Please join us the second weekend in November! Because of all the positive response from last
year’s attendees, we will be hosting the event at the same great location, just a new name:
RAMADA HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER -MILWAUKEE AIRPORT
(formerly Plaza) 6331 South 13th St., Milwaukee, WI
Phone: 414-764-1500.
Wisconsin Area Killifish Organization invites you to our 29th Annual Egg-Laying Toothcarp Jamboree. In addition to the Killifish Exhibit and Auction, our show will feature: seminars, live foods, a huge raffle, aquarium supplies, and a large selection of aquarium plants.
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| GUEST SPEAKER - Gary Lange |
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 Gary Lange from Florissant, Missouri will be our featured speaker, sharing with us his expertise in Digital Fish Photography and also Raising and Breeding Rainbowfish (cousins of Killies). |
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Gary has been keeping fish since he was 10 and has been associated with the organized hobby for the last 27 years. He is an active member of the Missouri Aquarium Society (MASI).
His passion for fish photography started when he realized that there weren’t any pictures of the fish that interested him the most, rainbowfish. He has had photos published in FAMA, TFH and AFI. In 2006, he published an article on digital fish photography in AFI. He recently provided most of the photos for a new book by Mike Hellweg, published by TFH on live foods. Gary’s presentation Digital Fish Photography - for fun and profit, will also take you through some hands on “how to do this” computer part of digital photography. A lot of people have questions on how to cut down that great 12 million pixel photo to something I can mail to someone or use in a PowerPoint presentation.
On the rainbowfish side of the equation he has been keeping rainbows since 1984. In 2002 he was the first to import eight new rainbowfish from the world explorer, Heiko Bleher, including the Millennium rainbow, the Zigzag and the dwarf parva rainbowfish. In 2003 he made his second trip to Australia and did some more collecting while there. In 2005 he took the rainbowfish collectors dream trip – collecting in Irian Jaya (New Guinea). He made another trip back in 2008. He is currently running almost 100 tanks and keeping about 40 varieties of rainbows and blue-aeyes. Following his Saturday evening Rainbowfish presentation, Gary will be offering a mini auction of “rainbow kits” to those that attended the presentation. Audience members will have an opportunity to bid on Kits containing: 25-60 eggs, a vial of micro-food and complete hatching instructions.
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| SHOW SITE / HOTEL INFORMATION |
Our show site is the same hotel as last year, just a new name: Ramada Hotel and Conference Center-Milwaukee Airport. The rooms are priced at a discounted rate of $79 + tax single/double. The hotel has a nice restaurant/bar which also serves breakfast starting at 6am.
Please reserve BEFORE Oct. 23rd and mention Wisconsin Area Killifish Organization as the discount code. Phone: 414-764-1500.
map of the show site.
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| SHOW CLASSES & AWARDS |
The show will feature 13 sanctioned classes. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places in each class. The Best of Show fish will receive WAKO's Ed Warner Award Trophy. The Reserve Best of Show fish will receive our Jerry Podolak Award Trophy. We will also once again present WAKO's Peoples' Choice Award. The best pair of fish in the show (as voted on by show attendees) will receive a trophy and a $100 cash prize.
