May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

[giroux68]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Good shots of the weekend. I have been busy as can be lately. My discus made it thru the Q tank, those pistos I got didn't. All the plants are doing well with minimal algee, ya right ;D The fish I got from Anand has gotten bigger than my tank runt and is showing some new color and pattern. Looking forward to seeing it develope. KC - I haven't been back out that way since Easter weekend. Maybe July. Ill let you know.

[Discus_KC]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Travelling to see old friends and meet new ones !!!!! And learn a thing or two !!!!!

It doesn't get any better than that !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Jack

[sky888]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

it seems that you guys are having a great time.. nice pictures..

the highest level of discus keeping : to raise nice discus and make new friends.. and you have made it there..

[DiscusDawg]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

It was AWESOME!! I cannot wait to do it next year!!




2 of the 4 Wild RSG's we picked up!!

[DarkDiscus]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Excellent Pictoral/Spotlight, Phil! Looks like an awesome time!

Of course now I'm starving for shrimp and crawfish!

Thanks for the guest appearance!

John

[Carol_Roberts]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Thanks for the article Phil. Looks like a bunch of great people and great food. ;D

[ChloroPhil]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Overall this was an awesome weekend and a very enjoyable introduction to the Light Side squad. My only regret is that the weekend went by too quickly. For those of you who missed this one, you really need to come to the next.

Best,
Phil

[ChloroPhil]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Finally, two of the shining stars of the weekend. Eric's beautiful daughters. I don't envy Mr. Lacriox in a couple years.....

[ChloroPhil]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Bobby Keiger, who bought up all of Cary's angelfish.

[ChloroPhil]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Ken and Vicki peddling the wares. Ken was a great auctioneer who guaranteed a decent price on everything sold. If it was going for a price that was lower than he thought it was worth he'd big on it himself at a higher price. Even so, he got away with some steals.

[ChloroPhil]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Then came the Auction! Ken Davis put his vocal abilities to work pawning off all sorts of wonderful fish and plants. Vicki was his lovely assistand and Bobby Keiger his unwitting apprentice. Everyone who didn't have to catch a plane was there as well as a few folks from the local club. The bidding was intense thank to Chuck.

Who's Chuck? He was the guy on the other end of Kenny's phone who bought just about everything in the auction.

[ChloroPhil]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Then came one of the highlights of the entire weekend. Jack Taylor giving the play by play of the Ultimate Fishroom. The room was packed and everyone was sitting in a pool after he was done.

[ChloroPhil]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

The next morning, after a night of supporting Anheuser-Busch, on top of an hour time change, a few die-hards came and listened to me ramble on about plants and keeping discus in planted tanks.

[ChloroPhil]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Here's Kenny and Rhonda talking with the other Kenny while he's peeling his weight in shellfish for the benefit of those not interested in doing it themselves.

[ChloroPhil]

Re:May 2004 Spotlight, Southern Discus Workshop

Yours truly sucking a head. I don't recommend doing this unless you've got a Cajun doing the cooking.

Those potatoes and corn cobs were just the thing to take the edge off the spices when they flared up.