Friday, April
29th
8:30 a.m. - Be at the Stratford Inn to help set up our display
racks. Jim Jr. (Miller) will bring the trailer. A lot of hands will make
this a pleasant and hopefully quick operation so if you can, PLEASE plan
to be there. Bring a screwdriver, and an adjustable wrench please. Then
everyone can get home to start bringing in their tanks.
1:00 p.m.
- Hopefully by 1 pm we will have someone at the show site to start handing
out the packets so you know where your tanks need to be set up. Ray
Lucas will also be setting up at our show again. He'll show you
what's new in the industry with his manufacturer's displays. If you're around
please see if you can give him a hand in setting up his displays, it's a
lot of boxes. On Sunday he'll take it all down and donate all of the items
to the auction. Ray is also bringing the bowfront tank that will be raffled
off this year.
Around 5-6:30 p.m. I need someone to take our speakers out to dinner,
most likely the local Bandanas. This is a good way to meet our speakers
in relaxed setting.
Setup to ~ 11 p.m. Please try and get it done ASAP as we have to
be back early the next morning.
Saturday,
April 30th
8:30 a.m. - Judging starts. Judging should be finished by 11 am. We
could use a few people to help volunteer and put the judges sheets together.
When the judging is finished the show will be opened to the public. Enjoy
the first talk while we finish.
Speakers - All Day
10:15 a.m. - Joe
Fleckenstein "Live Foods, We Were Using Them Long Before
Fear Factor" Several of our members got to hear Joe's "hands-on"
talk while we were at the Indy show in November of last year. Live foods
is how you keep and breed great fish so come learn how. BONUS!! At
the end of Joe's talk he'll be auctioning off all sorts of live food starter
cultures.
11:30 a.m. - Killifish featuring Charles Harrison - "Mops,
Dirt, Eggs & Fish"
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
- Lunch
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
- Mike Schadle - "Livebearers"
Mike has been keeping livebearers as long as I can remember. He was part
of either the livebearer Indy "Mafia" or the three wise men, depending
on how you looked at it with (the late Vern Parish, Pat Hartman and Mike)
who would gather for that show dispensing valuable information on some very
cool fish. Mike will also be bringing his books with him that you can purchase
during the show weekend. Make sure that you take the time to look through
his books as "Knowledge is Power", an old quote of Mike's.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Spencer
Jack "Collecting Fishes in Bolivia" This is Spencer's
serious talk and he seriously collected a lot of fishes and took tons of
pictures during this collecting trip. Spencer is one of the newer members
on the ACA speaker's tour and I think you will really enjoy his talk. He
is a pretty good photographer so I think you'll be in for a real treat.
5:00 p.m.
- Showroom closes, show chair posts tank ribbons, lays out plaques for the
evening's events. Killifish people continue to judge their fish so that
they will be out of the room by 6 pm.
Banquet Saturday
Banquet at the Stratford Inn - $21 per person.
To download a Banquet form, click here.
6 - 6:30 p.m. - Cocktail hour
6:45 - 7:30 p.m. - Dinner
**Bonus, something visual for your viewing pleasure while you dine**
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Awards
8:30 - 9:30 p.m.
- Banquet Speaker - Spencer
Jack and Charley
Grimes, "Fishkeeping, the Yin & the Yang Opinions"
or "The Odd Couple's Approach to Keeping Fishes".
This sounds like it's going to be a very "interesting" talk. Spencer,
the exacting Scientist and Charley, well ah, the not-so-neat hobbyist. You
may witness nuclear fusion as these two give you their opinions on fishkeeping.
It's not to be missed.
9:30 p.m. - on. Viewing of the displays, tank lights only. This
is a great way to view the tanks and at the end of the day the fish have
FINALLY settled down. Time to admire the best in show and all of the other
cool fish that you bring.
