Initial speaker list for 2011ACA convention

[Finman57]

Okay, Here is the initial speaker list for ACA2011
(note: This was also posted in the members only section. If you were a member then you got to see it first.)

Bio's and more information will be coming soon.....

Greg Steeves - Lake Victoria (Presented by CARES)

Rusty Wessel, Eric Hanneman, Joe Middleton - Guatemalan Cichlids (Presented by Central American Study Group)

Wayne Leibel - Acaras (Presented by South American Study Group)

Vin Kutty - Crenicichla

René Krüter - Lake Tanganyika

Ad Konings - Lake Malawi

Zeb Hogan - Conservation, Monster Fish (Sponsored by Monster Aquaria Network)

We're excited with the mix of speakers lined up for 2011. It's a great blend of the familiar and the fresh faces within the cichlid hobby. And it's all capped off with Zeb Hogan of NatGeoTV's Monster Fish.

[Finman57]

http://www.sea-way.org/blog/monster_fish1.jpg
Zeb Hogan

[Disgirl]

Good heavens!! I work with this variety of stingray at the aquarium, the Atlantic stingray, and ours are only young, about 18" across. I am printing this pic to take to work and show visitors how big they can get. What an amazing pic. Was it catch and release, I hope?
Barb

[Finman57]

I am sure it was he is all about the saving of large species.
Oh and also remember that this is a Freshwater ray.

[Ed13]

Pretty sure that is the Mekong river Giant Stingray. That specimen was caught in Cambodia and measured 13 feet long.

[Disgirl]

Oh I see, I assumed it was a saltwater ray since it looks like the Atlantic ray. But with 500 species of ray around the world I'm sure lots of them must look similar. Thanks for the info.
Barb