Fotas 2012

[Doug A]

ANNUAL MEETING OFFEDERATION OF TEXAS AQUARIUM SOCIETIES

HOSTED BY TEXAS CICHLID ASSOCIATION

September 14-16, 2012Hilton Garden Inn DFW South2001 Valley View Lane, Irving, Texas 75061(972) 313-2800Special room rate of $79 per night for convention attendees

Speakers include Spencer Jack, Laif DeMason, Greg Steeves,

Jim Powers (botia-type loaches) and Gerald Griffin (bettas)

[Doug A]

An IBC-sanctioned show, as well as an all-species show, will be held at this convention. Show tanks willbe set up Friday afternoon. Everyone is encouraged to assist with this undertaking. All-species show entriesare $3.00 each and

must be pre-registered by September 10th - NO EXCEPTIONS. Contact ShowChairman Page Ullman or Asst. Show Chairman Marvin England with your show entries.

No rental tanks will be available to sell fish out of over the weekend.

A limited number of holding tankswill be available for individuals bringing fish in on Friday or Saturday to sell in the Sunday auction. Out-oftownattendees will be given priority on these holding tanks. Call Alan Young on or before September10th to determine holding tank availability.

Speakers will make their presentations on Friday night and Saturday. Show winners will be announcedSaturday evening at the annual awards banquet. Don’t forget the special “Mystery Fish” auction to be heldduring the banquet, with proceeds going to the Braz Walker Fund and the Dr. Keith Arnold Fund. Alldonations for this auction will be appreciated.A “live” auction and a silent auction will be held on Sunday. Items being sold in the live auction includecichlids, bettas, livebearers, catfish and plecos, plus tanks, stands, wood, honeycomb rock, filters and fishfood. Seller split is 75% to Seller for items selling for less than $30 and 80% for items selling for over $30.All live plants will be sold in the silent auction.

Please bag and mark your plants for the silent auctionas you would bag and mark your fish for the live auction. Items received as club donations will also besold in the silent auction. All donations are welcome!! Products from several vendors, including fish food,tanks, pumps and filters, will be raffled and/or sold to attendees. TCA appreciates the folks who support us

and we want to introduce our members and convention attendees to their top-quality fishkeeping products.

[clayt101]

So, who is going? I plan to be there along with a few others representing the Bayou State!

[sunkenmetal]

So, who is going? I plan to be there along with a few others representing the Bayou State!

I thought it was the pelican state?

[clayt101]

I thought it was the pelican state?

I thought that as well, but then I checked to verify: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana

Edit: I just went with the first one, now I see "Pelican State" is official...oh well.

[SunnyHouTX]

Re: Fotas 2012

Lol, cajun fail

[clayt101]

Lol, cajun fail

I'd say its more of a fail if you don't go...epic in fact!

[sunkenmetal]

dfw ehhh

[SunnyHouTX]

Re: Fotas 2012

I'd say its more of a fail if you don't go...epic in fact!

I'd much rather go to a Selas meeting in BRLA or NOLA.

If it was in Austin, game on

[makatak123]

How far away is this?

[clayt101]

I'd much rather go to a Selas meeting in BRLA or NOLA.

If it was in Austin, game on

Yeah, our meetings are fun. We have never had a live auction though. Perhaps one day SELAS will host a FOTAS convention in New Orleans, but if it was done now, I would have to foot the bill. And, how many Texans would be willing to drive that far?

[SunnyHouTX]

I'll do it. But you may be right on the net flow to LA

[TexSun]

Re: Fotas 2012

I'll do it. But you may be right on the net flow to LA

+1

[clayt101]

I'll do it. But you may be right on the net flow to LA

...especially after hearing all the complaints about not wanting to go across town (Houston) to get to the HAS auction....lol

[Doug A]

I will be willing to go to NO, LA!!!