ACA... Who's Going?

[brewmaster15]

Hi all,
Though I am most likely not going to be able to attend I was wondering how many Discus Nuts will be going and who will not be there.

thanks,
al

It's still up in the air for me Al :-\ I'm going to do my best to try and make it this year...... I was soooo bummed not being able to go to last years ACA :'(

[Jeff]

Count me in. ;D

I will be in the room next to 1304 ;D ;D ;D ;D


Randy

[scotz]

I'm planning on going but I have not yet made reservations - better get off my butt and do it !! ::)

scotz

[Carol_Roberts]

Not going

[sgt95b]

Was planning on going but will be stuck in California.

[NickK]

Since it is only about 1 hour south of me, I will be there on the weekend. Being new to the hobby, it is nice to be so close to the big event.

Nick

PS - I wonder how many Simply members are showing discus? Did a Simply member win it last year?

[allan_mark76]

I'll most likely be going...fingers crossed ! ! ! Right now it's up to my July work schedule and getting those days off... I'm going to do my best to see you all out there and have fun...

Thanks.

A- ;D

[mench]

I'll be there with flames on :D and a cold one in hand......

Mench

[chuck]

I'm unable to go.. So I'll just let the rest of you rub it in on what I missed!! :(
chuck

[fcdiscus]

Nope! But I will try my damnedest to be at the Northeast Discus Meeting! Frank 8)

[hunterbeav]

Diane and I will be there for sure. See ya all there :)

[Francisco_Borrero]

Frank, it will be hard for you not to be at the NortEast meeting...I understand it is at your place.

I will be there as I will already be a Cincy resident (by less than 2 weeks I think). If anybody is not going out of concern for hotel expenses, I can offer stay at a cozy basement full of newly unpacked boxes...

Cheers, Francisco.

[gary1218]

I'M THERE ;D ;D ;D

Jeff, are you going to be bringing discus with you? Any luck with my RSGs?

GARY

[Jeff]

Gary,

I have some on the way. I will not be bringing anything. Just going to enjoy. :)

[gary1218]

SUPER!!! Send me some pics as soon as you get the RSGs.

Thanks,
GARY

[CARY_GLdiscus]

I'll be there with the captain ;D

[Jeff]

I hope your friend the captain gets along with my friend jack. I think it'll be a good time. ;D ;)

[allan_mark76]

What about Jose and the gang???

A-

[tom.s]

we will be there
tom&linda

[DiscusJeff]

Will be there!

Jeff

[Discus_Hans]

Think I'm and I know at least 3 more :) :) Hans

[Willie]

Count me in, Willie

[TheDiscusKid]

I'll be there for sure. Very creative Hans lol :)

Bruce

[Don_Lee]

Darn...I thought I was. And then...I thought I was not! And now...I cannot even remember when it is! LOL, I may still go.....I sure would like to.

Don ;D

[April]

great pic hans.

[Discus_Hans]

Thanks, it's the front print of the Room 1304 shirts :) :) :) Hans.

[Tyler]

I'll be there..... ;D

Tyler

[John_Nicholson]

I'll be there......

Hans you made Danny to tall...LOL

-john

[Kap]

Maybe more of us could answer if we could remember when and where? Maybe it's a case of "If you have to ask..." but I'd still like to know.

Thanks in advance!

[Discus_KC]

50/ 50 Chance for me !!!!!!!! If I get back, I will go !!!!!!!! I have too many friends to thank in person for all the support !!!!!!

Jack

[Jean]

:-\ Not looking good for me.... but I wanna be!

Hoping still, u never know!


Jean ;D 8)

[mench]

Ok ...July 24 thur July 27.....Cinci.Oh.
Be there or miss out on a great time....

Mench

Hi everyone,

My father phil heppner and i will be at the ACA show I hope to meet you all there


mike heppner

[April]

well ..hope you get back then jack. heh kinda catchy.....lol
if you do..i will kick myself for not going. was meant to..but...too many kid things on my plate.
summer camp..and organizing my daughter for university..and fish fry to grow..etc etc. and of course that pretty coloured money...isnt growing on my tree i planted. : (( someone told me it would.
hopefully we will get a report on who won and what nice fish were there and who met who..and who was the best behaved little discus person.
we could have categories.
the quietest
the tallest
the shortest
the most brightly coloured shirt
the happiest
the furthest travelled

etc etc

[Kap]

Mench - Thanks for the info. Gotta check the calendar and see what days I can do. That, then, is a firm "maybe I'll be able go!"

