were they new?
They cost $80 online
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Post by: Regalblue on November 23, 2013, 07:41:05 PM
that's crazy! I hadn't imagined people would set up tanks in rooms and stuff but I guess you would have to to be there a few days.

are the prices on merchandise super awesome or not really? Is you see a new in box ac110 for under $60 let me know and I'll paypal you the money ;-)


AC110s were $70 at the swap.
What swap? And were they new?
They cost $80 online
Yes brand new from Ken's Fish.
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Post by: Ogre44 on November 23, 2013, 08:17:31 PM
That's a beautiful fish, Josh.
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Post by: djlamonica on November 24, 2013, 12:47:17 AM
Purchased some uaru and discus out of hotel rooms today.  Success.
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Post by: Maize-N-Blue-D on November 24, 2013, 06:20:25 AM
Nice pick up Josh ! 
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Post by: greg y on November 24, 2013, 08:01:38 AM
Sweet Fronts, I'm jealous guys, thanks for the pics and report, maybe next year
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Post by: djlamonica on November 24, 2013, 03:50:53 PM
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b538/Fhfire/IMG_20131123_174441_zpsb1e2a842.jpg

 
Alot of those are repeats of what I posted already but I did add some from the very cool LFS aquatica

 

Overall the convention was awesome.  I got incredibly intoxicated Friday night so Saturday wasn't very much fun for me.  Ill skip that part next time, or maybe not a year is a long time to work on my robot.  Besides that non sense the coolest part of the whole thing was actually walking around and talking and buying stuff out of the rooms.  The auction was nice but I was expecting much larger.  I would have been disappointed if I just drove down for the auction.  It was comparable to an MCA auction.  Josh told me it was about half the size as last years auction.  There is defiantly different stuff being bred down there then here so that always neat to see. The vendor day was pretty cool as well but really really packed you could hardly get to the tables to look at the fish.  I plan to go back next year and hopefully bring some of my stuff to sell out of the room.  In conclusion 2 thumbs up, incredibly well put together.
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Post by: jkeeler on November 24, 2013, 07:10:01 PM
Great Pics...thanks for sharing!
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Post by: Stan M. on November 24, 2013, 07:49:24 PM
X 2 Dan!
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Post by: Joefish on November 24, 2013, 08:01:03 PM
Attending an ACA convention is on my list and actually have a savings acct for that.  Considering cashing that out for next years OCA.  Every year OCA looks better and better......Midwest, Great Lakes area is home to the best cichlids! socal and florida are for distributors profit mongers. 

OHIO has it going on for cichlids!   
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Post by: djlamonica on November 24, 2013, 09:24:54 PM
Also next year is the 20th anniversary, they were promising some big things.  I would say next year is the one to attend.  They didn't mention any specifics though.
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Post by: jcunningham0295 on November 24, 2013, 09:56:52 PM
Always a good time and yes next year should be good.  The board is already discussing ideas, options, speakers, etc. 

Picked up the following:

Proven breeding group of mimpbwe fronts
6 Paralabidochromis chromogynos
9 Haplochromis thereuterion
14 Paralabidochromis sp. "red fin piebald"
3 Astatoreochromis alluaudi males
14 Xenotilapia sp. "Ochrogenys Ndole"
2 Callochromis Stappersii females
10 Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt"
5 OB Peacock females
1 Lethrinop sp. Red Cap Female
14 Tropheus Ikola

And grabbed a pair of black nangu comps at the auction.

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Post by: four_by_ken on November 25, 2013, 06:55:48 AM

And grabbed a pair of black nangu comps at the auction.


Oh...   8)
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Post by: Super Turtleman on November 26, 2013, 04:11:30 AM
I'm down for next year.  8)