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!