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Southern California Discus Meeting, Summer 2010!
OK.... after seeing all the fun that Al and the folks in the Northeast are having with their discus meetings, I think it's about time that the west coast gets their act together. From looking at the forum members locations, we should be able to get a good little group together.
I am willing to host the meeting. If there is a lot of response to this and those that wish to attend are further North than say Santa Barbara, maybe we can work something out to meet further North, but someone will have to pony up to host it.
Anyway, just wanted to put the feelers out there to see how much interest, if any, is there to actually make a gathering worth while. Please reply to this thread with your location and if you could make it to San Diego or can host something closer to YOU!
Lets get interested West coast!!
Best wishes!
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Chad,summer in San Diego? Dude make it in feb and I would be there. I will do anything to get out of these east coast winters. I would love to see you new room.
Kenny
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Kenny,
If all goes well, we can have a February meet as well! I've got a spare room for you if you need it. I'd love to show off the fish room! :D
Best wishes my friend!
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That would be great Chad.
I am located in LA, Can come down to San Diego.
-Visu
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Re: Southern California Discus Meeting, Summer 2010!
Chad:
I was going to contact Kevin (Lucky Tropical) and see if he is interested in hosting a local meeting. He imports fish from Lawrence Soon monthly and I thought it would be great for a local gather .. Just to see his new fishes .. and we can gather all the local discus fans .. to share their experience, and possibly do some group buy, trade, etc ...
I didn't actually talk to Kevin yet and not sure if he has the time or if he is willing to do so ...
Hey, perhaps we can have alternate meeting places between Los Angeles and San Deigo ...
Anyway, let's get a club started !
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Visu,
That's great! Maybe we could find someone in LA that would be willing to host such a gathering as well. I'd be happy to travel there as well. Once we get a few locations identified we can alternate locations. Even if it's only twice a year, that's more than none at all! Once in San Diego, maybe once in LA?
Let's see how many people can jump on this thread and get a feel for what we can do! I'll be happy to host the first one!
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BUMP!
Come on Cali folks! Where is everyone? There's got to be more than just a couple of us around... I know these things take time to populate, but thought there would be more response than this....
WEST COAST!! LOL!
Best wishes!
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I'd make the drive down from the bay area. Packed with styro boxes and heat packs just in case.
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magewynd
I'd make the drive down from the bay area. Packed with styro boxes and heat packs just in case.
Now that's what I'm talking about! :D
We (the group) could meet half way! I know it's about an 8 hour drive.
More, more! LOL! :p
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Re: Southern California Discus Meeting, Summer 2010!
Chad I may drive over from Arizona, my mother and brother live in the San Gabriel Valley so I can visit them also.
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Re: Southern California Discus Meeting, Summer 2010!
Excellent!
Got any friends in the AZ area that may want to road trip? A meeting in AZ wouldn't be out of the question either! :)
Thanks for chiming in!
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Dang you Socal folk ;), where's the Northern California Discus Meeting? I'd love to attend, but I have to get over trepidation of a 14 hour drive just to make it down to SD.
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Alex,
would you care to organize and host a norcal meeting? You have more folks near you than I have near me!
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underwaterforest
Dang you Socal folk ;), where's the Northern California Discus Meeting? I'd love to attend, but I have to get over trepidation of a 14 hour drive just to make it down to SD.
You NoCal folk should just storm into Kenny's place every month .. Why do you need another meeting ? ;)
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Thanks for the idea Chad, but I don't think where I live is a very good location, its about five hours north of SF and I'm probably one of the few discus keepers up here. BUT someone living down in San Francisco would make a pretty ideal location though and they got a good discus scene there too. Any San Francisco people want to start a Northern California Meeting?
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diamond_discus
You NoCal folk should just storm into Kenny's place every month .. Why do you need another meeting ?
Sounds Good, I Hope Kenny's ready for all of us.:D I'll bring the homebrew.
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I can't believe I missed this thread! I'm so in for both meets. I would love to acquire some of your planted tank techniques Chad and I would love to see the quality fish that Lawrence is bring in through Kevin. Just let me know when and im there. Also, I lost all my contacts when my phone broke and i had Julie (frenchie100), Casper (CASW), and Benedict (notjustfish), so if anyone has their number, please let them know since they usually go with me to discus related activities. Keep us posted and keep bumping this thread every few days ;-)
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rickztahone
I can't believe I missed this thread! I'm so in for both meets. I would love to acquire some of your planted tank techniques Chad and I would love to see the quality fish that Lawrence is bring in through Kevin. Just let me know when and im there. Also, I lost all my contacts when my phone broke and i had Julie (frenchie100), Casper (CASW), and Benedict (notjustfish), so if anyone has their number, please let them know since they usually go with me to discus related activities. Keep us posted and keep bumping this thread every few days ;-)
Ricardo :
I finally talked to Kevin last week about a Los Angeles meeting. He agreed to use his warehouse for meetings. We probably will organize the first meeting in May. Need to finalize some details when he return from his ASIA trip.
-Larry
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This is what I'm talking about! I like the motivation guys! Lets make something happen! I'd be willing to come all the wat to SF at some point. I need a little advance notice though. LOL! LA is no problem. Driving distance for me! :)
Let's keep this going for a while to see if we can get some more interest! I'll be bumping it from time to time to keep it in the mix.
Alex,
Can youmake it down to SF? I love a good home brew!
Thanks for all of the responses!
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Chad Hughes
This is what I'm talking about! I like the motivation guys! Lets make something happen! I'd be willing to come all the wat to SF at some point. I need a little advance notice though. LOL! LA is no problem. Driving distance for me! :)
Let's keep this going for a while to see if we can get some more interest! I'll be bumping it from time to time to keep it in the mix.