for anyone that needs the info and has not checked out the web site here it is..........Randy 8)


www.aca2003.com

[jrpatter]

cough ill be there prolyl. though i am going just to the auction. so if any of you guys have any fish left over let me know before the auction. ill be the guy selling fish out of the back of his car :)

john

John, and everyone else going the best time to get your discus is the moment you get there, the longer you wait the less you will have to choose from..I know Joe and the rest of the gang will be set up late Wed, or early Thur....Most others are selling by Thur. nite or Friday at the latest....you have to move fast...There will be several 100 discus for sale most in the various hotel rooms from 2 inch fish to breeding pairs plus more in the main room but you have to act quickly to get what you want. Just look at the "for sale" board to see what rooms. It is like being able to visit everyones hatchery all at one time and at the same place. Allot of other people are there just like you looking to buy fish..So either bring a tank to hold your new fish or rent a tank down in the main "fish for sale room" to put your new fish in. You wont find to many people that will hold the fish for you, Joe and the gang did last year but I dont know about this year, everyone wants to sell what they have fast so they dont have to worry about them or have to hang around in their room waiting for people to look at them. If you ever wanted the chance to "hand pick" out your own fish from numerous strains, sizes and breeders/importers this is the place to do it, and it appears that this year there will be a huge selection to choose from.
That said you can also catch some great deals late Saturday night or early Sunday morning because what ever people have left over they would rather sell cheap then have to bag them back up and take them home...
Most people pull out early Sunday morning for the long drives home or to catch their flights....My family and I will be hanging around this year through Monday so I will try to catch up with you at the auction.....

Randy

[jrpatter]

cough well if i coudl get there early i would, but i will be lucky to be there on sunday, i got this problem called a job. I just cant seem to shake it. It seems to interfer whenever i try to do anything. I am sure there will be neat and interesting things in the auction. I am only gonna bring around 500 so spending is limited this year.


john

John I understand your problem.......You know with that bad cough you have you may just need to call in sick those days to see if you can get yourself well ;D ;D ;D ;D


Randy 8)

[jrpatter]

well i got one of those jobs that if i am in the hosp, with say 2 broken legs they will plug in a laptop and say go for it. I get no sick time and I am on call 24/7, but when everything works well i get as much time off as i want. The problem is i wont knwo if everything is working fine till the week of, now i can always pull the "i lost my cell phone" bit again that is generaly good for about a week :)

john

For those that plan to go but have not seen the schedule is is a copy.............

Randy 8)





Convention Schedule (as of 6/13/03): .*Subject to Change*


Wednesday, July 23

6:00 PM Showroom opens

Showroom tanks available for set-up

Registration desk opens

11:00 PM Showroom closes

Registration desk closes



Thursday, July 24

8:30 AM Vendor Showroom available for set-up

Showroom opens

Registration desk opens

Cincinnati Zoo tour

12PM – 12 AM Guy Jordan Cichlid Silent Auction

7:00 PM Apistogramma Study Group – Randall Kohn – “West & Central African Dwarf Cichlids: Beauty, Brains, & Brawn”

8:30 PM Wayne Leibel - The Evolution of Mouthbrooding in Cichlids

10:00 PM Cichlasoma Study Group

Hospitality Room opens

11:30 PM Discus Study Group Speaker Joe Szelesi

Showroom closes

Vendor Showroom closes

Registration desk closes



Friday, July 25

8:30 AM Showroom opens

Vendor Showroom opens

Registration desk opens

Newport Aquarium Tour

12 PM – 12 AM Guy Jordan Cichlid Silent Auction

1:00 PM ACA BOT meeting

7:00 PM Jeff Cardwell – South American Collecting Adventure

8:00 PM Deadline for show entries to be set-up

8:30 PM Ad Konings – Title to be Determined – Topic will be on New World Cichlids

10:00 PM Ron Neilson – “Predatory Cichlids & the International Piranha Association”

Registration desk closes

Showroom closes

Vendor Showroom closes

Live Music from “Odd Man Out” in the Hotel Bar until 2 AM

Hospitality Room opens

12:00 AM B.I T.C.H.E.S. “ Midnight Madness”



Saturday, July 26

8:30 AM Showroom opens

Vendor Showroom opens

Registration desk opens

9:00 AM Dick Au

9AM – 5 PM Guy Jordan Cichlid Silent Auction

10:30 AM Paul Loiselle

12:00 PM Lunch Break

1:00 PM Steve Lundblad – Lamps - “The Many Shades”

2:30 PM Patrick DeRham – Title to be Determined – Topic will be on Madagascar Cichlids

4:00 PM Ad Konings – Title to be Determined – Topic will be on Lake Malawi

5:00 PM Vendor Showroom closes for tear-down

Showroom closes

6:30 PM Reception – cash bar opens

7:00 PM Banquet & Awards Ceremony – Wayne Leibel , Speaker

“Unspeakably Bad Ideas in Fishkeeping”

After the Banquet, the Showroom will reopen for viewing.

10:00 PM Hospitality Room opens

11:30 PM Vendor Showroom deadline for tear-down and move-out



Sunday, July 27

8:00 AM Showroom opens for entry removal

8–10 AM Auction registration

10:00 AM Giant Cichlid Auction – Dry Goods too!

