Bandi

No. We are not having a show this year.

Are you an executive of the CAS?

Just a heads up. Mark it on your calender!

Thanks for that info RD

There is a misconception out there that among male America's only the male gets the nuchual hump. Here are photos of my large pair. The female is the orange one, the male mostly white. Both are over a foot long. The male is easily a foot deep.

Here are some pics of ones for sale

I still have a handful to sell. $12 each. I coming to Edmonton for the auction.

How many you want. I have fry of one inch. $20 each.

Are they harmful? The cat fish is very messy and eats a lot. So what you said makes sense.

I have a 180 gallon with sand substrate run by an FX5. When I do water changes and stir up the sand there are thousands of 1cm long worms about half the width of sewing thread floating EVERYWHERE. fish are large waking cat, big front, oscar, true parrot and a parachromis sp. all seen fine. Should I be worried?

Bump updated.

There's been altums at auctions before and I never heard they suffered. So I can add altums to the sales bill?

Up dated with more items added.

GIANT CALGARY FISH AUCTION SNEEK-A-PEEK WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SEE THERE? Here is the line up so far.... Check back regularly as items will be added as the vendors report in. GIANT FISH AUCTION In Calgary this Sunday Oct 18th HERES A SAMPLE OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE THERE. Giant auction Line up so far. Something for everyone Auction sales bill Dry goods 10 gallon tank 15 gallon tank 55 gallon tank Large multi tank air pump Large water pump Fish food Box of complete, used aquarium set up kit. Small air pumps 50 watt heater (used) Used Fluval 404 complete filter Fluval underwater filter Water test kits Submersible sump pump Pond de-icer New/used driftwood Livestock Axolotls Johann mbuna juveniles mature electric yellow male electric blue gilli mollies Multisquamata rainbowfish Guyana red spot angels. Apple snails blue Moscow guppies (show quality) mollies.. Glossolepis wanamensis adult pair. Double Black angelfish White tailed acei Eureka Red young adult male Pure endlers Blue Moscow guppies Ameca splendens Zoogoneticus tequila Large OB peacock Pair Green Moscow guppies Red tailed Goodieds Electric blue hap male Large Filament Barbs Glossolepis dority rainbowfish Julichromis ornatus Electric Yellows Black mollies Pseudotropheus Msobo cichlid group 1male 3 female Fundulopanchax gardneri Aphyosemion christyi Corydoras trilineatus Panda guppies Xiphophorus montezumae (Montezuma swordtail) Elassoma evergladei (Everglades Pygmy Sunfish) Jenynsia onca (Spotted One-sided Livebearer) Cories : reynoldsi, hasbrosus, pygmaeus, imitator, guapore, polystictus, caudimaculatus, arcuatus, concolor, brochis, green avenues. Plecos L243, 201,L169, L34, L91,128- blue phantom, 200- yellow hifin phantoms L254 blue spot Hypancistrus furunculus L199 Ancistrus sp Snowflake Plants Tiger vals pelia Red tiger lotus vallesnaria contortion & americana rotala wallichi ulvaceus Mexican Oak Leaf Water sprite Frog bit Water Hyacinth Marsilea Cryps Stargrass Anubias Uruguay Sword Rotala Indica Bolbitis Staruogyne Glossostigma Lindernia Subwasswetang Amoracia aquatica Alternatheira Rotala macrandra Bacopas moneiri australis. Low light plants Cyperus alternifolius (2 lots)

Wow, every single response here was awsome and responsibly written. I too don't want to see LFS go extinct. As consumers we can use our buying power to influence what I consider a road to win, win for everyone. What I'm going to suggest will not only keep fish stores in business but help local breeders as well, and in doing this will inevitably offer healthier fish to consumers. When you go to your LFS ask for locally raised fish. They will probably look at you like your head is made of cheese. But if enough of us do this, stores will catch on. There is a demand for locally raised fish. Fish that haven't travelled thousands of miles, cramped in overcrowded bags where the survivors, though healthy, are weekened by stress and prone to disease. As mentioned by many posts above, local breeders have fewer tanks and more time to care for their fish. Their fish are raised in local water conditions and are subjected only to a short trip to the fish store. Resulting in stronger fish, less susceptible to paracites and disease that circulate through display tanks. The truth be known, 80% of the fish exported from Asia to North America are Asia's culls. Truth be known, WE GET THE JUNK. i've heard this from many importers and wholesalers. Europe gets the second best but the best they just don't export. Asia breeds lots of fish because they love fish. But only a small percentage of fry will be quality, so the culls are sent to us. If you want quality fish, buy from local breeders who search far and wide, even bring in or smuggle fish in their suit cases to get good breeding stock and then raise healthy, quality fry.

Thanks, keep it coming!

I am putting together an Auction Sales Bill to promote the auction and attract more buyers. Many non fish auctions put out fliers or posters listing much of the items one can expect to see for sale. So I am asking all venders to report to me with a list of their goods. Livestock and dry goods. I just need specied name or a brief word about your dry goods. You can comment here or if you prefer anonymity, email me at: mylifeasapineapple@gmail.com Or text me at (403)-443-8251 Thanks. Irene

Thanks Harold. Never mind about RD http://smurk.me/5lu1 . I enjoy any experience you have to offer. PH can play a factor with domestic bred fish. So if you feel it is important that is good information to get out there.

Hmmm... That will be the topic for another Thread. "How can fish stores improve the way they keep and display their fish?"

I am trying to gather data about how, general water, atmospheric pressure and shipping stresses affect the vitality of domestic raised aquarium fish. So, just want to put this out there. Would you say, in your experience with buying fish, that fish bought born and raised in Alberta water are hardier/healthier compared to fish purchased from the lfs that are imports bred in other countries? Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Some photos of fry

Thanks, Vince. We are stoked.

Trimacs spawned behind my back and now have a collection of wigglers.

I beat both of you to the idea and suggested it to the hubby. He thought it best to wait it out and see. She is able to get away from him in a small hide. I decided that if he doesn't let her out to eat for over a week I would move her. But yesterday they were both out and getting along just fine. Today, she even turned on her breeding stripes again. So, we are watching carefully. Thanks guys.

Well, the new parents have some learning to do. I guess I should pulled the log and cared for the eggs myself. They ate them. And now he is mad at her!