Alex,
Can youmake it down to SF? I love a good home brew!
Thanks for all of the responses!
Sure, I have friends down in the bay area so SF is usually no problem for me. You like homebrew huh, I may have to break out my rip van winkle ale for you then. Its a little insane, 16+% alcohol but it has been aging for 8 years now so you can't even tell its that strong, well until it is too late;). If strong ales aren't your cup of tea I usually have a few milds and nice drinkable ales around to. I really don't really drink very much, but I always loved making beer for some reason.
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underwaterforest
... I really don't really drink very much, but I always loved making beer for some reason.
oddly enough, i've always really liked drinking it ;)
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I'm down for a Kevin's warehouse meet!
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Chad Hughes
This is what I'm talking about! I like the motivation guys! Lets make something happen! I'd be willing to come all the wat to SF at some point. I need a little advance notice though. LOL! LA is no problem. Driving distance for me! :)
Let's keep this going for a while to see if we can get some more interest! I'll be bumping it from time to time to keep it in the mix.
Alex,
Can youmake it down to SF? I love a good home brew!
Thanks for all of the responses!
I actually have plan for a SF trip this summer ... Perhaps we can really setup a meeting with Kenny .. That would be great .. One meeting at SF, LA and San Deigo .. ;)
Let's push for the next Discus show to be here at California instead ...;)
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I'm down. Just PM me details.
~AKA~
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allan_mark76
I'm down. Just PM me details.
~AKA~
NICE! looks like it would be a great turn out.
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underwaterforest
Sure, I have friends down in the bay area so SF is usually no problem for me. You like homebrew huh, I may have to break out my rip van winkle ale for you then. Its a little insane, 16+% alcohol but it has been aging for 8 years now so you can't even tell its that strong, well until it is too late;). If strong ales aren't your cup of tea I usually have a few milds and nice drinkable ales around to. I really don't really drink very much, but I always loved making beer for some reason.
Great! I'm sure we won't have any problems drinking your beer. LOL!
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rickztahone
oddly enough, i've always really liked drinking it ;)
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Oroborus
I'm down for a Kevin's warehouse meet!
Great!
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diamond_discus
I actually have plan for a SF trip this summer ... Perhaps we can really setup a meeting with Kenny .. That would be great .. One meeting at SF, LA and San Deigo .. ;)
Let's push for the next Discus show to be here at California instead ...;)
I think a rotation would be awesome! Spread the love around!
A discus show here in SD would be fantastic! Much better than Texas IMO. LOL! Not that there's anything wrong with Texas.... I'm sure if We planned a show in the winter months all those East coasters would be here in a heart beat! LOL!
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allan_mark76
I'm down. Just PM me details.
~AKA~
Excellent!
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rickztahone
NICE! looks like it would be a great turn out.
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Added my name to the list Rick!
Thanks buddy!
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Hey guys, any ideas what to do for the meetings ?
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1. Ricardo (rickztahone): LA, San Diego, would have to carpool to SF LOL
2. Chad Hughes (Chad Hughes): All of the above.... may have to fly to SF.
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diamond_discus
Hey guys, any ideas what to do for the meetings ?
It will likely depend on where we meet. In the mean time, I'll work on some discussion topics. Right off the top of my head, I know Rick would like me to speak about planted tanks, I could also go in to filtration and water quality.
If anyone has anything that they would like to discuss or even speak about, that's great too! I'm hoping that we can get together at hatcheries and hear what they have to say!
This is going to be a good time guys and gals! I'm anxious to hear what everyone has to offer to the group! It doesn't necessarily have to be one guy preaching to the choir. We all need to be involved.... unless you just want to sit back and listen. LOL!
Best wishes!
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Looks like we can get a good turn out for these meets. Besides planted tanks and filtration I thought were could discuss illnesses. Meds and such are a hot topic and I think it would be great to discuss a medication approach when dealing with discus. Those are just some topics off the top of my head. Also, got to look forward to a potluck.
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I like the way you're thinking Rick! Where's the rest of the crew? :confused:
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1. Ricardo (rickztahone): LA, San Diego, would have to carpool to SF LOL
2. Chad Hughes (Chad Hughes): All of the above.... may have to fly to SF.
3. Larry (Diamond_Discus): LA, SD ... SF (depends on my family&work schedule)
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rickztahone
Looks like we can get a good turn out for these meets. Besides planted tanks and filtration I thought were could discuss illnesses. Meds and such are a hot topic and I think it would be great to discuss a medication approach when dealing with discus. Those are just some topics off the top of my head. Also, got to look forward to a potluck.
Yes, I was going to suggest the medication topic as well. Plumbing is another good topic.
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haha iv'e been wanting to plan this for the longest time FINALLY! :bounce2:
I AM IN :drummer:
PS: how about also making a BH mix as a topic ;)
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gotfish?
haha iv'e been wanting to plan this for the longest time FINALLY! :bounce2:
I AM IN :drummer:
PS: how about also making a BH mix as a topic ;)
Sure we can do that. This is going to be a conference now .. HaHa .. :D
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Im sure there's more people out there! Should I rent out the Staples center? LOL!
This is great! Anyone else?
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Chad Hughes
Im sure there's more people out there! Should I rent out the Staples center? LOL!
This is great! Anyone else?
No, I was thinking about the Rose Bowl .. :D
I am sure there will be more as I know there are quite a few discus fans here in Los Angeles area.
I am going to order some Freeze Dried Black Worms from Al very soon. Let me see if I can ask him or Mal to send us some sample for those who plans to come to the meeting. Now, this is really going to turn into a market place .. HaHa.
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LOL! Good one.
Yes, I'm sure there are plenty of them out there! Depending on the location of the meeting, I have plenty of goodies that we could raffle off, discus included!!
Best wishes!