Wisconsin Area Killifish Organization invites you to our 28th Annual Egg-Laying Toothcarp Jamboree. In addition to the Killifish Exhibit and Auction, our show will feature: Seminars, live foods, a huge raffle, T-shirts, aquarium supplies, publications, and a vendor selling a large selection of aquarium plants.
Our show site, the Plaza Hotel is a NEW LOCATION! It is next door to last year's hotel. The hotel address and phone: PLAZA HOTEL Milwaukee Airport, 6331 South 13th St. Milwaukee, WI. Phone: 414-764-1500.
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| GUEST SPEAKER |
| Our feature speaker, researcher Mike Pauers, will present: Scuffles, Sex, and Sight: Color Vision in Fishes. Mike's talk, which will be tailored to killifish, will cover color vision in general, color vision in water, and how fish use color vision. |
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| Mike Pauers has been interested in fishes for as long as he can remember. He got his first aquarium at the age of four, and has kept and worked with fishes ever since. His early hobbyist interests led him to work at the retail level, and then to research in graduate school. He received his Ph.D. for his work on mate choice and population divergence in Lake Malawi cichlid fishes in 2004, and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Medical College of Wisconsin, working on questions of the evolution of color vision, and the role color vision plays in setting daily behavioral rhythms in cichlid fishes. |
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| SHOW SITE / HOTEL INFORMATION - NEW LOCATION |
Our new show site is right next door to last year's hotel. The PLAZA HOTEL Milwaukee Airport is a 4 star hotel. The rooms are priced at a discounted rate of $84 + tax single/double. The hotel has a nice restaurant/bar which also serves breakfast starting at 6AM.
Please reserve BEFORE Oct. 24 and mention WI Area Killifish Org. to get the discount. Phone: 414-764-1500.
Hotel Website: PLAZA HOTEL Milwaukee Airport
Click here for a 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 1st, 2008
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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 |
| 2pmXXXXXScuffles, Sex, and Sight: Color Vision in Fishes by Mike Pauers |
| 4pmXXXXXJudging of Killifish (Closed to Public) |
| 4-10:00pmX Open Hospitality Room |
| 6-10pmXXXlViewing of Judged Killifish Show |
10pmXXXXllBreakdown of Display
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Sunday, November 2th, 2008
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| 8:30amXxxxlDoors Open |
9:30amXXX TBA
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| 10:00amXXxDeadline to register "Auction Only" Fish and Plants |
| 10:45amXXxAwards Presentation |
11amXXXXAuction of Killifish and Plants
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| REGISTRATION OF FISH: ON-LINE ADVANCE REGISTRATION |
We have just opened on-line registration for our 28th 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 Oct 30th.
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| SUNDAY'S 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. 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. To introduce “new blood”, we have already acquired fish from Germany and Sweden, which will be available for auction:
- 1 pr Fp. gardneri spec. "Aken" BLLMC 2005-2
- 2 pr Fp. garderi Mamfensis Mfuni CSK 95-5
- 1 pr Chrom. splendopleure "Afan Essokie" ABC 2005-48
- 2 pr Chrom. spec. "Niger Onitsha" NA 2004-2
- Riv. mahdiaensis
- Camp. brucei
- Fp. avichang
- Ep. annulatus - red strain
Additional fish that will be available in Sunday's auction. This page will be updated as information becomes available.
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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, October 30, 2008. 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 fish bags in 2 sizes. In addition, we'll have plant vendor, Cory Fry, selling hard to find aquarium plants. 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
WAKO's Peoples Choice Award 2008
created by WAKO member Erny May
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