Show classes are as follows: |
| 01-All Other New World |
| 02-Non-annual Rivulins |
| 03-South American Annuals |
| 04-Nothobranchius |
| 05-Fundulopanchax except Paraphyosemion |
| 06-Fundulopanchax - Paraphyosemion |
| 07-Aphyosemion (ogoense, striatum, cameronense) |
| 08-Aphyosemion - "Calliurum types" |
| 09-Chromaphyosemion |
| 10-Callopanchax, Archiaphyosemion & Scriptaphyosemion |
| 11-Aphyosemions - All Other |
| 12-Epiplatys |
13-All Other Old World
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
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| 9amXXXXll Doors Open |
| 11-4pmXXX Display of Killifish, sale of supplies, etc. |
1pmXXXXXKeeping & Breeding Killifish Beg.-Adv. by Jim Gasior
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| 2pmXXXXXDeadline to Register Show Fish |
| 2pmXXXXXDigital Fish Photography-For Fun and Profit by Gary Lange |
| 4pmXXXXXJudging of Killifish (Closed to Public) |
| 4-10:00pmX iOpen Hospitality Room |
| 6-10pmXXXlViewing of Judged Killifish Show |
| 8pm xxxxxxxRaising & Breeding Rainbows w/ Mini Rainbow Auction by Gary Lange |
10pmXXXXlBreakdown of Display
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Sunday, November 8th, 2009
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| 8:30amXxxxlDoors Open |
| 10:00amXXxDeadline to register "Auction Only" Fish and Plants |
| 10:45amXXxAwards Presentation |
11amXXXXlAuction of Killifish and Plants
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| REGISTRATION OF FISH: Follow the link below to register for the show. |
ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for our 29th Annual Show. Pre-registration of show fish as well as "auction only" fish and plants is strongly recommended. Advance registration will greatly speed things up and avoid errors at the registration table at the show. We'll have all your tags ready and waiting for you so you'll be able to bench your fish without delay. It will also help us in planning how many tanks to allocate per Class which will make benching fish much easier for you. Changes or updates to your registration can always be made via email or in person on the day of the show. Please note that on-line registration will close at 6pm Nov 5th.
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| SUNDAY'S AUCTION List of anticipated fish in auction!!!! |
Sunday's auction will begin at 11am sharp. Judging from our previous shows we anticipate at least 500 pairs of killifish including: show fish, wild killifish and a nice selection of New & Rare killies. We are in the process of compiling a list of fish that will be in Sunday's auction. This list will continue to grow as the show approaches. Many aquarium plants will also be available for purchase in the auction. We are accepting proxy bids for the fish in our auction. If you are interested in proxy bidding please follow these guidelines.
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| NEW AND RARE FISH AVAILABLE |
WAKO attracts some of the best breeders in the U.S. so you can always count on seeing and purchasing some of the best and hard to find killies at our show.
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| MAIL-IN INFORMATION |
Entry Fee is $1.00 per pair which is waived for mail-in and auctioned fish. All mail-ins will be auctioned. Priority postage will be reimbursed for mail-ins of 8 pairs or more. All mail-in entries should arrive no later than Thursday, November 5, 2009. Ship to: Jim Gasior, 6420 So. 116th St., Franklin, WI 53132.
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| LIVE FOOD AND SUPPLIES |
A large variety of live foods will be on sale all weekend including cultures of whiteworms, microworms, grindal worms, walter worms and fruit flies. We will also offer portions of black worms, and live brine shrimp as well as breathable fish bags and standard fish bags in 2 sizes. Our raffles will contain a large assortment of aquariums, pumps, equipment and fish supplies as well as killifish!
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| ADDITIONAL SHOW INFORMATION |
Display Tanks
2 1/2 gallon tanks will be provided for all fish and dividers can be used to protect the entries. Since dividers are allowed, mops and plants will not be allowed in the tanks. You may bring your own water.
Benching Fish
All fish are to be benched no later than 2 pm on Saturday.
Auction Split
Sunday’s auction split is 60/40, with 60% going to the seller.
Box Sales
Box sales will be allowed on Saturday, although we ask that they be conducted in the room next to the show display. WAKO will collect a 50 cent fee for each pair of fish sold.
Hospitality Room
The hospitality room will be open from 4pm - 10:00pm featuring free food and beverages.
As a courtesy to the other hotel guests, the hospitality room will close at 10:00pm.
For More Information
Contact: Jim Gasior: Phone: (414) 425-7754 E-mail: Wikillifish@aol.com
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WAKO's Best of Show Ed Warner Award
created by WAKO member Matt Hirvonen
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