12:00 PM Deadline for show entry removal

1:00 PM GCAS Rare Fish Raffle Drawing

[gary1218]

Randy, you left off the most important part of the schedule. When do we all meet in room 1304 ;D

GARY

[Discus_Hans]

IMO not before 11:00 am, Hans :) :) :)

[Jeff]

It should be a good time. I look froward to meeting all you guys. :)

And for everybody going that is not aware, we (discsuc folks)plan on having a cookout Friday somewhere at/around the hotel...


Randy

[Discus_Hans]

Randy, isn't that a little to urly to put the not selling Discus on the BBQ :P :P :P ;D Hans.

[tom.s]

Is all simply men invited
tom

[Tracey]

Tom, everyone is invited..Simply, DAAH, The Discus Den etc.
Makes no difference......We put any board disputes behind us while at the ACA........But help with buying the food/drinks will be great.....We hope to get everyone to chip in a few $'s and then make a run to a grocery store for the goods Friday morning......


Tracey 8)

Although my mom is Beth.
I will not be attending with her. :'(

[fishfarm]

I always go, I love to show fish, I'll have plenty of babies to sell. Ken

[Discus_Hans]

Not only the Room 1304 shirt will be available at the ACA, I made also an other shirt. If you want to see how it's made take a look at http://www.aquaforums.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=2815&s=3d73112ccabab723f94c 6d3c14a2c4bc Hans.
If link doesn't work you need to copy and past it into your adres.

[gikkicat]

We will be there, Tony and Vickey

[Mike_T]

I'll be there all weekend. If anyone needs a ride up from the airport or directions, or the scoop on good eateries, bars, etc...let me know. I live 10 minutes from the airport, and about 20 minutes from the show. Glad to assist.

-Mike T 8)

Great Mike, now you offer after I've rented a car.
Just kidding ... I needed a car.......Looking foward to seeing ya there.



Randy

[DiscusJeff]

Looks like I'm only going to be staying one night. I'm trying to decide if I should get do Thursday-Friday, or Saturday-Sunday. I want to buy fish. Is it better to wait for the auction, or just buy from the vendors?

Jeff I think you will find you have better luck going early and buying out of everyones hotel rooms

Randy

[limige]

hmm, sounds like it might be interesting but i have to pass...
i have to work all week and on the weekend i plan to head north for the camaroz28.com camaro superfest in stanton,mi.

maybe next time!

I will be flying in on the 25th

i cant wait im excited to go :guitarist:

and i cant wait to meet you all!! :gossip:

Michael Heppner

Well the time has finally arrived. I know many of you will be pulling out in the morning to head to the ACA. I wish everyone a safe trip. I will be at home tomorrow getting our last minute things together for our flight out Thursday morning. I still have a million things to do and I am running out of time. Ok really I only have 3 things to do.....Go get a weeks supply of Blackworms, take the dog to the kennel and then supervise the 999,997 things that Tracey still needs to do :D :D
We will be at the hotel around One Thursday and look foward to seeing all of our old friends and meeting many new ones...until then........NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO BUY/ HEIST ANY FISH.....................HA HA

For those not going I cant make any promises but I will try and post a few pics everyday from the ACA on all 3 forums



Randy 8)

[lovdiscus]

Randy..where is this located? I have been so busy I just now saw the board...oops.
I would love to attend..but have no idea of where, when, etc.
Thanks
Donna

Donna check out
www.ACA2003.com


Randy ;D

[brewmaster15]

Have a great time everyone!
-al

[lovdiscus]

Interesting....this is all fish? Not just Discus?
Donna

Donna yes this is a convention for all Cichlid fish keepers. Really it's just a big party, the fish are a reason to get us there! ;D ;D ;D

Randy 8)

[lovdiscus]

Wow....sounds like a blast. Too bad I didnt check the posts much earlier...cant save up now.....boo hoo.
Oh well.....I will try to catch the next one.
Donna

Sorry you cant make it Donna it is always a blast, this year will be very big as far as discus keepers....Never to early to start thinking about next year's ACA. It will be held in Denver


Randy 8)

[lovdiscus]

Denver? I am in Kansas...that is not too far. Maybe I can catch that one....lol.
Donna

[Discus_KC]

Donna,

We will be taking a group from KC to Denver !!!!! I won't miss that one unless I'm not in the U.S. Let's hope it's not Korea, Liberia, Iran, or Syria !!!!!

Jack

[April]

Jack..not sure we would let you go to another war....we all allowed you to go to this one..but theres 2000 of us here on simply who say no way. We want Jack back!!
denver here we come. cool. 8)
i'll start planning. lol.

Hi All,
Just a quick note to let you all know that we are all here at the ACA. With all the partying going on and the lack of sleep jumping on the web pages has been the last thing on our mind. We have a large discus crowd here this year. One whole row in the show room is nothing but discus. We have already taken a bunch of pics and will try to post some this afternoon, not sure we will be able too because the connection we have right now stinks...almost wasn't able to make this post.

More later,

Randy 8)

[DiscusJeff]

Just posted pics in the photos section...