FLORIDA AQUARIUM FISH EXPO - June 20 to 23, 2013 Fort Myers, FL

[JeffroM]

http://flafishshow.com/

Speakers
THURSDAY
  3:30pm OPEN
  5:00pm Tony Silva - TBD
  6:30pm OPEN
  8:00pm Chuck Davis - Gadgets & Gizmos

FRIDAY
  9:00am OPEN
10:30am-2pm (Break for Snookin21 trip)
  2:00pm Tony Silva - Collecting wild discus
  3:30pm Rit Forcier - Collecting in Mexico
  5:00pm Rich Serva - What is a livebearer
  6:30pm Ted Judy - Raising fry
  8:00pm Bill Shields - Commercial fish farming
  9:30pm OPEN

SATURDAY
  9:00am Rit Forcier - TBD
10:30am Charlie Nunziata - Killifish
12:00pm Kent Semmen - Applied technologies of aquarium management
  1:30pm Jack Watley - Discus
  3:00pm Rich Serva - Wild Swordtails
  4:30pm Joe Gargas - Water and the aquarium
  6:00pm Craig Watson - (for banquet attendees) Fishy Sex
10:00pm Ted Judy - Dwarf Cichlids


Events:
THURSDAY
  9:00am-9pm Vendor set up
  3:00pm-6pm Shop hop
  5:00pm Vendor room opens (participation optional)
  9:00pm Vendor room closes

FRIDAY
  9:00am Fish Show Registration opens
10:00am Vendor Room Opens
10:30am Trip to Snookin21's Fish House
  2:00pm Snookin21 Trip Returns
  6:00pm Live Jazz Band and free pasta buffet
  9:00pm Fish Show Registration Closes
  9:00pm Vendor Room Closes

SATURDAY
  9:00am Collection Trip Departs
10:00am Vendor Room Opens
  1:00pm Collection Trip Returns
  6:00pm Vendor Room Closes
  6:00pm Banquet Dinner
  8:00pm Awards
  9:00pm Equipment and dry goods Auction

SUNDAY
  8:00am Auction seller registration starts
  9:00am Auction bidder registration starts
11:00am Auction seller registration closes
11:00am Auction bidder registration closes
11:30am Live Fish Auction- Until last lot is sold

Interesting event.  June in Fort Myers doesn't sound appealing though. {insert sweating smiley face}

[Regalblue]

Hmmm...  Collection trip for Mayan Cichlids,  Jags, Red Devils&  Oscars?

[SKISWETPETS]

Too bad, my brother that passed lived 10 minutes from Fort Myers... That would have been a good time to go visit.