Sunday,
May 1, 2005
Giant All
Species Auction - The Stratford Inn
10:30 a.m. - Auction Viewing
11:30 a.m. - Auction Start
The Auction form can now be filled
out and printed online at:
www.inkmkr.com/Fish/M_A_S_I_Forms.html
Make sure you get an auction number from the auction chairman before filling
out the form. (Rules and contact info in the above link)
Auction Chairman John Van Asch,
JohnsfishyATaolDOTcom
**We can use volunteers to help with setup on Friday Morning @ 8:30 a.m.
and all weekend to staff the MASI sales table and talk about the club and
fish to the public**
Also, Class sponsorships are just $10.00 each - help your club by sponsoring
your favorite class
Auction Registration
John Van Asch 618-277-6165 or johnsfishyATaolDOTcom
Raffle Tickets
Mike Hellweg 636-240-2443 or mhellweg511ATcharterDOTnet
Entry
Open to all with payment of entry fees. Junior entrants are encouraged. Multiple
entries per tank are allowed as long as they are compatible and easily distinguishable
by the judges (i.e. male/female, large/small, color variants, different species,
etc.). If there is any confusion, the fish the judges will have final say on
which fish is selected. Plant entries are allowed with fish entries in the same
tank. All entries are eligible for Class 1, Aquascaping, without additional
fee.
As a matter of ethics, entry must be the property of the entrant for at least
60 days before Show and/or must be work of Entrant. No hybrids, deformed, diseased,
artificially colored (painted, dyed, or injected) or illegal fish or plants
may be shown.
Display
All fish are to be entered in flat-sided bowls or tanks a minimum of ½
gallon or larger up to 30 gallons (for larger tanks, entrant must provide their
own proper aquarium stand). All entries are to be covered with an appropriate
cover and lighted. Sides and back of the display must be covered with an opaque
covering (i.e. paint, contact paper, or commercial background), and gravel or
sand must be used on the bottom. Live plants are encouraged. Filtration and
aeration are optional, but strongly recommended for the health of the entry.
Air and electrical outlets will be supplied. Guppies, Killies, and Betta splendens
may all be entered singly or in pairsin covered bare bowls or tanks of ½
to 1 gallon in size. Naturalistic artificial decorations are allowed in all
entries, and a flowerpot or PVC pipe may be used if needed for the comfort of
the fish. For Class #18 - Photography - For video/electronic media, entrants
must supply resources for viewing their entry. Single picture entries must be
printed for viewing.
Judging
All entries will be sight judged based on appropriate standards for the fish
being judged.
Decision of Judges and/or Show Chairman is final. Show Chairman may move entries
to appropriate classes if entered in wrong class or if there are too few entries
in class.
Awards
First, Second and Third place in each Class; Best Junior Entry; Reet Thomas
Outstanding Livebearer Award; Ralph Wilhelm Outstanding Catfish Award; Best
Egglayer; Judges Award and Best Fish in Show.
We're also going to bring back the People's Award. Visitors to our show can
cast their vote for the display or fish that they like the best. We'll stop
the voting at 2 pm and have the results before the end of the auction on Sunday.
1. Aquascaping
Must be a naturalistic aquascape; may include realistic artificial materials,
will be judged on overall artistic impression and impact, must contain fish
2. Domestic and Fancy Finned Egglayers
All "man-made" and domestic colors, veils, and long fins that don't
occur naturally: includes all popular color varieties and fancy finnage egglayers.
3. Guppies
Any "man-made" color varieties, domestic colors, veils and long fins that don't
occur naturally.
4. Domestic and Fancy Finned Livebearers
All "man-made" and domestic colors, veils, and long fins that don't occur
naturally: includes all popular color varieties and fancy finnage livebearers.
5. Betta splendens
6. Goldfish
Classes 7 - 16 are for Naturally Occurring species, subspecies and locality
variants
7. Wild Livebearers
8. Cichlids - New World
9. Cichlids - Old World
10. Anabantids
Including gouramis and wild bettas
11. Characins
12. Cyprinids
Barbs, Danios, Rasboras, Minnows, and their relatives (except for Sharks
and Loaches)
13. Catfish - Armored Cats (Callichthyids)
Members of Corydoras, Aspidoras, Brochis, Hoplosternum and their relatives
14. Catfish - All other Catfish
15. Sharks and Loaches
16. All Other Fish
Fish not included in any of the above Classes including killifish not
entered in the SLAKA show.
17. Aquatic Critters
Includes fully aquatic Amphibians, Crustaceans, Insects, and other Invertebrates,
both Freshwater and Marine
18. True Aquatic Plants
19. Photography
Must be taken by Entrant, includes photos, slides, video and electronic media
20. Fishy Things - Collectibles (fish/aquarium related collectible;
Arts & Crafts (must be made by Entrant); Novelty (Theme
tank designed/built by entrant, must contain at least one live fish.
21. White Elephant Collectible
A fun class for all! Must be Fish or Aquarium Related, but it must be the
most awful thing you can find!